Patents by Inventor David Peter Bullivant
David Peter Bullivant 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).
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Patent number: 11908060Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented system for animating a virtual object or digital entity. It has particular relevance to animation using biologically based models, or behavioural models particularly neurobehavioural models. There is provided a plurality of modules having a computational element and a graphical element. The modules are arranged in a required structure and have at least one variable and being associated with at least one connector. The connectors link variables between modules across the structure, and the modules together provide a neurobehavioural model. There is also provided a method of controlling a digital entity in response to an external stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Soul Machines LimitedInventors: David Peter Bullivant, Paul Burton Robertson, Mark Andrew Sagar
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Publication number: 20230105458Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented system for animating a virtual object or digital entity. It has particular relevance to animation using biologically based models, or behavioural models particularly neurobehavioural models. There is provided a plurality of modules having a computational element and a graphical element. The modules are arranged in a required structure and have at least one variable and being associated with at least one connector. The connectors link variables between modules across the structure, and the modules together provide a neurobehavioural model. There is also provided a method of controlling a digital entity in response to an external stimulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: Soul Machines LimitedInventors: David Peter BULLIVANT, Paul Burton ROBERTSON, Mark Andrew SAGAR
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Patent number: 11527030Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented system for animating a virtual object or digital entity. It has particular relevance to animation using biologically based models, or behavioural models particularly neurobehavioural models. There is provided a plurality of modules having a computational element and a graphical element. The modules are arranged in a required structure and have at least one variable and being associated with at least one connector. The connectors link variables between modules across the structure, and the modules together provide a neurobehavioural model. There is also provided a method of controlling a digital entity in response to an external stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Soul Machines LimitedInventors: David Peter Bullivant, Paul Burton Robertson, Mark Andrew Sagar
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Publication number: 20200349752Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented system for animating a virtual object or digital entity. It has particular relevance to animation using biologically based models, or behavioural models particularly neurobehavioural models. There is provided a plurality of modules having a computational element and a graphical element. The modules are arranged in a required structure and have at least one variable and being associated with at least one connector. The connectors link variables between modules across the structure, and the modules together provide a neurobehavioural model. There is also provided a method of controlling a digital entity in response to an external stimulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Soul Machines LimitedInventors: David Peter Bullivant, Paul Burton Robertson, Mark Andrew Sagar
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Patent number: 10755465Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented system for animating a virtual object or digital entity. It has particular relevance to animation using biologically based models, or behavioural models particularly neurobehavioural models. There is provided a plurality of modules having a computational element and a graphical element. The modules are arranged in a required structure and have at least one variable and being associated with at least one connector. The connectors link variables between modules across the structure, and the modules together provide a neurobehavioural model. There is also provided a method of controlling a digital entity in response to an external stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Soul Machines LimitedInventors: David Peter Bullivant, Paul Burton Robertson, Mark Andrew Sagar
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Publication number: 20190172242Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented system for animating a virtual object or digital entity. It has particular relevance to animation using biologically based models, or behavioural models particularly neurobehavioural models. There is provided a plurality of modules having a computational element and a graphical element. The modules are arranged in a required structure and have at least one variable and being associated with at least one connector. The connectors link variables between modules across the structure, and the modules together provide a neurobehavioural model. There is also provided a method of controlling a digital entity in response to an external stimulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: Soul Machines LimitedInventors: David Peter Bullivant, Paul Burton Robertson, Mark Andrew Sagar
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Patent number: 10181213Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented system for animating a virtual object or digital entity. It has particular relevance to animation using biologically based models, or behavioral models particularly neurobehavioral models. There is provided a plurality of modules having a computational element and a graphical element. The modules are arranged in a required structure and have at least one variable and being associated with at least one connector. The connectors link variables between modules across the structure, and the modules together provide a neurobehavioral model. There is also provided a method of controlling a digital entity in response to an external stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Soul Machines LimitedInventors: David Peter Bullivant, Paul Burton Robertson, Mark Andrew Sagar
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Publication number: 20160180568Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented system for animating a virtual object or digital entity. It has particular relevance to animation using biologically based models, or behavioural models particularly neurobehavioural models. There is provided a plurality of modules having a computational element and a graphical element. The modules are arranged in a required structure and have at least one variable and being associated with at least one connector. The connectors link variables between modules across the structure, and the modules together provide a neurobehavioural model. There is also provided a method of controlling a digital entity in response to an external stimulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: David Peter Bullivant, Paul Burton Robertson, Mark Andrew Sagar