163 results about "Interactive software" patented technology

Interactive, computer based orthodontist treatment planning, appliance design and appliance manufacturing is described. A scanner is described which acquires images of the dentition which are converted to three-dimensional frames of data. The data from the several frames are registered to each other to provide a complete three-dimensional virtual model of the dentition. Individual tooth objects are obtained from the virtual model. A computer-interactive software program provides for treatment planning, diagnosis and appliance from the virtual tooth models. A desired occlusion for the patient is obtained from the treatment planning software. The virtual model of the desired occlusion and the virtual model of the original dentition provide a base of information for custom manufacture of an orthodontic appliance. A variety of possible appliance and appliance manufacturing systems are contemplated, including customized archwires and customized devices for placement of off-the shelf brackets on the archwires, and removable orthodontic appliances.

The present invention is directed to a method of integrating information, including real-time information, into a virtual thematic environment using a computer system, including accessing the stored information from a database or downloading the real-time information from a source external to the thematic environment; inserting the real-time information into the thematic environment; and displaying the information to a user within the thematic environment. In one embodiment, the computer system is connected to a holographic projection system such that the images from the thematic environment can be projected as holographic projections. The computer system includes an interactive software application platform having at least one thematic / publishing logic module which contains thematic environment rules; at least one digital content library module which provides content management on the thematic environment; and at least one quantum imaging environment (QIE) module which interprets content such that the content is manipulated and accessed by any device.

Interactive, computer based orthodontist treatment planning, appliance design and appliance manufacturing is described. A scanner is described which acquires images of the dentition which are converted to three-dimensional frames of data. The data from the several frames are registered to each other to provide a complete three-dimensional virtual model of the dentition. Individual tooth objects are obtained from the virtual model. A computer-interactive software program provides for treatment planning, diagnosis and appliance from the virtual tooth models. A desired occlusion for the patient is obtained from the treatment planning software. The virtual model of the desired occlusion and the virtual model of the original dentition provide a base of information for custom manufacture of an orthodontic appliance. A variety of possible appliance and appliance manufacturing systems are contemplated, including customized archwires and customized devices for placement of off-the shelf brackets on the archwires, and removable orthodontic appliances.

A distributed tangible user interface comprises compact, self-powered, tangible user interface manipulative devices having sensing, display, and wireless communication capabilities, along with one or more associated digital content or other interactive software management applications. The manipulative devices display visual representations of digital content or program controls and can be physically manipulated as a group by a user for interaction with the digital information or software application. A controller on each manipulative device receives and processes data from a movement sensor, initiating behavior on the manipulative and / or forwarding the results to a management application that uses the information to manage the digital content, software application, and / or the manipulative devices. The manipulative devices may also detect the proximity and identity of other manipulative devices, responding to and / or forwarding that information to the management application, and may have feedback devices for presenting responsive information to the user.

In accordance with the present invention, systems and methods for reconfiguring an autonomous robot are provided. By using a system interface, the present invention provides an approach for distributing the complex and costly robotic components of the conventional autonomous robots. By distributing these components, users, such as software developers, may develop interactive software for robots without having any understanding of robotics. The present invention includes a processing device, a system interface, and a robot. The processing device at least partially executes an interactive robotic application that is configured to receive an instruction for the robot from a user. In response to receiving the instruction, the instruction is transmitted to the robot control interface. In response, the robot control interface is configured to convert the instruction, to the extent that the instruction is not comprehensible by the robot, to a robot control command that is comprehensible by the robot, and wirelessly transmit the robot control command to the robot. The robot, in response to receiving the robot control command, directs the motors and / or the sensors associated with the robot to execute the robot control command.

Interactive, computer based orthodontist treatment planning, appliance design and appliance manufacturing is described. A scanner is described which acquires images of the dentition which are converted to three-dimensional frames of data. The data from the several frames are registered to each other to provide a complete three-dimensional virtual model of the dentition. Individual tooth objects are obtained from the virtual model. A computer-interactive software program provides for treatment planning, diagnosis and appliance from the virtual tooth models. A desired occlusion for the patient is obtained from the treatment planning software. The virtual model of the desired occlusion and the virtual model of the original dentition provide a base of information for custom manufacture of an orthodontic appliance. A variety of possible appliance and appliance manufacturing systems are contemplated, including customized archwires and customized devices for placement of off-the shelf brackets on the archwires, and removable orthodontic appliances.

