Patents by Inventor Richard Wifall

Richard Wifall 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: 10708704
    Abstract: A head mounted display (HMD) device is provided that includes a display, a position and orientation sensor, and speakers. The HMD device includes a processor configured to receive map data of a three-dimensional environment, receive a three-dimensional data set, detect a predefined feature in the three-dimensional data set, place a spatial audio emitter anchor in the three-dimensional environment in a location where the feature was detected, the spatial audio emitter having an emitter boundary, determine a current location of a user in the virtual environment based on a signal from the sensor, display the map data of the three-dimensional environment with a graphical representation of the three-dimensional data set based on the determined current location of the user, and responsive to determining that the location of the user is outside of the boundary, play the spatial audio emitter in a spatial audio mode via the near-ear speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Diego E. Salume, Jason B. Scott, Charles Tatsuya Sinex, Richard Wifall
  • Publication number: 20190239014
    Abstract: A head mounted display (HMD) device is provided that includes a display, a position and orientation sensor, and speakers. The HMD device includes a processor configured to receive map data of a three-dimensional environment, receive a three-dimensional data set, detect a predefined feature in the three-dimensional data set, place a spatial audio emitter anchor in the three-dimensional environment in a location where the feature was detected, the spatial audio emitter having an emitter boundary, determine a current location of a user in the virtual environment based on a signal from the sensor, display the map data of the three-dimensional environment with a graphical representation of the three-dimensional data set based on the determined current location of the user, and responsive to determining that the location of the user is outside of the boundary, play the spatial audio emitter in a spatial audio mode via the near-ear speakers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Diego E. SALUME, Jason B. SCOTT, Charles Tatsuya SINEX, Richard WIFALL
  • Patent number: 10264380
    Abstract: A head mounted display (HMD) device is provided that includes a display, a position and orientation sensor, and speakers. The HMD device includes a processor configured to receive map data of a three-dimensional environment, receive a three-dimensional data set, detect a predefined feature in the three-dimensional data set, place a spatial audio emitter anchor in the three-dimensional environment in a location where the feature was detected, the spatial audio emitter having an emitter boundary, determine a current location of a user in the virtual environment based on a signal from the sensor, display the map data of the three-dimensional environment with a graphical representation of the three-dimensional data set based on the determined current location of the user, and responsive to determining that the location of the user is outside of the boundary, play the spatial audio emitter in a spatial audio mode via the near-ear speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Diego E. Salume, Jason B. Scott, Charles Tatsuya Sinex, Richard Wifall
  • Publication number: 20190102953
    Abstract: Examples disclosed relate to displaying virtual objects. One example provides, on a display device comprising a camera and a display, a method comprising acquiring, via the camera, image data imaging an environment, receiving a user input requesting display of a three-dimensional virtual object, comparing dimensional information for the three-dimensional virtual object to dimensional information for a field of view of the display device, modifying the three-dimensional virtual object based upon comparing the dimensional information for the three-dimensional virtual object to the dimensional information for the field of view to obtain a modified three-dimensional virtual object, and displaying the modified three-dimensional virtual object via the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Megan Ann Lindsay, Michael Scavezze, Aaron Daniel Krauss, Michael Thomas, Richard Wifall, Jeffrey David Smith, Cameron Brown, Charlene Jeune, Cheyne Rory Quin Mathey-Owens
  • Patent number: 10176641
    Abstract: Examples disclosed relate to displaying virtual objects. One example provides, on a display device comprising a camera and a display, a method comprising acquiring, via the camera, image data imaging an environment, receiving a user input requesting display of a three-dimensional virtual object, comparing dimensional information for the three-dimensional virtual object to dimensional information for a field of view of the display device, modifying the three-dimensional virtual object based upon comparing the dimensional information for the three-dimensional virtual object to the dimensional information for the field of view to obtain a modified three-dimensional virtual object, and displaying the modified three-dimensional virtual object via the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Megan Ann Lindsay, Michael Scavezze, Aaron Daniel Krauss, Michael Thomas, Richard Wifall, Jeffrey David Smith, Cameron Brown, Charlene Jeune, Cheyne Rory Quin Mathey-Owens
  • Publication number: 20180332420
    Abstract: A head mounted display (HMD) device is provided that includes a display, a position and orientation sensor, and speakers. The HMD device includes a processor configured to receive map data of a three-dimensional environment, receive a three-dimensional data set, detect a predefined feature in the three-dimensional data set, place a spatial audio emitter anchor in the three-dimensional environment in a location where the feature was detected, the spatial audio emitter having an emitter boundary, determine a current location of a user in the virtual environment based on a signal from the sensor, display the map data of the three-dimensional environment with a graphical representation of the three-dimensional data set based on the determined current location of the user, and responsive to determining that the location of the user is outside of the boundary, play the spatial audio emitter in a spatial audio mode via the near-ear speakers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Diego E. SALUME, Jason B. SCOTT, Charles Tatsuya SINEX, Richard WIFALL
  • Publication number: 20170270715
    Abstract: Examples disclosed relate to displaying virtual objects. One example provides, on a display device comprising a camera and a display, a method comprising acquiring, via the camera, image data imaging an environment, receiving a user input requesting display of a three-dimensional virtual object, comparing dimensional information for the three-dimensional virtual object to dimensional information for a field of view of the display device, modifying the three-dimensional virtual object based upon comparing the dimensional information for the three-dimensional virtual object to the dimensional information for the field of view to obtain a modified three-dimensional virtual object, and displaying the modified three-dimensional virtual object via the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Megan Ann Lindsay, Michael Scavezze, Aaron Daniel Krauss, Michael Thomas, Richard Wifall, Jeffrey David Smith, Cameron Brown, Charlene Jeune, Cheyne Rory Quin Mathey-Owens