Jason P Ray

US Patent:

20220253182, Aug 11, 2022

Filed:

Feb 8, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/170696

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Andrew D. WILSON - Seattle WA, US
Sophie STELLMACH - Kirkland WA, US
Erian VAZQUEZ - Redmond WA, US
Kristian Jose DAVILA - Redmond WA, US
Adam Edwin BEHRINGER - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan PALMER - Bellevue WA, US
Jason Michael RAY - Seattle WA, US
Mathew Julian LAMB - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/01
G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/16

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for determining focus of a user is provided. User input is received. An intention image of a scene including a plurality of interactive objects is generated. The intention image includes pixels encoded with intention values determined based on the user input. An intention value indicates a likelihood that the user intends to focus on the pixel. An intention score is determined for each interactive object based on the intention values of pixels that correspond to the interactive object. An interactive object of the plurality of interactive objects is determined to be a focused object that has the user's focus based on the intention scores of the plurality of interactive objects.

US Patent:

20200225757, Jul 16, 2020

Filed:

Mar 8, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/296833

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jason Michael Ray - Seattle WA, US
Casey Leon Meekhof - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06T 19/00
G06F 3/0482

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for detecting user-object interaction in mixed-reality environments. A mixed-reality system detects a controller gesture with an associated controller orientation in the mixed-reality environment. The mixed-reality system then determines an interaction region for the controller gesture and identifies one or more virtual objects within the interaction region. The virtual objects each have an associated orientation affinity. Subsequently, the mixed-reality system determines an orientation similarity score between the controller orientation and the orientation affinity for each virtual object within the interaction region. In response to determining that at least one orientation similarity score exceeds a predetermined threshold, the mixed-reality system executes an interaction between the controller and the virtual object that has the greatest orientation similarity score.

US Patent:

20190302879, Oct 3, 2019

Filed:

Apr 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/943532

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jason Michael RAY - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06F 3/041
H04N 13/344
G06T 7/73
G02B 27/01
G06F 15/18

Abstract:

A virtual reality experience is provided to one or more users by a computing system through the use of a special-purpose virtual reality mat. The computing system receives image data from an optical sensor imaging a physical environment. The mat includes one or more fiducial markers that are recognizable by the computing system. A presence of these fiducial markers is detected based on the image data. An activity region within the physical environment is defined based, at least in part, on the detected fiducial markers. A positioning of a physical subject is identified within the physical environment relative to the activity region. The virtual reality experience is selectively augmented based on the positioning of the physical subject identified relative to the activity region.