Patents by Inventor Eric Provencher

Eric Provencher 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: 20250117083
    Abstract: A method of smoothly transitioning between input devices with respect to a virtual reality environment is disclosed. A probable user input action is determined based on input data from a plurality of input devices. A best device is selected from the plurality of input devices based on a quality of a signal of the best device relative to qualities of signals of other devices of the plurality of input devices. Based on a determination that the selected best device is not the same as a previously selected best device from the plurality of devices, a transition between the previously selected device and the best selected device is determined and the transition is used to drive the probable user input action based on input data from the selected best device and input data from the previously selected best device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Gregory Lionel Xavier Jean Palmaro, Dylan Charles Urquidi-Maynard, Eric Provencher, Ryan Goodrich
  • Patent number: 12197641
    Abstract: A method of smoothly transitioning between input devices with respect to a virtual reality environment is disclosed. A probable user input action is determined based on input data from a plurality of input devices. A best device is selected from the plurality of input devices based on a quality of a signal of the best device relative to qualities of signals of other devices of the plurality of input devices. Based on a determination that the selected best device is not the same as a previously selected best device from the plurality of devices, a transition between the previously selected device and the best selected device is determined and the transition is used to drive the probable user input action based on input data from the selected best device and input data from the previously selected best device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Unity Technologies ApS
    Inventors: Gregory Lionel Xavier Jean Palmaro, Dylan Charles Urquidi-Maynard, Eric Provencher, Ryan Goodrich
  • Publication number: 20230244310
    Abstract: A method of smoothly transitioning between input devices with respect to a virtual reality environment is disclosed. A probable user input action is determined based on input data from a plurality of input devices. A best device is selected from the plurality of input devices based on a quality of a signal of the best device relative to qualities of signals of other devices of the plurality of input devices. Based on a determination that the selected best device is not the same as a previously selected best device from the plurality of devices, a transition between the previously selected device and the best selected device is determined and the transition is used to drive the probable user input action based on input data from the selected best device and input data from the previously selected best device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory Lionel Xavier Jean Palmaro, Dylan Urquidi-Maynard, Eric Provencher, Ryan Goodrich