Patents by Inventor Kenneth P. Hinckley
Kenneth P. Hinckley 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).
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Publication number: 20110185299Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani
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Publication number: 20110185318Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani, Georg F. Petschnigg
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Publication number: 20110185300Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani
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Publication number: 20110185320Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani, Georg F. Petschnigg
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Publication number: 20110181524Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani, Michel Pahud
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Publication number: 20110167379Abstract: The present invention provides a three-dimensional user interface for a computer system that allows a user to combine and store a group of windows as a task. The image of each task can be positioned within a three-dimensional environment such that the user may utilize spatial memory in order remember where a particular task is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: George G. Robertson, Mary P. Czerwinski, Kenneth P. Hinckley, Kirsten C. Risden, Daniel C. Robbins, Maarten R. van Dantzich
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Patent number: 7970870Abstract: A unique system and method that facilitates extending input/output capabilities for resource deficient mobile devices and interactions between multiple heterogeneous devices is provided. The system and method involve an interactive surface to which the desired mobile devices can be connected. The interactive surface can provide an enhanced display space and customization controls for mobile devices that lack adequate displays and input capabilities. In addition, the interactive surface can be employed to permit communication and interaction between multiple mobile devices that otherwise are unable to interact with each other. When connected to the interactive surface, the mobile devices can share information, view information from their respective devices, and store information to the interactive surface. Furthermore, the interactive surface can resume activity states of mobile devices that were previously communicating upon re-connection to the surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2005Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Andrew D. Wilson
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Patent number: 7921376Abstract: The present invention provides a three-dimensional user interface for a computer system that allows a user to combine and store a group of windows as a task. The image of each task can be positioned within a three-dimensional environment such that the user may utilize spatial memory in order remember where a particular task is located.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: George G. Robertson, Mary P. Czerwinski, Kenneth P. Hinckley, Kirsten C. Risden, Daniel C. Robbins, Maarten R. van Dantzich
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Patent number: 7812825Abstract: A device for detecting the position of a human finger or other object on a touch-sensitive scrolling pad. Dual independent oscillators may be used to generate two pulse trains at frequencies dependent upon the capacitance of two conductors resulting from the position of the finger on the conductors. The pulses from each oscillator may be counted over a time interval. A ratio-metric measurement may be taken by calculating the ratio of the two counts, and a sum may also be calculated. The ratio of the two counts relates to finger position on the device, and their sum relates to finger pressure upon the device.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael J. Sinclair, Kenneth P. Hinckley, James T. Kajiya, Nathan C. Sherman
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Publication number: 20100225595Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates distinguishing input among one or more users in a surface computing environment. A variety of information can be obtained and analyzed to infer an association between a particular input and a particular user. Touch point information can be acquired from a surface wherein the touch point information relates to a touch point. In addition, one or more environmental sensors can monitor the surface computing environment and provide environmental information. The touch point information and the environmental information can be analyzed to determine direction of inputs, location of users, and movement of users and so on. Individual analysis results can be correlated and/or aggregated to generate a inference of association between a touch point and user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen E. Hodges, Hrvoje Benko, Ian M. Sands, David Alexander Butler, Shahram Izadi, William Ben Kunz, Kenneth P. Hinckley
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Publication number: 20100207908Abstract: A touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for controlling by scrolling the visible portion of a document or image relative to a display. The device can include various improved configurations such as physically separate opposed input surfaces at opposite longitudinal ends and/or lateral sides. The end regions of a touch sensitive surface may be rounded and/or tapered to provide relative positional feedback to the user. Tactile positional feedback can also include surface texture changes on the scrolling area and/or changes in the surface of the frame in the region immediately adjacent the scrolling area. The touch sensitive areas may be provided within a split alphanumeric section of an ergonomic keyboard to enable scrolling without the user having to remove his or her hands from the alphanumeric section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Hugh E. McLoone, Steven N. Bathiche, James H. Cauthorn, Stiven Kerestegian, Timothy Michael Muss
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Publication number: 20100180254Abstract: This document describes various techniques for creating, modifying, and using graphical mashups. In one embodiment, a graphical mashup is created based on locations of graphical representations of objects in a working area. Logical connections between the objects are created based on the objects' locations relative to each other. Alternatively or additionally, the techniques may enable a user to create or modify a graphical mashup by adding or deleting objects, modifying logical connections between objects, annotating objects, or abstracting the graphical mashup.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2009Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Georg F. Petschnigg, Jonathan R. Harris, Kenneth P. Hinckley
