Patents by Inventor Laura K. SUGDEN

Laura K. SUGDEN 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).

  • Digital project file presentation
    Patent number: 10553031
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to representing a digital project file. One example provides a computing device comprising a logic device and a storage device holding instructions executable to obtain a digital project file comprising a geometric representation of a real physical space, and a user-created annotation associated with a location in the representation. The instructions are further executable to display a representation of the file in a first rendering format, receive a request to display a representation of the file in a second rendering format in which one or more real surfaces of the real physical space are displayed as a virtual rendering, the one or more real surfaces not being displayed as the virtual rendering the first digital rendering format, and, in response to the request, display the representation of the file in the second format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory L. Alt, Laura K. Sugden, Shih-Sang Carnaven Chiu, Maxime Ouellet, Denise Ng
  • DIGITAL PROJECT FILE PRESENTATION
    Publication number: 20190172261
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to representing a digital project file. One example provides a computing device comprising a logic device and a storage device holding instructions executable to obtain a digital project file comprising a geometric representation of a real physical space, and a user-created annotation associated with a location in the representation. The instructions are further executable to display a representation of the file in a first rendering format, receive a request to display a representation of the file in a second rendering format in which one or more real surfaces of the real physical space are displayed as a virtual rendering, the one or more real surfaces not being displayed as the virtual rendering the first digital rendering format, and, in response to the request, display the representation of the file in the second format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory L. ALT, Laura K. SUGDEN, Shih-Sang Carnaven CHIU, Maxime OUELLET, Denise NG