Patents by Inventor Daniel Osborn

Daniel Osborn 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).

  • System for recognizing an open or closed hand
    Patent number: 8929612
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed relating to a pipeline for generating a computer model of a target user, including a hand model of the user's hands, captured by an image sensor in a NUI system. The computer model represents a best estimate of the position of a user's hand or hands and whether the hand or hand is in an open or closed state. The generated hand model may be used by a gaming or other application to determine such things as user gestures and control actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Ambrus, Kyungsuk David Lee, Andrew Campbell, David Haley, Brian Mount, Albert Robles, Daniel Osborn, Shawn Wright, Nahil Sharkasi, Dave Hill, Daniel McCulloch, Alexandru Balan
  • System for finger recognition and tracking
    Patent number: 8897491
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed relating to a pipeline for generating a computer model of a target user, including a hand model of the user's hands and fingers, captured by an image sensor in a NUI system. The computer model represents a best estimate of the position and orientation of a user's hand or hands. The generated hand model may be used by a gaming or other application to determine such things as user gestures and control actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Ambrus, Kyungsuk David Lee, Andrew Campbell, David Haley, Brian Mount, Albert Robles, Daniel Osborn, Shawn Wright, Nahil Sharkasi, Dave Hill, Daniel McCulloch
  • SYSTEM FOR FINGER RECOGNITION AND TRACKING
    Publication number: 20120309532
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed relating to a pipeline for generating a computer model of a target user, including a hand model of the user's hands and fingers, captured by an image sensor in a NUI system. The computer model represents a best estimate of the position and orientation of a user's hand or hands. The generated hand model may be used by a gaming or other application to determine such things as user gestures and control actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Ambrus, Kyungsuk David Lee, Andrew Campbell, David Haley, Brian Mount, Albert Robles, Daniel Osborn, Shawn Wright, Nahil Sharkasi, Dave Hill, Daniel McCulloch
  • SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING AN OPEN OR CLOSED HAND
    Publication number: 20120308140
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed relating to a pipeline for generating a computer model of a target user, including a hand model of the user's hands, captured by an image sensor in a NUI system. The computer model represents a best estimate of the position of a user's hand or hands and whether the hand or hand is in an open or closed state. The generated hand model may be used by a gaming or other application to determine such things as user gestures and control actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Ambrus, Kyungsuk David Lee, Andrew Campbell, David Haley, Brian Mount, Albert Robles, Daniel Osborn, Shawn Wright, Nahil Sharkasi, Dave Hill, Daniel McCulloch, Alexandru Balan