Patents by Inventor Petteri Mikkola

Petteri Mikkola 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: 11170536
    Abstract: A method of training a neural network for home improvement visualization is disclosed. The method may include receiving a set of annotated images of houses to train the neural network, augmenting the set of annotated images of houses to generate additional annotated images of houses for the neural network, processing the annotates images of houses and the additional annotated images of houses to train the neural network, refining the set of annotated images of houses by detecting the edges elements in the images and adjusting the annotations based on the edge detection, and outputting a trained neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: REVIVE AL, INC.
    Inventors: Petteri Mikkola, Devdatta Bhikaji Waghdhare, Aneesh Shankar Hariharan, Jon Carlson
  • Patent number: 10824531
    Abstract: Various models may enable a first device to share a device resource with a second device in various contexts, such as sharing computing sessions via terminal services; sharing displays via display mirroring; and sharing input components across devices. However, such techniques often utilize ad hoc sharing models that depend on configuration and/or administrative access of each device; limit the capabilities of such sharing; and/or exhibit security concerns. Instead, a target device may advertise an availability of a target device resource. A host device may request the target device to lend the target device resource to the computing environment of the host device. The target device may reserve the target device resource for the host device, which may then integrate the target device resource into the host computing environment. The model may enable the user to utilize resources even from target devices that the user is not otherwise permitted to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Issa Y. Khoury, Darren Ray Davis, Petteri Mikkola, Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, Kenton Allen Shipley, Keri Kruse Moran, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Patrick Derks
  • Patent number: 10635296
    Abstract: In many computing scenarios, a user of a primary device may wish to incorporate an auxiliary device in the presentation of an application. Such incorporation may involve a terminal services session that projects the computing environment of the primary device onto the auxiliary device; mirroring the computing environment of the primary device through the auxiliary device; and/or utilizing applications that interoperate with client applications executing on the second device. However, such techniques may not fully reflect the properties of each device, and/or may only apply to particular applications and/or configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Keri Kruse Moran, Issa Y. Khoury, Brian David Cross, Darren Ray Davis, Giorgio Francesco Sega, Kenton Allen Shipley, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Patrick Derks, Mohammed Kaleemur Rahman, Ryan Chandler Pendlay
  • Publication number: 20200098141
    Abstract: A method of training a neural network for home improvement visualization is disclosed. The method may include receiving a set of annotated images of houses to train the neural network, augmenting the set of annotated images of houses to generate additional annotated images of houses for the neural network, processing the annotates images of houses and the additional annotated images of houses to train the neural network, refining the set of annotated images of houses by detecting the edges elements in the images and adjusting the annotations based on the edge detection, and outputting a trained neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Petteri Mikkola, Devdatta Bhikaji Waghdhare, Aneesh Shankar Hariharan, Jon Carlson
  • Patent number: 10448111
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for content projection. For example, a communication connection may be established between a primary device (e.g., a smart phone) of a user and a secondary device (e.g., a television). The primary device may identify an interest of the user to view content on the secondary device (e.g., photos for a recently attended concert). The primary device may retrieve the content (e.g., local photos on the smart phone and/or photos remotely retrieved from a social network). The primary device may project a rendering of the content onto a secondary display of the secondary device (e.g., the smart phone may send the rendering over the communication connection to the television for display).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Issa Y. Khoury, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Giorgio Francesco Sega, Keri Kruse Moran, Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, Ryan Chandler Pendlay
  • Patent number: 10277649
    Abstract: A user may interact with a collection of devices that each exhibit particular device properties. Where each device executes and presents an isolated computing environment, inconsistencies may arise in the user interaction by the user with different devices. Alternatively, a terminal server may present a computing environment to various auxiliary devices, but such presentation may fail to utilize some device properties of some devices, and/or may present a computing environment that is not suitable for some devices. Instead, a primary device of the device collection may adapt a primary computing environment to an auxiliary computing environment for each auxiliary device, based upon its device properties. Upon receiving a request to execute an application, the primary device may execute the application within the auxiliary computing environment, and may adapt the application based upon the device properties. The primary device may stream each auxiliary computing environment to the respective auxiliary device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Keri Kruse Moran, Issa Y. Khoury, Giorgio Francesco Sega, Mohammed Kaleemur Rahman, Kenton Allen Shipley, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Patrick Derks, Ryan Chandler Pendlay, Darren Ray Davis
  • Patent number: 10237314
    Abstract: A user may interact with a collection of devices that each exhibit particular device properties. Where each device executes and presents an isolated computing environment, inconsistencies may arise in the user interaction by the user with different devices. Alternatively, a terminal server may present a computing environment to various auxiliary devices, but such presentation may fail to utilize some device properties of some devices, and/or may present a computing environment that is not suitable for some devices. Instead, a primary device of the device collection may adapt a primary computing environment to an auxiliary computing environment for each auxiliary device, based upon its device properties. Upon receiving a request to execute an application, the primary device may execute the application within the auxiliary computing environment, and may adapt the application based upon the device properties. The primary device may stream each auxiliary computing environment to the respective auxiliary device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Keri Kruse Moran, Issa Y. Khoury, Giorgio Francesco Sega, Mohammed Kaleemur Rahman, Kenton Allen Shipley, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Patrick Derks, Ryan Chandler Pendlay, Darren Ray Davis
