| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE39906 |
Gyro-stabilized platforms for force-feedback applications |
November 6, 2007 |
| Force feedback in large, immersive environments is provided by device which a gyro- stabilization to generate a fixed point of leverage for the requisite forces and/or torques. In one embodiment, one or more orthogonally oriented rotating gyroscopes are used to provide a stable platf |
| RE37374 |
Gyro-stabilized platforms for force-feedback applications |
September 18, 2001 |
| Force feedback in large, immersive environments is provided by device which a gyro-stabilization to generate a fixed point of leverage for the requisite forces and/or torques. In one embodiment, one or more orthogonally oriented rotating gyroscopes are used to provide a stable platfo |
| 7345672 |
Force feedback system and actuator power management |
March 18, 2008 |
| A system and method for providing a tactile virtual reality to a user is present. The position and orientation of the user is utilized to generate a virtual reality force field. Forces are in turn generated on the user as a function of this force field. A six-axis manipulator is presente |
| 7121946 |
Real-time head tracking system for computer games and other applications |
October 17, 2006 |
| A real-time computer vision system tracks the head of a computer user to implement real-time control of games or other applications. The imaging hardware includes a color camera, frame grabber, and processor. The software consists of the low-level image grabbing software and a tracking |
| 7073752 |
Automatic reserve or primary parachute activation device |
July 11, 2006 |
| An electronic automatic reserve or primary parachute activation device incorporates partial or complete capture of freefaller or tethered parachute jumper kinematics to rapidly and reliable determine when to automatically activate deployment of the primary or reserve chute. This devi |
| 7050606 |
Tracking and gesture recognition system particularly suited to vehicular control applications |
May 23, 2006 |
| A system and method tracks the movements of a driver or passenger in a vehicle (ground, water, air, or other) and controls devices in accordance with position, motion, and/or body or hand gestures or movements. According to one embodiment, an operator or passenger uses the invention |
| 7036094 |
Behavior recognition system |
April 25, 2006 |
| A system for recognizing various human and creature motion gaits and behaviors is presented. These behaviors are defined as combinations of "gestures" identified on various parts of a body in motion. For example, the leg gestures generated when a person runs are different than when a |
| 6950534 |
Gesture-controlled interfaces for self-service machines and other applications |
September 27, 2005 |
| A gesture recognition interface for use in controlling self-service machines and other devices is disclosed. A gesture is defined as motions and kinematic poses generated by humans, animals, or machines. Specific body features are tracked, and static and motion gestures are interpreted. |
| 6875174 |
General-purpose medical instrumentation |
April 5, 2005 |
| A general-purpose, low-cost system provides comprehensive physiological data collection, with extensive data object oriented programmability and configurability for a variety of medical as well as other analog data collection applications. In a preferred embodiment, programmable input |
| 6801637 |
Optical body tracker |
October 5, 2004 |
| An optical system tracks the motion of objects, including the human body or portions thereof using a plurality of three-dimensional active markers based upon triangulation from data read via multiple linear CCDs through cylindrical lenses. Each marker is lit in sequence so that it is in |
| 6801008 |
Force feedback system and actuator power management |
October 5, 2004 |
| A system and method for providing a tactile virtual reality to a user is present. The position and orientation of the user is utilized to generate a virtual reality force field. Forces are in turn generated on the user as a function of this force field. A six-axis manipulator is presente |
| 6723046 |
At-home health data management method and apparatus |
April 20, 2004 |
| A system and methodology for the acquisition of medical data from multiple, at-home patient measurement devices transfers the data via telephone communications to a remotely accessed data management and display system such as a Web-based data management system. The measurement device, wh |
| 6681031 |
Gesture-controlled interfaces for self-service machines and other applications |
January 20, 2004 |
| A gesture recognition interface for use in controlling self-service machines and other devices is disclosed. A gesture is defined as motions and kinematic poses generated by humans, animals, or machines. Specific body features are tracked, and static and motion gestures are interpreted. |
| 6396232 |
Haptic pointing devices |
May 28, 2002 |
| A haptic pointing device includes a plurality of rigid, elongated proximal members, each connected to a separate rigid, elongated distal member through an articulating joint. The other end of each proximal member is coupled to an actuator such as a motor, causing that member to swing |
| 6375614 |
General-purpose medical istrumentation |
April 23, 2002 |
