Patents by Inventor Kyle Nicholas SAN

Kyle Nicholas SAN 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).

  • Velocity-based controls
    Patent number: 11423585
    Abstract: Examples that relate to virtual controls in a mixed reality experience are described. One example provides a method comprising, via a mixed reality display device, displaying mixed reality content including a representation of a virtual control, and receiving sensor data indicating motion of a user digit. The method further comprises, based at least in part on the sensor data, determining a velocity of the user digit, and responsive to determining that the velocity of the user digit relative to a surface corresponding to the virtual control satisfies a velocity-based selection condition, triggering the virtual control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Casey Leon Meekhof, Kyle Nicholas San, Julia Schwarz
  • VELOCITY-BASED CONTROLS
    Publication number: 20220172405
    Abstract: Examples that relate to virtual controls in a mixed reality experience are described. One example provides a method comprising, via a mixed reality display device, displaying mixed reality content including a representation of a virtual control, and receiving sensor data indicating motion of a user digit. The method further comprises, based at least in part on the sensor data, determining a velocity of the user digit, and responsive to determining that the velocity of the user digit relative to a surface corresponding to the virtual control satisfies a velocity-based selection condition, triggering the virtual control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Casey Leon MEEKHOF, Kyle Nicholas SAN, Julia SCHWARZ