Patents by Inventor Robert István Butterworth

Robert István Butterworth 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: 11467709
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed-reality devices. In one example of the technology, a first mixed-reality guide is provided mixed-reality devices, enabling the mixed-reality devices to operate the first mixed-reality guide while providing a mixed-reality view, such that: while the first mixed-reality guide is navigated to a step of the set of steps of the first mixed-reality guide, the mixed-reality view includes a hologram at a real-world location in the real-world environment at which work associated with the step is to be performed. From each mixed-reality device, mixed-reality data is received based on use of at least the first mixed-reality guide on the mixed-reality device. The mixed-reality data includes spatial telemetry data collected for at least one step of the first mixed-reality guide. A presentation that is based on the mixed-reality data is provided. The first mixed-reality guide is enabled to be altered based on the mixed-reality data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alexandre Pierre Michel Godin, Andrew Jackson Klein, Arni Mar Thrastarson, Charla Marie Pereira, Cydney Brooke Nielsen, Darren Alexander Bennett, Jason Drew Vantomme, Joel Jamon Rendon, Kjartan Olafsson, Mahesh Keshav Kamat, Maya Alethea Miller-Vedam, Ryan Martin Nadel, Robert István Butterworth
  • Patent number: 11010016
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The holographic aspects include at least a first hologram. The first hologram is displayed with a first hologram menu, such that the first hologram menu includes visible selectable menu options associated with the first hologram. In the mixed-reality view, the first hologram menu, including the visible selectable menu options of the first hologram menu, is rotated to face the operator as the operator moves, such that the first hologram menu rotates in a curved manner about the first hologram as the first hologram menu rotates. Responsive to the operator making a selection on the first hologram menu, the first hologram in the mixed-reality view is altered based on the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Victor Jia, Kevin Thomas Mather, Robert István Butterworth, Kyle Mouritsen
  • Patent number: 10936146
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator, wherein the mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The operator is enabled to navigate among a plurality of steps of a task, such that for at least one step of the plurality of steps of the task, while the operator is navigated to the step of the task: the mixed-reality view is caused to include at least one instruction associated with the step. The mixed-reality view is caused to include a hologram at a real-world location in the real-world environment at which work associated with the step is to be performed. The mixed-reality view is caused to continually include a visual tether from the instruction to the real-world location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Alexander Bennett, Charla Marie Pereira, Andrew Jackson Klein, Robert István Butterworth, Sean Robert Puller, Tsz Fung Wan, Kevin Thomas Mather, Dean Alan Wadsworth
  • Publication number: 20200272303
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The holographic aspects include at least a first hologram. The first hologram is displayed with a first hologram menu, such that the first hologram menu includes visible selectable menu options associated with the first hologram. In the mixed-reality view, the first hologram menu, including the visible selectable menu options of the first hologram menu, is rotated to face the operator as the operator moves, such that the first hologram menu rotates in a curved manner about the first hologram as the first hologram menu rotates. Responsive to the operator making a selection on the first hologram menu, the first hologram in the mixed-reality view is altered based on the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Victor JIA, Kevin Thomas MATHER, Robert István BUTTERWORTH, Kyle MOURITSEN
  • Publication number: 20200273255
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed-reality devices. In one example of the technology, a first mixed-reality guide is provided mixed-reality devices, enabling the mixed-reality devices to operate the first mixed-reality guide while providing a mixed-reality view, such that: while the first mixed-reality guide is navigated to a step of the set of steps of the first mixed-reality guide, the mixed-reality view includes a hologram at a real-world location in the real-world environment at which work associated with the step is to be performed. From each mixed-reality device, mixed-reality data is received based on use of at least the first mixed-reality guide on the mixed-reality device. The mixed-reality data includes spatial telemetry data collected for at least one step of the first mixed-reality guide. A presentation that is based on the mixed-reality data is provided. The first mixed-reality guide is enabled to be altered based on the mixed-reality data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Alexandre Pierre Michel GODIN, Andrew Jackson KLEIN, Arni Mar THRASTARSON, Charla Marie PEREIRA, Cydney Brooke NIELSEN, Darren Alexander BENNETT, Jason Drew VANTOMME, Joel Jamon RENDON, Kjartan OLAFSSON, Mahesh Keshav KAMAT, Maya Alethea MILLER-VEDAM, Ryan Martin NADEL, Robert István BUTTERWORTH
  • Publication number: 20200273253
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, an author is enabled to align a guide to a real-world environment. The author is enabled to edit a mixed-reality view for at least one step of the guide. The author is enabled to view the mixed-reality view associated with the step. The mixed-reality view includes the real-world environment and holographic elements. The author is enabled to, within the mixed-reality view, place a holographic instruction card at a location in the real-world environment. The holographic instruction card includes at least one text instruction associated with the step. The author is enabled to, within the mixed-reality view, place a first three-dimensional hologram at another location in the real-world environment. The author is enabled to, within the mixed-reality view, edit at least one visual element of the first three-dimensional hologram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Adel Abdulhameed Mohammed JADALLAH, Cory Ryan BRAMALL, Sean Robert PULLER, Victor JIA, Robert István BUTTERWORTH, Shaun Michael STELMACK, Bruna Silva Lopes, Ethan Harris Arnowitz
  • Publication number: 20200273254
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator, wherein the mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The operator is enabled to navigate among a plurality of steps of a task, such that for at least one step of the plurality of steps of the task, while the operator is navigated to the step of the task: the mixed-reality view is caused to include at least one instruction associated with the step. The mixed-reality view is caused to include a hologram at a real-world location in the real-world environment at which work associated with the step is to be performed. The mixed-reality view is caused to continually include a visual tether from the instruction to the real-world location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Darren Alexander BENNETT, Charla Marie PEREIRA, Andrew Jackson KLEIN, Robert István BUTTERWORTH, Sean Robert PULLER, Tsz Fung WAN, Kevin Thomas MATHER, Dean Alan WADSWORTH
  • Patent number: 10671241
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The holographic aspects include at least a first hologram. The first hologram is displayed with a first hologram menu, such that the first hologram menu includes visible selectable menu options associated with the first hologram. In the mixed-reality view, the first hologram menu, including the visible selectable menu options of the first hologram menu, is rotated to face the operator as the operator moves, such that the first hologram menu rotates in a curved manner about the first hologram as the first hologram menu rotates. Responsive to the operator making a selection on the first hologram menu, the first hologram in the mixed-reality view is altered based on the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Victor Jia, Kevin Thomas Mather, Robert István Butterworth, Kyle Mouritsen