Stephen C Lane

US Patent:

20110009241, Jan 13, 2011

Filed:

Apr 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/757792

Inventors:

Stephen H. Lane - Princeton NJ, US
Joseph Schnurr - New Haven CT, US
Hemanth K. Satyanarayana - Sri Kalahasthi, IN
Liming Zhao - Jersey City NJ, US

Assignee:

SOVOZ, INC. - Princeton Junction NJ

International Classification:

A63B 71/00
G06F 3/01

US Classification:

482 8, 345156

Abstract:

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for a virtual locomotion controller user interface and system that combines data obtained from various sensor devices to allow users to control the movements of their representation in a virtual world using sensorimotor responses closely resembling the tasks and actions they would physically perform in the real world. As a result, users can specify an avatar's locomotion style by assuming body postures normally associated with that type of movement, while controlling locomotion speed or displacement through foot forces and/or stepping motions and locomotion direction through foot and body orientation.

US Patent:

60578599, May 2, 2000

Filed:

Mar 31, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/828491

Inventors:

David A. Handelman - Princeton NJ
Stephen H Lane - Princeton NJ
Vijaykumar Gullapalli - Lawrenceville NJ

Assignee:

Katrix, Inc. - Princeton NJ

International Classification:

G06T 1570

US Classification:

345474

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for interactively controlling and coordinating the limb movements of computer-generated articulated. On-line computational methods are used for animating limb movements of articulated characters by solving associated forward and inverse kinematics problems in real time subject to multiple goals and constraints. The methods fully interactive goal-directed behaviors, such as bipedal walking, through simultaneous satisfaction of position, alignment, posture, balance, obstacle avoidance, and joint limitation constraints. Goal-based motion primitives, called synergies, coordinate sets of joint movements which separately attempt to satisfy each of the above constraints. The present methods adapt character movements on-line to accommodate uneven terrain, body modifications, or changes in the environment by automatically transforming and producing joint rotations relative to the instantaneous point of contact of the body with the world. Recorded motion data is combined with interactive control techniques to manipulate the animation of articulated figures.

US Patent:

61917982, Feb 20, 2001

Filed:

Mar 31, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/828490

Inventors:

David A Handelman - Princeton NJ
Stephen H Lane - Princeton NJ
Vijaykumar Gullapalli - Lawrenceville NJ

Assignee:

Katrix, Inc. - Princeton NJ

International Classification:

G06T 1570

US Classification:

345473

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for interactively controlling and coordinating the limb movements of computer-generated articulated characters with an arbitrary number of joints. On-line computational methods are used for animating limb movements of articulated characters by solving associated forward and inverse kinematics problems in real time subject to multiple goals and constraints. The methods provide computer animated characters with fully interactive goal-directed behaviors, such as bipedal walking, through simultaneous satisfaction of position, alignment, posture, balance, obstacle avoidance, and joint limitation constraints. Goal-based motion primitives, called synergies, coordinate sets of joint movements which separately attempt to satisfy each of the above constraints. The present methods adapt character movements on-line to accommodate uneven terrain, body modifications, or changes in the environment by automatically transforming and producing joint rotations relative to the instantaneous point of contact of the body with the world. Libraries of pre-configured goal-directed behaviors, such as reaching, sitting, walking, jumping, etc.

US Patent:

60880422, Jul 11, 2000

Filed:

Mar 31, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/828493

Inventors:

David A Handelman - Princeton NJ
Stephen H Lane - Princeton NJ
Vijaykumar Gullapalli - Lawrenceville NJ

Assignee:

Katrix, Inc. - Princeton NJ

International Classification:

G06T 1570

US Classification:

345473

Abstract:

Recorded motion data is combined with interactive control techniques to manipulate the animation of articulated figures. The methods enable computer animated characters to produce fully interactive goal-directed behaviors, such as bipedal walking, through simultaneous satisfaction of position, alignment, posture, balance, obstacle avoidance, and joint limitation constraints while retaining qualitative characteristics of the original non-interactive motion data. Goal-based motion primitives, called synergies, are used to coordinate sets of joint movements that attempt to satisfy each of the above constraints. Non-interactive motion capture and keyframe data, representing examples of desired character movements, are accommodated in the present animation system in three ways: 1) direct approach--non-interactive motion data used directly to specify desired body posture synergy goals as a function of time, 2) hybrid approach--non-interactive motion data and program control commands blended to specify elements of desired position, alignment and/or balance synergy goals as a function of time, and 3) template approach--non-interactive motion data used to auto-tune adjustable parameters, enabling program control commands to generate fully interactive movements that qualitatively resemble the non-interactive motion data. The disclosed methods allow libraries of pre-configured goal-directed behaviors, such as reaching, sitting, walking, jumping, etc. , to be constructed and used to animate a wide variety of characters.

US Patent:

20210380693, Dec 9, 2021

Filed:

Oct 23, 2019

Appl. No.:

17/287838

Inventors:

- Princeton NJ, US
Abderrahim OUKESSOU - Skillman NJ, US
Nicholas Allan BOTWOOD - Princeton NJ, US
Kelly L. COVELLO - Philadelphia PA, US
Michael V. MANDOLA - Williamstown NJ, US
Stephen R. LANE - Doylestown PA, US

Assignee:

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - Princeton NJ

International Classification:

C07K 16/28
A61K 31/519
A61K 31/555
A61K 33/243
A61K 31/337
A61P 35/00
A61K 45/06

Abstract:

The disclosure provides a method for treating a subject afflicted with a tumor, e.g., derived from a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), comprising administering to the subject a combination of a (a) chemotherapy, (b) an anti-PD-1 antibody or an anti-PD-L1 antibody, and (c) an anti-CTLA-4 antibody, wherein the chemotherapy is administered for a period of time that is less than the standard.