Patents by Inventor Mark James Finocchio

Mark James Finocchio 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).

  • Patent number: 10861165
    Abstract: A method to identify one or more depth-image segments that correspond to a predetermined object type is enacted in a depth-imaging controller operatively coupled to an optical time-of-flight (ToF) camera; it comprises: receiving depth-image data from the optical ToF camera, the depth-image data exhibiting an aliasing uncertainty, such that a coordinate (X, Y) of the depth-image data maps to a periodic series of depth values {Zk}; and labeling, as corresponding to the object type, one or more coordinates of the depth-image data exhibiting the aliasing uncertainty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Erroll William Wood, Michael Bleyer, Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Michael Scott Fenton, Mark James Finocchio, John Albert Judnich
  • Publication number: 20200226765
    Abstract: A method to identify one or more depth-image segments that correspond to a predetermined object type is enacted in a depth-imaging controller operatively coupled to an optical time-of-flight (ToF) camera; it comprises: receiving depth-image data from the optical ToF camera, the depth-image data exhibiting an aliasing uncertainty, such that a coordinate (X, Y) of the depth-image data maps to a periodic series of depth values {Zk}; and labeling, as corresponding to the object type, one or more coordinates of the depth-image data exhibiting the aliasing uncertainty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Erroll William WOOD, Michael BLEYER, Christopher Douglas EDMONDS, Michael Scott FENTON, Mark James FINOCCHIO, John Albert JUDNICH
  • Patent number: 10521026
    Abstract: Systems are provided that include a wireless hand-held inertial controller with passive optical and inertial tracking in a slim form-factor. These systems are configured for use with a head mounted virtual or augmented reality display device (HMD) that operates with six degrees of freedom by fusing (i) data related to the position of the controller derived from a forward-facing optical sensor located in the HMD with (ii) data relating to the orientation of the controller derived from an inertial measurement unit located in the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alexandru Octavian Balan, Constantin Dulu, Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Mark James Finocchio
  • Publication number: 20190087021
    Abstract: Systems are provided that include a wireless hand-held inertial controller with passive optical and inertial tracking in a slim form-factor. These systems are configured for use with a head mounted virtual or augmented reality display device (HMD) that operates with six degrees of freedom by fusing (i) data related to the position of the controller derived from a forward-facing optical sensor located in the HMD with (ii) data relating to the orientation of the controller derived from an inertial measurement unit located in the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Alexandru Octavian Balan, Constantin Dulu, Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Mark James Finocchio
  • Patent number: 10146335
    Abstract: A modular holding fixture for selectively coupling to a wireless hand-held inertial controller to provide passive optical and inertial tracking in a slim form-factor for use with a head mounted display that operates with six degrees of freedom by fusing (i) data related to the position of the controller derived from a forward-facing depth camera located in the head mounted display with (ii) data relating to the orientation of the controller derived from an inertial measurement unit located in the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alexandru Octavian Balan, Constantin Dulu, Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Mark James Finocchio
  • Patent number: 10146334
    Abstract: Apparatus and systems directed to a wireless hand-held inertial controller with passive optical and inertial tracking in a slim form-factor, for use with a head mounted virtual or augmented reality display device (HMD), that operates with six degrees of freedom by fusing (i) data related to the position of the controller derived from a forward-facing optical sensor located in the HMD with (ii) data relating to the orientation of the controller derived from an inertial measurement unit located in the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alexandru Octavian Balan, Constantin Dulu, Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Mark James Finocchio
  • Patent number: 10019076
    Abstract: Apparatus and systems directed to a wireless hand-held inertial controller with passive optical and inertial tracking in a slim form-factor, for use with a head mounted virtual or augmented reality display device (HMD), that operates with six degrees of freedom by fusing (i) data related to the position of the controller derived from a forward-facing optical sensor located in the HMD with (ii) data relating to the orientation of the controller derived from an inertial measurement unit located in the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alexandru Octavian Balan, Constantin Dulu, Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Mark James Finocchio
  • Publication number: 20170357334
    Abstract: A modular holding fixture for selectively coupling to a wireless hand-held inertial controller to provide passive optical and inertial tracking in a slim form-factor for use with a head mounted display that operates with six degrees of freedom by fusing (i) data related to the position of the controller derived from a forward-facing depth camera located in the head mounted display with (ii) data relating to the orientation of the controller derived from an inertial measurement unit located in the controller
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Alexandru Octavian Balan, Constantin Dulu, Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Mark James Finocchio
  • Publication number: 20170357333
    Abstract: Apparatus and systems directed to a wireless hand-held inertial controller with passive optical and inertial tracking in a slim form-factor, for use with a head mounted virtual or augmented reality display device (HMD), that operates with six degrees of freedom by fusing (i) data related to the position of the controller derived from a forward-facing optical sensor located in the HMD with (ii) data relating to the orientation of the controller derived from an inertial measurement unit located in the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Alexandru Octavian Balan, Constantin Dulu, Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Mark James Finocchio
  • Patent number: 7337401
    Abstract: A composite user interface element can be assembled from plural sub-elements. A simplified view of the representation of the user interface element can be provided wherein the composited user interface element appears to be a single element. When defined, various nodes for representing the user interface can be designated as selectively exposable. Such selectively exposable nodes can be ignored when performing operations via the simplified view. Accordingly, programmers can write code that need not take the complexity of the composite user interface element into account. Property determination can be done in light of the selectively exposable nodes. A simplified view can support nested user interface elements having respective selectively exposable nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Francis Ostertag, Mark James Finocchio, Michael Edward Dulac Winser, Benjamin Franklin Wang Jen-Shong Carter, Nicholas Kramer, Samuel Watkins Bent, Namita Gupta
  • Publication number: 20040122789
    Abstract: A composite user interface element can be assembled from plural sub-elements. A simplified view of the representation of the user interface element can be provided wherein the composited user interface element appears to be a single element. When defined, various nodes for representing the user interface can be designated as selectively exposable. Such selectively exposable nodes can be ignored when performing operations via the simplified view. Accordingly, programmers can write code that need not take the complexity of the composite user interface element into account. Property determination can be done in light of the selectively exposable nodes. A simplified view can support nested user interface elements having respective selectively exposable nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Francis Ostertag, Mark James Finocchio, Michael Edward Dulac Winser, Benjamin Franklin Wang Jen-Shong Carter, Nicholas Kramer, Samuel Watkins Bent, Namita Gupta