Patents by Inventor John Turner Whitted

John Turner Whitted 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: 11049476
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for minimal-latency tracking and display for matching real and virtual worlds in head-worn displays are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for minimal-latency tracking and display for matching real and virtual worlds in head-worn displays includes calculating a desired image, calculating an error image as the difference between the desired image and an image currently being perceived by a user, identifying as an error portion a portion of the error image having the largest error, updating a portion of a projected image that corresponds to the error portion, and recalculating the image currently being perceived by a user based on the updated projected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Henry Fuchs, Anselmo A. Lastra, John Turner Whitted, Feng Zheng, Andrei State, Gregory Welch
  • Publication number: 20170345398
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for minimal-latency tracking and display for matching real and virtual worlds in head-worn displays are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for minimal-latency tracking and display for matching real and virtual worlds in head-worn displays includes calculating a desired image, calculating an error image as the difference between the desired image and an image currently being perceived by a user, identifying as an error portion a portion of the error image having the largest error, updating a portion of a projected image that corresponds to the error portion, and recalculating the image currently being perceived by a user based on the updated projected image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Henry Fuchs, Anselmo A. Lastra, John Turner Whitted, Feng Zheng, Andrei State
  • Patent number: 9195105
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that comprises a rearward LCD substrate sheet that has an array of vias formed, where the vias provide electrical conduction between both sides of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The number of vias in the array is substantially equal to or at least equivalent to a combination of a number of column drive lines and a number of row drive lines. The respective drive lines are connected to a corresponding via, such as on one side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet, and respective patterned conductors are connected to a corresponding via, such as on the other side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The patterned conductors provide a connection between respective drive lines and one or more corresponding drivers. In one example, this allows a “full bleed” display to be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: James T. Kajiya, John Turner Whitted
  • Publication number: 20140293210
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that comprises a rearward LCD substrate sheet that has an array of vias formed, where the vias provide electrical conduction between both sides of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The number of vias in the array is substantially equal to or at least equivalent to a combination of a number of column drive lines and a number of row drive lines. The respective drive lines are connected to a corresponding via, such as on one side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet, and respective patterned conductors are connected to a corresponding via, such as on the other side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The patterned conductors provide a connection between respective drive lines and one or more corresponding drivers. In one example, this allows a “full bleed” display to be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James T. Kajiya, John Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 8736802
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that comprises a rearward LCD substrate sheet that has an array of vias formed, where the vias provide electrical conduction between both sides of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The number of vias in the array is substantially equal to or at least equivalent to a combination of a number of column drive lines and a number of row drive lines. The respective drive lines are connected to a corresponding via, such as on one side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet, and respective patterned conductors are connected to a corresponding via, such as on the other side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The patterned conductors provide a connection between respective drive lines and one or more corresponding drivers. In one example, this allows a “full bleed” display to be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James T. Kajiya, John Turner Whitted
  • Publication number: 20120287386
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that comprises a rearward LCD substrate sheet that has an array of vias formed, where the vias provide electrical conduction between both sides of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The number of vias in the array is substantially equal to or at least equivalent to a combination of a number of column drive lines and a number of row drive lines. The respective drive lines are connected to a corresponding via, such as on one side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet, and respective patterned conductors are connected to a corresponding via, such as on the other side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The patterned conductors provide a connection between respective drive lines and one or more corresponding drivers. In one example, this allows a “full bleed” display to be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James T. Kajiya, John Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 8253914
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that comprises a rearward LCD substrate sheet that has an array of vias formed, where the vias provide electrical conduction between both sides of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The number of vias in the array is substantially equal to or at least equivalent to a combination of a number of column drive lines and a number of row drive lines. The respective drive lines are connected to a corresponding via, such as on one side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet, and respective patterned conductors are connected to a corresponding via, such as on the other side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The patterned conductors provide a connection between respective drive lines and one or more corresponding drivers. In one example, this allows a “full bleed” display to be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James T. Kajiya, John Turner Whitted
  • Publication number: 20110317120
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that comprises a rearward LCD substrate sheet that has an array of vias formed, where the vias provide electrical conduction between both sides of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The number of vias in the array is substantially equal to or at least equivalent to a combination of a number of column drive lines and a number of row drive lines. The respective drive lines are connected to a corresponding via, such as on one side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet, and respective patterned conductors are connected to a corresponding via, such as on the other side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The patterned conductors provide a connection between respective drive lines and one or more corresponding drivers. In one example, this allows a “full bleed” display to be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James T. Kajiya, John Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 7956870
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for variable source rate sampling in connection with image rendering, which accumulate and resolve over all samples forward mapped to each pixel bin. In accordance with the invention, the textured surface to be rendered is sampled, or oversampled, at a variable rate that reflects variations in frequency among different regions, taking into account any transformation that will be applied to the surface prior to rendering and the view parameters of the display device, thus ensuring that each bin of the rendering process receives at least a predetermined minimum number of samples. A variety of image processing applications are contemplated wherein variable rate source sampling, and accumulation and resolution of forward mapped point samples can be applied, ranging from 3-D graphics applications to applications wherein images recorded in a recording/storage environment are mapped to the arbitrary requirements of a display environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Michael Snyder, John Turner Whitted, William Thomas Blank, Kirk Olynyk
  • Patent number: 7768524
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for variable source rate sampling in connection with image rendering, which accumulate and resolve over all samples forward mapped to each pixel bin. In accordance with the invention, the textured surface to be rendered is sampled, or oversampled, at a variable rate that reflects variations in frequency among different regions, taking into account any transformation that will be applied to the surface prior to rendering and the view parameters of the display device, thus ensuring that each bin of the rendering process receives at least a predetermined minimum number of samples. In one embodiment, the sampling rate is variably set such that each bin is assured to have at least one sample point. In another embodiment, a tiling approach to division of the surface is utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Michael Snyder, John Turner Whitted, William Thomas Blank, Kirk Olynyk
  • Patent number: 6943805
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for variable source rate sampling in connection with image rendering, which accumulate and resolve over all samples forward mapped to each pixel bin. In accordance with the invention, the textured surface to be rendered is sampled, or oversampled, at a variable rate that reflects variations in frequency among different regions, taking into account any transformation that will be applied to the surface prior to rendering and the view parameters of the display device, thus ensuring that each bin of the rendering process receives at least a predetermined minimum number of samples. A variety of image processing applications are contemplated wherein variable rate source sampling, and accumulation and resolution of forward mapped point samples can be applied, ranging from 3-D graphics applications to applications wherein images recorded in a recording/storage environment are mapped to the arbitrary requirements of a display environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Michael Snyder, John Turner Whitted, William Thomas Blank, Kirk Olynyk
  • Publication number: 20040001069
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for variable source rate sampling in connection with image rendering, which accumulate and resolve over all samples forward mapped to each pixel bin. In accordance with the invention, the textured surface to be rendered is sampled, or oversampled, at a variable rate that reflects variations in frequency among different regions, taking into account any transformation that will be applied to the surface prior to rendering and the view parameters of the display device, thus ensuring that each bin of the rendering process receives at least a predetermined minimum number of samples. A variety of image processing applications are contemplated wherein variable rate source sampling, and accumulation and resolution of forward mapped point samples can be applied, ranging from 3-D graphics applications to applications wherein images recorded in a recording/storage environment are mapped to the arbitrary requirements of a display environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: John Michael Snyder, John Turner Whitted, William Thomas Blank, Kirk Olynyk