Patents by Inventor Steven Bathiche
Steven Bathiche 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).
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Publication number: 20060289760Abstract: A system for directing light in an interactive display system so as to perform multiple functions. In addition to projecting images on the interactive display system, the system is used to distribute infrared (IR) light onto the display surface, and/or to receive and focus received IR light reflected from a physical object on the display surface. A light separating system separates a multi-waveband light from a source into a predominantly visible light and a predominantly non-visible light, the latter being redirected around visible light modulators and recombined with the modulated visible light for projection onto the display surface by a lensing system. In addition, or in the alternative, the light separating system separates predominantly non-visible light reflected from an object adjacent to the surface, from light produced by the source, directing only the non-visible light received to the light sensor used to image the display surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2005Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Steven Bathiche
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Publication number: 20060284830Abstract: A peripheral input device having a body configured to be stored within a housing of a computer device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a wireless input device is configured to be recharged within the housing. Further aspects of the invention relate to an input device configured to operatively connect to underutilized ports of a computer system. In one embodiment, the input device operatively connects to a PCMCIA port of a computer. Yet further aspects of the invention relate to an input device having an expandable body, wherein the body may be configured to have an increased surface area upon expansion of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2005Publication date: December 21, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Glen Larsen, Thomas Oliver, David Bohn, Steven Bathiche, Ceasar De Leon
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Patent number: 7145551Abstract: A hand held computer input device includes a first housing portion having at least one user actuable input device. A first extending handle is coupled to, and extends away from, the first housing portion. A second handle is also coupled to, and extends away from, the first housing portion. An orientation sensor is coupled to the first housing and is configured to sense a physical orientation of the first housing portion. The orientation sensor provides an orientation signal indicative of the physical orientation sensed.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1999Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steven Bathiche, Mark K. Svancarek, Matthew J. Stipes, Aditha M. Adams, Thomas W. Brooks, Melissa S. Jacobson, Wolfgang A. Mack
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Publication number: 20060236262Abstract: A tactile touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for indicating a position of an electronic document on a display device is described. The illuminable document position indicator aspect of the device provides a relative location of the electronic document on the display. The device may be included as part of a keyboard or an electronic book device. The illuminable document position indicator may be one or more static illuminable LEDs and/or a moveable light source and pivotable translucent elements which act as light wave guides. A controller may be used to control the illuminable document position indicator. The controller may change the color and/or intensity of LEDs based upon a displayed location of the electronic document relative to a beginning and an end of the electronic document.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steven Bathiche, Francois Jacques Jerome Guimbretiere, Gian Pangaro
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Publication number: 20060236263Abstract: A tactile touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for navigating an electronic document on a display device is described. The tactile aspect of the device provides a document location indicator, such as a protrusion or a depression, which may be perceived through the sense of touch. The device may incorporate additional features such as multiple modes of navigation, namely isotonic and isometric scrolling. Various sensors, such as force sensors and capacitive sensors, may provide the user with coarse and fine scrolling capabilities through different types of interactions with the scrollbar. The force sensors may allow the user to alter the rate of scrolling by adjusting the magnitude of force applied. Additionally, capacitive sensors may detect absolute positions of a user's finger movement and navigate through a document pursuant to those movements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steven Bathiche, Francois Victor Guimbretiere, Gian Pangaro
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Publication number: 20060192759Abstract: A scroll wheel assembly includes a rotatable member. Encoded rotation of the rotating member causes scrolling of an image on a display screen along an axis. An actuator is located within the rotational member. Pressure on different parts of the actuator causes scrolling of the image in opposing directions along a second axis. Pressure upon additional parts of the actuator can provide additional screen functions. Functions and commands caused by manipulation of the rotatable member or actuator may also be programmable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2006Publication date: August 31, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Aditha Adams, Steven Bathiche, Steven Fisher, Gino Garcia, Daan Lindhout, Timothy Muss, Mark Newton
