Patents by Inventor Andrew C. PROCK

Andrew C. PROCK has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL FOR HAPTIC OUTPUT DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200050270
    Abstract: The embodiments are directed toward an architecture and communication protocol for controlling haptic output devices. According to the embodiments, a composite drive signal is generated that includes a first drive signal to be rendered by a first haptic output device, a second drive signal to be rendered by a second haptic output device, and a packet identifier. A controller includes the first haptic output device that is associated with a first user input element and the second haptic output device associated with a second user input element. The composite drive signal is transmitted to controller, and the execution order of the first and second drive signals is determined based on the packet identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Srivatsav VENKATESAN, Kaniyalal SHAH, Andrew C. PROCK, Henry DA COSTA
  • Architecture and communication protocol for haptic output devices
    Patent number: 10254838
    Abstract: The embodiments are directed toward an architecture and communication protocol for controlling haptic output devices. According to the embodiments, a composite drive signal is generated that includes a first drive signal to be rendered by a first haptic output device, a second drive signal to be rendered by a second haptic output device, and a packet identifier. A controller includes the first haptic output device that is associated with a first user input element and the second haptic output device associated with a second user input element. The composite drive signal is transmitted to controller, and the execution order of the first and second drive signals is determined based on the packet identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: IMMERSION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Srivatsav Venkatesan, Kaniyalal Shah, Andrew C. Prock, Henry Da Costa
  • ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL FOR HAPTIC OUTPUT DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160175703
    Abstract: The embodiments are directed toward an architecture and communication protocol for controlling haptic output devices. According to the embodiments, a composite drive signal is generated that includes a first drive signal to be rendered by a first haptic output device, a second drive signal to be rendered by a second haptic output device, and a packet identifier. A controller includes the first haptic output device that is associated with a first user input element and the second haptic output device associated with a second user input element. The composite drive signal is transmitted to controller, and the execution order of the first and second drive signals is determined based on the packet identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Srivatsav VENKATESAN, Kaniyalal SHAH, Andrew C. PROCK, Henry DA COSTA