Patents by Inventor Robert Aichner

Robert Aichner 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: 10531046
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating a video environment. In at least one implementation, video of at least a first object to be displayed in the video environment is received. Video of at least a second object is also received which is to be displayed with the first object in the video environment. A zoom operation is identified to be performed on the first object to reduce a difference between a size of the first object and a size of the second object. The zoom operation is then performed on the video of the first object. In response to the zoom operation, the first object and the second object are displayed in the video environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ankit Tandon, Robert Aichner, Ross Cutler, Senthil Velayutham
  • Patent number: 10104415
    Abstract: A user device within a communication architecture, the user device comprising: an image capture device configured to determine image data for the creation of a video channel defining the shared scene; an intrinsic/extrinsic data determiner configured to determine intrinsic/extrinsic capture device data associated with the image capture device; and a video encoder configured to encode the image data and intrinsic/extrinsic capture device data within the video channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Lee, Mei-Hsuan Lu, Robert Aichner, Ryan S. Menezes, Abhishek Abhishek, Bofan Hsu, Ermin Kozica
  • Publication number: 20180109759
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating a video environment. In at least one implementation, video of at least a first object to be displayed in the video environment is received. Video of at least a second object is also received which is to be displayed with the first object in the video environment. A zoom operation is identified to be performed on the first object to reduce a difference between a size of the first object and a size of the second object. The zoom operation is then performed on the video of the first object. In response to the zoom operation, the first object and the second object are displayed in the video environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Ankit Tandon, Robert Aichner, Ross Cutler, Senthil Velayutham
  • Patent number: 9876988
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating a video conference environment. In at least one implementation, video captured of a scene is received. A modification to display of the video is identified based at least in part on a share of a display space associated with an object in the scene relative to a share of another display space associated with another object in another scene. The modification to the display of the video is then initiated. In another implementation, the modification may also be based on a target share indicated by way of an interactive graphic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ankit Tandon, Robert Aichner, Ross Cutler, Senthil Velayutham
  • Publication number: 20160212468
    Abstract: A user device within a communication architecture, the user device comprising: an image capture device configured to determine image data for the creation of a video channel defining the shared scene; an intrinsic/extrinsic data determiner configured to determine intrinsic/extrinsic capture device data associated with the image capture device; and a video encoder configured to encode the image data and intrinsic/extrinsic capture device data within the video channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Lee, Mei-Hsuan Lu, Robert Aichner, Ryan S. Menezes, Abhishek Abhishek, Bofan Hsu, Ermin Kozica
  • Publication number: 20140019883
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and software for facilitating a video conference environment. In at least one implementation, video captured of a scene is received. A modification to display of the video is identified based at least in part on a share of a display space associated with an object in the scene relative to a share of another display space associated with another object in another scene. The modification to the display of the video is then initiated. In another implementation, the modification may also be based on a target share indicated by way of an interactive graphic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ankit Tandon, Robert Aichner, Ross Cutler, Senthil Velayutham
  • Patent number: 8090111
    Abstract: A signal separator, a method and computer product for determining a first output signal describing an audio content of a useful-signal source in a first microphone signal, and for determining a second output signal describing an audio content of the useful-signal source in a second microphone signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignees: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
    Inventors: Robert Aichner, Herbert Buchner, Walter Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20100232621
    Abstract: A signal separator, a method and computer product for determining a first output signal describing an audio content of a useful-signal source in a first microphone signal, and for determining a second output signal describing an audio content of the useful-signal source in a second microphone signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Aichner, Herbert Buchner, Professor Walter Kellermann