Patents by Inventor Duane BESTER

Duane BESTER 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).

  • Method generating an input in an omnidirectional locomotion system
    Patent number: 10933320
    Abstract: A virtual environment can use an absolute orientation framework. An absolute orientation framework in a virtual environment can be activated using an omnidirectional locomotion platform. An absolute orientation framework enables a user's avatar to move independently from the current viewpoint or camera position. The user's avatar can move in an absolute manner relative to a virtual environment map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: VIRTUIX HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Jan Goetgeluk, Ricardo Soza, Duane Bester, James Douglas Shuffield
  • METHOD GENERATING AN INPUT IN AN OMNIDIRECTIONAL LOCOMOTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190282900
    Abstract: A virtual environment can use an absolute orientation framework. An absolute orientation framework in a virtual environment can be activated using an omnidirectional locomotion platform. An absolute orientation framework enables a user's avatar to move independently from the current viewpoint or camera position. The user's avatar can move in an absolute manner relative to a virtual environment map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Virtuix Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Jan GOETGELUK, Ricardo SOZA, Duane BESTER, James Douglas SHUFFIELD
  • Method of generating an input in an omnidirectional locomotion system
    Patent number: 10286313
    Abstract: A virtual environment can use an absolute orientation framework. An absolute orientation framework in a virtual environment can be activated using an omnidirectional locomotion platform. An absolute orientation framework enables a user's avatar to move independently from the current viewpoint or camera position. The user's avatar can move in an absolute manner relative to a virtual environment map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Virtuix Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Goetgeluk, Ricardo Soza, Duane Bester, James Douglas Shuffield
  • METHOD OF GENERATING AN INPUT IN AN OMNIDIRECTIONAL LOCOMOTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150190713
    Abstract: A virtual environment can use an absolute orientation framework. An absolute orientation framework in a virtual environment can be activated using an omnidirectional locomotion platform. An absolute orientation framework enables a user's avatar to move independently from the current viewpoint or camera position. The user's avatar can move in an absolute manner relative to a virtual environment map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Jan GOETGELUK, Ricardo SOZA, Duane BESTER, James Douglas SHUFFIELD
  • Method generating an input in an omnidirectional locomotion system
    Patent number: RE49772
    Abstract: A virtual environment can use an absolute orientation framework. An absolute orientation framework in a virtual environment can be activated using an omnidirectional locomotion platform. An absolute orientation framework enables a user's avatar to move independently from the current viewpoint or camera position. The user's avatar can move in an absolute manner relative to a virtual environment map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Virtuix Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Goetgeluk, Ricardo Soza, Duane Bester, James Douglas Shuffield