Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Varga

Kenneth A. Varga 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).

  • Patent number: 9728006
    Abstract: A safety critical, time sensitive data system for projecting safety/mission critical data onto a display pair of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) light weight projection glasses or monocular creating an immersive omnidirectional HUD (Heads Up Display) system with 6 degrees of freedom movement with user immersion and user inputs & outputs. The system includes the display, haptic glove, haptic suit, vestibular interface, temperature emulation, smell emulation, and omnidirectional sound, the workstation, the application software, and inputs containing the safety/mission critical information (Current User Position, Total Collision Avoidance System—TCAS, Global Positioning System—GPS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging—MRI Images, CAT scan images. Weather data. Military troop data, real-time space type markings etc.). The workstation software processes the incoming safety/mission critical data and converts it into a three dimensional space for the user to immerse into the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: REAL TIME COMPANIES, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Varga
  • Publication number: 20170098333
    Abstract: A safety critical, time sensitive data system for projecting safety/mission critical data onto a display pair of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) light weight projection glasses or monocular creating an immersive omnidirectional HUD (Heads Up Display) system with 6 degrees of freedom movement with user immersion and user inputs & outputs. The system includes the display, haptic glove, haptic suit, vestibular interface, temperature emulation, smell emulation, and omnidirectional sound, the workstation, the application software, and inputs containing the safety/mission critical information (Current User Position, Total Collision Avoidance System—TCAS, Global Positioning System—GPS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging—MRI Images, CAT scan images. Weather data. Military troop data, real-time space type markings etc.). The workstation software processes the incoming safety/mission critical data and converts it into a three dimensional space for the user to immerse into the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Varga
  • Patent number: 9488442
    Abstract: An anti-sniper targeting system where a spherical omni-directional depth stereoscopic multi-lens camera, a radar (e.g., LIDAR), and microphone identify, detect, and determine target positions and bearings, detect target weapon flash, detect glint, track bullet trajectory, coordinate, track, share, and assign targets. Target bearings and ranges are determined by sound and heat signature detection from an infrared camera, from glint, and radar to rapidly position a fire control arm with a camera onto assigned targets rapidly from calculations on target positions and optimal trajectory. It may account for firing corrections due to target range and wind effects using wind sensors, terrain data, pressure, temperature, and earth curvature accommodating for bullet trajectory over large ranges. It can be an offensive sniper system whereby a target is locked in spite of movements, such as from a vehicle using stabilizing gyros and accelerometers, image processing, or sensor data to adjust for movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Real Time Companies, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Varga
  • Publication number: 20150345907
    Abstract: An anti-sniper targeting system where a spherical omni-directional depth stereoscopic multi-lens camera, a radar (e.g., LIDAR), and microphone identify, detect, and determine target positions and bearings, detect target weapon flash, detect glint, track bullet trajectory, coordinate, track, share, and assign targets. Target bearings and ranges are determined by sound and heat signature detection from an infrared camera, from glint, and radar to rapidly position a fire control arm with a camera onto assigned targets rapidly from calculations on target positions and optimal trajectory. It may account for firing corrections due to target range and wind effects using wind sensors, terrain data, pressure, temperature, and earth curvature accommodating for bullet trajectory over large ranges. It can be an offensive sniper system whereby a target is locked in spite of movements, such as from a vehicle using stabilizing gyros and accelerometers, image processing, or sensor data to adjust for movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: REAL TIME COMPANIES
    Inventors: Kenneth Varga, John Hiett, Steven Gregory Scott
  • Publication number: 20150156481
    Abstract: This application relates to a stereoscopic multi-angle camera system allowing a user to take pictures and/or video and record stereoscopic sound not only as a spherical view but also using stereoscopic imaging/recording by having two cameras, global positioning systems, magnetic sensors, environment sensors, and/or two microphones per solid angle of view such that omnidirectional visual and omnidirectional acoustic depth perception may be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: REAL TIME COMPANIES
    Inventor: Kenneth Varga
  • Publication number: 20150054826
    Abstract: An occlusion or unknown space volume confidence determination and planning system using databases, position, and shared real-time data to determine unknown regions allowing planning and coordination of pathways through space to minimize risk is disclosed. Data from a plurality of cameras, or other sensor devices can be shared and routed between units of the system. Hidden surface determination, also known as hidden surface removal (HSR), occlusion culling (OC) or visible surface determination (VSD), can be achieved by identifying obstructions from multiple sensor measurements and incorporating relative position with depth between sensors to identify occlusion structures. Weapons ranges, and orientations are sensed, calculated, shared, and can be displayed in real-time. Data confidence levels can be highlighted from time, and frequency of data. The real-time data can be displayed stereographically for and highlighted on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: REAL TIME COMPANIES
    Inventor: Kenneth Varga
  • Publication number: 20140240313
    Abstract: A Heads-Up-Display (“HUD”) system for projecting safety/mission critical data onto a display pair of light weight projection glasses or monocular creating a virtual 360 degree is disclosed. The HUD system includes a see-through display surface, a workstation, application software, and inputs containing the safety/mission critical information (Current User Position, Total Collision Avoidance System—TCAS, Global Positioning System—GPS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging—MRI Images, CAT scan images, Weather data, Military troop data, real-time space type markings etc.). The workstation software processes the incoming safety/mission critical data and converts it into a three-dimensional stereographic space for the user to view. Selecting any of the images may display available information about the selected item or may enhance the image. Predicted position vectors may be displayed as well as three-dimensional terrain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Real Time Companies
