Patents by Inventor Dave Molyneaux

Dave Molyneaux 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).

  • Construction of synthetic augmented reality environment
    Patent number: 9704295
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to producing a synthetic environmental model derived from a three dimensional representation of an environment, and rendering images from the model. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method including detecting a trigger to build the synthetic environmental model utilizing the three dimensional representation of the environment, and, in response to the trigger, obtaining a set of synthetic image elements for use in constructing the synthetic environmental model. The method further includes fitting one or more elements from the set of synthetic image elements to the three dimensional representation of the environment according to a set of rules to produce the synthetic environmental model, and rendering an image from the synthetic environmental model for display, the image showing the one or more elements from the set of synthetic image elements replacing real-world topography in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Dave Molyneaux, Christopher White, Anson Tsao
  • CONSTRUCTION OF SYNTHETIC AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20150123965
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to producing a synthetic environmental model derived from a three dimensional representation of an environment, and rendering images from the model. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method including detecting a trigger to build the synthetic environmental model utilizing the three dimensional representation of the environment, and, in response to the trigger, obtaining a set of synthetic image elements for use in constructing the synthetic environmental model. The method further includes fitting one or more elements from the set of synthetic image elements to the three dimensional representation of the environment according to a set of rules to produce the synthetic environmental model, and rendering an image from the synthetic environmental model for display, the image showing the one or more elements from the set of synthetic image elements replacing real-world topography in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dave Molyneaux, Christopher White, Anson Tsao