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Publication number: 20060092170Abstract: An object placed on an interactive display surface is detected and its position and orientation are determined in response to IR light that is reflected from an encoded marking on the object. Upon detecting the object on an interactive display surface, a software program produces a virtual entity or image visible through the object to perform a predefined function. For example, the object may appear to magnify text visible through the object, or to translate a word or phrase from one language to another, so that the translated word or phrase is visible through the object. When the object is moved, the virtual entity or image that is visible through the object may move with it, or can control the function being performed. A plurality of such objects can each display a portion of an image, and when correctly positioned, together will display the entire image, like a jigsaw puzzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steven Bathiche, David Kurlander, Joel Dehlin, Dawson Yee, Donald Gillett, Christina Chen
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Publication number: 20060038785Abstract: A method and system uses an acceleration curve to enhance data navigation. In a preferred embodiment, the scrolling algorithm of an input device with a rotational member accelerates a resultant scroll amount in direct relation to a rotational speed of the rotational member. The acceleration curve may be implemented in a look-up table in the mouse driver. Different acceleration curves may be used based upon whether a user is scrolling up or scrolling down. In a further embodiment, acceleration is temporarily inhibited upon the occurrence of a change in the direction of rotation of the rotational member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2005Publication date: February 23, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth Hinckley, Steven Bathiche
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Publication number: 20060038796Abstract: A scrolling device for a computer may include a touch-sensitive surface, which may be elongated and/or have one or more active regions. Scrolling may be performed in manual as well as automated ways that may result in more accurate and efficient scrolling. Scrolling, as displayed on the screen, may further be rounded to the nearest document text line and/or distance unit, even though a more precise scrolling location value may be stored and/or tracked.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2005Publication date: February 23, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth Hinckley, Steven Bathiche, James Cauthorn, Michael Sinclair
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Publication number: 20060038784Abstract: A method and system uses an acceleration curve to enhance data navigation. In a preferred embodiment, the scrolling algorithm of an input device with a rotational member accelerates a resultant scroll amount in direct relation to a rotational speed of the rotational member. The acceleration curve may be implemented in a look-up table in the mouse driver. Different acceleration curves may be used based upon whether a user is scrolling up or scrolling down. In a further embodiment, acceleration is temporarily inhibited upon the occurrence of a change in the direction of rotation of the rotational member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2005Publication date: February 23, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth Hinckley, Steven Bathiche
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Publication number: 20060028455Abstract: A touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for controlling by scrolling the visible portion of a document or image relative to a display. The device can include various improved configurations such as physically separate opposed input surfaces at opposite longitudinal ends and/or lateral sides. The end regions of a touch sensitive surface may be rounded and/or tapered to provide relative positional feedback to the user. Tactile positional feedback can also include surface texture changes on the scrolling area and/or changes in the surface of the frame in the region immediately adjacent the scrolling area. The touch sensitive areas may be provided within a split alphanumeric section of an ergonomic keyboard to enable scrolling without the user having to remove his or her hands from the alphanumeric section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Microsoft Corp.Inventors: Kenneth Hinckley, Hugh McLoone, Steven Bathiche, James Cauthorn, Stiven Kerestegian, Timothy Muss
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Publication number: 20060028444Abstract: A method and system for electronically scrolling a document with a data processing apparatus uses an input device, e.g., a mouse, to permit position based scrolling without first accessing a scroll bar or other scrolling functionality element. In a page positional scrolling (PPS) mode useful for scrolling short distances, a displayed document is scrolled one pixel per one pixel of motion of the mouse. In a second mode (document positional scrolling—DPS), the document is scrolled a distance per pixel of mouse movement corresponding to the ratio of the document length (or width) to the page length (or width). In a further embodiment (smoothed document positional scrolling—SDPS), as the mouse is moved away from a starting position the system begins scrolling in PPS, transitions smoothly from PPS to DPS, and then continues to scroll in DPS.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth Hinckley, Steven Bathiche
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Publication number: 20060028445Abstract: A method and system for electronically scrolling a document with a data processing apparatus uses an input device, e.g., a mouse, to permit position based scrolling without first accessing a scroll bar or other scrolling functionality element. In a page positional scrolling (PPS) mode useful for scrolling short distances, a displayed document is scrolled one pixel per one pixel of motion of the mouse. In a second mode (document positional scrolling—DPS), the document is scrolled a distance per pixel of mouse movement corresponding to the ratio of the document length (or width) to the page length (or width). In a further embodiment (smoothed document positional scrolling—SDPS), as the mouse is moved away from a starting position the system begins scrolling in PPS, transitions smoothly from PPS to DPS, and then continues to scroll in DPS.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth Hinckley, Steven Bathiche
