Patents by Inventor Genevieve Huston

Genevieve Huston 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).

  • Dynamically controlled vehicle simulator system, and methods of constructing and utilizing same
    Patent number: 6361321
    Abstract: A system for simulating the operation of a vehicle, comprising a monitor for displaying a sequence of visual images; a plurality of control devices for the simulated vehicle for manipulation by an operator of the simulated vehicle; a computer, responsive to manipulation of the simulated vehicle control devices, for presenting a temporal sequence of visual images to the operator on the monitor which depicts the operation of the simulated vehicle along a roadway in a simulated environment; a mechanism for dynamically controlling weather effects in the simulated environment; and a mechanism for creating a traffic event in the simulated environment on demand during a simulation session and presenting the traffic event to the operator substantially immediately thereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: FAAC, Inc.
    Inventors: Genevieve Huston, John Dibbs, Thomas McClelland, Scott Thompson
  • Dynamically controlled vehicle simulation system, and methods of constructing and utilizing same
    Patent number: 6146143
    Abstract: A system for simulating the operation of a vehicle, comprising a monitor for displaying a sequence of visual images; a plurality of control devices for the simulated vehicle for manipulation by an operator of the simulated vehicle; a computer, responsive to manipulation of the simulated vehicle control devices, for presenting a temporal sequence of visual images to the operator on the monitor which depicts the operation of the simulated vehicle along a roadway in a simulated environment; a mechanism for dynamically controlling weather effects in the simulated environment; and a mechanism for creating a traffic event in the simulated environment on demand during a simulation session and presenting the traffic event to the operator substantially immediately thereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: FAAC Incorporated
    Inventors: Genevieve Huston, John Dibbs, Thomas McClelland, Scott Thompson