Patents by Inventor Marc Brinkley

Marc Brinkley 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).

  • Patent number: 10204458
    Abstract: A method for operating a head-mounted computing device that includes displaying an image of an environment on a display of the head-mounted computing device and identifying a surface within the image that is eligible for color fill operation, based on similarities in color parameters of contiguous pixels in the captured image. The method further includes displaying an indicator prompting user input regarding color fill, receiving a color fill request via user input, the request being for a predetermined color, and performing a color fill operation on the identified surface in response to receiving the color fill request by (a) generating a fill image having the predetermined color and a shape that conforms to the shape of the identified surface, and (b) displaying the fill image in a world-locked manner so as to overlay the identified surface even when a perspective of the display changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Dan Osborn, Shawn Crispin Wright, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Marc Brinkley, Albert Robles
  • Publication number: 20170221276
    Abstract: A method for operating a head-mounted computing device that includes displaying an image of an environment on a display of the head-mounted computing device and identifying a surface within the image that is eligible for color fill operation, based on similarities in color parameters of contiguous pixels in the captured image. The method further includes displaying an indicator prompting user input regarding color fill, receiving a color fill request via user input, the request being for a predetermined color, and performing a color fill operation on the identified surface in response to receiving the color fill request by (a) generating a fill image having the predetermined color and a shape that conforms to the shape of the identified surface, and (b) displaying the fill image in a world-locked manner so as to overlay the identified surface even when a perspective of the display changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Dan Osborn, Shawn Crispin Wright, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Marc Brinkley, Albert Robles
  • Patent number: 9652897
    Abstract: A method for operation a head-mounted computing device that includes capturing an image of a three-dimensional environment external to the head-mounted computing device and identifying a surface within the captured image that is eligible for color fill operation, based on similarities in color parameters of contiguous pixels in the captured image. The method further includes receiving a color fill request via user input at the head-mounted computing device, the request being for a predetermined color and performing a color fill operation on the identified surface in response to receiving the color fill request by (a) generating a fill hologram having the predetermined color and a shape that conforms to the shape of the identified surface, (b) displaying the fill hologram in a world-locked manner so as to overlay the identified surface as viewed through the see-through holographic display of the head-mounted display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Dan Osborn, Shawn Crispin Wright, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Marc Brinkley, Albert Robles
  • Publication number: 20160379418
    Abstract: A method for operation a head-mounted computing device that includes capturing an image of a three-dimensional environment external to the head-mounted computing device and identifying a surface within the captured image that is eligible for color fill operation, based on similarities in color parameters of contiguous pixels in the captured image. The method further includes receiving a color fill request via user input at the head-mounted computing device, the request being for a predetermined color and performing a color fill operation on the identified surface in response to receiving the color fill request by (a) generating a fill hologram having the predetermined color and a shape that conforms to the shape of the identified surface, (b) displaying the fill hologram in a world-locked manner so as to overlay the identified surface as viewed through the see-through holographic display of the head-mounted display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Dan Osborn, Shawn Crispin Wright, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Marc Brinkley, Albert Robles