Patents by Inventor Michael Alexander BUSCHBECK

Michael Alexander BUSCHBECK 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: 11580685
    Abstract: A computing device is provided, comprising a processor configured to execute a physics engine. The physics engine is configured to, during narrowphase collision detection of a collision detection phase, identify a set of convex polyhedron pairs, each including a first convex polyhedron from a first rigid body and a second convex polyhedron from a second rigid body. The physics engine is further configured to, for each convex polyhedron pair, determine a separating plane. The physics engine is further configured to perform neighbor welding on pair combinations of the convex polyhedron pairs during the narrowphase collision detection to thereby modify the separating planes of at least a subset of the convex polyhedron pairs. The physics engine is further configured to determine collision manifolds for the convex polyhedron pairs, including for the subset of convex polyhedron pairs having the modified separating planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Petar Mitrovic, Maxwell Simon Abernethy, Alexander Sven Fichtner, David Davidovic, Eoin McLoughlin, Janos Benk, Michael Alexander Buschbeck, Milan Simic, Milos Jovanovic, Nikola Nikolic, Norbert Nemec, Oliver M Strunk, Pavle Josipovic, Pavle Popovic, Rory Mullane
  • Publication number: 20220180589
    Abstract: A computing device is provided, comprising a processor configured to execute a physics engine. The physics engine is configured to, during narrowphase collision detection of a collision detection phase, identify a set of convex polyhedron pairs, each including a first convex polyhedron from a first rigid body and a second convex polyhedron from a second rigid body. The physics engine is further configured to, for each convex polyhedron pair, determine a separating plane. The physics engine is further configured to perform neighbor welding on pair combinations of the convex polyhedron pairs during the narrowphase collision detection to thereby modify the separating planes of at least a subset of the convex polyhedron pairs. The physics engine is further configured to determine collision manifolds for the convex polyhedron pairs, including for the subset of convex polyhedron pairs having the modified separating planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Petar MITROVIC, Maxwell Simon ABERNETHY, Alexander Sven FICHTNER, David DAVIDOVIC, Eoin MCLOUGHLIN, Janos BENK, Michael Alexander BUSCHBECK, Milan SIMIC, Milos JOVANOVIC, Nikola NIKOLIC, Norbert NEMEC, Oliver M STRUNK, Pavle JOSIPOVIC, Pavle POPOVIC, Rory MULLANE
  • Patent number: 10672159
    Abstract: A computing system, including at least one imaging sensor configured to collect imaging data of a physical environment. The computing system may further include a processor configured to generate, based on the imaging data, a first anchor graph including a first plurality of anchors connected by a first plurality of edges. Each anchor of the first plurality of anchors may indicate a respective estimated position in the physical environment. The processor may be further configured to detect a change in the estimated position of at least one anchor of the first plurality of anchors relative to the at least one imaging sensor. Based on the change in the estimated position, the processor may reposition the first anchor graph relative to the at least one imaging sensor. Estimated lengths of the first plurality of edges and estimated angles between the first plurality of edges may remain fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Alexander Buschbeck, Jad Nohra, Oliver Michael Strunk
  • Publication number: 20190304146
    Abstract: A computing system, including at least one imaging sensor configured to collect imaging data of a physical environment. The computing system may further include a processor configured to generate, based on the imaging data, a first anchor graph including a first plurality of anchors connected by a first plurality of edges. Each anchor of the first plurality of anchors may indicate a respective estimated position in the physical environment. The processor may be further configured to detect a change in the estimated position of at least one anchor of the first plurality of anchors relative to the at least one imaging sensor. Based on the change in the estimated position, the processor may reposition the first anchor graph relative to the at least one imaging sensor. Estimated lengths of the first plurality of edges and estimated angles between the first plurality of edges may remain fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Alexander BUSCHBECK, Jad NOHRA, Oliver Michael STRUNK