Patents by Inventor Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier 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: 9013564Abstract: An autostereoscopic 3D display system includes a display having a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel is configured to display light rays representing a left-eye view and a right-eye view of an image. The autostereoscopic 3D display system further includes an optical-deflection system configured to control the light rays representing the left-eye view and the right-eye view. The optical-deflection system includes a separately controllable lenslet associated with each pixel, where the lenslet is configured to steer the light ray representing the left-eye view corresponding to the pixel, and steer the light ray representing the right-eye view corresponding to the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Elwha LLCInventors: Steven Bathiche, Alistair K. Chan, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K. Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, Jaron Lanier, John L. Manferdelli, Clarence T. Tegreene, David B. Tuckerman, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140376785Abstract: A system for enhancing a facial expression includes a processing circuit is configured to receive video of a user, generate facial data corresponding to a face of the user, analyze the facial data to identify a facial expression, enhance the facial data based on the facial expression, and output modified video including the enhanced facial data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Steven Bathiche, Alistair K. Chan, William David Duncan, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, Jaron Lanier, John L. Manferdelli, Clarence T. Tegreene, Adrian Travis, Charles Whitmer, Victoria Y.H. Wood, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
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Publication number: 20140267228Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) experience is mapped to various environments. A three-dimensional data model that describes a scene of an environment, and a description of the AR experience, are input. The AR experience description includes a set of digital content that is to be mapped into the scene, and a set of constraints that defines attributes of the digital content when it is mapped into the scene. The 3D data model is analyzed to detect affordances in the scene, where this analysis generates a list of detected affordances. The list of detected affordances and the set of constraints are used to solve for a mapping of the set of digital content into the scene that substantially satisfies the set of constraints. The AR experience is also mapped to changing environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Eyal Ofek, Ran Gal, Douglas Burger, Jaron Lanier
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Publication number: 20140268277Abstract: A display device includes a waveguide, a reconfigurable phase mask, and a controller. The controller dynamically reconfigures the reconfigurable phase mask so as to modulate display light in accordance with a detected position of an eye and/or a parameter for a shape of the waveguide. The waveguide transmits the modulated display light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Andreas Georgiou, Joel Kollin, Adrian Travis, Stephen Heil, Jaron Lanier, Doug Burger
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Patent number: 8839358Abstract: Progressive authentication is generally employed to establish the authenticity of a user, such as a user of a computing device, or a user that wants to access a proprietary data item, software application or on-line service. This can entail inputting authentication factors each of which corresponds to one or multiple attributes associated with the user, or historical patterns of one or more attributes associated with the user, or both, and a confidence level that estimates a reliability of the factor. Sensor readings captured by one or more sensors are also input. Each sensor senses a user attribute and are used to quantify each authentication factor confidence level. An overall confidence level is established based at least in part on a combination of the individual confidence levels. A user is then designated as being authentic whenever the established overall confidence level exceeds a prescribed authentication level.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Karin Strauss, Oriana Riva, Douglas Burger, Jaron Lanier
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Publication number: 20140200079Abstract: A method of displaying visual information to different viewer-eyes includes receiving eye strength data indicative of a deficiency of a weak viewer-eye with respect to a dominant viewer-eye. The method further includes causing a 3D-display system to display a first perspective of an image to the weak viewer-eye and causing the 3D-display system to display a second perspective of the image to the dominant viewer-eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Elwha LLCInventors: Steven Bathiche, Alistair K. Chan, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K.Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, Jaron Lanier, John L. Manferdelli, Clarence T. Tegreene, Adrian Travis, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
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Publication number: 20140198297Abstract: A method for treating a weak viewer-eye includes the steps of receiving eye-strength data indicative of an eye-strength of the weak viewer-eye and causing a 3D display system to vary, in accordance with the eye-strength of the weak viewer-eye, display characteristics of a perspective that the 3D display system displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Elwha LLCInventors: Steven Bathiche, Alistair K. Chan, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, Jaron Lanier, John L. Manferdelli, Clarence T. Tegreene, Adrian Travis, David B. Tuckerman, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y.H. Wood
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Patent number: 8754831Abstract: Embodiments that relate facilitating the viewing of images on a mobile device are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a mobile device including a display screen and an image display system configured to selectively switch between a first viewing mode in which an image comprising a first amount of visual information is displayed at a first apparent distance from the display screen and a second viewing mode in which an image comprising a second, different amount of visual information is displayed at a second apparent distance from the display screen. The mobile device further includes a controller in communication with the image display system, wherein the controller is configured to switch between the first viewing mode and the second viewing mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Joel S. Kollin, Jaron Lanier
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Publication number: 20130296682Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to the integration of pre-surgical images and surgical images. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, on a computing system, a method including receiving a pre-surgical image of a patient, receiving a depth image of the patient during surgery, and comparing the depth image of the patient to the pre-surgical image of the patient. The method further comprises providing an output based upon a result of comparing the depth image of the patient to the pre-surgical image of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: John Clavin, Jaron Lanier
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Publication number: 20130252216Abstract: Embodiments related to an interactive physical therapy experience are disclosed. One embodiment provides a computing device configured to receive, from an administrator client, an assigned exercise list comprising one or more assigned exercises to be performed by a user. The computing device is further configured to send, to a user client, one or more exercise modules, each of the exercise modules representing one of the assigned exercises. The computing device is further configured to receive prescription tracking data representing performance of the one or more assigned exercises by the user, and provide feedback to the administrator client based on the prescription tracking data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: John Clavin, Jaron Lanier
