Patents by Inventor Thomas Nicholas Murto

Thomas Nicholas Murto 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).

  • Variable height terrain surface
    Patent number: 10656783
    Abstract: A variable height terrain surface is leveraged in connection with provision of a virtual reality (VR) environment. In one or more implementations, a variable height terrain surface includes a plurality of height adjusting units that are individually adjustable to simulate a terrain described by terrain data. A controller, that is communicably coupled to the variable height terrain surface, maps the terrain described by the terrain data to the height adjusting units. Additionally, the controller causes the height adjusting units to adjust (e.g., vertically) based on the mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Nicholas Murto
  • Variable Height Terrain Surface
    Publication number: 20200097155
    Abstract: A variable height terrain surface is leveraged in connection with provision of a virtual reality (VR) environment. In one or more implementations, a variable height terrain surface includes a plurality of height adjusting units that are individually adjustable to simulate a terrain described by terrain data. A controller, that is communicably coupled to the variable height terrain surface, maps the terrain described by the terrain data to the height adjusting units. Additionally, the controller causes the height adjusting units to adjust (e.g., vertically) based on the mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Nicholas Murto
  • Variable height terrain surface
    Patent number: 10466855
    Abstract: A variable height terrain surface is leveraged in connection with provision of a virtual reality (VR) environment. In one or more implementations, a variable height terrain surface includes a plurality of height adjusting units that are individually adjustable to simulate a terrain described by terrain data. A controller, that is communicably coupled to the variable height terrain surface, maps the terrain described by the terrain data to the height adjusting units. Additionally, the controller causes the height adjusting units to adjust (e.g., vertically) based on the mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Nicholas Murto