Patents by Inventor Andrew Fitzgibbon
Andrew Fitzgibbon 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).
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Patent number: 11372873Abstract: A set of electronic slide decks is searched using a target slide of a first electronic slide deck, each of the electronic slide decks containing a sequence of slides to be presented individually. A computer system receives from a user input individually selecting the target slide as a search input from the slides of the first electronic slide deck, compares the target slide with the slides of each electronic slide deck in the set to determine whether any of those slides matches the target slide, so as to determine, for each of the set of electronic slide decks, whether that electronic slide deck contains at least one slide that matches the target slide; and displays a set of search results in response to the user input, wherein each of the search results represents one of the electronic slide decks determined to contain at least one matching slide.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Siân Elizabeth Lindley, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Samuel Gavin Smyth, Richard Malcolm Banks, Darren Keith Edge, Advait Sarkar, Olivia Evelyn Mary Fletcher Vane, Michael William Armstrong, Ewa Luger
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Patent number: 10878619Abstract: A system is provided that allows a user to visualize data. A dataset that includes a plurality of data items arranged in a two-dimensional (2D) format is received. A request to visualize the dataset in three dimensions is then received. A three-dimensional (3D) visualization of the dataset is then generated based on this request. This 3D visualization adds a third dimension to the 2D arrangement of data items, where the extent of the third dimension is commensurate with the type and value of the data items. This 3D visualization includes an initial depiction of the dataset which is generated from a point of view that is specified by this request. The initial depiction of the dataset is then displayed on a display device of the system in lieu of the dataset itself.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Lewey Geselowitz, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Richard Banks, Stephanie Horn
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Patent number: 10845945Abstract: This disclosure relates to computer-implemented management of first and second electronic documents, each of containing a sequence of content components. A user interface displays a first sequence of display elements to represent the first electronic document, and a second sequence of display elements to represent the second electronic document. Each of the display elements in each of the displayed sequences represents an individual content component or group of content components of the electronic document represented by that sequence. The first and second sequences are displayed alongside each other, with their respective display elements in an initial alignment, to allow a side-by-side comparison of the electronic documents. The user can automatically realign the sequences to a selected content component.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Samuel Gavin Smyth, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Siân Elizabeth Lindley, Richard Malcolm Banks, Darren Keith Edge, Advait Sarkar, Olivia Evelyn Mary Fletcher Vane, Michael William Armstrong, Ewa Luger
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Patent number: 10656814Abstract: This disclose relates to computer-implemented management of an electronic slide deck, the electronic slide deck containing a set of slides to be presented individually. The computer system processes the slides of the electronic slide deck to autonomously group the slides into a plurality of groups, the autonomous grouping being performed by identifying the slides in each of the groups as having related content, generates in association with the electronic slide deck, grouping data in electronic storage accessible to the computer system, the grouping data denoting the identified groups of slides, and controls a user interface based on the stored grouping data to convey, to a user, information relating to at least one of the identified groups of slides.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Siân Elizabeth Lindley, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Samuel Gavin Smyth, Richard Malcolm Banks, Darren Keith Edge, Advait Sarkar, Olivia Evelyn Mary Fletcher Vane, Michael William Armstrong, Ewa Luger
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Publication number: 20190266787Abstract: A system is provided that allows a user to visualize data. A dataset that includes a plurality of data items arranged in a two-dimensional (2D) format is received. A request to visualize the dataset in three dimensions is then received. A three-dimensional (3D) visualization of the dataset is then generated based on this request. This 3D visualization adds a third dimension to the 2D arrangement of data items, where the extent of the third dimension is commensurate with the type and value of the data items. This 3D visualization includes an initial depiction of the dataset which is generated from a point of view that is specified by this request. The initial depiction of the dataset is then displayed on a display device of the system in lieu of the dataset itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Lewey Geselowitz, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Richard Banks, Stephanie Horn
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Patent number: 10338753Abstract: A flexible multi-layer sensing surface comprises a first flexible layer and a second flexible layer. The first flexible layer is a sensing layer and the second sensing layer is another sensing layer or an output layer. The sensing surface also comprises a calibration module which is configured to use the first flexible sensing layer to detect the relative position of the first and second flexible layers and this detected relative position is then used to update one or more stored operating parameters.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Greg Saul, Daniel Cletheroe, Nicolas Villar, Haiyan Zhang, Oscar Salandin, Christian Holz, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Stephen Edward Hodges
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Patent number: 10290147Abstract: A system is provided that allows a user to visualize data. A dataset that includes a plurality of data items arranged in a two-dimensional (2D) format is received. A request to visualize the dataset in three dimensions is then received. A three-dimensional (3D) visualization of the dataset is then generated based on this request. This 3D visualization adds a third dimension to the 2D arrangement of data items, where the extent of the third dimension is commensurate with the type and value of the data items. This 3D visualization includes an initial depiction of the dataset which is generated from a point of view that is specified by this request. The initial depiction of the dataset is then displayed on a display device of the system in lieu of the dataset itself.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Lewey Geselowitz, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Richard Banks, Stephanie Horn
