Patents by Inventor Isaac Kenneth Kunen
Isaac Kenneth Kunen 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: 10586384Abstract: Architecture that enables the preservation of label readability in a scene (e.g., map, map tiles, graphical background, etc.) by way of label orientation relative to a fixed heading on a plane or curved surface. After identifying an initial fixed heading, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene along that heading without changing the camera heading as measured relative to a fixed point does not alter label orientation. In a mapping implementation, after identifying an initial fixed camera heading over terrain of the Earth, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene without changing the camera heading as measured relative to some fixed point does not change label orientation. The orientation of labels may be changed if the heading of the camera is altered, but this change is delayed until camera movement quiesces.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Isaac Kenneth Kunen, Brenton Gunning, Daniel Dole, Juan Pablo Candelas Gonzalez, Donald A. Barnett, Romualdo Impas, David Buerer
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Publication number: 20190266791Abstract: Architecture that enables the preservation of label readability in a scene (e.g., map, map tiles, graphical background, etc.) by way of label orientation relative to a fixed heading on a plane or curved surface. After identifying an initial fixed heading, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene along that heading without changing the camera heading as measured relative to a fixed point does not alter label orientation. In a mapping implementation, after identifying an initial fixed camera heading over terrain of the Earth, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene without changing the camera heading as measured relative to some fixed point does not change label orientation. The orientation of labels may be changed if the heading of the camera is altered, but this change is delayed until camera movement quiesces.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Isaac Kenneth Kunen, Brenton Gunning, Daniel Dole, Juan Pablo Candelas Gonzalez, Donald A. Barnett, Romualdo Impas, David Buerer
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Patent number: 10339705Abstract: Architecture that enables the preservation of label readability in a scene (e.g., map, map tiles, graphical background, etc.) by way of label orientation relative to a fixed heading on a plane or curved surface. After identifying an initial fixed heading, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene along that heading without changing the camera heading as measured relative to a fixed point does not alter label orientation. In a mapping implementation, after identifying an initial fixed camera heading over terrain of the Earth, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene without changing the camera heading as measured relative to some fixed point does not change label orientation. The orientation of labels may be changed if the heading of the camera is altered, but this change is delayed until camera movement quiesces.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Isaac Kenneth Kunen, Brenton Gunning, Daniel Dole, Juan Pablo Candelas Gonzalez, Donald A. Barnett, Romualdo Impas, David Buerer
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Patent number: 9530239Abstract: Architecture that enables the preservation of label readability in a scene (e.g., map, map tiles, graphical background, etc.) by way of label orientation relative to a fixed heading on a plane or curved surface. After identifying an initial fixed heading, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene along that heading without changing the camera heading as measured relative to a fixed point does not alter label orientation. In a mapping implementation, after identifying an initial fixed camera heading over terrain of the Earth, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene without changing the camera heading as measured relative to some fixed point does not change label orientation. The orientation of labels may be changed if the heading of the camera is altered, but this change is delayed until camera movement quiesces.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Isaac Kenneth Kunen, Brenton Gunning, Daniel Dole, Juan Pablo Candelas Gonzalez, Donald A. Barnett, Romualdo Impas, David Buerer
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Publication number: 20160371852Abstract: Architecture that enables the preservation of label readability in a scene (e.g., map, map tiles, graphical background, etc.) by way of label orientation relative to a fixed heading on a plane or curved surface. After identifying an initial fixed heading, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene along that heading without changing the camera heading as measured relative to a fixed point does not alter label orientation. In a mapping implementation, after identifying an initial fixed camera heading over terrain of the Earth, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene without changing the camera heading as measured relative to some fixed point does not change label orientation. The orientation of labels may be changed if the heading of the camera is altered, but this change is delayed until camera movement quiesces.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Isaac Kenneth Kunen, Brenton Gunning, Daniel Dole, Juan Pablo Candelas Gonzalez, Donald A. Barnett, Romualdo Impas, David Buerer
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Publication number: 20150130807Abstract: Architecture that enables the preservation of label readability in a scene (e.g., map, map tiles, graphical background, etc.) by way of label orientation relative to a fixed heading on a plane or curved surface. After identifying an initial fixed heading, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene along that heading without changing the camera heading as measured relative to a fixed point does not alter label orientation. In a mapping implementation, after identifying an initial fixed camera heading over terrain of the Earth, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene without changing the camera heading as measured relative to some fixed point does not change label orientation. The orientation of labels may be changed if the heading of the camera is altered, but this change is delayed until camera movement quiesces.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Isaac Kenneth Kunen, Brenton Gunning, Daniel Dole, Juan Pablo Candelas Gonzalez, Donald A. Barnett, Romualdo Impas, David Buerer
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Publication number: 20150130792Abstract: Architecture that enables the representation of labels as objects in the 3D (three-dimensional) world, with size, elevation, and orientation. Logical hierarchies in the world are represented by the placement and prominence of labels in the 3D world scene. For example, state labels are positioned higher and larger than city labels. The illusion of the label as a fixed element in the 3D model is maintained during manipulations. Additionally, movement is provided to ensure legibility, but is delayed until the user's input is quiescent. Moreover, labels along roads, for example, can be oriented to stand vertically along a curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Isaac Kenneth Kunen, Romualdo Impas, Donald A. Barnett, Juan Pablo Candelas Gonzalez, Brenton Gunning, David Buerer
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Patent number: 8638327Abstract: A system and method that facilitates planar processing of round earth data by employing a tiled projection is provided. The tiled projection is a two-step projection from the surface of the earth to a common plane that preserves polygons and polygonal paths. During the first step, the system performs a gnomonic projection to the facets of a circumscribed platonic solid, which maps spherical polygons to spatial polygons on the facets of the solid. During the second step, the system performs a polygon-preserving projection from the facets of the platonic solid to tiles in common plane. Thus, projections from multiple facets of the platonic solid on the common plane are processed by employing a planar algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael Kallay, Isaac Kenneth Kunen
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Publication number: 20090123088Abstract: A system and method that facilitates planar processing of round earth data by employing a tiled projection is provided. The tiled projection is a two-step projection from the surface of the earth to a common plane that preserves polygons and polygonal paths. During the first step, the system performs a gnomonic projection to the facets of a circumscribed platonic solid, which maps spherical polygons to spatial polygons on the facets of the solid. During the second step, the system performs a polygon-preserving projection from the facets of the platonic solid to tiles in common plane. Thus, projections from multiple facets of the platonic solid on the common plane are processed by employing a planar algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Kallay, Isaac Kenneth Kunen