Patents by Inventor Joseph Schnurr

Joseph Schnurr 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).

  • Virtual locomotion controller apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 9067097
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for a virtual locomotion controller user interface and system that combines data obtained from various sensor devices to allow users to control the movements of their representation in a virtual world using sensorimotor responses closely resembling the tasks and actions they would physically perform in the real world. As a result, users can specify an avatar's locomotion style by assuming body postures normally associated with that type of movement, while controlling locomotion speed or displacement through foot forces and/or stepping motions and locomotion direction through foot and body orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: soVoz, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen H. Lane, Joseph Schnurr, Hemanth K. Satyanarayana, Liming Zhao
  • VIRTUAL LOCOMOTION CONTROLLER APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20110009241
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for a virtual locomotion controller user interface and system that combines data obtained from various sensor devices to allow users to control the movements of their representation in a virtual world using sensorimotor responses closely resembling the tasks and actions they would physically perform in the real world. As a result, users can specify an avatar's locomotion style by assuming body postures normally associated with that type of movement, while controlling locomotion speed or displacement through foot forces and/or stepping motions and locomotion direction through foot and body orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: SOVOZ, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen H. Lane, Joseph Schnurr, Hemanth K. Satyanarayana, Liming Zhao