Patents by Inventor Lori Potts

Lori Potts 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).

  • Spatial audio with remote speakers
    Patent number: 9584915
    Abstract: Embodiments related to outputting spatial audio via a portable computing device are presented. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a portable computing device for wirelessly detecting a presence of a remote speaker external to the portable computing device, determining a location of the remote speaker, and establishing a wireless connection with the remote speaker. The embodiment further includes presenting visual content via a display of the portable computing device, the visual content comprising an object positionally associated with a location in a real-world environment around the portable computing device, generating an audio signal corresponding to the object, and sending the audio signal to the remote speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Francis Fullam, Lev Tcherkachine, Travis Legg, Lori Potts, Annika Elias, Craig Haskins
  • SPATIAL AUDIO WITH REMOTE SPEAKERS
    Publication number: 20160212538
    Abstract: Embodiments related to outputting spatial audio via a portable computing device are presented. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a portable computing device for wirelessly detecting a presence of a remote speaker external to the portable computing device, determining a location of the remote speaker, and establishing a wireless connection with the remote speaker. The embodiment further includes presenting visual content via a display of the portable computing device, the visual content comprising an object positionally associated with a location in a real-world environment around the portable computing device, generating an audio signal corresponding to the object, and sending the audio signal to the remote speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Francis Fullam, Lev Tcherkachine, Travis Legg, Lori Potts, Annika Elias, Craig Haskins