Patents by Inventor Chris Ioffreda

Chris Ioffreda 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).

  • Creating tactile content with sound
    Patent number: 9147328
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for creating tactile content by using an audio stream. The method includes capturing an audio stream using a microphone, processing the audio stream to generate an audio data stream, executing a haptic algorithm using the audio data stream to generate an activation pattern for a plurality of actuators, and activating the plurality of actuators according to the activation pattern. The activation pattern is generated from the audio data stream based on both a frequency of the audio stream and triggering sounds in the audio stream. The plurality of actuators include both voice coils and vibrating motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Ioffreda, Ali Israr, Ivan Poupyrev, Michael Holton
  • Creating Tactile Content with Sound
    Publication number: 20150123774
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for creating tactile content by using an audio stream. The method includes capturing an audio stream using a microphone, processing the audio stream to generate an audio data stream, executing a haptic algorithm using the audio data stream to generate an activation pattern for a plurality of actuators, and activating the plurality of actuators according to the activation pattern. The activation pattern is generated from the audio data stream based on both a frequency of the audio stream and triggering sounds in the audio stream. The plurality of actuators include both voice coils and vibrating motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Ioffreda, Ali Israr, Ivan Poupyrev, Michael Holton