Patents by Inventor Herve Timone

Herve Timone 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).

  • Sound to haptic effect conversion system using multiple actuators
    Patent number: 9715276
    Abstract: A haptic conversion system is provided that analyzes an audio signal, generates a plurality of haptic signals based on the analysis of the audio signal, and plays the generated plurality of haptic signals through a plurality of actuators to produce one or more haptic effects. The haptic conversion system maps the generated plurality of haptic signals to the plurality of actuators based on one or more audio characteristics of the audio signal. Each generated haptic signal includes one or more haptic parameters, and is played at its mapped actuator to generate the one or more haptic effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: IMMERSION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Henry Da Costa, Herve Timone, Robert Heubel, Steve Rank, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, Danny Grant
  • SOUND TO HAPTIC EFFECT CONVERSION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE ACTUATORS
    Publication number: 20130265286
    Abstract: A haptic conversion system is provided that analyzes an audio signal, generates a plurality of haptic signals based on the analysis of the audio signal, and plays the generated plurality of haptic signals through a plurality of actuators to produce one or more haptic effects. The haptic conversion system maps the generated plurality of haptic signals to the plurality of actuators based on one or more audio characteristics of the audio signal. Each generated haptic signal includes one or more haptic parameters, and is played at its mapped actuator to generate the one or more haptic effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: IMMERSION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Henry DA COSTA, Herve TIMONE, Robert HEUBEL, Steve RANK, Juan Manuel CRUZ-HERNANDEZ, Danny GRANT
  • Systems and methods for user interfaces designed for rotary input devices
    Publication number: 20050001838
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing visual navigation cues in user interfaces for use with rotary input devices are described. One described method comprises causing a plurality of graphical objects to be displayed in an arc. The curvature of the arc is configured to convey the ordinal relationship for navigating between each of the plurality of graphical objects with a rotary input device. The curvature of the arc is independent of the spatial relationship between the rotary input device and a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Pedro Gregorio, Henry DaCosta, Herve Timone