Patents by Inventor Anthony James Francis Natoli

Anthony James Francis Natoli 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).

  • Publication number: 20040104941
    Abstract: A system and method implement a virtual reality (VR) keyboard. The VR keyboard system and method receive a VR glove position, generate a corresponding key code from the VR glove position using a predetermined mapping, and send the key code to an application program as a key input corresponding to a keyboard and/or keypad entry of data and/or a command. The system and method also generate a display representing the key input based on the VR glove position. The display of the key input may include, but is to limited to, a displayed depressed key in a VR headset of a VR representation of a VR keyboard indicating the key input. The system and method implementing a virtual reality keyboard addresses and solves numerous difficulties of physical and/or hardware-based input devices and provides many diverse advantages in use and applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventor: Anthony James Francis Natoli
  • Patent number: 6600480
    Abstract: A system and method implement a virtual reality (VR) keyboard generated in a display device viewable to a user, with the VR keyboard simulating a physical keyboard with keys and simulating the depression of a physical key on the physical keyboard indicating a key input. The system and method address numerous difficulties of physical and/or hardware-based input devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: Anthony James Francis Natoli
  • Publication number: 20020130844
    Abstract: A system and method implement a virtual reality (VR) keyboard. The VR keyboard system and method receive a VR glove position, generate a corresponding key code from the VR glove position using a predetermined mapping, and send the key code to an application program as a key input corresponding to a keyboard and/or keypad entry of data and/or a command. The system and method also generate a display representing the key input based on the VR glove position. The display of the key input may include, but is to limited to, a displayed depressed key in a VR headset of a VR representation of a VR keyboard indicating the key input. The system and method implementing a virtual reality keyboard addresses and solves numerous difficulties of physical and/or hardware-based input devices and provides many diverse advantages in use and applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventor: Anthony James Francis Natoli
  • Patent number: 6388657
    Abstract: A system and method implement a virtual reality (VR) keyboard. The VR keyboard system and method receive a VR glove position, generate a corresponding key code from the VR glove position using a predetermined mapping, and send the key code to an application program as a key input corresponding to a keyboard and/or keypad entrap of data and/or a command. The system and method also generate a display representing the key input based in on the VR glove position. The display of the key input may include, but is to limited to, a displayed depressed key in a VR headset of a VR representation of a VR keyboard indicating the key input. The system and method implementing a virtual reality keyboard addresses and solves numerous difficulties of physical and/or hardware-based input devices and provides many diverse advantages in use and applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Inventor: Anthony James Francis Natoli