Patents by Inventor Jeffrey W. Hartin

Jeffrey W. Hartin 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).

  • User interface control based on head orientation
    Patent number: 8803800
    Abstract: Embodiments distinguish among user interface elements based on head orientation. Coordinates representing a set of at least three reference points in an image of a subject gazing on the user interface elements are received by a computing device. The set includes a first reference point and a second reference point located on opposite sides of a third reference point. A first distance between the first reference point and the third reference point is determined. A second distance between the second reference point and the third reference point is determined. The computing device compares the first distance to the second distance to calculate a head orientation value. The computing device selects at least one of the user interface elements based on the head orientation value. In some embodiments, the head orientation value enables the user to navigate a user interface menu or control a character in a game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dayam Joel Zambrano, Christian Piccolo, Jeffrey W. Hartin, Shawn M. Lucas
  • USER INTERFACE CONTROL BASED ON HEAD ORIENTATION
    Publication number: 20130141324
    Abstract: Embodiments distinguish among user interface elements based on head orientation. Coordinates representing a set of at least three reference points in an image of a subject gazing on the user interface elements are received by a computing device. The set includes a first reference point and a second reference point located on opposite sides of a third reference point. A first distance between the first reference point and the third reference point is determined. A second distance between the second reference point and the third reference point is determined. The computing device compares the first distance to the second distance to calculate a head orientation value. The computing device selects at least one of the user interface elements based on the head orientation value. In some embodiments, the head orientation value enables the user to navigate a user interface menu or control a character in a game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dayam Joel Zambrano, Christian Piccolo, Jeffrey W. Hartin, Shawn M. Lucas