  • Publication number: 20180300213
    Abstract: Various models may enable a first device to share a device resource with a second device in various contexts, such as sharing computing sessions via terminal services; sharing displays via display mirroring; and sharing input components across devices. However, such techniques often utilize ad hoc sharing models that depend on configuration and/or administrative access of each device; limit the capabilities of such sharing; and/or exhibit security concerns. Instead, a target device may advertise an availability of a target device resource. A host device may request the target device to lend the target device resource to the computing environment of the host device. The target device may reserve the target device resource for the host device, which may then integrate the target device resource into the host computing environment. The model may enable the user to utilize resources even from target devices that the user is not otherwise permitted to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Issa Y. Khoury, Darren Ray Davis, Petteri Mikkola, Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, Kenton Allen Shipley, Keri Kruse Moran, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Patrick Derks
  • Patent number: 10102824
    Abstract: A computing device, and method thereof, may have a first display. A first user input is received from an input device of the computing device. In response, a task manager is displayed, the task manager having representations of respective objects on the computing device. When a second user input is received via the input device, a target representation is selected according to the second user input and an application window of an application corresponding to the target representation is displayed on the second display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Issa Khoury, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Holger Kuehnle, Ryan Pendlay, Keri Moran
  • Patent number: 10025684
    Abstract: Various models may enable a first device to share a device resource with a second device in various contexts, such as sharing computing sessions via terminal services; sharing displays via display mirroring; and sharing input components across devices. However, such techniques often utilize ad hoc sharing models that depend on configuration and/or administrative access of each device; limit the capabilities of such sharing; and/or exhibit security concerns. Instead, a target device may advertise an availability of a target device resource. A host device may request the target device to lend the target device resource to the computing environment of the host device. The target device may reserve the target device resource for the host device, which may then integrate the target device resource into the host computing environment. The model may enable the user to utilize resources even from target devices that the user is not otherwise permitted to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Issa Y. Khoury, Darren Ray Davis, Petteri Mikkola, Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, Kenton Allen Shipley, Keri Kruse Moran, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Patrick Derks
  • Patent number: 9900423
    Abstract: Various user interfaces and other technologies for interacting with devices that support multiple communication lines can be implemented. Scenarios providing separate communications lines, such as voice over internet protocol (VOIP), social network communications, and the like can be supported. For example, communication-line-separated and communication-line-aggregated user interface paradigms can be supported. Intelligent selection of an appropriate paradigm can support user preferences, conversation user interfaces, and the like. Other features such as communication line defaults can help users deal with multiple communication line scenarios. A consistent, compact user interface for switching communication lines can be supported. Users can interact with their devices more efficiently and with less frustration. A wide variety of use scenarios are supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tony He, Susan Chory, Gregory Howard, Peter Bergler, Lijuan Qin, Jon Arnett, Janis Jungeun Lee, Petteri Mikkola, Issa Y. Khoury
  • Publication number: 20180007104
    Abstract: A user may interact with a collection of devices that each exhibit particular device properties. Where each device executes and presents an isolated computing environment, inconsistencies may arise in the user interaction by the user with different devices. Alternatively, a terminal server may present a computing environment to various auxiliary devices, but such presentation may fail to utilize some device properties of some devices, and/or may present a computing environment that is not suitable for some devices. Instead, a primary device of the device collection may adapt a primary computing environment to an auxiliary computing environment for each auxiliary device, based upon its device properties. Upon receiving a request to execute an application, the primary device may execute the application within the auxiliary computing environment, and may adapt the application based upon the device properties. The primary device may stream each auxiliary computing environment to the respective auxiliary device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Keri Kruse Moran, Issa Y. Khoury, Giorgio Francesco Sega, Mohammed Kaleemur Rahman, Kenton Allen Shipley, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Patrick Derks, Ryan Chandler Pendlay, Darren Ray Davis
  • Patent number: 9860306
    Abstract: In many computing scenarios, a computing environment of a device may present applications through various presentation components, such as displays, speakers, and headphones. However, navigating among the applications currently presented within the computing environment may be difficult for the user; e.g., for a device presenting many applications on many displays that share an application stack, the application that the user wishes to select may be buried deep within the shared application stack. In accordance with the techniques presented herein, the device may generate an application presentation history for each presentation component, indicating applications that have previously been presented through the presentation component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Keri Kruse Moran, Issa Y. Khoury, Ryan Chandler Pendlay, Kenton Allen Shipley, David John Woods, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Darren Ray Davis, Patrick Derks
  • Patent number: 9769227
    Abstract: A user may interact with a collection of devices that each exhibit particular device properties. Where each device executes and presents an isolated computing environment, inconsistencies may arise in the user interaction by the user with different devices. Alternatively, a terminal server may present a computing environment to various auxiliary devices, but such presentation may fail to utilize some device properties of some devices, and/or may present a computing environment that is not suitable for some devices. Instead, a primary device of the device collection may adapt a primary computing environment to an auxiliary computing environment for each auxiliary device, based upon its device properties. Upon receiving a request to execute an application, the primary device may execute the application within the auxiliary computing environment, and may adapt the application based upon the device properties. The primary device may stream each auxiliary computing environment to the respective auxiliary device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Keri Kruse Moran, Issa Y. Khoury, Giorgio Francesco Sega, Mohammed Kaleemur Rahman, Kenton Allen Shipley, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Patrick Derks, Ryan Chandler Pendlay, Darren Ray Davis
