Christopher L Miles

US Patent:

20130307856, Nov 21, 2013

Filed:

May 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/473268

Inventors:

Brian E. Keane - Bellevue WA, US
Ben J. Sugden - Woodinville WA, US
Christopher E. Miles - Seattle WA, US
Kathryn Stone Perez - Kirkland WA, US
Laura K. Massey - Redmond WA, US
Mathew J. Lamb - Mercer Island WA, US
Alex Aben-Athar Kipman - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06T 13/00

US Classification:

345473

Abstract:

A system for generating and displaying holographic visual aids associated with a story to an end user of a head-mounted display device while the end user is reading the story or perceiving the story being read aloud is described. The story may be embodied within a reading object (e.g., a book) in which words of the story may be displayed to the end user. The holographic visual aids may include a predefined character animation that is synchronized to a portion of the story corresponding with the character being animated. A reading pace of a portion of the story may be used to control the playback speed of the predefined character animation in real-time such that the character is perceived to be lip-syncing the story being read aloud. In some cases, an existing book without predetermined AR tags may be augmented with holographic visual aids.

US Patent:

20150220231, Aug 6, 2015

Filed:

Apr 15, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/687877

Inventors:

Brian E. Keane - Bellevue WA, US
Ben J. Sugden - Woodinville WA, US
Christopher E. Miles - Seattle WA, US
Kathryn Stone Perez - Kirkland WA, US
Laura K. Massey - Redmond WA, US
Mathew J. Lamb - Mercer Island WA, US
Alex Aben-Athar Kipman - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0483
G06F 3/14
G10L 21/10

Abstract:

A system for generating and displaying holographic visual aids associated with a story to an end user of a head-mounted display device while the end user is reading the story or perceiving the story being read aloud is described. The story may be embodied within a reading object (e.g., a book) in which words of the story may be displayed to the end user. The holographic visual aids may include a predefined character animation that is synchronized to a portion of the story corresponding with the character being animated. A reading pace of a portion of the story may be used to control the playback speed of the predefined character animation in real-time such that the character is perceived to be lip-syncing the story being read aloud. In some cases, an existing book without predetermined AR tags may be augmented with holographic visual aids.