Patents by Inventor Mark Russell Leone

Mark Russell Leone 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).

  • INTERACTIVE CHARACTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110016004
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a synthetic character using a control system displays the character engaged in an activity, receiving a first input from a user, determines whether the input is relevant to the activity, if the input is relevant to the activity, and shows the character react to the input, the character being highly expressive and highly reactive. A system and method for displaying a synthetic character provides speech data, creates modified speech data by modifying at least one of the pitch or duration of at least a portion of the speech data and generates modified speech sounds associated with the character using the modified speech data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: A. Bryan Loyall, Joseph Bates, W. Scott Neal Reilly, Mark Russell Leone
  • Interactive character system
    Patent number: 7478047
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a synthetic character using a control system displays the character engaged in an activity, receiving a first input from a user, determines whether the input is relevant to the activity, if the input is relevant to the activity, and shows the character react to the input, the character being highly expressive and highly reactive. A system and method for displaying a synthetic character provides speech data, creates modified speech data by modifying at least one of the pitch or duration of at least a portion of the speech data and generates modified speech sounds associated with the character using the modified speech data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Zoesis, Inc.
    Inventors: A. Bryan Loyall, Joseph Bates, W. Scott Neal Reilly, Mark Russell Leone
  • INTERACTIVE CHARACTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080120113
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a synthetic character using a control system displays the character engaged in an activity, receiving a first input from a user, determines whether the input is relevant to the activity, if the input is relevant to the activity, and shows the character react to the input, the character being highly expressive and highly reactive. A system and method for displaying a synthetic character provides speech data, creates modified speech data by modifying at least one of the pitch or duration of at least a portion of the speech data and generates modified speech sounds associated with the character using the modified speech data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: A. Bryan Loyall, Joseph Bates, W. Scott Neal Reilly, Mark Russell Leone
  • Interactive character system
    Publication number: 20040075677
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a synthetic character using a control system displays the character engaged in an activity, receiving a first input from a user, determines whether the input is relevant to the activity, if the input is relevant to the activity, and shows the character react to the input, the character being highly expressive and highly reactive. A system and method for displaying a synthetic character provides speech data, creates modified speech data by modifying at least one of the pitch or duration of at least a portion of the speech data and generates modified speech sounds associated with the character using the modified speech data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: A. Bryan Loyall, Joseph Bates, W. Scott Neal Reilly, Mark Russell Leone