| A general-purpose, low-cost system provides comprehensive physiological data collection, with extensive data object oriented programmability and configurability for a variety of medical as well as other analog data collection applications. In a preferred embodiment, programmable input |
| 6374255 |
Haptic authoring |
April 16, 2002 |
| Methods are presented for authoring geometrical databases which incorporate touch or haptic feedback. In particular, a database of geometrical elements incorporates attributes necessary to support haptic interactions such as stiffness, hardness, friction, and so forth. Users may instanti |
| 6299308 |
Low-cost non-imaging eye tracker system for computer control |
October 9, 2001 |
| A device for measuring eye movements is suitable for stand-alone, portable use and for integration into a head/helmet mounted display. The low-cost non-imaging eye tracking system is optimized toward the applications requiring computer cursor control by localizing the gaze direction as a |
| 6281651 |
Haptic pointing devices |
August 28, 2001 |
| A haptic pointing device includes a plurality of rigid, elongated proximal members, each connected to a separate rigid, elongated distal member through an articulating joint. The other end of each proximal member is coupled to an actuator such as a motor, causing that member to swing |
| 6173066 |
Pose determination and tracking by matching 3D objects to a 2D sensor |
January 9, 2001 |
| An improved method of pose determination and tracking does away with conventional segmentation while taking advantage of multi-degree-of-freedom numerical fitting or match filtering as opposed to a syntactic segment or feature oriented combinatorial match. The technique may be used t |
| 6131097 |
Haptic authoring |
October 10, 2000 |
| Methods are presented for authoring geometrical databases which incorporate touch or haptic feedback. In particular, a database of geometrical elements incorporates attributes necessary to support haptic interactions such as stiffness, hardness, friction, and so forth. Users may instanti |
| 6104158 |
Force feedback system |
August 15, 2000 |
| A system and method for providing a tactile virtual reality to a user is present. The position and orientation of the user is utilized to generate a virtual reality force field. Forces are in turn generated on the user as a function of this force field. A six-axis manipulator is presente |
| 6050940 |
General-purpose medical instrumentation |
April 18, 2000 |
| A general-purpose, low-cost system provides comprehensive physiological data collection, with extensive data object oriented programmability and configurability for a variety of medical as well as other analog data collection applications. In a preferred embodiment, programmable input |
| 5844392 |
Haptic browsing |
December 1, 1998 |
| A method of browsing geometrical databases through touch or haptic feedback is disclosed which presents a tactile virtual reality to a user, facilitating the simultaneous browsing, or viewing, touching, attaching to, or manipulation of object descriptions contained within files both |
| 5831408 |
Force feedback system |
November 3, 1998 |
| A system and method for providing a tactile virtual reality to a user is present. The position and orientation of the user is utilized to generate a virtual reality force field. Forces are in turn generated on the user as a function of this force field. A six-axis manipulator is presente |
| 5769640 |
Method and system for simulating medical procedures including virtual reality and control method |
June 23, 1998 |
| A method and system for simulating medical procedures is presented. During an actual medical procedure, the actions of a medical instrument are measured and recorded. These actions are generated on a member representative of the medical instrument to simulate the actual medical proce |
| 5754023 |
Gyro-stabilized platforms for force-feedback applications |
May 19, 1998 |
| Force feedback in large, immersive environments is provided by device which a gyro- stabilization to generate a fixed point of leverage for the requisite forces and/or torques. In one embodiment, one or more orthogonally oriented rotating gyroscopes are used to provide a stable platf |
| 5629594 |
Force feedback system |
May 13, 1997 |
| A system and method for providing a tactile virtual reality to a user is present. The position and orientation of the user is utilized to generate a virtual reality force field. Forces are in turn generated on the user as a function of this force field. A six-axis manipulator is presente |
| 5459382 |
Method and system for providing a tactile virtual reality and manipulator defining an interface |
October 17, 1995 |
| An system and method for providing a tactile virtual reality to a user is present. The position and orientation of the user is utilized to generate a virtual reality force field. Forces are in turn generated on the user as a function of this force field. A six-axis manipulator is present |
| 5389865 |
Method and system for providing a tactile virtual reality and manipulator defining an interface |
February 14, 1995 |
| An system and method for providing a tactile virtual reality to a user is present. The position and orientation of the user is utilized to generate a virtual reality force field. Forces are in turn generated on the user as a function of this force field. A six-axis manipulator is present |
