Patents by Inventor Michael J. Caporale

Michael J. Caporale 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).

  • System and method for control and training of avatars in an interactive environment
    Patent number: 7814041
    Abstract: A system operative to execute and train at least one avatar for each user of an interactive environment comprising a knowledge engine operative to continuously monitor each user's response to events in the interactive environment while each user controls the at least one avatar, a knowledge base operative to store each of the monitored user responses to events in the interactive environment and an action engine operative to control one or more actions of the at least one avatar for each user in the interactive environment based on the stored monitored responses regardless of each user's control of the at least one avatar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Inventors: John L. Caporale, Michael J. Caporale
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL AND TRAINING OF AVATARS IN AN INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20080235581
    Abstract: A system operative to execute and train at least one avatar for each user of an interactive environment comprising a knowledge engine operative to continuously monitor each user's response to events in the interactive environment while each user controls the at least one avatar, a knowledge base operative to store each of the monitored user responses to events in the interactive environment and an action engine operative to control one or more actions of the at least one avatar for each user in the interactive environment based on the stored monitored responses regardless of each user's control of the at least one avatar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: John L. Caporale, Michael J. Caporale
  • System and method for control and training of avatars in an interactive environment
    Patent number: RE45132
    Abstract: A system operative to execute and train at least one avatar for each user of an interactive environment comprising a knowledge engine operative to continuously monitor each user's response to events in the interactive environment while each user controls the at least one avatar, a knowledge base operative to store each of the monitored user responses to events in the interactive environment and an action engine operative to control one or more actions of the at least one avatar for each user in the interactive environment based on the stored monitored responses regardless of each user's control of the at least one avatar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Pea Tree Foundation L.L.C.
    Inventors: John L. Caporale, Michael J. Caporale