Patents by Inventor David E. Gierok

David E. Gierok 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: 20120320080
    Abstract: A system and method providing a human controlled user interface for navigating around a virtual object when a user is in a confined physical space. A virtual object comprising a representation of an exterior of a real world object is presented on a display. A set of interactive elements may be added to the physical object, the interactive elements providing additional information regarding the physical object when engaged by the user. User movements are tracked within the confined space adjacent to the display. The virtual perspective of the user is then altered about the physical object coincident with the user movement in the confined space. When a user selects an interactive element, additional information associated with the virtual object is provided. The information can include at least a different visual perspective of a second portion of the virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Giese, David E. Gierok, Matthew Jay Monson, AbdulWajid Mohamed, David M. Eichorn, Rhett Alexander Mathis, Rory Reich