Joe D Thompson

US Patent:

41891260, Feb 19, 1980

Filed:

Oct 31, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/956338

Inventors:

Joe G. Thompson - Seattle WA

International Classification:

E04G 1700

US Classification:

249205

Abstract:

A rim shield is disclosed for use in conjunction with a porous mold in molding ceramic articles using a slip casting process. Use of the rim shield prevents the deposit of excess clay to the lip or rim of a molded article.

US Patent:

20170098453, Apr 6, 2017

Filed:

Dec 16, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/382313

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Dan Osborn - Woodinville WA, US
Joe Thompson - Seattle WA, US
Hongwu Huai - San Bruno CA, US
Forest Woodcroft Gouin - Seattle WA, US
Megan Saunders - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10L 21/02
H04R 29/00
G06F 3/01
H04S 7/00
H04N 7/15
H04N 7/14
G06F 3/16
G10L 21/0216

Abstract:

A conferencing system includes a display device that displays video received from a remote communication device of a communication partner. An audio stream is transmitted to the remote communication device. The audio stream includes real-world sounds produced by one or more real-world audio sources captured by a microphone array and virtual sounds produced by one or more virtual audio sources. A relative volume of sounds in the audio stream is selectively adjusted based, at least in part, on real-world positioning of corresponding audio sources, including real-world and/or virtualized audio sources.

US Patent:

20160378294, Dec 29, 2016

Filed:

Jun 24, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/748646

Inventors:

Shawn Crispin Wright - Sammamish WA, US
Dan Osborn - Woodinville WA, US
Joe Thompson - Seattle WA, US
Scott Robert Ramsby - Kirkland WA, US
Forest Woodcroft Gouin - Seattle WA, US
Megan Saunders - Kirkland WA, US
Aaron David Cottle - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/01
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

A head mounted display device and method for contextual cursors comprising a camera configured to capture a series of images, a display, and a processor configured to: display, to a user of the head mounted display device, a virtual cursor on display so as to appear at a location in a three dimensional environment, determine whether motion of a hand of the user in the images is trackable, and in response to at least determining that motion of the hand is trackable, modify a visual appearance of the virtual cursor to indicate that motion of the hand is trackable, and in response to at least determining that motion of the hand is not trackable, modify the visual appearance of the virtual cursor to indicate that motion of the hand is not trackable.

US Patent:

20160379408, Dec 29, 2016

Filed:

Jun 23, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/747997

Inventors:

Shawn Crispin Wright - Sammamish WA, US
Dan Osborn - Woodinville WA, US
Alberto E. Cerriteno - Bothell WA, US
Bofan Hsu - Bothell WA, US
Evan Jones - Kirkland WA, US
Joe Thompson - Seattle WA, US
Forest Woodcroft Gouin - Seattle WA, US
Megan Saunders - Kirkland WA, US

International Classification:

G06T 19/00
G02B 27/00
G06T 13/80
G02B 27/01

Abstract:

A head-mounted display includes a visible-light camera configured to collect a visible-light image of a physical space, a surface sensor configured to measure one or more surface parameters of the physical space, a see-through display configured to visually present an augmentation image while light from the physical space passes through the see-through display to a user eye, and an augmented-reality engine. The augmented-reality engine may be configured to identify a surface of the physical space from the one or more measured surface parameters, compose a mixed-reality image that includes the augmentation image overlaid on the visible-light image, and visually present, via the see-through display, the mixed-reality image in alignment with the identified surface.

US Patent:

20160379660, Dec 29, 2016

Filed:

Jun 24, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/749446

Inventors:

Shawn Crispin Wright - Sammamish WA, US
Dan Osborn - Woodinville WA, US
Joe Thompson - Seattle WA, US
Hongwu Huai - San Bruno CA, US
Forest Woodcroft Gouin - Seattle WA, US
Megan Saunders - Kirkland WA, US

International Classification:

G10L 21/02
H04R 29/00

Abstract:

A conferencing system includes a near-eye display device that displays video received from a remote communication device of a communication partner. An audio stream is transmitted to the remote communication device. The audio stream includes real-world sounds produced by one or more real-world audio sources captured by a spatially-diverse microphone array and virtual sounds produced by one or more virtual audio sources. A relative volume of background sounds in the audio stream is selectively reduced based, at least in part, on real-world positioning of corresponding audio sources, including real-world and/or virtualized audio sources.

US Patent:

20160371886, Dec 22, 2016

Filed:

Jun 22, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/746789

Inventors:

Joe Thompson - Seattle WA, US
Dan Osborn - Woodinville WA, US
Tarek Hefny - Redmond WA, US
Stephen G. Latta - Seattle WA, US
Forest Woodcroft Gouin - Seattle WA, US
James Nakashima - Kirkland WA, US
Megan Saunders - Kirkland WA, US
Anatolie Gavriliuc - Kirkland WA, US
Alberto E. Cerriteno - Bothell WA, US
Shawn Crispin Wright - Sammamish WA, US

International Classification:

G06T 19/00
G02B 27/01
G06T 19/20
G06F 3/01
G06T 11/20

Abstract:

A method for operating a computing device is described herein. The method includes determining a user's gaze direction based on a gaze input, determining an intersection between the user's gaze direction and an identified environmental surface in a 3-dimensional environment, and generating a drawing surface based on the intersection within a user interface on a display.

US Patent:

20160210784, Jul 21, 2016

Filed:

Jun 19, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/745151

Inventors:

Scott Ramsby - Kirkland WA, US
Joe Thompson - Seattle WA, US
Dan Osborn - Woodinville WA, US
Shawn Crispin Wright - Sammamish WA, US
Brian Kramp - Kirkland WA, US
Megan Saunders - Kirkland WA, US
Forest Woodcroft Gouin - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06T 19/00
G02B 27/01

Abstract:

A wearable, head-mounted display system includes a near-eye display to display an augmented reality object perceivable at an apparent real world depth and an apparent real world location by a wearer of the head-mounted display system, and a controller to adjust the apparent real world location of the augmented reality object as a function of a field of view (FOV) of the wearer. The function is based on a bounding region of the augmented reality object and one or more overlap parameters between the bounding region of the augmented reality object and the FOV of the wearer.