Patents by Inventor Udiyan I. Padmanahan

Udiyan I. Padmanahan 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).

  • Body-locked placement of augmented reality objects
    Patent number: 9367960
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to placing virtual objects in an augmented reality environment. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method comprising receiving sensor data comprising one or more of motion data, location data, and orientation data from one or more sensors located on a head-mounted display device, and based upon the motion data, determining a body-locking direction vector that is based upon an estimated direction in which a body of a user is facing. The method further comprises positioning a displayed virtual object based on the body-locking direction vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Adam G. Poulos, Tony Ambrus, Jeffrey Cole, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Stephen Latta, Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Nicholas Kamuda, Robert Pengelly, Jeffrey C. Fong, Aaron Woo, Udiyan I. Padmanahan, Andrew Wyman MacDonald, Olivia M. Janik
  • BODY-LOCKED PLACEMENT OF AUGMENTED REALITY OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20140347390
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to placing virtual objects in an augmented reality environment. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method comprising receiving sensor data comprising one or more of motion data, location data, and orientation data from one or more sensors located on a head-mounted display device, and based upon the motion data, determining a body-locking direction vector that is based upon an estimated direction in which a body of a user is facing. The method further comprises positioning a displayed virtual object based on the body-locking direction vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Adam G. Poulos, Tony Ambrus, Jeffrey Cole, Ian Douglas McIntyre, Stephen Latta, Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Nicholas Kamuda, Robert Pengelly, Jeffrey C. Fong, Aaron Woo, Udiyan I. Padmanahan, Andrew Wyman MacDonald, Olivia M. Janik