Austin T Lee

20210149625, May 20, 2021

Nov 14, 2019

16/684329

- Redmond WA, US
Hauke Antony Gentzkow - Seattle WA, US
Austin Seungmin Lee - Seattle WA, US
Alice Shirong Ferng - Bellevue WA, US
Aaron David Rogers - Washington UT, US
Lauren Diana Lo - Seattle WA, US
Cadin Lee Batrack - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan Reed Harris - Kirkland WA, US
Brian Scott Stucker - Redmond WA, US
Becky Ann Brown - Seattle WA, US

G06F 3/16
G06F 3/0488
G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/0486
G10L 15/22
G10L 15/26
G06F 9/451

Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for enhancing the content capture experience on computing devices. In an implementation, a combined user input comprises a voice signal and a touch gesture sustained at least partially coincident with the voice signal. An occurrence of the combined user input triggers the identification of an associated content object which may then be associated with a captured version of the voice signal. Such an advance provides users with a new framework for interacting with their devices, applications, and surroundings.

20170053445, Feb 23, 2017

Apr 26, 2016

15/138927

- Redmond WA, US
Brandon V. Taylor - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Mark Robert Swift - Mercer Island WA, US
Austin S. Lee - Pittsburgh PA, US
Ryan S. Menezes - Woodinville WA, US

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

G06T 19/00
H04N 13/04

Augmented reality apparatus comprises stereoscopic display apparatus, a computer interface, and a rendering module. The stereoscopic display apparatus is arranged to provide to a user of the augmented reality apparatus a view of a real-world environment in which the user is located. The display apparatus is configured to generate a stereoscopic image that is visible to the user simultaneously with the real-world view. The computer interface is configured to receive from a network externally generated 3D model data of the real-world environment in which the user is located. The rendering module is configured to use the externally generated 3D model data to control the display apparatus to render a virtual element in a manner such that it is perceived by the user as a 3D element located at a desired location in the real-world environment.

20170053446, Feb 23, 2017

Apr 26, 2016

15/138995

- Redmond WA, US
Brandon V. Taylor - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Robert Swift - Mercer Island WA, US
Austin S. Lee - Pittsburgh PA, US
Ryan S. Menezes - Woodinville WA, US
Jason Thomas Faulkner - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

G06T 19/00
G02B 27/01
G06F 3/16
G06T 19/20
G06F 3/01
G06F 3/14

A user device comprises a network interface, a rendering module, and a scene modification module. The network interface is configured to receive a video signal from another device via a network. The rendering module is configured to control display apparatus of the user device to display a virtual element to a user of the user device, the virtual element comprising a video image derived from the video signal. The modification module is configured to generate rendering data for displaying a modified version of the virtual element at the other device. The modified version does not include said video image. The network interface is configured to transmit the rendering data to the other device via the network. Alternatively or in addition, the rendering data can be modified at the other device to the same end.

20170053447, Feb 23, 2017

Apr 26, 2016

15/139095

- Redmond WA, US
Brandon V. Taylor - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Robert Swift - Mercer Island WA, US
Austin S. Lee - Pittsburgh PA, US
Ryan S. Menezes - Woodinville WA, US

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

G06T 19/00
G06T 15/20
G02B 27/01
G06T 17/00

An augmented reality (AR) system receives a plurality of local 3D models of a part of a real-world environment, each having been generated by a different AR device when located in the real-world environment. The local 3D models are combined to generate a global 3D model, at least part of which is transmitted to a device remote from the real-world environment. The global 3D model represents a greater portion of the real-environment than any of the local 3D models individually. The AR system receives rendering data from the remote device, and transmits it to an AR device when the AR device is located in the real-world environment. Alternatively, the rendering data may be transmitted from the remote device to the AR device via a network directly. The rendering data is for use in rendering a virtual object at the AR device in the real-world environment.

20170053455, Feb 23, 2017

Apr 28, 2016

15/141290

- Redmond WA, US
Brandon V. Taylor - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Robert Swift - Mercer Island WA, US
Austin S. Lee - Pittsburgh PA, US
Ryan S. Menezes - Woodinville WA, US

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

G06T 19/20
G06T 19/00

A user device within a communication architecture, the user device comprising an asynchronous session viewer configured to: receive asynchronous session data, the asynchronous session data comprising at least one image, camera pose data associated with the at least one image, and surface reconstruction data associated with the camera pose data; select a field of view position; and edit the asynchronous session data by adding/amending/deleting at least one annotation object based on the selected field of view.

20170053621, Feb 23, 2017

Apr 28, 2016

15/141666

- Redmond WA, US
Brandon V. Taylor - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Robert Swift - Mercer Island WA, US
Austin S. Lee - Pittsburgh PA, US
Ryan S. Menezes - Woodinville WA, US

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

G09G 5/377
G06F 3/14
G06F 3/0481
G06F 17/24
G06T 19/00

A user device within a communication architecture, the user device comprising a session viewer configured to: receive at least one annotation object associated with a mixed reality/virtual reality session; determine a field of view position; and generate an image overlay based on the determined field of view position and at least one annotation object to display an indicator to guide a user of the user device to a representation of the annotation object.

20170054815, Feb 23, 2017

Apr 28, 2016

15/141586

- Redmond WA, US
Brandon V. Taylor - Mercer Island WA, US
Mark Robert Swift - Mercer Island WA, US
Austin S. Lee - Pittsburgh PA, US
Ryan S. Menezes - Woodinville WA, US

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

H04L 29/08
H04B 1/3827

A user device within a communication architecture, the user device comprising an asynchronous session generator configured to: capture at least one image; determine camera pose data associated with the at least one image; capture surface reconstruction data, the surface reconstruction data being associated with the camera pose data; generate an asynchronous session comprising asynchronous session data, the asynchronous session data comprising the at least one image, the camera pose data, surface reconstruction data, and at least one annotation object wherein the asynchronous data is configured to be stored and retrieved at a later time.

20160212370, Jul 21, 2016

Jan 21, 2015

14/602217

Austin S. Lee - Seattle WA, US
Brandon Vaughn Taylor - Woodinville WA, US
Mark Robert Swift - Mercer Island WA, US
Bofan Hsu - Bothell WA, US
Shawn Crispin Wright - Sammamish WA, US
Albert Anthony Robles - Redmond WA, US
Jason Thomas Faulkner - Seattle WA, US

H04N 5/445
G06F 3/0484
H04L 29/06
H04N 7/14
G06T 19/00

A user device has a display, a user interface and a network interface. The network interface receive a video data stream from another user interface. A user of the user device is able to pause the video stream. The paused image of the video stream and the video stream are both displayed on the display. The user is able to annotate the paused image.