Patents by Inventor Amy Lynn SCARFONE

Amy Lynn SCARFONE 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).

  • Efficient color theming of background images in web-based mixed reality environments
    Patent number: 11403831
    Abstract: A data processing system for end-to-end configuration assistance for presenting a mixed reality environment implements sending a request to a mixed reality service for environment attribute information for a mixed reality environment, the environment attribute information including attributes of mixed reality environment for displaying the mixed reality service; receiving the environment attribute information from the mixed reality service; retrieving a grayscale background image from the mixed reality service identified in the environment attribute information; applying the grayscale background image as a texture to a background object in the mixed reality environment; determining a background color to be applied to the background object based on the environment attribute information; applying the background color to the background object to create a color background for the mixed reality environment; and displaying the mixed reality environment on a display of the data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Lee Smith, Spencer John Kopach, Amy Lynn Scarfone
  • Efficient Color Theming of Background Images in Web-Based Mixed Reality Environments
    Publication number: 20220222907
    Abstract: A data processing system for end-to-end configuration assistance for presenting a mixed reality environment implements sending a request to a mixed reality service for environment attribute information for a mixed reality environment, the environment attribute information including attributes of mixed reality environment for displaying the mixed reality service; receiving the environment attribute information from the mixed reality service; retrieving a grayscale background image from the mixed reality service identified in the environment attribute information; applying the grayscale background image as a texture to a background object in the mixed reality environment; determining a background color to be applied to the background object based on the environment attribute information; applying the background color to the background object to create a color background for the mixed reality environment; and displaying the mixed reality environment on a display of the data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Lee SMITH, Spencer John KOPACH, Amy Lynn SCARFONE