TARGET ACQUISITION TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20070242065A1
• Filed: 04/10/2007
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Energid Technologies Corporation (Teradyne Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Energid Technologies Corporation (Teradyne Incorporated)
• Inventors: English, James D., Keesling, Justin C., Wiseman, John J., O'Flynn, Brian M., Bacon, James A.
• Application Number:
  US11/733,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20070242065A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/003 for military purposes and tactics

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and system for receiving an object descriptor from a user. The object descriptor is processed to associate the object descriptor with one of a plurality of synthetic objects, thus defining an associated synthetic object. At least a portion of a synthetic three-dimensional environment is scanned for the existence of the associated synthetic object. Feedback is provided to the user concerning the existence of the associated synthetic object within the synthetic three-dimensional environment.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an object descriptor from a user;

processing the object descriptor to associate the object descriptor with one of a plurality of synthetic objects, thus defining an associated synthetic object;

scanning at least a portion of a synthetic three-dimensional environment for the existence of the associated synthetic object; and

providing feedback to the user concerning the existence of the associated synthetic object within the synthetic three-dimensional environment.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the synthetic three-dimensional environment is configured to at least partially model a real-world three-dimensional environment.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

updating the synthetic three-dimensional environment to reflect one or more real-world events.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the object descriptor is an analog speech-based object descriptor, and wherein processing the object descriptor includes:

converting the analog speech-based object descriptor into a digital object descriptor.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the feedback is digital feedback, and wherein providing feedback to the user includes:

converting the digital feedback into analog speech-based feedback; and

providing the analog speech-based feedback to the user.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the synthetic three-dimensional environment includes a plurality of unique synthetic objects, wherein each unique synthetic object is associated with a unique characteristic.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the unique characteristic is a unique color.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein processing the object descriptor includes:

associating the associated synthetic object with one of a plurality of unique colors, thus defining an associated unique color.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein scanning at least a portion of the synthetic three-dimensional environment for the existence of the associated synthetic object includes:

scanning at least a portion of the synthetic three-dimensional environment for the existence of the associated unique color.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of synthetic objects is representative of one or more topographical objects.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the one or more topographical objects includes at least one man-made object.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the one or more topographical objects includes at least one natural object.

13. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an object descriptor from a user;

processing the object descriptor to associate the object descriptor with one of a plurality of synthetic objects, thus defining an associated synthetic object;

scanning at least a portion of a synthetic three-dimensional environment for the existence of the associated synthetic object; and

providing feedback to the user concerning the existence of the associated synthetic object within the synthetic three-dimensional environment.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the synthetic three-dimensional environment is configured to at least partially model a real-world three-dimensional environment.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 further comprising instructions for:

updating the synthetic three-dimensional environment to reflect one or more real-world events.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the object descriptor is an analog speech-based object descriptor, and wherein the instructions for processing the object descriptor include instructions for:

converting the analog speech-based object descriptor into a digital object descriptor.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the feedback is digital feedback, and wherein the instructions for providing feedback to the user include instructions for:

converting the digital feedback into analog speech-based feedback; and

providing the analog speech-based feedback to the user.

18. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the synthetic three-dimensional environment includes a plurality of unique synthetic objects, wherein each unique synthetic object is associated with a unique characteristic.

19. The computer program product of claim 18 wherein the unique characteristic is a unique color.

20. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the instructions for processing the object descriptor include instructions for:

associating the associated synthetic object with one of a plurality of unique colors, thus defining an associated unique color.

21. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein the instructions for scanning at least a portion of the synthetic three-dimensional environment for the existence of the associated synthetic object include instructions for:

scanning at least a portion of the synthetic three-dimensional environment for the existence of the associated unique color.

22. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein at least one of the plurality of synthetic objects is representative of one or more topographical objects.

23. The computer program product of claim 22 wherein the one or more topographical objects includes at least one man-made object.

24. The computer program product of claim 22 wherein the one or more topographical objects includes at least one natural object.

25. A target acquisition system comprising:

a display screen;

a microphone assembly; and

a data processing system coupled to the display screen and the microphone assembly, the data processing system being configured to;

render, on the display screen, a first-party view of a synthetic three-dimensional environment for a user;

receive, via the microphone assembly, an analog speech-based object descriptor from the user;

process the analog speech-based object descriptor to associate the analog speech-based object descriptor with one of a plurality of synthetic objects, thus defining an associated synthetic object;

scan a second-party view of the synthetic three-dimensional environment for the existence of the associated synthetic object; and

provide analog speech-based feedback to the user concerning the existence of the associated synthetic object within the second-party view of the synthetic three-dimensional environment.

26. The target acquisition system of claim 25 wherein the synthetic three-dimensional environment includes a plurality of unique synthetic objects, wherein each unique synthetic object is associated with a unique characteristic.

27. The target acquisition system of claim 26 wherein the unique characteristic is a unique color.

28. The target acquisition system of claim 25 wherein processing the analog speech-based object descriptor includes:

associating the associated synthetic object with one of a plurality of unique colors, thus defining an associated unique color.

29. The target acquisition system of claim 28 wherein scanning the second-party view of the synthetic three-dimensional environment for the existence of the associated synthetic object includes:

scanning the second-party view of the synthetic three-dimensional environment for the existence of the associated unique color.

30. The target acquisition system of claim 25 wherein at least one of the plurality of synthetic objects is representative of one or more topographical objects.

31. The target acquisition system of claim 30 wherein the one or more topographical objects includes at least one man-made object.

32. The target acquisition system of claim 30 wherein the one or more topographical objects includes at least one natural object.