Patents by Inventor Curtis F. McClive
Curtis F. McClive has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11058944Abstract: User input devices, such as gaming controllers, are provided herein. In one example, a system includes a movement calibration system configured to determine qualification zones that qualify peak excursions in movement data associated with manipulation of a control mechanism in one or more axes. The movement calibration system is configured to establish updates to the qualification zones based on changes in the movement data, where the updates bias drift of the qualification zones outward in the one or more axes. The movement calibration system is configured to determine calibrated movement data based at least on the updates to the qualification zones. The calibrated movement data can be provided for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ross Anthony Nelson, Aaron Schmitz, Curtis F. McClive
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Patent number: 10987576Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to adjusting sensitivity of a control stick. In one example, a method comprises: receiving a dead zone inflection point defining a boundary of a dead zone region and a playspace region within a normalized two-dimensional movement space, receiving a sensitivity inflection point within the playspace region of the normalized two-dimensional movement space, transforming the sensitivity inflection point to a transformed sensitivity inflection point using a sensitivity scaling function that comprises the dead zone inflection point, receiving position data representing a current position of the control stick, and transforming the current position to a transformed position using a mapping function comprising the dead zone inflection point and the transformed sensitivity inflection point.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ross Anthony Nelson, Aaron J. Schmitz, Curtis F. McClive
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Publication number: 20200139230Abstract: User input devices, such as gaming controllers, are provided herein. In one example, a system includes a movement calibration system configured to determine qualification zones that qualify peak excursions in movement data associated with manipulation of a control mechanism in one or more axes. The movement calibration system is configured to establish updates to the qualification zones based on changes in the movement data, where the updates bias drift of the qualification zones outward in the one or more axes. The movement calibration system is configured to determine calibrated movement data based at least on the updates to the qualification zones. The calibrated movement data can be provided for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Ross Anthony Nelson, Aaron Schmitz, Curtis F. McClive
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Patent number: 10556174Abstract: User input devices, such as gaming controllers, are provided herein. In one example, a user input device includes a control mechanism configured to receive user manipulation in one or more axes. The user input device includes a movement calibration system that monitors movement data representative of user manipulation of a control mechanism, and determines calibrated movement data based at least in part on a movement space normalized using at least qualification zones that qualify peak excursions of the control mechanism in one or more axes. Responsive to the movement data, the movement calibration system establishes updates to the qualification zones that bias drift of the qualification zones outward in the one or more axes, and provides the calibrated movement data for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ross Anthony Nelson, Aaron Schmitz, Curtis F. McClive
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Publication number: 20200030690Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to adjusting sensitivity of a control stick. In one example, a method comprises: receiving a dead zone inflection point defining a boundary of a dead zone region and a playspace region within a normalized two-dimensional movement space, receiving a sensitivity inflection point within the playspace region of the normalized two-dimensional movement space, transforming the sensitivity inflection point to a transformed sensitivity inflection point using a sensitivity scaling function that comprises the dead zone inflection point, receiving position data representing a current position of the control stick, and transforming the current position to a transformed position using a mapping function comprising the dead zone inflection point and the transformed sensitivity inflection point.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ross Anthony NELSON, Aaron J. SCHMITZ, Curtis F. MCCLIVE
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Patent number: 10521030Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to computing devices and methods for transforming output of a control stick. In one example, a method comprises: receiving a dead zone inflection point defining a boundary of a dead zone region and a playspace region within a first normalized unit-area movement space of the control stick, mapping the first normalized unit-area movement space to a second normalized unit-area movement space, using a scaling function comprising the dead zone inflection point, scaling each axis of the second normalized unit-area movement space to generate a scaled second normalized unit-area movement space, transforming the scaled second normalized unit-area movement space to a scaled first normalized unit-area movement space, receiving position data representing a current position of the control stick, and transforming the current position to a transformed position in the scaled first normalized unit-area movement space.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Miles Franz Kaech, Curtis F. McClive, Ross Anthony Nelson, Aaron J. Schmitz
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Patent number: 10463954Abstract: User input devices, such as gaming controllers, are provided herein. In one example, a user input device includes a control stick mechanism configured to receive user manipulation in one or more axes. The user input device includes control circuitry configured to process movement data representative of the user manipulation to derive a mechanical center of the control stick mechanism from at least a sequence of qualified resting points associated with the control stick mechanism. The control circuitry is configured to at least re-center the movement data according to the mechanical center to establish calibrated movement data, and present the calibrated movement data for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control stick mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Curtis F. McClive, Aaron J. Schmitz, Ross A. Nelson, Anthony John Grant
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Patent number: 10434405Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to adjusting sensitivity of a control stick. In one example, a method comprises: receiving a dead zone inflection point defining a boundary of a dead zone region and a playspace region within a normalized two-dimensional movement space, receiving a sensitivity inflection point within the playspace region of the normalized two-dimensional movement space, transforming the sensitivity inflection point to a transformed sensitivity inflection point using a sensitivity scaling function that comprises the dead zone inflection point, receiving position data representing a current position of the control stick, and transforming the current position to a transformed position using a mapping function comprising the dead zone inflection point and the transformed sensitivity inflection point.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Ross Anthony Nelson, Aaron J. Schmitz, Curtis F. McClive