Interactive, computer based orthodontist treatment planning, appliance design and appliance manufacturing is described. A scanner is described which acquires images of the dentition which are converted to three-dimensional frames of data. The data from the several frames are registered to each other to provide a complete three-dimensional virtual model of the dentition. Individual tooth objects are obtained from the virtual model. A computer-interactive software program provides for treatment planning, diagnosis and appliance from the virtual tooth models. A desired occlusion for the patient is obtained from the treatment planning software. The virtual model of the desired occlusion and the virtual model of the original dentition provide a base of information for custom manufacture of an orthodontic appliance. A variety of possible appliance and appliance manufacturing systems are contemplated, including customized archwires and customized devices for placement of off-the shelf brackets on the archwires, and removable orthodontic appliances.

In response to programmer input of a trigger token, a program editor creates a pair of boundary tokens encapsulating an embedded lexical context and positions an insertion point within the embedded lexical context. The operations on the embedded lexical context are preferably performed using an embeddable sub-editor specialized to the task at hand. Since boundary tokens are generated in pairs, stability of lexical boundaries is enforced. Accordingly, stable implementations of certain desirable behaviors, including language-oriented advanced program typography that is robust to user edits, are facilitated using the invented techniques.

A method and computer system for web-interface mediated software testing is disclosed. The computer system includes an application server that provides a web interface for organizing and managing test cases by organizing test cases by the Requirements and Sub-Requirements of a Project. Users can schedule test cases to run on one or more host machines that have loaded thereon a copy of the software being tested, or some part thereof, and an automation tool. The host machine derives test scripts by parsing automation tool recognized syntax from the steps and procedures encoded in the test case files and downloads the appropriate automation tool GUI environment file and running the test script using the automation tool against the software application, or some part thereof, being tested. The progress of each test case or test step can be monitored remotely via the web interface without the need for direct interaction with a host machine. A test case can be generated by an Integrated Test Case Authoring Tool which provides a GUI that translates user keystrokes and mouse actions into strings recognized by standard automation tools.

A weight control software system and method may provide an interactive software environment to a user via a network to enhance the ability of users to follow a weight control program. The weight control software system may generate meal plans that are automatically updated based on an updated weight of the user following the weight control program. A variety of tools may be integrated into the weight control software system and be interoperable to utilize information entered by the user or generated by the system in controlling body weight of the user.

A non-invasive device for assisting the treatment of any kind of musculoskeletal disorder, including but not exclusive of those of joint, limb, and spine disorders, includes a brace, sleeve, flexible pad, or any combination of the three, a plurality of electrodes disposed thereon, wherein the plurality of electrodes transmit at least three electrophysical modalities, and a stimulation control unit having interactive software to establish a controlled sequence of transmission of the at least three electrophysical modalities and communicating the controlled sequence to the electrodes. The at least three electrophysical modalities are chosen from a group consisting of neuromodulating functional electrical stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation, and heat therapy stimulation. The stimulation control unit also provides feedback data using the electrodes for monitoring and integration with the interactive software to analyze and assess biomechanical, neuromuscular, and neurological responses to the device.

Multiple users share a virtual environment through an interactive software application. State changes of a specific user are transmitted to one or more other users dependent on respective relative distances in the virtual environment between the specific user and each respective one of the other users. This conditional transmission reduces message traffic and allows a virtual environment to scale indefinitely.

A computer-implemented method for use in evaluating at least one threat to a complex system includes identifying one or more physical components of the complex system and modeling the one or more physical components with interactive software multi-agents. The multi-agents are programmed to monitor and control at least one function of the modeled physical components. One or more threats to a target of the complex system are identified. Each threat is defined as a cyber threat or physical threat and the target is defined as a cyber component or physical component. The method includes simulating an attack on the complex system by the identified threat and assessing an impact of the attack on the complex system.

