Patents by Inventor Robert W. LINDEMAN

Robert W. LINDEMAN 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 immersiveness of head-worn displays
    Patent number: 9905052
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling immersiveness of head-worn displays. A virtual-reality headset includes at least one panel on the virtual reality headset that is capable of being adjusted to increase or decrease opacity of the panel. A control device in communication with the at least one panel is capable of adjusting the opacity of the at least one panel in response to a command to increase or decrease the opacity of the panel so that a system user's immersiveness in the virtual world displayed by the virtual-reality headset is capable of being automatically controlled while the system user wears the virtual-reality headset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Inventor: Robert W. Lindeman
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMMERSIVENESS OF HEAD-WORN DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20160196694
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling immersiveness of head-worn displays. A virtual-reality headset includes at least one panel on the virtual reality headset that is capable of being adjusted to increase or decrease opacity of the panel. A control device in communication with the at least one panel is capable of adjusting the opacity of the at least one panel in response to a command to increase or decrease the opacity of the panel so that a system user's immersiveness in the virtual world displayed by the virtual-reality headset is capable of being automatically controlled while the system user wears the virtual-reality headset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Robert W. LINDEMAN