Patents by Inventor Andrew F. MUEHLHAUSEN

Andrew F. MUEHLHAUSEN 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).

  • Remote multi-dimensional audio
    Patent number: 10674305
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides multi-dimensional audio output by providing a relative physical location of an audio transmitting device relative to an audio outputting device in a shared map of physical space shared between the audio transmitting device and the audio outputting device. An orientation of the audio outputting device relative to the audio transmitting device is determined and an audio signal received from the audio transmitting device via a communication network is processed using the determined orientation of the audio outputting device relative to the audio transmitting device and the relative physical location of the audio transmitting device to create an augmented audio signal. The augmented audio signal is output through at least one audio output on the audio outputting device in a manner indicating a relative physical direction of the audio transmitting device to the audio outputting device in the shared map of the physical space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kendall Clark York, Jeffrey Sipko, Aaron Krauss, Andrew F. Muehlhausen, Adolfo Hernandez Santisteban, Arthur C. Tomlin
  • Haptics to identify button regions
    Patent number: 10437336
    Abstract: An electronic device includes memory associating a control action with a defined region on an external surface of the electronic device. A localized haptic feedback response is provided responsive to detection of initial touch input within the defined region, and the control action is executed responsive to detection of a touch direction performed in association with the defined region following the detection of the touch input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Adolfo Hernandez Santisteban, Donna K. Long, Andrew F. Muehlhausen
  • REMOTE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL AUDIO
    Publication number: 20190289416
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides multi-dimensional audio output by providing a relative physical location of an audio transmitting device relative to an audio outputting device in a shared map of physical space shared between the audio transmitting device and the audio outputting device. An orientation of the audio outputting device relative to the audio transmitting device is determined and an audio signal received from the audio transmitting device via a communication network is processed using the determined orientation of the audio outputting device relative to the audio transmitting device and the relative physical location of the audio transmitting device to create an augmented audio signal. The augmented audio signal is output through at least one audio output on the audio outputting device in a manner indicating a relative physical direction of the audio transmitting device to the audio outputting device in the shared map of the physical space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kendall Clark YORK, Jeffrey SIPKO, Aaron KRAUSS, Andrew F. MUEHLHAUSEN, Adolfo HERNANDEZ SANTISTEBAN, Arthur C. Tomlin
  • HAPTICS TO IDENTIFY BUTTON REGIONS
    Publication number: 20180329494
    Abstract: An electronic device includes memory associating a control action with a defined region on an external surface of the electronic device. A localized haptic feedback response is provided responsive to detection of initial touch input within the defined region, and the control action is executed responsive to detection of a touch direction performed in association with the defined region following the detection of the touch input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Adolfo HERNANDEZ SANTISTEBAN, Donna K. LONG, Andrew F. MUEHLHAUSEN