Virtual reality-based adaptive systems and methods are disclosed for improving the delivery of physical therapy and rehabilitation. The invention comprises an interactive software solution for tracking, monitoring and logging user performance wherever sensor capability is present. To provide therapists with the ability to observe and analyze different motion characteristics from the exercises performed by patients, novel visualization techniques are provided for specific solutions. These visualization techniques include color-coded therapist-customized visualization features for motion analysis.

A software agent is a functional part of a user-interactive software application running on a data processing system. The agent creates a user-perceptible effect in order to mask latency present in delivery of data to the user. The agent creates the effect employing cinematographic techniques.

A variable-resistance exercise machine with wireless communication for smart device control and interactive software applications, comprising a wireless network interface that receives input from a user device and provides output to a user device; a plurality of moving surfaces that each provide an independent degree of resistance to movement based on received input and that detect movement and provide output to a user device based on the movement; and a plurality of rigid rails that provide a rigid support for a human user to grasp, and that provide attachment points for a user to affix a variety of devices.

In response to programmer input of a trigger token, a program editor creates a pair of boundary tokens encapsulating an embedded lexical context and positions an insertion point within the embedded lexical context. The operations on the embedded lexical context are preferably performed using an embeddable sub-editor specialized to the task at hand. Since boundary tokens are generated in pairs, stability of lexical boundaries is enforced. Accordingly, stable implementations of certain desirable behaviors, including language-oriented advanced program typography that is robust to user edits, are facilitated using the invented techniques.

An oven conveyor alignment system for maintaining a conveyor belt centered on its supporting rollers is disclosed. The system comprises a camera that generates an image of alignment and stores it as a digital pixel representation. Thus, the system is able to take advantage of new improvements in digital camera resolution. The image information is used by interactive software that is able to transmit an electrical signal to a tension adjustment assembly.

A system and method for supporting the development and instantiation of web and locally installed interactive software applications that are configurable through editing and processing of formatted XML files originating through programmed or manual means. Software applications load and instantiate native applications embedded within in combination with core framework / runtime supported components. The application runtime environment and framework has the ability to implement runtime-configurable design templates to facilitate object reuse. This, in combination with de-coupled integration with custom data sets and services in addition to support for dynamic layout calculations make for efficient development and maintenance of applications.

The invention relates to an operation recording and playback method for interactive software. The method comprises the following steps of: 1) recording playback semantic information operation on the interactive software when a user starts executing an operation task, and setting correspondence rules among user operation events, graphical user interface (GUI) events and operation types; 2) recording all operation parameters for finishing the task by the user, and sequencing according to the time to acquire a playback operation sequence; 3) after the user finishes the task, determining GUI object characteristic attributes according to a characteristic similarity technology, and determining whether objects capable of executing operation playback exist in the playback operation sequence or not under different user environments based on a characteristic threshold value; and 4) performing playback on the operation for the objects capable of executing operation playback according to the correspondence rules between the operation types and the events. Playback semantic records are extracted, and time semantics are extracted to form the reusable operation sequence, so that the method has high space utilization rate and time efficiency.

A weight control software system and method may provide an interactive software environment to a user via a network to enhance the ability of users to follow a weight control program. The weight control software system may generate meal plans that are automatically updated based on an updated weight of the user following the weight control program. A variety of tools may be integrated into the weight control software system and be interoperable to utilize information entered by the user or generated by the system in controlling body weight of the user. Such tools may include varying meal plan types and varying schemes for generating meal plans.

Apparatus, systems, and methods for online content delivery are disclosed that operate to present an advertisement to a plurality of users, the advertisement associated with an advertiser and comprising a plurality of software components where at least one software component of the plurality of software components is an interactive software component; track use of the interactive software component by the plurality of users; calculate an aggregate value based on a value associated with each use of the interactive software component; and charge the advertiser an advertising fee corresponding to the aggregate value. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.

