Patents by Inventor Michael Andrew HAWKER

Michael Andrew HAWKER 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).

  • MASKING AND COMPOSITING VISUAL EFFECTS IN USER INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20240169605
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for rendering a visual effect on a graphical element, including: generating an initial visual effect based on the graphical element; computing a mask shape based on the graphical element; generating a mask based on the mask shape from the graphical element; masking the initial visual effect based on the mask to generate a masked visual effect; and combining the masked visual effect with the graphical element into a combined graphical element and visual effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Andrew HAWKER, Christopher Recarlo BLACKMAN, Xin LIU
  • Masking and compositing visual effects in user interfaces
    Patent number: 11922542
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for rendering a visual effect on a graphical element, including: generating an initial visual effect based on the graphical element; computing a mask shape based on the graphical element; generating a mask based on the mask shape from the graphical element; masking the initial visual effect based on the mask to generate a masked visual effect; and combining the masked visual effect with the graphical element into a combined graphical element and visual effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Hawker, Christopher Recarlo Blackman, Xin Liu
  • MASKING AND COMPOSITING VISUAL EFFECTS IN USER INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20230230295
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for rendering a visual effect on a graphical element, including: generating an initial visual effect based on the graphical element; computing a mask shape based on the graphical element; generating a mask based on the mask shape from the graphical element; masking the initial visual effect based on the mask to generate a masked visual effect; and combining the masked visual effect with the graphical element into a combined graphical element and visual effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Andrew HAWKER, Christopher Recarlo BLACKMAN, Xin LIU