Patents by Inventor Tobias Höllerer

Tobias Höllerer 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).

  • Publication number: 20160358383
    Abstract: Various embodiments each include at least one of systems, methods, devices, and software for an augmented shared visual space for live mobile remote collaboration on physical tasks. One or more participants in location A can explore a scene in location B independently of one or more local participants current camera position in location B, and can communicate via spatial annotations that are immediately visible to all other participants in augmented reality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Steffen Gauglitz, Benjamin Nuernberger, Matthew Alan Turk, Tobias Höllerer
  • Patent number: 9495761
    Abstract: Various embodiments each include at least one of systems, methods, devices, and software for environment mapping with automatic motion model selection. One embodiment in the form of a method includes receiving a video frame captured by a camera device into memory and estimating a type of motion from a previously received video frame held in memory to the received video frame. When the type of motion is the same as motion type of a current keyframe group held in memory, the method includes adding the received video frame to the current keyframe group. Conversely, when the type of motion is not the same motion type of the current keyframe group held in memory, the method includes creating a new keyframe group in memory and adding the received video frame to the new keyframe group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Steffen Gauglitz, Christopher Michael Sweeney, Jonathan Daniel Ventura, Matthew Alan Turk, Tobias Höllerer
  • Publication number: 20150125045
    Abstract: Various embodiments each include at least one of systems, methods, devices, and software for environment mapping with automatic motion model selection. One embodiment in the form of a method includes receiving a video frame captured by a camera device into memory and estimating a type of motion from a previously received video frame held in memory to the received video frame. When the type of motion is the same as motion type of a current keyframe group held in memory, the method includes adding the received video frame to the current keyframe group. Conversely, when the type of motion is not the same motion type of the current keyframe group held in memory, the method includes creating a new keyframe group in memory and adding the received video frame to the new keyframe group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Steffen Gauglitz, Christopher Michael Sweeney, Jonathan Daniel Ventura, Matthew Alan Turk, Tobias Höllerer
  • Publication number: 20060174211
    Abstract: A user interface for facilitating a decision making process, such as planning a trip. A unified view of various types of information related to an event may be provided. The unified view may be presented in a simulated three-dimensional environment having different types of information depicted on different windows. Different types of information related to a common event may be visually linked. A window showing a articular type of information may be brought into a focus view for closer inspection by a user. Alternative decisions may be depicted to permit vagueness or uncertainty, particularly at early iterations in the decision making process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tobias Hoellerer, George Robertson, Daniel Robbins, David Thiel, Maarten van Dantzich