Patents by Inventor Fabio Gratton

Fabio Gratton 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).

  • Patent number: 7229288
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for providing information on a promoted product to a user. A virtual environment is rendered and a virtual customer is rendered within the virtual environment, wherein the virtual customer utilizes the promoted product by receiving input control signals from the user indicating movement of the virtual customer through the virtual environment. Interactions are rendered between the virtual customer and the virtual environment in response to the input control signals to enable the user to virtually experience how the promoted product is capable of impacting daily activities of the user and to promote the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Stuart, Terry Zierenberg, Fabio Gratton
  • Publication number: 20070087315
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for providing information to a user of the computer program on using a medical therapy to treat a medical condition. A virtual environment is displayed and a user controlled virtual patient is displayed within the virtual environment. The user controlled virtual patient is simulating receiving the medical therapy and simulating real life activity in the virtual environment. Input control signals are received from the user controlling movement of the user controlled virtual patient through the virtual environment and interactions are rendered between the user controlled virtual patient and the virtual environment in response to the input control signals to enable the user to virtually engage in a simulated daily activity through the actions of the user controlled virtual patient. The simulated daily activity is other than simulated receiving of the simulated medical therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Steven STUART, Terry ZIERENBERG, Fabio GRATTON
  • Publication number: 20040121295
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for providing information on a promoted product to a user. A virtual environment is rendered and a virtual customer is rendered within the virtual environment, wherein the virtual customer utilizes the promoted product by receiving input control signals from the user indicating movement of the virtual customer through the virtual environment. Interactions are rendered between the virtual customer and the virtual environment in response to the input control signals to enable the user to virtually experience how the promoted product is capable of impacting daily activities of the user and to promote the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Steven Stuart, Terry Zierenberg, Fabio Gratton