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Publication number: 20130055348Abstract: Progressive authentication is generally employed to establish the authenticity of a user, such as a user of a computing device, or a user that wants to access a proprietary data item, software application or on-line service. This can entail inputting authentication factors each of which corresponds to one or multiple attributes associated with the user, or historical patterns of one or more attributes associated with the user, or both, and a confidence level that estimates a reliability of the factor. Sensor readings captured by one or more sensors are also input. Each sensor senses a user attribute and are used to quantify each authentication factor confidence level. An overall confidence level is established based at least in part on a combination of the individual confidence levels. A user is then designated as being authentic whenever the established overall confidence level exceeds a prescribed authentication level.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Karin Strauss, Oriana Riva, Douglas Burger, Jaron Lanier
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Publication number: 20130033485Abstract: Embodiments that relate facilitating the viewing of images on a mobile device are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a mobile device including a display screen and an image display system configured to selectively switch between a first viewing mode in which an image comprising a first amount of visual information is displayed at a first apparent distance from the display screen and a second viewing mode in which an image comprising a second, different amount of visual information is displayed at a second apparent distance from the display screen. The mobile device further includes a controller in communication with the image display system, wherein the controller is configured to switch between the first viewing mode and the second viewing mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Joel S. Kollin, Jaron Lanier
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Publication number: 20120233198Abstract: Virtual worlds are generated from pre-existing data structures containing non-geometric data. An existing data structure containing non-geometric data is access and queried to identify parameters and the dependency structure of data in the data structure. Geometric objects are designed based on the identified parameters and dependency structure, and a virtual world is created from the geometric objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: JARON LANIER, EYAL OFEK, JOHN CLAVIN
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Publication number: 20100039380Abstract: A system that includes a desk top assembly of a display and sensors mounted on a robotic arm. The arm moves the assembly so that it remains within position and orientation tolerances relative to the user's head as the user looks around. Near-field speaker arrays supply audio and a microphone array senses a user's voice. Filters are applied to head motion to reduce latency for arm's tracking of the head. The system is full duplex with other systems allowing immersive collaboration. Lighting and sound generation take place close to the user's head. A haptic interface device allows the user to grab the display/sensor array and move it about. Motion acts as a planar selection device for 3D data. Planar force feedback allows a user to “feel” the data. Users see not only each other through display windows, but can also see the positions and orientations of each others' planar selections of shared 3D models or data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: GRAPHICS PROPERTIES HOLDINGS, INC.Inventor: Jaron Lanier
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Patent number: 7626569Abstract: A system that includes a desk top assembly of a display and sensors mounted on a robotic arm. The arm moves the assembly so that it remains within position and orientation tolerances relative to the user's head as the user looks around. Near-field speaker arrays supply audio and a microphone array senses a user's voice. Filters are applied to head motion to reduce latency for arm's tracking of the head. The system is full duplex with other systems allowing immersive collaboration. Lighting and sound generation take place close to the user's head. A haptic interface device allows the user to grab the display/sensor array and move it about. Motion acts as a planar selection device for 3D data. Planar force feedback allows a user to “feel” the data. Users see not only each other through display windows, but can also see the positions and orientations of each others' planar selections of shared 3D models or data.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Jaron Lanier
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Publication number: 20060119572Abstract: A system that includes a desk top assembly of a display and sensors mounted on a robotic arm. The arm moves the assembly so that it remains within position and orientation tolerances relative to the user's head as the user looks around. Near-field speaker arrays supply audio and a microphone array senses a user's voice. Filters are applied to head motion to reduce latency for arm's tracking of the head. The system is full duplex with other systems allowing immersive collaboration. Lighting and sound generation take place close to the user's head. A haptic interface device allows the user to grab the display/sensor array and move it about. Motion acts as a planar selection device for 3D data. Planar force feedback allows a user to “feel” the data. Users see not only each other through display windows, but can also see the positions and orientations of each others' planar selections of shared 3D models or data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2005Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventor: Jaron Lanier
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Patent number: 6400374Abstract: A graphic image system comprising a video camera producing a first video signal defining a first image including a foreground object and a background, the foreground object preferably including an image of a human subject having a head with a face; an image position estimating system for identifying a position with respect to said foreground object, e.g., the head, the foreground object having features in constant physical relation to the position; and a computer, responsive to the position estimating system, for defining a mask region separating the foreground object from said background. The computer generates a second video signal including a portion corresponding to the mask region, responsive to said position estimating system, which preferably includes a character having a mask outline.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1996Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Eyematic Interfaces, Inc.Inventor: Jaron Lanier
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Publication number: 20020018070Abstract: A graphic image system comprising a video camera producing a first video signal defining a first image including a foreground object and a background, the foreground object preferably including an image of a human subject having a head with a face; an image position estimating system for identifying a position with respect to said foreground object, e.g., the head, the foreground object having features in constant physical relation to the position; and a computer, responsive to the position estimating system, for defining a mask region separating the foreground object from said background. The computer generates a second video signal including a portion corresponding to the mask region, responsive to said position estimating system, which preferably includes a character having a mask outline.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 1996Publication date: February 14, 2002Inventor: JARON LANIER