Patents by Inventor Purnima M. Rao

Purnima M. Rao 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).

  • Reality mixer for mixed reality
    Patent number: 10573085
    Abstract: A mixed-reality display device comprises an input system, a display, and a graphics processor. The input system is configured to receive a parameter value, the parameter value being one of a plurality of values of a predetermined range receivable by the input system. The display is configured to display virtual image content that adds an augmentation to a real-world environment viewed by a user of the mixed-reality display device. The graphics processor is coupled operatively to the input system and to the display; it is configured to render the virtual image content so as to variably change the augmentation, to variably change a perceived realism of the real world environment in correlation to the parameter value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Alex Kipman, Purnima M. Rao, Rebecca Haruyama, Shih-Sang Carnaven Chiu, Stuart Mayhew, Oscar E. Murillo, Carlos Fernando Faria Costa
  • REALITY MIXER FOR MIXED REALITY
    Publication number: 20190197784
    Abstract: A mixed-reality display device comprises an input system, a display, and a graphics processor. The input system is configured to receive a parameter value, the parameter value being one of a plurality of values of a predetermined range receivable by the input system. The display is configured to display virtual image content that adds an augmentation to a real-world environment viewed by a user of the mixed-reality display device. The graphics processor is coupled operatively to the input system and to the display; it is configured to render the virtual image content so as to variably change the augmentation, to variably change a perceived realism of the real world environment in correlation to the parameter value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alex Kipman, Purnima M. Rao, Rebecca Haruyama, Shih-Sang Carnaven Chiu, Stuart Mayhew, Oscar E. Murillo, Carlos Fernando Faria Costa
  • Reality mixer for mixed reality
    Patent number: 10169922
    Abstract: A mixed-reality display device comprises an input system, a display, and a graphics processor. The input system is configured to receive a parameter value, the parameter value being one of a plurality of values of a predetermined range receivable by the input system. The display is configured to display virtual image content that adds an augmentation to a real-world environment viewed by a user of the mixed-reality display device. The graphics processor is coupled operatively to the input system and to the display; it is configured to render the virtual image content so as to variably change the augmentation, to variably change a perceived realism of the real world environment in correlation to the parameter value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Alex Kipman, Purnima M. Rao, Rebecca Haruyama, Shih-Sang Carnaven Chiu, Stuart Mayhew, Oscar E. Murillo, Carlos Fernando Faria Costa
  • REALITY MIXER FOR MIXED REALITY
    Publication number: 20170236332
    Abstract: A mixed-reality display device comprises an input system, a display, and a graphics processor. The input system is configured to receive a parameter value, the parameter value being one of a plurality of values of a predetermined range receivable by the input system. The display is configured to display virtual image content that adds an augmentation to a real-world environment viewed by a user of the mixed-reality display device. The graphics processor is coupled operatively to the input system and to the display; it is configured to render the virtual image content so as to variably change the augmentation, to variably change a perceived realism of the real world environment in correlation to the parameter value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Alex Kipman, Purnima M. Rao, Rebecca Haruyama, Shih-Sang Carnaven Chiu, Stuart Mayhew, Oscar E. Murillo, Carlos Fernando Faria Costa