  • Publication number: 20160343350
    Abstract: A computing device, and method thereof, may have a first display. A first user input is received from an input device of the computing device. In response, a task manager is displayed, the task manager having representations of respective objects on the computing device. When a second user input is received via the input device, a target representation is selected according to the second user input and an application window of an application corresponding to the target representation is displayed on the second display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Issa Khoury, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Holger Kuehnle, Ryan Pendlay, Keri Moran
  • Publication number: 20160085430
    Abstract: The manner of presenting a user interface of an application may be significant in many respects. A user interface may be suitable only for some devices (e.g., buttons may be selectable by a pointer, but not on a touch-sensitive display; textboxes may appear too large or too small on different displays), and may satisfy only some user interactions (e.g., a map interface may be usable on a laptop by a stationary user, but not usable in a vehicle while the user is driving). Presented herein are techniques for automatically generating a user interface that is adapted both for the interaction component properties of the device, and the interaction criteria of the user interaction with the user interface. A device may choose the presentation of each element of a user interface based on such information, and generate a user interface matching both the device and the user interaction with the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Keri Kruse Moran, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Giorgio Francesco Sega, Issa Y. Khoury, Mohammed Kaleemur Rahman, Kenton Allen Shipley, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Ryan Chandler Pendlay, Brian David Cross, Darren Ray Davis, Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, Patrick Derks
  • Publication number: 20160086581
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for content projection. For example, a communication connection may be established between a primary device (e.g., a smart phone) of a user and a secondary device (e.g., a television). The primary device may identify an interest of the user to view content on the secondary device (e.g., photos for a recently attended concert). The primary device may retrieve the content (e.g., local photos on the smart phone and/or photos remotely retrieved from a social network). The primary device may project a rendering of the content onto a secondary display of the secondary device (e.g., the smart phone may send the rendering over the communication connection to the television for display).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Issa Y. Khoury, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Giorgio Francesco Sega, Keri Kruse Moran, Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, Ryan Chandler Pendlay
  • Publication number: 20160085698
    Abstract: A user may interact with several devices of a device collection, and may utilize each device in a particular user context, such as driving a vehicle; relaxing at home; and attending meetings in a public location. The user may configure each device according to the user context of the user's interaction with the device. However, devices that are uninformed of the user context of the user's interaction with the device cannot adapt to the user context. Instead, a primary device of the device collection may detect various properties of each auxiliary device of the device collection and determine the user context of the user interaction with the auxiliary device. The primary device transmits to each auxiliary device, for presentation to the user, a user interface with elements of the computing environment adapted according to the user context of the user interaction of the user with the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Petteri Mikkola, Keri Kruse Moran, Issa Y. Khoury, William Scott Stauber, Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, Kenton Allen Shipley, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Patrick Derks, Darren Ray Davis
  • Publication number: 20160085654
    Abstract: Various models may enable a first device to share a device resource with a second device in various contexts, such as sharing computing sessions via terminal services; sharing displays via display mirroring; and sharing input components across devices. However, such techniques often utilize ad hoc sharing models that depend on configuration and/or administrative access of each device; limit the capabilities of such sharing; and/or exhibit security concerns. Instead, a target device may advertise an availability of a target device resource. A host device may request the target device to lend the target device resource to the computing environment of the host device. The target device may reserve the target device resource for the host device, which may then integrate the target device resource into the host computing environment. The model may enable the user to utilize resources even from target devices that the user is not otherwise permitted to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Issa Y. Khoury, Darren Ray Davis, Petteri Mikkola, Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, Kenton Allen Shipley, Keri Kruse Moran, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Patrick Derks
  • Publication number: 20160088040
    Abstract: A user may interact with a collection of devices that each exhibit particular device properties. Where each device executes and presents an isolated computing environment, inconsistencies may arise in the user interaction by the user with different devices. Alternatively, a terminal server may present a computing environment to various auxiliary devices, but such presentation may fail to utilize some device properties of some devices, and/or may present a computing environment that is not suitable for some devices. Instead, a primary device of the device collection may adapt a primary computing environment to an auxiliary computing environment for each auxiliary device, based upon its device properties. Upon receiving a request to execute an application, the primary device may execute the application within the auxiliary computing environment, and may adapt the application based upon the device properties. The primary device may stream each auxiliary computing environment to the respective auxiliary device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Elizabeth Fay Threlkeld, William Scott Stauber, Petteri Mikkola, Keri Kruse Moran, Issa Y. Khoury, Giorgio Francesco Sega, Mohammed Kaleemur Rahman, Kenton Allen Shipley, Ramrajprabu Balasubramanian, Patrick Derks, Ryan Chandler Pendlay, Darren Ray Davis