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Publication number: 20060028451Abstract: Hardware input devices can provide context sensitive labels which can change according to an application running on a computer and/or the function assigned to an input element. An illustrative aspect includes employing ink having two or more electroluminescent pattern layers with an input device. Based on the context of a computer associated with the input device, an illuminated pattern identifies the current functionality of one or more of the inputs of the input device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Steven Bathiche
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Publication number: 20060022949Abstract: Hardware input devices can provide context sensitive labels which can change according to an application running on a computer and/or the function assigned to an input element. An illustrative aspect includes employing ink having two or more electroluminescent pattern layers with an input device. Based on the context of a computer associated with the input device, an illuminated pattern identifies the current functionality of one or more of the inputs of the input device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Steven Bathiche
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Publication number: 20050275637Abstract: In a computer system, a touch sensitive input device having touch sensitive auxiliary controls system can be used to anticipate a user's action. When a user's hand approaches a touch sensitive input device, feedback can be displayed on a display screen. A user can receive feedback without activating the input device. The feedback may take the form of status information related to the feature controlled by the input device and can vary depending upon the application open. Likewise, when the hand of a user is moved away from the touch sensitive input device, the feedback brought on by sensing the user's hand may disappear.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth Hinckley, Steven Bathiche, William Vong, James Cauthorn, Corey Ladas, Kenneth Fry
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Publication number: 20050259077Abstract: A scroll wheel assembly includes a rotatable member. Encoded rotation of the rotating member causes scrolling of an image on a display screen along an axis. An actuator is located within the rotational member. Pressure on different parts of the actuator causes scrolling of the image in opposing directions along a second axis. Pressure upon additional parts of the actuator can provide additional screen functions. Functions and commands caused by manipulation of the rotatable member or actuator may also be programmable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2002Publication date: November 24, 2005Inventors: Aditha Adams, Steven Bathiche, Steven Fisher, Gino Garcia, Daan Lindhout, Timothy Muss, Mark Newton
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Publication number: 20050245302Abstract: An interactive table has a display surface on which a physical object is disposed. A camera within the interactive table responds to infrared (IR) light reflected from the physical object enabling a location of the physical object on the display surface to be determined, so that the physical object appear part of a virtual environment displayed thereon. The physical object can be passive or active. An active object performs an active function, e.g., it can be self-propelled to move about on the display surface, or emit light or sound, or vibrate. The active object can be controlled by a user or the processor. The interactive table can project an image through a physical object on the display surface so the image appears part of the object. A virtual entity is preferably displayed at a position (and a size) to avoid visually interference with any physical object on the display surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2004Publication date: November 3, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steven Bathiche, David Kurlander, Andrew Wilson, Christina Chen, Joel Dehlin
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Publication number: 20050240785Abstract: Capacitive proximity sensing is carried out by detecting a relative change in the capacitance of a “scoop” capacitor formed by a conductor and a surrounding ground plane. Charge is transferred between the “scoop” capacitor and a relatively large “bucket” capacitor, and a voltage of the bucket capacitor is applied to an input threshold switch. A state transition (e.g., from low to high, or high to low) of the input threshold switch is detected and a value (TouchVal) indicative of a number of cycles of charge transfer required to reach the state transition is determined. The presence or absence of an object or body portion in close proximity to or contact with a device can be determined by comparing TouchVal with a predetermined threshold value (TouchOff). In order to lessen the time required for detection, and/or improve the sensitivity thereof, the bucket capacitor may initially be charged to a repeatable non-zero reference level closer to the charge level that will cause a state transition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mark Casebolt, Gary Rensberger, Steven Bathiche, Mihai Albulet
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Publication number: 20050140656Abstract: A keyboard having an input region that provides a set of input elements designed to complement a separate pointing device such as a computer mouse. These input elements enable both the dominant and non-dominant hand to work easily together to perform various functions, which in turn, makes “consumption” and “composition” tasks more efficient. The input region may be spaced laterally from the alphanumeric or “QWERTY” section of the keyboard. The elements include a scrolling member, first and second groups of keys, and an application switching device. The scrolling member may take the form of a rotatable member. The rotatable member may have an asymmetric outer profile and/or be frustum-shaped. The first group of keys preferably includes a Back key and a Forward key. The first group of keys and the scrolling member make performing “consumption” tasks more efficient. The second group of keys preferably includes a Cut key, a Copy key, and a Paste key.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2005Publication date: June 30, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Hugh McLoone, James Cauthorn, Jonathan Hayes, Carl Ledbetter, Steven Bathiche, William Vong, Kenneth Fry