Patents by Inventor Russ McMackin

Russ McMackin 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).

  • Selection using eye gaze evaluation over time
    Patent number: 9804753
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to selection of a user interface object displayed on a graphical user interface based on eye gaze are disclosed. In one embodiment, a selection input may be received. A plurality of eye gaze samples at different times within a time window may be evaluated. The time window may be selected based on a time at which the selection input is detected. A user interface object may be selected based on the plurality of eye gaze samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Ramsby, Tony Ambrus, Michael Scavezze, Abby Lin Lee, Brian Mount, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Aaron Mackay Burns, Russ McMackin, Katelyn Elizabeth Doran, Gerhard Schneider, Quentin Simon Charles Miller
  • SELECTION USING EYE GAZE EVALUATION OVER TIME
    Publication number: 20150268821
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to selection of a user interface object displayed on a graphical user interface based on eye gaze are disclosed. In one embodiment, a selection input may be received. A plurality of eye gaze samples at different times within a time window may be evaluated. The time window may be selected based on a time at which the selection input is detected. A user interface object may be selected based on the plurality of eye gaze samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Scott Ramsby, Tony Ambrus, Michael Scavezze, Abby Lin Lee, Brian Mount, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Aaron Mackay Burns, Russ McMackin, Katelyn Elizabeth Doran, Gerhard Schneider, Quentin Simon Charles Miller
  • DIRECT INTERACTION SYSTEM MIXED REALITY ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20140168261
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for interacting with virtual objects in a virtual environment using an accessory such as a hand held object. The virtual object may be viewed using a display device. The display device and hand held object may cooperate to determine a scene map of the virtual environment, the display device and hand held object being registered in the scene map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Jeffrey N. Margolis, Benjamin I. Vaught, Alex Aben-Athar Kipman, Georg Klein, Frederik Schaffalitzky, David Nister, Russ McMackin, Doug Barnes