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Publication number: 20180349449Abstract: A set of electronic slide decks is searched using a target slide of a first electronic slide deck, each of the electronic slide decks containing a sequence of slides to be presented individually. A computer system receives from a user input individually selecting the target slide as a search input from the slides of the first electronic slide deck, compares the target slide with the slides of each electronic slide deck in the set to determine whether any of those slides matches the target slide, so as to determine, for each of the set of electronic slide decks, whether that electronic slide deck contains at least one slide that matches the target slide; and displays a set of search results in response to the user input, wherein each of the search results represents one of the electronic slide decks determined to contain at least one matching slide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Siân Elizabeth LINDLEY, Andrew FITZGIBBON, Samuel Gavin SMYTH, Richard Malcolm BANKS, Darren Keith EDGE, Advait SARKAR, Olivia Evelyn Mary FLETCHER VANE, Michael William ARMSTRONG, Ewa LUGER
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Publication number: 20180348989Abstract: This disclosure relates to computer-implemented management of first and second electronic documents, each of containing a sequence of content components. A user interface displays a first sequence of display elements to represent the first electronic document, and a second sequence of display elements to represent the second electronic document. Each of the display elements in each of the displayed sequences represents an individual content component or group of content components of the electronic document represented by that sequence. The first and second sequences are displayed alongside each other, with their respective display elements in an initial alignment, to allow a side-by-side comparison of the electronic documents. The user can automatically realign the sequences to a selected content component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Samuel Gavin SMYTH, Andrew FITZGIBBON, Siân Elizabeth LINDLEY, Richard Malcolm BANKS, Darren Keith EDGE, Advait SARKAR, Olivia Evelyn Mary FLETCHER VANE, Michael William ARMSTRONG, Ewa LUGER
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Publication number: 20180349006Abstract: This disclose relates to computer-implemented management of an electronic slide deck, the electronic slide deck containing a set of slides to be presented individually. The computer system processes the slides of the electronic slide deck to autonomously group the slides into a plurality of groups, the autonomous grouping being performed by identifying the slides in each of the groups as having related content, generates in association with the electronic slide deck, grouping data in electronic storage accessible to the computer system, the grouping data denoting the identified groups of slides, and controls a user interface based on the stored grouping data to convey, to a user, information relating to at least one of the identified groups of slides.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Siân Elizabeth LINDLEY, Andrew FITZGIBBON, Samuel Gavin SMYTH, Richard Malcolm BANKS, Darren Keith EDGE, Advait SARKAR, Olivia Evelyn Mary FLETCHER VANE, Michael William ARMSTRONG, Ewa LUGER
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Patent number: 10049458Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing interference between multiple infra-red depth cameras are described. In an embodiment, the system comprises multiple infra-red sources, each of which projects a structured light pattern into the environment. A controller is used to control the sources in order to reduce the interference caused by overlapping light patterns. Various methods are described including: cycling between the different sources, where the cycle used may be fixed or may change dynamically based on the scene detected using the cameras; setting the wavelength of each source so that overlapping patterns are at different wavelengths; moving source-camera pairs in independent motion patterns; and adjusting the shape of the projected light patterns to minimize overlap. These methods may also be combined in any way. In another embodiment, the system comprises a single source and a mirror system is used to cast the projected structured light pattern around the environment.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Shahram Izadi, David Molyneaux, Otmar Hilliges, David Kim, Jamie Daniel Joseph Shotton, Stephen Edward Hodges, David Alexander Butler, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Pushmeet Kohli
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Patent number: 9963085Abstract: A liftgate is provided with a modular sensor housing that spans a substantial portion of the width of the liftgate. The sensor housing has a plurality of rearward-facing apertures adapted to permit the cameras and/or proximity sensors from the vehicle to “see” through the housing. The sensor housing incorporates a plurality of sensor mounting brackets specifically adapted to the particular configuration of the vehicle sensors. The modular sensor housing enables a liftgate to be installed without disabling the rearview camera and proximity sensors.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: BUS BROWN INCInventors: Timothy Smith, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Jason Bush
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Publication number: 20170123531Abstract: A flexible multi-layer sensing surface comprises a first flexible layer and a second flexible layer. The first flexible layer is a sensing layer and the second sensing layer is another sensing layer or an output layer. The sensing surface also comprises a calibration module which is configured to use the first flexible sensing layer to detect the relative position of the first and second flexible layers and this detected relative position is then used to update one or more stored operating parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Greg Saul, Daniel Cletheroe, Nicolas Villar, Haiyan Zhang, Oscar Salandin, Christian Holz, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Stephen Edward Hodges
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Publication number: 20170050551Abstract: A liftgate is provided with a modular sensor housing that spans a substantial portion of the width of the liftgate. The sensor housing has a plurality of rearward-facing apertures adapted to permit the cameras and/or proximity sensors from the vehicle to “see” through the housing. The sensor housing incorporates a plurality of sensor mounting brackets specifically adapted to the particular configuration of the vehicle sensors. The modular sensor housing enables a liftgate to be installed without disabling the rearview camera and proximity sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Timothy SMITH, Andrew FITZGIBBON, Jason BUSH
