Patents by Inventor Gerald Henry Riopelle

Gerald Henry Riopelle 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: 20200202824
    Abstract: A system enabling the performance of sensory stimulating content including music and video using gaining in a cyber reality environment, such as using a virtual reality headset. This disclosure includes a system and method through which a performer can virtually trigger and control a presentation of pre-packaged sensory stimulating content including musical programs through gaming. A theme for the performer is that the pre-packaged sensory stimulating content is preferably chosen such that, even where the performer is a novice, the sensory stimulating data is presented in a pleasing and sympathetic manner and scoring is provided as a function of the performer's ability to provide a gesture in association with a displayed virtual trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Beamz IP, LLC
    Inventors: Gary BENCAR, Gerald Henry RIOPELLE, Todd NYSTROM
  • Patent number: 10593311
    Abstract: A system enabling the performance of sensory stimulating content including music and video using gaming in a cyber reality environment, such as using a virtual reality headset. This disclosure includes a system and method through which a performer can virtually trigger and control a presentation of pre-packaged sensory stimulating content including musical programs through gaming. A theme for the performer is that the pre-packaged sensory stimulating content is preferably chosen such that, even where the performer is a novice, the sensory stimulating data is presented in a pleasing and sympathetic manner and scoring is provided as a function of the performer's ability to provide a gesture in association with a displayed virtual trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: BEAMZ IP, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Bencar, Gerald Henry Riopelle, Todd Nystrom
  • Publication number: 20200005742
    Abstract: A system enabling the performance of sensory stimulating content including music and video using gaming in a cyber reality environment, such as using a virtual reality headset. This disclosure includes a system and method through which a performer can virtually trigger and control a presentation of pre-packaged sensory stimulating content including musical programs through gaming. A theme for the performer is that the pre-packaged sensory stimulating content is preferably chosen such that, even where the performer is a novice, the sensory stimulating data is presented in a pleasing and sympathetic manner and scoring is provided as a function of the performer's ability to provide a gesture in association with a displayed virtual trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Beamz IP, LLC
    Inventors: Gary BENCAR, Gerald Henry RIOPELLE, Todd NYSTROM
  • Patent number: 10418008
    Abstract: A system enabling the performance of sensory stimulating content including music and video using gaming in a cyber reality environment, such as using a virtual reality headset. This disclosure includes a system and method through which a performer can virtually trigger and control a presentation of pre-packaged sensory stimulating content including musical programs through gaming. A theme for the performer is that the pre-packaged sensory stimulating content is preferably chosen such that, even where the performer is a novice, the sensory stimulating data is presented in a pleasing and sympathetic manner and scoring is provided as a function of the performer's ability to provide a gesture in association with a displayed virtual trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Beamz IP, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Bencar, Gerald Henry Riopelle, Todd Nystrom
  • Publication number: 20180025710
    Abstract: A system enabling the performance of sensory stimulating content including music and video using gaming in a cyber reality environment, such as using a virtual reality headset. This disclosure includes a system and method through which a performer can virtually trigger and control a presentation of pre-packaged sensory stimulating content including musical programs through gaming. A theme for the performer is that the pre-packaged sensory stimulating content is preferably chosen such that, even where the performer is a novice, the sensory stimulating data is presented in a pleasing and sympathetic manner and scoring is provided as a function of the performer's ability to provide a gesture in association with a displayed virtual trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Gary BENCAR, Gerald Henry RIOPELLE, Todd NYSTROM
  • Patent number: 9646588
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating and presenting sensory stimulating content in a cyber reality environment. One aspect of the disclosure allows a composer to associate audio content with one or more virtual triggers, and to define behavior characteristics which control the functioning of each virtual trigger. Another aspect of the disclosure provides a variety of user interfaces through which a performer can cause content to be presented to an audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: BEAMZ INTERACTIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Bencar, Gerald Henry Riopelle, Todd Nystrom
  • Patent number: 9542919