Interactive software applications are upgraded at a remote service center. The software applications are used at customer locations. Each software application may rely upon customer specific data and customer protocols. Periodically, a revised version of a software application becomes available for use. The customer specific data and / or customer protocols that the previous version of the software application implemented at a customer location may be identified at the remote service center. Subsequently, the revised version of the software application may be modified at the remote service center using the customer specific data and / or customer protocols. The modified revised software application may be transferred to the customer location for installation. The customer specific data may pertain to user interface settings of the software application. The customer protocols may pertain to the type of machines on which the software application operates or specific imaging or other modules of the software application.

The invention discloses integration equipment and a detection method for evaluating coating bonding strength based on interface fracture toughness, belonging to the technical field of material surface engineering. With the equipment, a computer is used for controlling operation of four functional modules, including an ultrasonic detection module, a hardness testing module, a continuous press-in testing module and an interface crack detecting module; a man-machine interactive software system is used for processing acquisition and transmission of data of the functional modules and analysis operation and data display and output of an interface press-in mechanical model in an integrated manner; and through ultrasonic nondestructive measurement on elasticity modulus of a coating and a matrix and continuous press-in testing on a coating-matrix interface, quantitative detection on all parameters of an interface fracture toughness formula is completed in one equipment, and the critical load PC of coating-matrix interface fracture and the corresponding interface fracture toughness Kca are obtained. The equipment and the detection principle are clear, the modular design is beneficial to updating and expanding of a mechanical model library, and a detection sample is simple and convenient to prepare.

In exemplary implementations, this invention is a tool for subjective assessment of the visual acuity of a human eye. A microlens or pinhole array is placed over a high- resolution display. The eye is brought very near to the device. Patterns are displayed on the screen under some of the lenslets or pinholes. Using interactive software, a user causes the patterns that the eye sees to appear to be aligned. The software allows the user to move the apparent position of the patterns. This apparent motion is achieved by pre- warping the position and angle of the ray-bundles exiting the lenslet display. As the user aligns the apparent position of the patterns, the amount of pre-warping varies. The amount of pre-warping required in order for the user to see what appears to be a single, aligned pattern indicates the lens aberration of the eye.

Various embodiments of the invention provides for systems and methods for multi-participant controller systems. Specifically, some embodiments of the invention enable two or more participants to take part in a multi-participant interactive software running on a computing system. In addition, some of these embodiments allow for multi-participant interactive software, such as a dance-oriented or music-based video game, to time-shift the scoring of inputs from each participant during an activity session.

A state transition definition table describes state transition definitions. A state transition table generation class is generated from the state transition definition table. A state transition management module controls the state transition of screens utilizing a state transition table generated from a state transition table generation class, based on the input of events derived from screens. A state transition management module controls the display of screens based on the state transition thereof.

The invention discloses an individuality customizing system of a 3D diamond ring. The system is embedded into a computer webpage or television picture, combines various elements of customized commodities into final 3D commodities on line by using 3D interactive software and summates and calculates the cost and processing expense of various elements; finished combined information is converged into an application interface of the system, including a shopping cart system; the combined process of the commodities and the final 3D commodities can be demonstrated on the internet webpage and a storefront digital display screen; the conditions of one or more elements can be set and other matching elements of the commodities can be retrieved; the system comprises a shopping center type website and realizes the individuality customized application of the commodities established by a plurality of online stores through the same architecture. In addition, the invention can support the application of a plurality of jewel online stores, realize the assembly of final diamond ring products on line and automatically calculate the prices of the diamond ring products.

In a wheelchair training platform, a wheelchair is connected to a computer system through the training platform, and the training platform detects signals of a rotary speed and a forward direction or a reverse direction of two rear wheels of the wheelchair, and sends the signals to a computer system. The computer system reflects the foregoing rotary speed and direction to a virtual reality interactive software / game, such that the wheelchair has an interaction with the virtual reality interactive software / game.

The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for conducting a transaction—such as the purchase of goods and services - including the collection, conversion, storage, tagging and the integration of a live inventory system, mark-up, mark-down system, live auction, and bartering system in an interactive software application, virtual world, social network, commercial and / or game application, which provides a real world experience to the user.