Patents by Inventor Leo Shing

Leo Shing 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).

  • Controller having accessory connectors for externalizing controls
    Patent number: 10286304
    Abstract: An accessory apparatus includes a housing, an apparatus connector, a plurality of auxiliary accessory interfaces, and an internal microcontroller. The connection connector is configured to mate with a corresponding accessory connector of a physical controller to electrically connect the internal microcontroller to the physical controller. Each auxiliary accessory connector is configured to enable a separate auxiliary user input device to operatively connect to the accessory apparatus and electrically connect with the internal microcontroller. The internal microcontroller is configured to: (1) receive an input control signal from an auxiliary user input device operatively connected to an auxiliary accessory connector of the plurality of auxiliary accessory connectors, (2) map the input control signal to a mapped control signal corresponding to a physical control of the physical controller, and (3) send the mapped control signal to the physical controller via the apparatus connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Brian G. Russell, Sam Michael Sarmast, Robert Bryce Johnson, Jonathan Shea Robinson, Andre Sutanto, Leo Shing, Ross Nelson, Christopher Kujawski, Evelyn Thomas, Kristine A. Hunter, Flor Albornoz, Rachel Yang, Christopher Harmon, Gregory M. Daly, Matthew Edward Hite
  • CONTROLLER HAVING ACCESSORY CONNECTORS FOR EXTERNALIZING CONTROLS
    Publication number: 20180056180
    Abstract: An accessory apparatus includes a housing, an apparatus connector, a plurality of auxiliary accessory interfaces, and an internal microcontroller. The connection connector is configured to mate with a corresponding accessory connector of a physical controller to electrically connect the internal microcontroller to the physical controller. Each auxiliary accessory connector is configured to enable a separate auxiliary user input device to operatively connect to the accessory apparatus and electrically connect with the internal microcontroller. The internal microcontroller is configured to: (1) receive an input control signal from an auxiliary user input device operatively connected to an auxiliary accessory connector of the plurality of auxiliary accessory connectors, (2) map the input control signal to a mapped control signal corresponding to a physical control of the physical controller, and (3) send the mapped control signal to the physical controller via the apparatus connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Brian G. Russell, Sam Michael Sarmast, Robert Bryce Johnson, Jonathan Shea Robinson, Andre Sutanto, Leo Shing, Ross Nelson, Christopher Kujawski, Evelyn Thomas, Kristine A. Hunter, Flor Albornoz, Rachel Yang, Christopher Harmon, Gregory M. Daly
  • ADAPTIVE AMBIENT SOUND SUPPRESSION AND SPEECH TRACKING
    Publication number: 20120245933
    Abstract: A device for suppressing ambient sounds from speech received by a microphone array is provided. One embodiment of the device comprises a microphone array, a processor, an analog-to-digital converter, and memory comprising instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Flaks, Ivan Tashev, Duncan McKay, Xudong Ni, Robert Heitkamp, Wei Guo, John Tardif, Leo Shing, Michael Baseflug
  • Adaptive ambient sound suppression and speech tracking
    Patent number: 8219394
    Abstract: A device for suppressing ambient sounds from speech received by a microphone array is provided. One embodiment of the device comprises a microphone array, a processor, an analog-to-digital converter, and memory comprising instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Flaks, Ivan Tashev, Duncan McKay, Xudong Ni, Robert Heitkamp, Wei Guo, John Tardif, Leo Shing, Michael Baseflug
  • ADAPTIVE AMBIENT SOUND SUPPRESSION AND SPEECH TRACKING
    Publication number: 20110178798
    Abstract: A device for suppressing ambient sounds from speech received by a microphone array is provided. One embodiment of the device comprises a microphone array, a processor, an analog-to-digital converter, and memory comprising instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Flaks, Ivan Tashev, Duncan McKay, Xudong Ni, Robert Heitkamp, Wei Guo, John Tardif, Leo Shing, Michael Baseflug