Joshua K Neff

US Patent:

20220253199, Aug 11, 2022

Filed:

Apr 28, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/661087

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Julia SCHWARZ - Redmond WA, US
Thomas Matthew GABLE - Seattle WA, US
Casey Leon MEEKHOF - Redmond WA, US
Nahil Tawfik SHARKASI - Woodinville WA, US
Nicholas Ferianc KAMUDA - Seattle WA, US
Joshua Kyle NEFF - Renton WA, US
Alton KWOK - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/04815
G06F 3/01
G02B 27/00
G02B 27/01

Abstract:

A computing system is provided. The computing system includes a head mounted display (HMD) device including a display, a processor configured to execute one or more programs, and associated memory. The processor is configured to display a virtual object at least partially within a field of view of a user on the display, identify a plurality of control points associated with the virtual object, and determine that one or more of the control points associated with the virtual object are further than a predetermined threshold distance from the user. The processor is configured to, based on the determination, invoke a far interaction mode for the virtual object and receive a trigger input from the user. In response to the trigger input in the far interaction mode, the processor is configured to invoke a near interaction mode and display a virtual interaction object within the predetermined threshold distance from the user.

US Patent:

20210373672, Dec 2, 2021

Filed:

May 29, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/888562

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Michael Harley NOTTER - Woodinville WA, US
Jenny KAM - Seattle WA, US
Sheng Kai TANG - Redmond WA, US
Kenneth Mitchell JAKUBZAK - Lynnwood WA, US
Adam Edwin BEHRINGER - Seattle WA, US
Amy Mun HONG - Redmond WA, US
Joshua Kyle NEFF - Renton WA, US
Sophie STELLMACH - Kirkland WA, US
Mathew J. LAMB - Seattle WA, US
Nicholas Ferianc KAMUDA - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06F 3/16
G06K 9/00
G06T 13/40

Abstract:

Examples are disclosed that relate to hand gesture-based emojis. One example provides, on a display device, a method comprising receiving hand tracking data representing a pose of a hand in a coordinate system, based on the hand tracking data, recognizing a hand gesture, and identifying an emoji corresponding to the hand gesture. The method further comprises presenting the emoji on the display device, and sending an instruction to one or more other display devices to present the emoji.

US Patent:

20200225758, Jul 16, 2020

Filed:

Mar 26, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/365114

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Julia SCHWARZ - Redmond WA, US
Thomas Matthew GABLE - Seattle WA, US
Casey Leon MEEKHOF - Redmond WA, US
Chuan QIN - Bellevue WA, US
Nahil Tawfik SHARKASI - Woodinville WA, US
Nicholas Ferianc KAMUDA - Seattle WA, US
Ramiro S. TORRES - Seattle WA, US
Joshua Kyle NEFF - Renton WA, US
Jamie Bryant KIRSCHENBAUM - Sammamish WA, US
Neil Richard KRONLAGE - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06F 3/0481
G06N 3/02

Abstract:

A method for augmenting a two-stage hand gesture input comprises receiving hand tracking data for a hand of a user. A gesture recognition machine recognizes that the user has performed a first-stage gesture based on one or more parameters derived from the received hand tracking data satisfying first-stage gesture criteria. An affordance cueing a second-stage gesture is provided to the user responsive to recognizing the first-stage gesture. The gesture recognition machine recognizes that the user has performed the second-stage gesture based on one or more parameters derived from the received hand tracking data satisfying second-stage gesture criteria. A graphical user interface element is displayed responsive to recognizing the second-stage gesture.

US Patent:

20200225830, Jul 16, 2020

Filed:

Mar 25, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/363684

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Julia SCHWARZ - Redmond WA, US
Thomas Matthew GABLE - Seattle WA, US
Casey Leon MEEKHOF - Redmond WA, US
Nahil Tawfik SHARKASI - Woodinville WA, US
Nicholas Ferianc KAMUDA - Seattle WA, US
Joshua Kyle NEFF - Renton WA, US
Alton KWOK - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/01
G02B 27/01
G02B 27/00

Abstract:

A computing system is provided. The computing system includes a head mounted display (HMD) device including a display, a processor configured to execute one or more programs, and associated memory. The processor is configured to display a virtual object at least partially within a field of view of a user on the display, identify a plurality of control points associated with the virtual object, and determine that one or more of the control points associated with the virtual object are further than a predetermined threshold distance from the user. The processor is configured to, based on the determination, invoke a far interaction mode for the virtual object and receive a trigger input from the user. In response to the trigger input in the far interaction mode, the processor is configured to invoke a near interaction mode and display a virtual interaction object within the predetermined threshold distance from the user.