David Olander Helms

US Patent:

20130321716, Dec 5, 2013

Filed:

Jun 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/918455

Inventors:

David Lee Helms - Monroe NC, US
Dale Gillis - Mooresville NC, US

Assignee:

ROCKPORT ENTERPRISES, LLC - Mooresville NC

International Classification:

H04N 5/74

US Classification:

348744

Abstract:

A virtual greeter system, a counter display system, and a method include systems and methods that provide simulated human interaction for placement in stores, libraries, hospitals, trade shows, kiosks, and the like. The virtual greeter system can include a projector housed in a tower; a screen attached or supported by a base coupled to the tower, the screen including projection film thereon, wherein the projector is positioned to display images of a person onto the projection film; a processor communicatively coupled to the projector, a network interface, a data store, input/output interfaces, and memory; and instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: display video from the projector onto the screen, the video including a virtual person with hand, eye, and mouth movements; and provide audio coincident with the video from the virtual person.

US Patent:

20160078791, Mar 17, 2016

Filed:

Nov 20, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/947599

Inventors:

David Lee HELMS - Monroe NC, US
Dale GILLIS - Mooresville NC, US

Assignee:

ROCKPORT ENTERPRISES, LLC - MOORESVILLE NC

International Classification:

G09F 27/00
H04N 9/31
G03B 21/56
G09F 19/18

Abstract:

A virtual greeter system, a counter display system, and a method include systems and methods that provide simulated human interaction for placement in stores, libraries, hospitals, trade shows, kiosks, and the like. The virtual greeter system can include a projector; a screen attached or supported by a base, wherein the projector is positioned to display images of a virtualized greeter onto the screen, wherein the virtualized greeter is adapted to interact with one or more proximate users; and a speaker adapted to provide sound of the virtualized greeter coincident with the images.