Patents by Inventor John Owen Bumgarner

John Owen Bumgarner 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).

  • Method and apparatus for creating virtual worlds
    Patent number: 5684943
    Abstract: A computer receives animated images together with a real world image. The computer then superimposes the animated images onto the real world image. The result is a combined animated/real image which forms the virtual world. The combined image is capable of moving as the user's head moves. Thus, complicated virtual worlds may be created without the programming complexity which would result if the entire image were animated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: VPL Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Abraham, John Owen Bumgarner