Patents by Inventor DANIEL L. OSBORN

DANIEL L. OSBORN 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).

  • Patent number: 10796494
    Abstract: A method, medium, and virtual object for providing a virtual representation with an attribute are described. The virtual representation is generated based on a digitization of a real-world object. Properties of the virtual representation, such as colors, shape similarities, volume, surface area, and the like are identified and an amount or degree of exhibition of those properties by the virtual representation is determined. The properties are employed to identify attributes associated with the virtual representation, such as temperature, weight, or sharpness of an edge, among other attributes of the virtual object. A degree of exhibition of the attributes is also determined based on the properties and their degrees of exhibition. Thereby, the virtual representation is provided with one or more attributes that instruct presentation and interactions of the virtual representation in a virtual world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Shawn C Wright, Jeffrey Jesus Evertt, Justin Avram Clark, Christopher Harley Willoughby, Mike Scavezze, Michael A Spalding, Kevin Geisner, Daniel L. Osborn
  • Patent number: 10726637
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides approaches to facilitating virtual reality and cross-device experiences. In some implementations, an environmental snapshot is captured which includes an image of a virtual reality (VR) environment presented on a VR device and corresponding depth information of the VR environment. The image of the environmental snapshot is presented on a different device than the VR device. A user modification to content associated with the presented image is translated into the environmental snapshot based on the depth information. The environmental snapshot comprising the user modification is translated into the VR environment. The VR environment comprising the translated user modification is presented. The environmental snapshot may correspond to a personal space of a user and may be accessed by another user through a social networking interface or other user networking interface to cause the presentation of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Anderson Nagy, Jason Carter, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Daniel L. Osborn, Kathleen Mulcahy, Patrick C. Ryan, Michelle Tze Hiang Chua
  • Publication number: 20190295330
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides approaches to facilitating virtual reality and cross-device experiences. In some implementations, an environmental snapshot is captured which includes an image of a virtual reality (VR) environment presented on a VR device and corresponding depth information of the VR environment. The image of the environmental snapshot is presented on a different device than the VR device. A user modification to content associated with the presented image is translated into the environmental snapshot based on the depth information. The environmental snapshot comprising the user modification is translated into the VR environment. The VR environment comprising the translated user modification is presented. The environmental snapshot may correspond to a personal space of a user and may be accessed by another user through a social networking interface or other user networking interface to cause the presentation of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: SCOTT ANDERSON NAGY, JASON CARTER, ANATOLIE GAVRILIUC, DANIEL L. OSBORN, KATHLEEN MULCAHY, PATRICK C. RYAN, MICHELLE TZE HIANG CHUA
  • Patent number: 10332317
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides approaches to facilitating virtual reality and cross-device experiences. In some implementations, an environmental snapshot is captured which includes an image of a virtual reality (VR) environment presented on a VR device and corresponding depth information of the VR environment. The image of the environmental snapshot is presented on a different device than the VR device. A user modification to content associated with the presented image is translated into the environmental snapshot based on the depth information. The environmental snapshot comprising the user modification is translated into the VR environment. The VR environment comprising the translated user modification is presented. The environmental snapshot may correspond to a personal space of a user and may be accessed by another user through a social networking interface or other user networking interface to cause the presentation of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Anderson Nagy, Jason Carter, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Daniel L. Osborn, Kathleen Mulcahy, Patrick C. Ryan, Michelle Tze Hiang Chua
  • Publication number: 20180114372
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides approaches to facilitating virtual reality and cross-device experiences. In some implementations, an environmental snapshot is captured which includes an image of a virtual reality (VR) environment presented on a VR device and corresponding depth information of the VR environment. The image of the environmental snapshot is presented on a different device than the VR device. A user modification to content associated with the presented image is translated into the environmental snapshot based on the depth information. The environmental snapshot comprising the user modification is translated into the VR environment. The VR environment comprising the translated user modification is presented. The environmental snapshot may correspond to a personal space of a user and may be accessed by another user through a social networking interface or other user networking interface to cause the presentation of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: SCOTT ANDERSON NAGY, Jason Carter, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Daniel L. Osborn, Kathleen Mulcahy, Patrick C. Ryan, Michelle Tze Hiang Chua
  • Publication number: 20120306853
    Abstract: A method, medium, and virtual object for providing a virtual representation with an attribute are described. The virtual representation is generated based on a digitization of a real-world object. Properties of the virtual representation, such as colors, shape similarities, volume, surface area, and the like are identified and an amount or degree of exhibition of those properties by the virtual representation is determined. The properties are employed to identify attributes associated with the virtual representation, such as temperature, weight, or sharpness of an edge, among other attributes of the virtual object. A degree of exhibition of the attributes is also determined based on the properties and their degrees of exhibition. Thereby, the virtual representation is provided with one or more attributes that instruct presentation and interactions of the virtual representation in a virtual world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: SHAWN C. WRIGHT, JEFFREY JESUS EVERTT, JUSTIN AVRAM CLARK, CHRISTOPHER HARLEY WILLOUGHBY, MIKE SCAVEZZE, MICHAEL A. SPALDING, KEVIN GEISNER, DANIEL L. OSBORN