Patents by Inventor Stephen M Furner

Stephen M Furner 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).

  • Haptics transmission systems
    Patent number: 7746320
    Abstract: A method of compensating for network latency in haptics transmission in which the position of a haptic effector is controlled by signals received from a network. The method comprises storing a series of locations of the haptic effector, determining from the series using Fourier Transformation or other means frequencies having a growing amplitude and creating a filter function to eliminate the growing frequencies from output signals directing the force and direction of the haptic effector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company
    Inventors: Andrew J Hardwick, Stephen M Furner
  • Haptics Transmission Systems
    Publication number: 20080231594
    Abstract: A method of compensating for network latency in haptics transmission in which the position of a haptic effector is controlled by signals received from a network. The method comprises storing a series of locations of the haptic effector, determining from the series using Fourier Transformation or other means frequencies having a growing amplitude and creating a filter function to eliminate the growing frequencies from output signals directing the force and direction of the haptic effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew J. Hardwick, Stephen M. Furner