Phillip C Heckinger

US Patent:

20170372457, Dec 28, 2017

Filed:

Jun 28, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/195918

Inventors:

Roger Sebastian Kevin Sylvan - Seattle WA, US
Phillip Charles Heckinger - Duvall WA, US
Arthur Tomlin - Kirkland WA, US
Nikolai Michael Faaland - Sammamish WA, US

International Classification:

G06T 5/00
G02B 27/01
G06T 1/20
G09G 5/28
G06T 19/00
G06T 15/04
G06T 11/00
G06F 3/048

Abstract:

A computing device is provided, which includes an input device, a display device, and a processor configured to, at a rendering stage of a rendering pipeline, render visual scene data to a frame buffer, and generate a signed distance field of edges of vector graphic data, and, at a reprojection stage of the rendering pipeline prior to displaying the rendered visual scene, receive post rendering user input via the input device that updates the user perspective, reproject the rendered visual scene data in the frame buffer based on the updated user perspective, reproject data of the signed distance field based on an updated user perspective, evaluate the signed distance field to generate reprojected vector graphic data, and generate a composite image including the reprojected rendered visual scene data and the reprojected graphic data, and display the composite image on the display device.

US Patent:

20170004655, Jan 5, 2017

Filed:

Sep 12, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/262973

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jonathan Steed - Redmond WA, US
Stephen Latta - Seattle WA, US
Kevin Geisner - Mercer Island WA, US
Daniel McCulloch - Kirkland WA, US
Brian Mount - Seattle WA, US
Ryan Hastings - Seattle WA, US
Phillip Charles Heckinger - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06T 19/00
G02B 27/00
G06K 9/62
G02B 27/01
G06F 3/01
G06T 19/20

Abstract:

Embodiments that relate to interacting with a physical object in a mixed reality environment via a head-mounted display are disclosed. In one embodiment a mixed reality interaction program identifies an object based on an image from captured by the display. An interaction context for the object is determined based on an aspect of the mixed reality environment. A profile for the physical object is queried to determine interaction modes for the object. A selected interaction mode is programmatically selected based on the interaction context. A user input directed at the object is received via the display and interpreted to correspond to a virtual action based on the selected interaction mode. The virtual action is executed with respect to a virtual object associated with the physical object to modify an appearance of the virtual object. The modified virtual object is then displayed via the display.

US Patent:

20140320389, Oct 30, 2014

Filed:

Apr 29, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/872861

Inventors:

Michael Scavezze - Bellevue WA, US
Jonathan Steed - Redmond WA, US
Stephen Latta - Seattle WA, US
Kevin Geisner - Mercer Island WA, US
Daniel McCulloch - Kirkland WA, US
Brian Mount - Seattle WA, US
Ryan Hastings - Seattle WA, US
Phillip Charles Heckinger - Woodinville WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

345156

Abstract:

Embodiments that relate to interacting with a physical object in a mixed reality environment via a head-mounted display are disclosed. In one embodiment a mixed reality interaction program identifies an object based on an image from captured by the display. An interaction context for the object is determined based on an aspect of the mixed reality environment. A profile for the physical object is queried to determine interaction modes for the object. A selected interaction mode is programmatically selected based on the interaction context. A user input directed at the object is received via the display and interpreted to correspond to a virtual action based on the selected interaction mode. The virtual action is executed with respect to a virtual object associated with the physical object to modify an appearance of the virtual object. The modified virtual object is then displayed via the display.

US Patent:

20140240351, Aug 28, 2014

Filed:

Feb 27, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/779614

Inventors:

Michael Scavezze - Bellevue WA, US
Nicholas Gervase Fajt - Seattle WA, US
Arnulfo Zepeda Navratil - Kirkland WA, US
Jason Scott - Kirkland WA, US
Brian Mount - Seattle WA, US
John Bevis - Seattle WA, US
Cameron Brown - Redmond WA, US
Tony Ambrus - Seattle WA, US
Phillip Charles Heckinger - Woodinville WA, US
Dan Kroymann - Kirkland WA, US
Matthew G. Kaplan - Seattle WA, US
Aaron Krauss - Snoqualmie WA, US

International Classification:

G06T 19/00

US Classification:

345633

Abstract:

Embodiments that relate to providing motion amplification to a virtual environment are disclosed. For example, in one disclosed embodiment a mixed reality augmentation program receives from a head-mounted display device motion data that corresponds to motion of a user in a physical environment. The program presents via the display device the virtual environment in motion in a principal direction, with the principal direction motion being amplified by a first multiplier as compared to the motion of the user in a corresponding principal direction. The program also presents the virtual environment in motion in a secondary direction, where the secondary direction motion is amplified by a second multiplier as compared to the motion of the user in a corresponding secondary direction, and the second multiplier is less than the first multiplier.