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Varga
  • Publication number: 20130192451
    Abstract: An anti-sniper targeting system where a spherical omni-directional depth stereoscopic camera, a radar, and microphone identify, detect, and determine target positions and bearings, detect target weapon flash, detect glint, track bullet trajectory, coordinate, track, share, and assign targets. Target bearings and ranges are determined by sound and heat signature detection from an infrared camera, from glint, and radar to rapidly position a fire control arm with a camera onto assigned targets rapidly from calculations on target positions and optimal trajectory. It can account for firing corrections due to target range and wind effects using wind sensors, pressure, temperature, and earth curvature accommodating for bullet trajectory over large ranges. It can be an offensive sniper system whereby a target is locked in spite of movements, such as from a vehicle using stabilizing gyros and accelerometers, image processing, or sensor data to adjust for movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Steven Gregory Scott, Kenneth Varga, John Hiett
  • Publication number: 20130176192
    Abstract: An occlusion or unknown space volume confidence determination, and planning system using databases, position, and shared real time data to determine unknown regions allowing planning and coordination of pathways through space to minimize risk. Data such as from cameras, or other sensor devices can be shared and routed between units of the system. Hidden surface determination, also known as hidden surface removal (HSR), occlusion culling (OC) or visible surface determination (VSD), can be achieved by identifying obstructions from multiple sensor measurements and incorporating relative position with depth between sensors to identify occlusion structures. Weapons ranges, and orientations are sensed, calculated, shared, and can be displayed in real time. Data confidence levels can be highlighted from time, and frequency of data. The real time data can be displayed stereographically for and highlighted on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Kenneth Varga, John Hiett
  • Publication number: 20130176403
    Abstract: An omnidirectional stereoscopic camera and microphone system consisting of one or more left and right eye camera and microphone pairs positioned relative to each other such that omnidirectional play back or a live feed of video and omni-directional acoustic depth perception can be achieved. A user or users can select a direction of gaze as well as to hear, and share the experience visually and audibly with the system as if the user or users are physically present. The sensor system orientation is tracked and known by compass and/or other orientation sensors enabling users to maintain gaze direction, independent of sensor system orientation changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: Kenneth Varga
  • Publication number: 20120320510
    Abstract: A mobile, networked, optimized, supply, power, generation, and distribution system that includes a light weight vest or suite that contains a highly reliable, standard, efficient, power and data storage system. The system provides modular standardized and adaptive means of efficiently powering, controlling, and monitoring the health and supply of one or more standardized portable load and data devices. Supplying and re-supplying is achieved through standardized modular means. Reliability and efficiency is achieved through sensing, redundant switching, and controlling fully protective efficient utilization of energy storage weight and standardized device load circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth Varga, John Hiett
  • Publication number: 20100240988
    Abstract: A safety critical, time sensitive data system for projecting safety/mission critical data onto a display pair of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) light weight projection glasses or monocular creating a virtual 360° HUD (Heads Up Display) with 6 degrees of freedom movement. The system includes the display, the workstation, the application software, and inputs containing the safety/mission critical information (Current User Position, Total Collision Avoidance System—TCAS, Global Positioning System—GPS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging—MRI Images, CAT scan images, Weather data, Military troop data, real-time space type markings etc.). The workstation software processes the incoming safety/mission critical data and converts it into a three dimensional space for the user to view. Selecting any of the images may display available information about the selected item or may enhance the image. Predicted position vectors may be displayed as well as 3D terrain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth Varga, Joel Young, Patty Cove, John Hiett
  • Publication number: 20100238161
    Abstract: A safety critical, time sensitive data system for projecting safety/mission critical data onto a display pair of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) light weight projection glasses or monocular creating a virtual 360° HUD (Heads Up Display) with 6 degrees of freedom movement. The system includes the display, the workstation, the application software, and inputs containing the safety/mission critical information (Current User Position, Total Collision Avoidance System—TCAS, Global Positioning System—GPS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging—MRI Images, CAT scan images, Weather data, Military troop data, real-time space type markings etc.). The workstation software processes the incoming safety/mission critical data and converts it into a three dimensional space for the user to view. Selecting any of the images may display available information about the selected item or may enhance the image. Predicted position vectors may be displayed as well as 3D terrain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth Varga, Joel Young, Patty Cove, John Hiett
  • Publication number: 20050240834
    Abstract: A system includes a first processor that performs a first self test process in response to a first actuation of a provided test control by a user of the system and a second processor that performs the second self test process in response to a second actuation of the test control prior to lapse of a first predefined period of time and terminates the second self test process in response to a third actuation of the test control by the user of the system, wherein the third actuation is maintained for more than a second predetermined period of time. In effect, a single test control formerly dedicated to a legacy processor is actuated to activate and control self testing of an additional processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Stacey Rowlan, Desmond Stelling, Kenneth Varga