Patents by Inventor Andrew R. Campbell

Andrew R. Campbell 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).

  • Publication number: 20150190716
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer media for generating an avatar reflecting a player's current appearance. Data describing the player's current appearance is received. The data includes a visible spectrum image of the player, a depth image including both the player and a current background, and skeletal data for the player. The skeletal data indicates an outline of the player's skeleton. Based at least in part on the received data, one or more of the following are captured: a facial appearance of the player; a hair appearance of the player; a clothing appearance of the player; and a skin color of the player. A 3D avatar resembling the player is generated by combining the captured facial appearance, hair appearance, clothing appearance, and/or skin color with predetermined avatar features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: JEFFREY JESUS EVERTT, JUSTIN AVRAM CLARK, ZACHARY TYLER MIDDLETON, MATTHEW J. PULS, MARK THOMAS MIHELICH, DAN OSBORN, ANDREW R. CAMPBELL, CHARLES EVERETT MARTIN, DAVID M. HILL
  • Patent number: 9013489
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer media for generating an avatar reflecting a player's current appearance. Data describing the player's current appearance is received. The data includes a visible spectrum image of the player, a depth image including both the player and a current background, and skeletal data for the player. The skeletal data indicates an outline of the player's skeleton. Based at least in part on the received data, one or more of the following are captured: a facial appearance of the player; a hair appearance of the player; a clothing appearance of the player; and a skin color of the player. A 3D avatar resembling the player is generated by combining the captured facial appearance, hair appearance, clothing appearance, and/or skin color with predetermined avatar features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Jesus Evertt, Justin Avram Clark, Zachary Tyler Middleton, Matthew J Puls, Mark Thomas Mihelich, Dan Osborn, Andrew R Campbell, Charles Everett Martin, David M Hill
  • Publication number: 20120309520
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer media for generating an avatar reflecting a player's current appearance. Data describing the player's current appearance is received. The data includes a visible spectrum image of the player, a depth image including both the player and a current background, and skeletal data for the player. The skeletal data indicates an outline of the player's skeleton. Based at least in part on the received data, one or more of the following are captured: a facial appearance of the player; a hair appearance of the player; a clothing appearance of the player; and a skin color of the player. A 3D avatar resembling the player is generated by combining the captured facial appearance, hair appearance, clothing appearance, and/or skin color with predetermined avatar features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: JEFFREY JESUS EVERTT, JUSTIN AVRAM CLARK, ZACHARY TYLER MIDDLETON, MATTHEW J. PULS, MARK THOMAS MIHELICH, DAN OSBORN, ANDREW R. CAMPBELL, CHARLES EVERETT MARTIN, DAVID M. HILL
  • Patent number: 5299026
    Abstract: An apparatus for capturing and recording the content, ownership, and/or bibliographic source of documents reproduced on a reprographic device, and more particularly for tracking the reproduction of specified information, especially copyrighted documents, is connected, preferably detachably, to any of various reprographic devices. The apparatus includes a digitizer for digitizing desired pages (such as those containing title and author information) output from a main portion of the reprographic device, a recording device and medium for storing said digitized pages, a counter for counting the number of reproductions made and optionally inferring the number of originals, a controller for controlling the operation of the apparatus and, optionally, a control panel for interacting with the operator of the reprographic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Paul S. Vincett, Andrew R. Campbell, Joachim Guenther, John W. Wagner