Patents by Inventor Lars Schimmang

Lars Schimmang 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 for augmented and virtual reality systems
    Patent number: 7190378
    Abstract: A user interface for augmented reality (AR) systems and virtual reality (VR) systems which include a computer and virtual graphics and in which a user experiences a virtual viewing direction, includes: a virtual line pointer included in the virtual graphics and fixed with respect to the virtual viewing direction; a representation of the virtual line pointer to the user; and a user-operable device coupled to the computer for optionally marking an object intersecting the virtual line pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Corporate Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Sauer, Ali Khamene, Lars Schimmang
  • User interface for augmented and virtual reality systems
    Publication number: 20030063132
    Abstract: A user interface for augmented reality (AR) systems and virtual reality (VR) systems which include a computer and virtual graphics and in which a user experiences a virtual viewing direction, includes: a virtual line pointer included in the virtual graphics and fixed with respect to the virtual viewing direction; a representation of the virtual line pointer to the user; and a user-operable device coupled to the computer for optionally marking an object intersecting the virtual line pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Frank Sauer, Ali Khamene, Lars Schimmang