Patents by Inventor Kevin John APPEL

Kevin John APPEL 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).

  • Holographic palm raycasting for targeting virtual objects
    Patent number: 11461955
    Abstract: A head-mounted display comprises a display device and an outward-facing depth camera. A storage machine comprises instructions executable by a logic machine to present one or more virtual objects on the display device, to receive information from the depth camera about an environment, and to determine a position of the head-mounted display within the environment. Based on the position of the head-mounted display, a position of a joint of a user's arm is inferred. Based on the information received from the depth camera, a position of a user's hand is determined. A ray is cast from a portion of the user's hand based on the position of the joint of the user's arm and the position of the user's hand. Responsive to the ray intersecting with one or more control points of a virtual object, the user is provided with an indication that the virtual object is being targeted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sheng Kai Tang, Julia Schwarz, Jason Michael Ray, Sophie Stellmach, Thomas Matthew Gable, Casey Leon Meekhof, Nahil Tawfik Sharkasi, Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda, Ramiro S. Torres, Kevin John Appel, Jamie Bryant Kirschenbaum
  • HOLOGRAPHIC PALM RAYCASTING FOR TARGETING VIRTUAL OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20210383594
    Abstract: A head-mounted display comprises a display device and an outward-facing depth camera. A storage machine comprises instructions executable by a logic machine to present one or more virtual objects on the display device, to receive information from the depth camera about an environment, and to determine a position of the head-mounted display within the environment. Based on the position of the head-mounted display, a position of a joint of a user's arm is inferred. Based on the information received from the depth camera, a position of a user's hand is determined. A ray is cast from a portion of the user's hand based on the position of the joint of the user's arm and the position of the user's hand. Responsive to the ray intersecting with one or more control points of a virtual object, the user is provided with an indication that the virtual object is being targeted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sheng Kai TANG, Julia SCHWARZ, Jason Michael RAY, Sophie STELLMACH, Thomas Matthew GABLE, Casey Leon MEEKHOF, Nahil Tawfik SHARKASI, Nicholas Ferianc KAMUDA, Ramiro S. TORRES, Kevin John APPEL, Jamie Bryant KIRSCHENBAUM
  • Holographic palm raycasting for targeting virtual objects
    Patent number: 11107265
    Abstract: A head-mounted display comprises a display device and an outward-facing depth camera. A storage machine comprises instructions executable by a logic machine to present one or more virtual objects on the display device, to receive information from the depth camera about an environment, and to determine a position of the head-mounted display within the environment. Based on the position of the head-mounted display, a position of a joint of a user's arm is inferred. Based on the information received from the depth camera, a position of a user's hand is determined. A ray is cast from a portion of the user's hand based on the position of the joint of the user's arm and the position of the user's hand. Responsive to the ray intersecting with one or more control points of a virtual object, the user is provided with an indication that the virtual object is being targeted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sheng Kai Tang, Julia Schwarz, Jason Michael Ray, Sophie Stellmach, Thomas Matthew Gable, Casey Leon Meekhof, Nahil Tawfik Sharkasi, Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda, Ramiro S. Torres, Kevin John Appel, Jamie Bryant Kirschenbaum
  • HOLOGRAPHIC PALM RAYCASTING FOR TARGETING VIRTUAL OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20200226814
    Abstract: A head-mounted display comprises a display device and an outward-facing depth camera. A storage machine comprises instructions executable by a logic machine to present one or more virtual objects on the display device, to receive information from the depth camera about an environment, and to determine a position of the head-mounted display within the environment. Based on the position of the head-mounted display, a position of a joint of a user's arm is inferred. Based on the information received from the depth camera, a position of a user's hand is determined. A ray is cast from a portion of the user's hand based on the position of the joint of the user's arm and the position of the user's hand. Responsive to the ray intersecting with one or more control points of a virtual object, the user is provided with an indication that the virtual object is being targeted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sheng Kai TANG, Julia SCHWARZ, Jason Michael RAY, Sophie STELLMACH, Thomas Matthew GABLE, Casey Leon MEEKHOF, Nahil Tawfik SHARKASI, Nicholas Ferianc KAMUDA, Ramiro S. TORRES, Kevin John APPEL, Jamie Bryant KIRSCHENBAUM