Georg F Petschnigg

US Patent:

7590344, Sep 15, 2009

Filed:

Aug 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/463873

Inventors:

Georg Petschnigg - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corp. - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G03B 15/03
G06K 9/40

US Classification:

396155, 382275

Abstract:

An adaptive fill-flash technique for digital photography that employs flash and no-flash image pairs. A flash image, captured using a flash of known characteristics and ambient light, and an ambient light image, which is taken with only ambient light, of the same image subject matter are acquired. A flash only image, computed by subtracting the known ambient light image from the flash and ambient light image, is computed. The flash only image and the ambient light image are then each white balanced to the flash light and the ambient light, respectively, to form two white-balanced images. These two white-balanced images are then added to form a white balanced image, I, in which the flash and ambient light color agree. It is also possible to reduce the hot spots in image I, and adjust flash strength.

US Patent:

7747944, Jun 29, 2010

Filed:

Jun 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/172279

Inventors:

Lutz Gerhard - Seattle WA, US
Georg F. Petschnigg - Seattle WA, US
John R. Schilling - Seattle WA, US
Thomas C. Underhill - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06F 17/20
G06F 17/21
G06F 17/22
G06F 17/24
G06F 17/25
G06F 17/26
G06F 17/27
G06F 17/28
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715236, 715249, 715760

Abstract:

A graphics software program automatically generates a style transformation scheme for graphics. The graphics software program receives a selection of a style transformation and a semantic model describing a graphic. The graphics software program assigns style values for different objects of the graphic according to the style transformation and semantic model. A data structure is provided for a style transformation definition created to assign the style values to the objects of the graphic.

US Patent:

7999807, Aug 16, 2011

Filed:

Dec 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/301799

Inventors:

Georg F. Petschnigg - Redmond WA, US
Ashesh P. Bakshi - Redmond WA, US
Damien N. Berger - Redmond WA, US
Matthew W. Kernek - Redmond WA, US
Stephen B. Coy - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06T 15/50

US Classification:

345426

Abstract:

A system combines 2D and 3D modeling in rendering shapes and includes: a 3D modeling factory to generate a 3D model of selected shape parameters or features; a front face factory to generate 2D text and text effects, and some 2D shape effects; a ground plane factory to generate effects that are rendered on a ground plane of a shape; and a rasterizer/compositing engine to combine 2D and 3D effects generated by the front face factory, ground plan factory, and the 3D modeling factory.

US Patent:

8239785, Aug 7, 2012

Filed:

Jan 27, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/695064

Inventors:

Kenneth P. Hinckley - Redmond WA, US
Koji Yatani - Toronto CA, US
Georg F. Petschnigg - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715863, 345173, 345179

Abstract:

Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e. g. , using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.

US Patent:

8274484, Sep 25, 2012

Filed:

Jul 18, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/175695

Inventors:

Patrick M. Baudisch - Seattle WA, US
Georg F. Petschnigg - Seattle WA, US
David H. Wykes - Seattle WA, US
Albert Yiu-So Shum - Bellevue WA, US
Avi Geiger - Seattle WA, US
Kenneth P. Hinckley - Redmond WA, US
Michael J. Sinclair - Kirkland WA, US
Joel B. Jacobs - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan D. Friedman - Seattle WA, US
Rosanna H. Ho - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/033
G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345173, 345179, 715863

Abstract:

In an example embodiment, a method is adapted to tracking input with a device. The method includes an act of monitoring and acts of activating and displaying if a touch input is detected. The device has a first side and a second side, with the second side opposite the first side. The device has a display screen disposed on the first side, and a screen-reflective interface disposed on the second side. Respective positions on the screen-reflective interface correspond to respective locations of the display screen. The screen-reflective interface of the device is monitored. If a touch input is detected on the screen-reflective interface, the device performs acts of activating and displaying. Specifically, a tracking state is activated for the screen-reflective interface responsive to the detected touch input on the screen-reflective interface. The interface icon is displayed on the display screen to indicate that the tracking state has been activated.

US Patent:

8319736, Nov 27, 2012

Filed:

Jan 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/356045

Inventors:

Georg Petschnigg - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan Reed Harris - Redmond WA, US
Joshua J. Hinds - Duvall WA, US
Sabrina Boler - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/041

US Classification:

345173, 345156, 715863

Abstract:

Touch sensitive computing systems and methods are provided. The touch sensitive computing device may include a touch sensitive display configured to receive a touch input. A gesture recognition module may be coupled with the touch sensitive display, and may be configured to receive the touch input. The gesture recognition module may also be configured to determine, based on the touch input, and by selecting from a plurality of different predefined gestures, a recognized gesture that corresponds to the touch input. The touch sensitive computing device may also include a personal information management (PIM) module including a PIM database. The PIM module may be configured to apply a selected item shown on the touch sensitive display to a selected one of a plurality of different PIM schemas of the PIM database. The selected one of the PIM schemas may be selected based on the recognized gesture.

US Patent:

8330733, Dec 11, 2012

Filed:

Jan 21, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/356959

Inventors:

Georg Petschnigg - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan Reed Harris - Redmond WA, US
Joshua J. Hinds - Duvall WA, US
Sabrina Boler - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/041

US Classification:

345173, 345174, 345179, 715781

Abstract:

A touch-sensitive electronic display device including one or more touch-sensitive display screens and interface software. The touch-sensitive display screen(s) and interface software are configured to be responsive to touch inputs and, in the case of a multi-screen workspace, the interface software is operable to allow inputs made in connection with a first screen to generate an inertial movement of a displayed object which results in the object moving to and coming to rest on another of the screens. The touch-sensitive screen and interface software may also be configured to receive hand touch inputs and pen touch inputs, with the interface software being operable to dynamically mask regions of the touch-sensitive display to discriminate between or selectively permit/reject different types of inputs.

US Patent:

8345106, Jan 1, 2013

Filed:

Oct 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/578445

Inventors:

Djordje Nijemcevic - Belgrade, RS
Magdalena Vukosavljevic - Belgrade, RS
Milan Vugdelija - Belgrade, RS
Ana Mitrovic - Belgrade, RS
Georg F. Petschnigg - Seattle WA, US
Bodin Dresevic - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 5/225
H04N 5/228
H04N 5/222
G06K 9/20

US Classification:

3482071, 3482221, 34833311, 382282

Abstract:

Embodiments of camera-based scanning are described. In various embodiments, scanned documents can be created using images captured by a camera associated with a device. An image captured by the camera is processed to identify portions within the image that correspond to rectangular objects such as paper, business cards, whiteboards, screens, and so forth. One or more of these portions can be selected for scanning automatically based on a scoring scheme and/or semi-automatically with the aid of input from a user. One or more scanned documents are created from the selected portions by un-warping the selected portions to remove effects of perspective (e. g. , rectify the portions to rectangles) and applying various image enhancements to improve appearance.