Patents by Inventor Johan Van Der Schoot

Johan Van Der Schoot 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: 20130083052
    Abstract: The method is for using a virtual face or body. The virtual face or body is provided on a screen associated with a computer system having a cursor. A user manipulates the virtual face or body with the cursor to show a facial expression. The communication device determines coordinates of the facial or bodily expression. The communication device searches for facial expression coordinates in a database to match the coordinates. A word or phrase is identified that is associated with the identified facial expression coordinates. The screen displays the word to the user. The user may also feed a word to the computer system that displays the facial expression associated with the word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Erik Dahlkvist, Martin Gumpert, Johan van der Schoot
  • Publication number: 20120023135
    Abstract: The method is for using a virtual face. The virtual face is provided on a screen associated with a computer system having a cursor. A user manipulates the virtual face with the cursor to show a facial expression. The computer system determines coordinates of the facial expression. The computer system searches for facial expression coordinates in a database to match the coordinates. A word or phrase is identified that is associated with the identified facial expression coordinates. The screen displays the word to the user. The user may also feed a word to the computer system that displays the facial expression associated with the word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Erik Dahlkvist, Martin Gumpert, Johan Van Der Schoot