Patents by Inventor Hani Nabil Chaaban

Hani Nabil Chaaban 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).

  • Facilitating interaction between users and their environments using a headset having input mechanisms
    Patent number: 9977573
    Abstract: A headset is described herein for presenting audio information to the user as the user interacts with a space, e.g., as when a user navigates over a route within a space. The headset may include a set of input mechanisms for receiving commands from the user. The commands, in turn, invoke respective space-interaction-related functions to be performed by a space interaction (SI) module. The headset may operate with or without a separate user computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andrei Stefan Ermilov, Bradley Neville Cotier, Catalin Nicolae Doroftei, Hani Nabil Chaaban, Jarnail Singh Chudge, Matthew Robin Farmer, Michael James Belfield Parker, Oscar James Francis Salandin, Robert John Wilcox
  • Facilitating interaction between users and their environments using sounds
    Patent number: 9612722
    Abstract: Space interaction (SI) functionality is described herein for assisting a user in interacting with a space. The SI functionality includes a sound generation module that generates three-dimensional sounds in various circumstances. A three-dimensional sound is perceived by a user as emanating from particular location within the space. Different modules may leverage the three-dimensional sounds for different purposes. In one implementation, a path guidance module uses a three-dimensional beat sound to direct the user in a particular direction. An exploration module uses three-dimensional sounds to identify the locations of items of interest that lie within (or are otherwise associated with) a subspace to which an attention of the user is currently directed. An orientation module uses three-dimensional sounds to identify the locations of items of interest that are associated with an entire space around the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amos Miller, Andrei Stefan Ermilov, Bradley Neville Cotier, Hani Nabil Chaaban, Jarnail Singh Chudge, Matthew Robin Farmer, Michael James Belfield Parker, Oscar James Francis Salandin, Robert John Wilcox, William A. S. Buxton
  • Facilitating Interaction between Users and their Environments Using Sounds
    Publication number: 20160123759
    Abstract: Space interaction (SI) functionality is described herein for assisting a user in interacting with a space. The SI functionality includes a sound generation module that generates three-dimensional sounds in various circumstances. A three-dimensional sound is perceived by a user as emanating from particular location within the space. Different modules may leverage the three-dimensional sounds for different purposes. In one implementation, a path guidance module uses a three-dimensional beat sound to direct the user in a particular direction. An exploration module uses three-dimensional sounds to identify the locations of items of interest that lie within (or are otherwise associated with) a subspace to which an attention of the user is currently directed. An orientation module uses three-dimensional sounds to identify the locations of items of interest that are associated with an entire space around the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Amos Miller, Andrei Stefan Ermilov, Bradley Neville Cotier, Hani Nabil Chaaban, Jarnail Singh Chudge, Matthew Robin Farmer, Michael James Belfield Parker, Oscar James Francis Salandin, Robert John Wilcox, William A. S. Buxton
  • Facilitating Interaction between Users and their Environments Using a Headset having Input Mechanisms
    Publication number: 20160124707
    Abstract: A headset is described herein for presenting audio information to the user as the user interacts with a space, e.g., as when a user navigates over a route within a space. The headset may include a set of input mechanisms for receiving commands from the user. The commands, in turn, invoke respective space-interaction-related functions to be performed by a space interaction (SI) module. The headset may operate with or without a separate user computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Andrei Stefan Ermilov, Bradley Neville Cotier, Catalin Nicolae Doroftei, Hani Nabil Chaaban, Jarnail Singh Chudge, Matthew Robin Farmer, Michael James Belfield Parker, Oscar James Francis Salandin, Robert John Wilcox