Patents by Inventor Guru Hegde

Guru Hegde 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).

  • Touchless input
    Patent number: 10019074
    Abstract: A series of depth maps image a scene including a human subject. Each depth map includes a plurality of pixels, where each of the plurality of pixels defines a depth of a surface imaged by that pixel. The human subject is modeled with a virtual skeleton including a virtual hand joint. A position of the virtual hand joint is mapped to a corresponding portion of one or more depth maps in the series of depth maps. One or more fingers are modeled from depth map information of the corresponding portion of the one or more depth maps. A finger gesture is interpreted from the modeled fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventor: Guru Hegde
  • TOUCHLESS INPUT
    Publication number: 20160202770
    Abstract: A series of depth maps image a scene including a human subject. Each depth map includes a plurality of pixels, where each of the plurality of pixels defines a depth of a surface imaged by that pixel. The human subject is modeled with a virtual skeleton including a virtual hand joint. A position of the virtual hand joint is mapped to a corresponding portion of one or more depth maps in the series of depth maps. One or more fingers are modeled from depth map information of the corresponding portion of the one or more depth maps. A finger gesture is interpreted from the modeled fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Guru Hegde
  • Touchless input
    Patent number: 9310895
    Abstract: A series of depth maps image a scene. Each depth map includes a plurality of pixels, where each pixel defines a depth of a surface imaged by that pixel. A set of nonstatic pixels having a shallowest depth within the series of depth maps is identified. The position of this set of nonstatic pixels is mapped to a cursor position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventor: Guru Hegde
  • TOUCHLESS INPUT
    Publication number: 20140104168
    Abstract: A series of depth maps image a scene. Each depth map includes a plurality of pixels, where each pixel defines a depth of a surface imaged by that pixel. A set of nonstatic pixels having a shallowest depth within the series of depth maps is identified. The position of this set of nonstatic pixels is mapped to a cursor position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Guru Hegde