Patents by Inventor Shawn Buessing

Shawn Buessing 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).

  • Avatars in virtual environments
    Patent number: 10636222
    Abstract: Techniques of generating a virtual environment in a virtual reality system involves changing, within a user interface of the second user, an attribute of an avatar representing the first user while maintaining a spatial position of an object with which the first user is interacting. In this way, the second user may see only non-threatening or otherwise pleasant avatars within their user interface while other users may not perceive any change to the virtual environment as displayed in their respective user interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Manuel Christian Clement, Stefan Welker, Tim Gleason, Ian MacGillivray, Darwin Yamamoto, Shawn Buessing
  • TECHNIQUES TO CAUSE CHANGES IN BOTH VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20200050256
    Abstract: According to an example implementation, a method includes receiving an indication of a selected mode, and causing, at the same time, both a change in a virtual environment and a change in a physical environment in response to the selected mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Darwin Yamamoto, Ian MacGillivray, Jason Toff, Shawn Buessing
  • AVATARS IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20170323489
    Abstract: Techniques of generating a virtual environment in a virtual reality system involves changing, within a user interface of the second user, an attribute of an avatar representing the first user while maintaining a spatial position of an object with which the first user is interacting. In this way, the second user may see only non-threatening or otherwise pleasant avatars within their user interface while other users may not perceive any change to the virtual environment as displayed in their respective user interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Manuel Christian Clement, Stefan Welker, Tim Gleason, Ian MacGillivray, Darwin Yamamoto, Shawn Buessing