Patents by Inventor William Hunter Jennings

William Hunter Jennings 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).

  • Facilitating aligning a user and camera for user authentication
    Patent number: 9715619
    Abstract: A user is authenticated based on user features that can be captured by a camera, such as facial features or eye features. In order for the user to be authenticated, an image is captured of the user while the user is within an interaction zone, which is an area that is within both a field of view of the camera and a suitable distance range from the camera. If the user is not within the suitable distance range from the camera, then feedback is provided indicating that the user is not within the suitable distance range from the camera. Various feedback can be provided, such as one or a combination of audio, visual, and haptic feedback. The feedback notifies the user that an adjustment is to be made to the location of the user and/or the camera in order for the user to be within the interaction zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Oscar Enrique Murillo, William Hunter Jennings, Stephen C. Speicher, Craig A. Fox, Matthew Anson Hartman
  • Facilitating Aligning A User And Camera For User Authentication
    Publication number: 20160267319
    Abstract: A user is authenticated based on user features that can be captured by a camera, such as facial features or eye features. In order for the user to be authenticated, an image is captured of the user while the user is within an interaction zone, which is an area that is within both a field of view of the camera and a suitable distance range from the camera. If the user is not within the suitable distance range from the camera, then feedback is provided indicating that the user is not within the suitable distance range from the camera. Various feedback can be provided, such as one or a combination of audio, visual, and haptic feedback. The feedback notifies the user that an adjustment is to be made to the location of the user and/or the camera in order for the user to be within the interaction zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Oscar Enrique Murillo, William Hunter Jennings, Stephen C. Speicher, Craig A. Fox, Matthew Anson Hartman