Patents by Inventor Robert A. Colburn

Robert A. Colburn 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 controlling expression characteristics of a virtual agent
    Publication number: 20020008716
    Abstract: A method is presented comprising rendering a virtual character to interface with at least a user, and controlling one or more anatomical attributes of the virtual character based, at least in part, on a scientifically-based model of physically expressive behavior for that anatomical attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Robert A. Colburn, Michael F. Cohen, Steven M. Drucker