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating and presenting sensory stimulating content in a cyber reality environment. One aspect of the disclosure allows a composer to associate audio content with one or more virtual triggers, and to define behavior characteristics which control the functioning of each virtual trigger. Another aspect of the disclosure provides a variety of user interfaces through which a performer can cause content to be presented to an audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: BEAMZ INTERACTIVE, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Bencar, Gerald Henry Riopelle, Todd Nystrom
  • Patent number: 8431811
    Abstract: A multi-media entertainment device enabling a user to control sound/audio elements of a music or sound program while video is displayed and which is correlated to the played sound elements. The user interacts with triggers such as laser beams that can be interrupted by a player's fingers to play music. The video track is displayed, and the user controls the audio play of the sound track by interrupting the beams, each beam associated with a different instrument. This allows the user to play the multimedia device along with a displayed video performance, in synchronization with one or more musicians displayed on a display. The user's play may be scored as a function of the user's accuracy of engaging the triggers. For instance, a user can strum a trigger associated with a guitar program in unison with a guitarist on the display. The music created by the user interacting with multiple triggers is sympathetic and always synchronized to the video performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Beamz Interactive, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald Henry Riopelle
  • Patent number: 8178773
    Abstract: A System and method for the creation and performance of enriched musical composition. One aspect of the invention allows a composer to associate content with one or more triggers, and to define behavior characteristics that control the functioning of each trigger. Another aspect of the invention provides a variety of user interfaces through which a performer can cause content to be presented to an audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Beamz Interaction, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Henry Riopelle, Gary Bencar
  • Publication number: 20110143837
    Abstract: A multi-media entertainment device enabling a user to control sound/audio elements of a music or sound program while video, such as a musical performance, is displayed and which is correlated to the played sound elements. The user interacts with triggers such as laser beams that can be interrupted by a player's fingers to play music, such as particular instruments of a soundtrack. For instance, a music video or concert has a video track and a sound track. The video track is displayed, and the user controls the audio play of the sound track by interrupting the beams, each beam associated with a different instrument. This allows the user to play the multimedia device along with a displayed video performance, in unison or synchronization with one or more musicians displayed on a display, such as a TV, monitor or video projection system. The user's play may be scored as a function of the user's accuracy of engaging the triggers in time unison with the displayed video image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Gerald Henry Riopelle
  • Patent number: 7858870
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating and presenting sensory stimulating content. One aspect of the invention allows a composer to associate content with one or more triggers, and to define behavior characteristics which control the functioning of each trigger. Another aspect of the invention provides a variety of user interfaces through which a performer can cause content to be presented to an audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Beamz Interactive, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald Henry Riopelle
  • Publication number: 20100107855
    Abstract: A System and method for the creation and performance of enriched musical composition. One aspect of the invention allows a composer to associate content with one or more triggers, and to define behavior characteristics that control the functioning of each trigger. Another aspect of the invention provides a variety of user interfaces through which a performer can cause content to be presented to an audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Gerald Henry Riopelle, Gary Bencar
  • Patent number: 7504577
    Abstract: A system and methods which allow even a novice performer to easily play music which is not disharmonious and which is pleasing to the performer and his or her audience. The music is preferably created by a performer breaking one or more beams of light, which are emitted by one or more beam emitters and received, or detected, by one or more beam detectors. When a beam detector determines that a beam has been broken, a trigger is sent to a synthesizer, with such synthesizer preferably being a computer interfaced to the beam detectors via a Universal Serial Bus connection. The synthesizer selects from one or more electronic sounds, based on a pre-programmed collection of sounds, and a sound generator, such as an amplifier and speakers, plays the sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Beamz Interactive, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald Henry Riopelle
  • Patent number: D523467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: HumanBeams, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Henry Riopelle, Mark James Jarrett
  • Patent number: D544026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: HumanBeams, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Henry Riopelle, Mark James Jarrett