Patents by Inventor Erik Tidemand

Erik Tidemand 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).

  • Patent number: 9539510
    Abstract: An accessory is disclosed for use in a human-computer interface gaming or other application. The accessory can be held or otherwise interacted with by a user, where the accessory is sensed and displayed as a virtual object on a display. The virtual representation of the accessory may be an accurate recreation of the accessory, or it may be displayed as a virtual object appropriate to the gaming or other application. The real world accessory is flexible and may be morphed into a variety of forms to better suit a wide array of uses. This accessory may also serve as a platform upon which other accessories can be mounted to enhance user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Garden, Erik Tidemand, Clayton Chang, Muneeb Karim, Kent Huntsman, Edward C. Owen
  • Patent number: 9086727
    Abstract: A directional feedback device generating a directional force feedback in free space. The device includes a force generation structure including a rotatable mass creating a physical force vector in three dimensional space. A wireless communication device and a control system communicatively coupled to the wireless communication device and the force generation system are provided. The control system receives a definition of the physical force vector to be generated from an application executing in a processing device. The control system provides instructions to the force generation system to generate the physical force vector using the force generation structure. The force generation system, the wireless communication device and the control system are enclosed in a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Tidemand, Clayton Chang, Muneeb Iqbal Karim, Kent Huntsman, Alex Garden
  • Patent number: 8878656
    Abstract: Technology is presented for generating directional force feedback in free space to a user using a mass rotatable about a movable axis. The mass and movable axis are responsive to a control signal to generate a force vector having a direction and a magnitude in three-dimensional space to provide feedback to the user. The force vector is created in response to an event in application executing in a processing device. The force vector represents feedback regarding an event in the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Tidemand, Clayton Chang, Muneeb Iqbal Karim, Kent Huntsman, Alex Garden
  • Publication number: 20110309919
    Abstract: Technology is presented for generating directional force feedback in free space to a user using a mass rotatable about a movable axis. The mass and movable axis are responsive to a control signal to generate a force vector having a direction and a magnitude in three-dimensional space to provide feedback to the user. The force vector is created in response to an event in application executing in a processing device. The force vector represents feedback regarding an event in the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erik Tidemand, Clayton Chang, Muneeb Iqbal Karim, Kent Huntsman, Alex Garden
  • Publication number: 20110310002
    Abstract: A directional feedback device generating a directional force feedback in free space. The device includes a force generation structure including a rotatable mass creating a physical force vector in three dimensional space. A wireless communication device and a control system communicatively coupled to the wireless communication device and the force generation system are provided. The control system receives a definition of the physical force vector to be generated from an application executing in a processing device. The control system provides instructions to the force generation system to generate the physical force vector using the force generation structure. The force generation system, the wireless communication device and the control system are encloses in a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erik Tidemand, Clayton Chang, Muneeb Iqbal Karim, Kent Huntsman, Alex Garden
  • Publication number: 20110267259
    Abstract: An accessory is disclosed for use in a human-computer interface gaming or other application. The accessory can be held or otherwise interacted with by a user, where the accessory is sensed and displayed as a virtual object on a display. The virtual representation of the accessory may be an accurate recreation of the accessory, or it may be displayed as a virtual object appropriate to the gaming or other application. The real world accessory is flexible and may be morphed into a variety of forms to better suit a wide array of uses. This accessory may also serve as a platform upon which other accessories can be mounted to enhance user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erik Tidemand, Clayton Chang, Muneeb Karim, Kent Huntsman, Edward C. Owen