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Publication number: 20170046872Abstract: A system is provided that allows a user to visualize data. A dataset that includes a plurality of data items arranged in a two-dimensional (2D) format is received. A request to visualize the dataset in three dimensions is then received. A three-dimensional (3D) visualization of the dataset is then generated based on this request. This 3D visualization adds a third dimension to the 2D arrangement of data items, where the extent of the third dimension is commensurate with the type and value of the data items. This 3D visualization includes an initial depiction of the dataset which is generated from a point of view that is specified by this request. The initial depiction of the dataset is then displayed on a display device of the system in lieu of the dataset itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Lewey Geselowitz, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Richard Banks, Stephanie Horn
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Publication number: 20160163054Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing interference between multiple infra-red depth cameras are described. In an embodiment, the system comprises multiple infra-red sources, each of which projects a structured light pattern into the environment. A controller is used to control the sources in order to reduce the interference caused by overlapping light patterns. Various methods are described including: cycling between the different sources, where the cycle used may be fixed or may change dynamically based on the scene detected using the cameras; setting the wavelength of each source so that overlapping patterns are at different wavelengths; moving source-camera pairs in independent motion patterns; and adjusting the shape of the projected light patterns to minimize overlap. These methods may also be combined in any way. In another embodiment, the system comprises a single source and a mirror system is used to cast the projected structured light pattern around the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Shahram Izadi, David Molyneaux, Otmar Hilliges, David Kim, Jamie Daniel Joseph Shotton, Stephen Edward Hodges, David Alexander Butler, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Pushmeet Kohli
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Patent number: 9280719Abstract: Foreground and background image segmentation is described. In an example, a seed region is selected in a foreground portion of an image, and a geodesic distance is calculated from each image element to the seed region. A subset of the image elements having a geodesic distance less than a threshold is determined, and this subset of image elements are labeled as foreground. In another example, an image element from an image showing at least a user, a foreground object in proximity to the user, and a background is applied to trained decision trees to obtain probabilities of the image element representing one of these items, and a corresponding classification assigned to the image element. This is repeated for each image element. Image elements classified as belonging to the user are labeled as foreground, and image elements classified as foreground objects or background are labeled as background.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Antonio Criminisi, Jamie Daniel Joseph Shotton, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Toby Sharp, Matthew Darius Cook
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Patent number: 9242171Abstract: Real-time camera tracking using depth maps is described. In an embodiment depth map frames are captured by a mobile depth camera at over 20 frames per second and used to dynamically update in real-time a set of registration parameters which specify how the mobile depth camera has moved. In examples the real-time camera tracking output is used for computer game applications and robotics. In an example, an iterative closest point process is used with projective data association and a point-to-plane error metric in order to compute the updated registration parameters. In an example, a graphics processing unit (GPU) implementation is used to optimize the error metric in real-time. In some embodiments, a dense 3D model of the mobile camera environment is used.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Richard Newcombe, Shahram Izadi, David Molyneaux, Otmar Hilliges, David Kim, Jamie Daniel Joseph Shotton, Pushmeet Kohli, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Stephen Edward Hodges, David Alexander Butler
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Patent number: 9247238Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing interference between multiple infra-red depth cameras are described. In an embodiment, the system comprises multiple infra-red sources, each of which projects a structured light pattern into the environment. A controller is used to control the sources in order to reduce the interference caused by overlapping light patterns. Various methods are described including: cycling between the different sources, where the cycle used may be fixed or may change dynamically based on the scene detected using the cameras; setting the wavelength of each source so that overlapping patterns are at different wavelengths; moving source-camera pairs in independent motion patterns; and adjusting the shape of the projected light patterns to minimize overlap. These methods may also be combined in any way. In another embodiment, the system comprises a single source and a mirror system is used to cast the projected structured light pattern around the environment.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Shahram Izadi, David Molyneaux, Otmar Hilliges, David Kim, Jamie Daniel Joseph Shotton, Stephen Edward Hodges, David Alexander Butler, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Pushmeet Kohli
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Patent number: 9053571Abstract: Generating computer models of 3D objects is described. In one example, depth images of an object captured by a substantially static depth camera are used to generate the model, which is stored in a memory device in a three-dimensional volume. Portions of the depth image determined to relate to the background are removed to leave a foreground depth image. The position and orientation of the object in the foreground depth image is tracked by comparison to a preceding depth image, and the foreground depth image is integrated into the volume by using the position and orientation to determine where to add data derived from the foreground depth image into the volume. In examples, the object is hand-rotated by a user before the depth camera. Hands that occlude the object are integrated out of the model as they do not move in sync with the object due to re-gripping.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jamie Daniel Joseph Shotton, Shahram Izadi, Otmar Hilliges, David Kim, David Molyneaux, Pushmeet Kohli, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Stephen Edward Hodges