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Patent number: 7742042Abstract: A touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for controlling by scrolling the visible portion of a document or image relative to a display. The device can include various improved configurations such as physically separate opposed input surfaces at opposite longitudinal ends and/or lateral sides. The end regions of a touch sensitive surface may be rounded and/or tapered to provide relative positional feedback to the user. Tactile positional feedback can also include surface texture changes on the scrolling area and/or changes in the surface of the frame in the region immediately adjacent the scrolling area. The touch sensitive areas may be provided within a split alphanumeric section of an ergonomic keyboard to enable scrolling without the user having to remove his or her hands from the alphanumeric section.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2005Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth P Hinckley, Hugh E McLoone, Steven N Bathiche, James H Cauthorn, Stiven Kerestegian, Timothy Michael Muss
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Publication number: 20100149090Abstract: Aspects relate to detecting gestures that relate to a desired action, wherein the detected gestures are common across users and/or devices within a surface computing environment. Inferred intentions and goals based on context, history, affordances, and objects are employed to interpret gestures. Where there is uncertainty in intention of the gestures for a single device or across multiple devices, independent or coordinated communication of uncertainty or engagement of users through signaling and/or information gathering can occur.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Meredith June Morris, Eric J. Horvitz, Andrew David Wilson, F. David Jones, Stephen E. Hodges, Kenneth P. Hinckley, David Alexander Butler, Ian M. Sands, V. Kevin Russ, Hrvoje Benko, Shawn R. LeProwse, Shahram Izadi, William Ben Kunz
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Patent number: 7714840Abstract: A method and system for electronically scrolling a document with a data processing apparatus uses an input device, e.g., a mouse, to permit position based scrolling without first accessing a scroll bar or other scrolling functionality element. In a page positional scrolling (PPS) mode useful for scrolling short distances, a displayed document is scrolled one pixel per one pixel of motion of the mouse. In a second mode (document positional scrolling—DPS), the document is scrolled a distance per pixel of mouse movement corresponding to the ratio of the document length (or width) to the page length (or width). In a further embodiment (smoothed document positional scrolling—SDPS), as the mouse is moved away from a starting position the system begins scrolling in PPS, transitions smoothly from PPS to DPS, and then continues to scroll in DPS.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2005Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Steven N. Bathiche
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Patent number: 7692629Abstract: Techniques and technologies are provided which can allow for touch input with a touch screen device. In response to an attempt to select a target displayed on a screen, a callout can be rendered in a non-occluded area of the screen. The callout includes a representation of the area of the screen that is occluded by a selection entity when the attempt to select the target is made.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Patrick Baudisch, Kenneth P. Hinckley, Raman Sarin, Edward B. Cutrell, Andrew D. Wilson, Daniel Vogel
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Patent number: 7693842Abstract: A system and method that facilitates and effectuates in situ search for active note taking. The system and method includes receiving gestures from a stylus and a tablet associated with the system. Upon recognizing the gesture as belonging to a set of known and recognized gestures, the system creates an embeddable object, initiates a search with terms indicated by the gesture, associates the search results with the created object and inserts the object in close proximity with the terms that instigated the search.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Shengdong Zhao, Raman K. Sarin, Patrick M. Baudisch, Edward B. Cutrell, Michael Shilman, Desney S. Tan
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Patent number: 7688312Abstract: A touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for controlling by scrolling the visible portion of a document or image relative to a display. The device can include various improved configurations such as physically separate opposed input surfaces at opposite longitudinal ends and/or lateral sides. The end regions of a touch sensitive surface may be rounded and/or tapered to provide relative positional feedback to the user. Tactile positional feedback can also include surface texture changes on the scrolling area and/or changes in the surface of the frame in the region immediately adjacent the scrolling area. The touch sensitive areas may be provided within a split alphanumeric section of an ergonomic keyboard to enable scrolling without the user having to remove his or her hands from the alphanumeric section.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Hugh E. McLoone, Steven N. Bathiche, James H. Cauthorn, Stiven Kerestegian, Timothy Michael Muss
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Patent number: 7663620Abstract: Providing axonometric views of layers containing objects while preserving the visual attributes of the objects is disclosed. A group of objects, e.g., overlapping objects, is determined. Layer dimensions are calculated such that each object in the group is encompassed by a layer. Objects are placed in the layers and the layers are displayed in axonometric views. Visual cues to indicate selected layers are provided. Controls to adjust the depth of the layers and to enable moving objects in the selected layer are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: George G Robertson, Daniel C Robbins, Desney S Tan, Kenneth P Hinckley, Maneesh Agrawala, Mary P Czerwinski, Patrick Markus Baudisch, Gonzalo A Ramos
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Publication number: 20100013777Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method is adapted to tracking input with a device. The method includes an act of monitoring and acts of activating and displaying if a touch input is detected. The device has a first side and a second side, with the second side opposite the first side. The device has a display screen disposed on the first side, and a screen-reflective interface disposed on the second side. Respective positions on the screen-reflective interface correspond to respective locations of the display screen. The screen-reflective interface of the device is monitored. If a touch input is detected on the screen-reflective interface, the device performs acts of activating and displaying. Specifically, a tracking state is activated for the screen-reflective interface responsive to the detected touch input on the screen-reflective interface. The interface icon is displayed on the display screen to indicate that the tracking state has been activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2008Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Patrick M. Baudisch, Georg F. Petschnigg, David H. Wykes, Albert Yiu-So Shum, Avi Geiger, Kenneth P. Hinckley, Michael J. Sinclair, Joel B. Jacobs, Jonathan D. Friedman, Rosanna H. Ho