Patents by Inventor Kevin Thomas Mather

Kevin Thomas Mather 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).

  • Publication number: 20220070365
    Abstract: A mixed reality image capture system performs actions to guide a user toward a predefined vantage point to ensure image capture from a consistent vantage point. The system includes a mixed reality frame alignment tool that controls projection optics to project a first virtual target and a second virtual target within a camera field-of view. The first virtual target is projected at a first location within the camera field-of-view that is fixed relative to an identified real-world anchor object and the second virtual target is projected at a second location within the camera field-of-view that is fixed relative to a position of the camera. As the user moves the camera relative to the real-world anchor object, the mixed reality frame alignment tool dynamically updates a position of the second virtual target to mirror movements of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Maya A. MILLER-VEDAM, Colin GARVEN, Kjartan OLAFSSON, Kevin Thomas MATHER
  • Patent number: 11137875
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The mixed-reality view is caused to include a visual tether to a tether location. The tether location is a real-world location at which work is to be performed. A gaze determination associated with a gaze of the operator is made. Responsive to a positive gaze determination, the visual tether is caused to pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Thomas Mather, Sean Robert Puller, Tsz Fung Wan
  • Patent number: 11137874
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. While the operator is navigated to a step of the task, the mixed-reality view is caused to include a step card, such that the step card includes at least one instruction associated with the step. The operator is enabled to adjust a state associated with the step card. While the state associated with the step card is a first state: a gaze determination associated with a gaze of the operator is made; and responsive to a positive gaze determination, the step card is caused to move to a location that is associated with a real-world location of the gaze of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Jackson Klein, Ethan Harris Arnowitz, Kevin Thomas Mather, Kyle Mouritsen
  • Patent number: 11010016
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The holographic aspects include at least a first hologram. The first hologram is displayed with a first hologram menu, such that the first hologram menu includes visible selectable menu options associated with the first hologram. In the mixed-reality view, the first hologram menu, including the visible selectable menu options of the first hologram menu, is rotated to face the operator as the operator moves, such that the first hologram menu rotates in a curved manner about the first hologram as the first hologram menu rotates. Responsive to the operator making a selection on the first hologram menu, the first hologram in the mixed-reality view is altered based on the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Victor Jia, Kevin Thomas Mather, Robert István Butterworth, Kyle Mouritsen
  • Patent number: 10936146
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator, wherein the mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The operator is enabled to navigate among a plurality of steps of a task, such that for at least one step of the plurality of steps of the task, while the operator is navigated to the step of the task: the mixed-reality view is caused to include at least one instruction associated with the step. The mixed-reality view is caused to include a hologram at a real-world location in the real-world environment at which work associated with the step is to be performed. The mixed-reality view is caused to continually include a visual tether from the instruction to the real-world location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Alexander Bennett, Charla Marie Pereira, Andrew Jackson Klein, Robert István Butterworth, Sean Robert Puller, Tsz Fung Wan, Kevin Thomas Mather, Dean Alan Wadsworth
  • Publication number: 20200272227
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The mixed-reality view is caused to include a visual tether to a tether location. The tether location is a real-world location at which work is to be performed. A gaze determination associated with a gaze of the operator is made. Responsive to a positive gaze determination, the visual tether is caused to pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Thomas MATHER, Sean Robert PULLER, Tsz Fung WAN
  • Publication number: 20200273254
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator, wherein the mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The operator is enabled to navigate among a plurality of steps of a task, such that for at least one step of the plurality of steps of the task, while the operator is navigated to the step of the task: the mixed-reality view is caused to include at least one instruction associated with the step. The mixed-reality view is caused to include a hologram at a real-world location in the real-world environment at which work associated with the step is to be performed. The mixed-reality view is caused to continually include a visual tether from the instruction to the real-world location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Darren Alexander BENNETT, Charla Marie PEREIRA, Andrew Jackson KLEIN, Robert István BUTTERWORTH, Sean Robert PULLER, Tsz Fung WAN, Kevin Thomas MATHER, Dean Alan WADSWORTH
  • Publication number: 20200273252
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. While the operator is navigated to a step of the task, the mixed-reality view is caused to include a step card, such that the step card includes at least one instruction associated with the step. The operator is enabled to adjust a state associated with the step card. While the state associated with the step card is a first state: a gaze determination associated with a gaze of the operator is made; and responsive to a positive gaze determination, the step card is caused to move to a location that is associated with a real-world location of the gaze of the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Jackson KLEIN, Ethan Harris ARNOWITZ, Kevin Thomas MATHER, Kyle MOURITSEN
  • Publication number: 20200272303
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The holographic aspects include at least a first hologram. The first hologram is displayed with a first hologram menu, such that the first hologram menu includes visible selectable menu options associated with the first hologram. In the mixed-reality view, the first hologram menu, including the visible selectable menu options of the first hologram menu, is rotated to face the operator as the operator moves, such that the first hologram menu rotates in a curved manner about the first hologram as the first hologram menu rotates. Responsive to the operator making a selection on the first hologram menu, the first hologram in the mixed-reality view is altered based on the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Victor JIA, Kevin Thomas MATHER, Robert István BUTTERWORTH, Kyle MOURITSEN
  • Patent number: 10671241
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The holographic aspects include at least a first hologram. The first hologram is displayed with a first hologram menu, such that the first hologram menu includes visible selectable menu options associated with the first hologram. In the mixed-reality view, the first hologram menu, including the visible selectable menu options of the first hologram menu, is rotated to face the operator as the operator moves, such that the first hologram menu rotates in a curved manner about the first hologram as the first hologram menu rotates. Responsive to the operator making a selection on the first hologram menu, the first hologram in the mixed-reality view is altered based on the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Victor Jia, Kevin Thomas Mather, Robert István Butterworth, Kyle Mouritsen