Patents by Inventor Ian Douglas McIntyre

Ian Douglas McIntyre 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: 10223799
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for methods and systems of distinguishing movements of features in a physical environment. For example, on a head-mounted display device, one embodiment of a method includes obtaining a representation of real-world features in two or more coordinate frames and obtaining motion data from one or more sensors external to the head-mounted display device. The method further includes distinguishing features in one coordinate frame from features in another coordinate frame based upon the motion data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Adam G. Poulos, Arthur Tomlin, Tony Ambrus, Jeffrey Cole, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Drew Steedly, Frederik Schaffalitzky, Georg Klein, Kathleen P. Mulcahy
  • Patent number: 9804753
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to selection of a user interface object displayed on a graphical user interface based on eye gaze are disclosed. In one embodiment, a selection input may be received. A plurality of eye gaze samples at different times within a time window may be evaluated. The time window may be selected based on a time at which the selection input is detected. A user interface object may be selected based on the plurality of eye gaze samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Ramsby, Tony Ambrus, Michael Scavezze, Abby Lin Lee, Brian Mount, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Aaron Mackay Burns, Russ McMackin, Katelyn Elizabeth Doran, Gerhard Schneider, Quentin Simon Charles Miller
  • Publication number: 20170206668
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for methods and systems of distinguishing movements of features in a physical environment. For example, on a head-mounted display device, one embodiment of a method includes obtaining a representation of real-world features in two or more coordinate frames and obtaining motion data from one or more sensors external to the head-mounted display device. The method further includes distinguishing features in one coordinate frame from features in another coordinate frame based upon the motion data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Adam G. Poulos, Arthur Tomlin, Tony Ambrus, Jeffrey Cole, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Drew Steedly, Frederik Schaffalitzky, Georg Klein, Kathleen P. Mulcahy
  • Patent number: 9626802
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for methods and systems of distinguishing movements of features in a physical environment. For example, on a head-mounted display device, one embodiment of a method includes obtaining a representation of real-world features in two or more coordinate frames and obtaining motion data from one or more sensors external to the head-mounted display device. The method further includes distinguishing features in one coordinate frame from features in another coordinate frame based upon the motion data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Adam G. Poulos, Arthur Tomlin, Tony Ambrus, Jeffrey Cole, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Drew Steedly, Frederik Schaffalitzky, Georg Klein, Kathleen P. Mulcahy
  • Patent number: 9367960
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to placing virtual objects in an augmented reality environment. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method comprising receiving sensor data comprising one or more of motion data, location data, and orientation data from one or more sensors located on a head-mounted display device, and based upon the motion data, determining a body-locking direction vector that is based upon an estimated direction in which a body of a user is facing. The method further comprises positioning a displayed virtual object based on the body-locking direction vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Adam G. Poulos, Tony Ambrus, Jeffrey Cole, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Stephen Latta, Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Nicholas Kamuda, Robert Pengelly, Jeffrey C. Fong, Aaron Woo, Udiyan I. Padmanahan, Andrew Wyman MacDonald, Olivia M. Janik
  • Publication number: 20150317834
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for methods and systems of distinguishing movements of features in a physical environment. For example, on a head-mounted display device, one embodiment of a method includes obtaining a representation of real-world features in two or more coordinate frames and obtaining motion data from one or more sensors external to the head-mounted display device. The method further includes distinguishing features in one coordinate frame from features in another coordinate frame based upon the motion data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Adam G. Poulos, Arthur Tomlin, Tony Ambrus, Jeffrey Cole, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Drew Steedly, Frederik Schaffalitzky, Georg Klein, Kathleen P. Mulcahy
  • Publication number: 20150268821
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to selection of a user interface object displayed on a graphical user interface based on eye gaze are disclosed. In one embodiment, a selection input may be received. A plurality of eye gaze samples at different times within a time window may be evaluated. The time window may be selected based on a time at which the selection input is detected. A user interface object may be selected based on the plurality of eye gaze samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Scott Ramsby, Tony Ambrus, Michael Scavezze, Abby Lin Lee, Brian Mount, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Aaron Mackay Burns, Russ McMackin, Katelyn Elizabeth Doran, Gerhard Schneider, Quentin Simon Charles Miller
  • Publication number: 20140347390
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to placing virtual objects in an augmented reality environment. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method comprising receiving sensor data comprising one or more of motion data, location data, and orientation data from one or more sensors located on a head-mounted display device, and based upon the motion data, determining a body-locking direction vector that is based upon an estimated direction in which a body of a user is facing. The method further comprises positioning a displayed virtual object based on the body-locking direction vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Adam G. Poulos, Tony Ambrus, Jeffrey Cole, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Stephen Latta, Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Nicholas Kamuda, Robert Pengelly, Jeffrey C. Fong, Aaron Woo, Udiyan I. Padmanahan, Andrew Wyman MacDonald, Olivia M. Janik