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Publication number: 20190212832Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to computing devices and methods for transforming output of a control stick. In one example, a method comprises: receiving a dead zone inflection point defining a boundary of a dead zone region and a playspace region within a first normalized unit-area movement space of the control stick, mapping the first normalized unit-area movement space to a second normalized unit-area movement space, using a scaling function comprising the dead zone inflection point, scaling each axis of the second normalized unit-area movement space to generate a scaled second normalized unit-area movement space, transforming the scaled second normalized unit-area movement space to a scaled first normalized unit-area movement space, receiving position data representing a current position of the control stick, and transforming the current position to a transformed position in the scaled first normalized unit-area movement space.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Miles Franz KAECH, Curtis F. MCCLIVE, Ross Anthony NELSON, Aaron J. SCHMITZ
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Publication number: 20190126140Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to adjusting sensitivity of a control stick. In one example, a method comprises: receiving a dead zone inflection point defining a boundary of a dead zone region and a playspace region within a normalized two-dimensional movement space, receiving a sensitivity inflection point within the playspace region of the normalized two-dimensional movement space, transforming the sensitivity inflection point to a transformed sensitivity inflection point using a sensitivity scaling function that comprises the dead zone inflection point, receiving position data representing a current position of the control stick, and transforming the current position to a transformed position using a mapping function comprising the dead zone inflection point and the transformed sensitivity inflection point.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ross Anthony NELSON, Aaron J. SCHMITZ, Curtis F. MCCLIVE
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Publication number: 20190118088Abstract: User input devices, such as gaming controllers, are provided herein. In one example, a user input device includes a control mechanism configured to receive user manipulation in one or more axes. The user input device includes a movement calibration system that monitors movement data representative of user manipulation of a control mechanism, and determines calibrated movement data based at least in part on a movement space normalized using at least qualification zones that qualify peak excursions of the control mechanism in one or more axes. Responsive to the movement data, the movement calibration system establishes updates to the qualification zones that bias drift of the qualification zones outward in the one or more axes, and provides the calibrated movement data for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Ross Anthony Nelson, Aaron Schmitz, Curtis F. McClive
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Patent number: 10108273Abstract: User input devices, such as gaming controllers, are provided herein. In one example, a user input device includes a control stick mechanism configured to receive user manipulation in one or more axes. The user input device includes control circuitry configured to process movement data representative of the user manipulation to determine mapped movement data over a normalized movement space according to at least one of a mechanical center associated with the control stick mechanism and cardinality data defining a measured movement space associated with the control stick mechanism. The control circuitry is configured to present the mapped movement data for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control stick mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Curtis F. McClive, Aaron J. Schmitz, Ross Anthony Nelson, Anthony John Grant
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Publication number: 20170252645Abstract: User input devices, such as gaming controllers, are provided herein. In one example, a user input device includes a control stick mechanism configured to receive user manipulation in one or more axes. The user input device includes control circuitry configured to process movement data representative of the user manipulation to derive a mechanical center of the control stick mechanism from at least a sequence of qualified resting points associated with the control stick mechanism. The control circuitry is configured to at least re-center the movement data according to the mechanical center to establish calibrated movement data, and present the calibrated movement data for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control stick mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Curtis F. McClive, Aaron J. Schmitz, Ross A. Nelson, Anthony John Grant
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Publication number: 20170255279Abstract: User input devices, such as gaming controllers, are provided herein. In one example, a user input device includes a control stick mechanism configured to receive user manipulation in one or more axes. The user input device includes control circuitry configured to process movement data representative of the user manipulation to determine mapped movement data over a normalized movement space according to at least one of a mechanical center associated with the control stick mechanism and cardinality data defining a measured movement space associated with the control stick mechanism. The control circuitry is configured to present the mapped movement data for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control stick mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Curtis F. McClive, Aaron J. Schmitz, Ross A. Nelson, Tony J. Grant
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Patent number: 6198435Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for improving trunking efficiency of a sectored cell by providing overlapping sectors. The disclosed invention teaches the use of multiple narrow beams composited to form a radiation pattern. Signals associated with each such narrow beam may be provided to inputs of a base station signal quality measuring device for assigning a mobile to a particular sector during call origination which inputs are associated with a particular sector of the radiation pattern. The number of narrow beam signals provided inputs associated with a particular sector defines the azimuthal width of that sector. By providing a same antenna beam signal to multiple sector inputs, overlapping sectors are defined.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1999Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: Metawave Communications CorporationInventors: Douglas O. Reudink, Mark D. Reudink, Thomas W. Hammond, Scot D. Gordon, Sheldon K. Meredith, Curtis F. McClive
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Patent number: 6133868Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing calibration of the phase relationships of signals simulcast from a transmission system. In a preferred embodiment, a calibration signal is introduced into the transmission system and provided to various antenna elements. Samples of the calibration signal are taken at a point very near the antenna elements so as to sample phase shifts introduced by the transmission system. The signals of sets of the antenna elements are combined after sampling for transmission down the antenna mast to the active circuitry of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention operates to selectively energize antenna elements of the sets so as to provide a single calibration signal down the combined signal path. Through reference to sampled signals one at a time, the present invention determines a necessary phase adjustment to result in the desired phase relationship of the signals at the antenna elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1998Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Metawave Communications CorporationInventors: Ray K. Butler, Michael G. Melville, Curtis F. McClive, J. Todd Elson