Patents by Inventor Evan Suma

Evan Suma 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).

  • Rapid avatar capture and simulation using commodity depth sensors
    Patent number: 11195318
    Abstract: A non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium may contain a program of instructions that cause a computer system running the program of instructions to automatically generate a 3D avatar of a living being, including automatically: causing one or more sensors to generate 3D data indicative of the three dimensional shape and appearance of at least a portion of the living being; and generating a virtual character based on the 3D data that can be animated and controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Evan Suma, Gerard Medioni, Mark Bolas, Ari Y. Shapiro, Wei-Wen Feng, Ruizhe Wang
  • Dynamic field of view throttling as a means of improving user experience in head mounted virtual environments
    Patent number: 9645395
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) allows a user to view a virtual environment. The HMD displays a field of view to the user. However, the user may experience simulator sickness or motion sickness from viewing the field of view. The HMD is connected to a sensor which can monitor the user. By monitoring the user's physiological state, the user's simulator sickness can be detected or predicted. To reduce the negative effects, the field of view can be throttled. The field of view can also be throttled in order to provide a better user experience even if the user does not experience sickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Bolas, J. Adam Jones, Ian McDowall, Evan Suma
  • RAPID AVATAR CAPTURE AND SIMULATION USING COMMODITY DEPTH SENSORS
    Publication number: 20150356767
    Abstract: A non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium may contain a program of instructions that cause a computer system running the program of instructions to automatically generate a 3D avatar of a living being, including automatically: causing one or more sensors to generate 3D data indicative of the three dimensional shape and appearance of at least a portion of the living being; and generating a virtual character based on the 3D data that can be animated and controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Evan Suma, Gerard Medioni, Mark Bolas, Ari Y. Shapiro, Wei-Wen Feng, Ruizhe Wang
  • DYNAMIC FIELD OF VIEW THROTTLING AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING USER EXPERIENCE IN HEAD MOUNTED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20140268356
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) allows a user to view a virtual environment. The HMD displays a field of view to the user. However, the user may experience simulator sickness or motion sickness from viewing the field of view. The HMD is connected to a sensor which can monitor the user. By monitoring the user's physiological state, the user's simulator sickness can be detected or predicted. To reduce the negative effects, the field of view can be throttled. The field of view can also be throttled in order to provide a better user experience even if the user does not experience sickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Mark Bolas, J. Adam Jones, Ian McDowall, Evan Suma