Patents by Inventor Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson

Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson 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).

  • Mapping each of several communicative functions during contexts to multiple coordinated behaviors of a virtual character
    Patent number: 7778948
    Abstract: A character programming and control system and method for programming and controlling a virtual character during a social simulation, a character programming method for programming the actions of a virtual character, and a system and method for developing social skills of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: W. Lewis Johnson, Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson