Patents by Inventor Kimberly C. Ruth

Kimberly C. Ruth 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).

  • Techniques for managing multi-user content in augmented reality applications
    Patent number: 11410360
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method of providing visual cues for private virtual objects is provided. In response to determining that presentation of a protected characteristic of a virtual object is not permitted by an augmented reality system, the augmented reality system presents a placeholder object. In some embodiments, a method of protecting a location from undesirable virtual objects is provided. In response to determining that a location for a virtual object is associated with a protected location, a low-invasiveness version of a mesh of the virtual object is presented. In some embodiments, a method of decoupling a virtual object from a static physical location is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Inventors: Kimberly C. Ruth, Tadayoshi Kohno, Franziska Roesner
  • TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING MULTI-USER CONTENT IN AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20200364915
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method of providing visual cues for private virtual objects is provided. In response to determining that presentation of a protected characteristic of a virtual object is not permitted by an augmented reality system, the augmented reality system presents a placeholder object. In some embodiments, a method of protecting a location from undesirable virtual objects is provided. In response to determining that a location for a virtual object is associated with a protected location, a low-invasiveness version of a mesh of the virtual object is presented. In some embodiments, a method of decoupling a virtual object from a static physical location is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Kimberly C. Ruth, Tadayoshi Kohno, Franziska Roesner