Joseph WheelerSeattle, WA

2022036, Nov 17, 2022

Jul 18, 2022

17/867114

- Redmond WA, US
Christopher Michael NOVAK - Woodinville WA, US
Aron Richard CHAVEZ - Issaquah WA, US
Joseph WHEELER - Sammamish WA, US
Tyler Paul ESSELSTROM - Mercer Island WA, US

A63F 13/22
A63F 13/235

The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating a convenient transfer of control elements for a gaming session from one device to another device without interrupting the gaming session for one or more players. For example, systems disclosed herein include pairing an input device (e.g., a gaming controller) with one or more client devices. Once paired, the input device may detect a trigger condition based on proximity of a registered client device to the input device. The client device may pull control of one or more control elements for the gaming session. The client device may then continue the gaming session without interrupting the experience for the user or for other users that may be engaged within the gaming session.

2020035, Nov 12, 2020

May 8, 2019

16/406863

- Redmond WA, US
Kenneth Alan LOBB - Sammamish WA, US
Joseph WHEELER - Sammamish WA, US

A63F 13/98
F16B 2/22
F16B 2/12
A63F 13/23

A display mount for connecting electronic devices includes a body, a display support, and a movable arm connected to the body and the display support. The body has a lower surface and an upper surface. The body further includes a controller connection mechanism. The arm is positioned above the upper surface to hold the display support above the body and opposite the lower surface.

2020023, Jul 23, 2020

Apr 6, 2020

16/841035

- Redmond WA, US
Craig R. MAITLEN - Redmond WA, US
John Edward CHURCHILL - Monroe WA, US
Joseph WHEELER - Sammamish WA, US

G06T 19/20
G06T 7/90
G06T 7/50
G06T 7/194

The described technology includes a depth ray shader stored in memory and executable to receive a depth map defining a depth in association with each pixel in a three-dimensional scene and define a color gradient between a first pixel value and a second pixel value, wherein each sequential step in the color gradient between the first pixel value and the second pixel is assigned to a corresponding depth of increasing magnitude relative to a reference point. The depth ray shader is further executable to provide an instruction to a graphics engine to cause the graphics engine to apply a depth ray layer to a select portion of the three-dimensional scene, the depth ray layer altering each pixel in the selected portion to assume a pixel value defined within the color gradient to correspond to a depth of the pixel specified by the depth map.

2020002, Jan 23, 2020

Jul 23, 2018

16/042862

- Redmond WA, US
Craig R. MAITLEN - Redmond WA, US
John Edward CHURCHILL - Monroe WA, US
Joseph WHEELER - Sammamish WA, US

G06T 19/20
G06T 7/194
G06T 7/90
G06T 7/50

The described technology includes a depth ray shader stored in memory and executable to receive a depth map defining a depth in association with each pixel in a three-dimensional scene and define a color gradient between a first pixel value and a second pixel value, wherein each sequential step in the color gradient between the first pixel value and the second pixel is assigned to a corresponding depth of increasing magnitude relative to a reference point. The depth ray shader is further executable to provide an instruction to a graphics engine to cause the graphics engine to apply a depth ray layer to a select portion of the three-dimensional scene, the depth ray layer altering each pixel in the selected portion to assume a pixel value defined within the color gradient to correspond to a depth of the pixel specified by the depth map.

2020001, Jan 9, 2020

Jul 9, 2018

16/030776

- Redmond WA, US
John Edward CHURCHILL - Monroe WA, US
Joseph WHEELER - Redmond WA, US
Tyler P. ESSELSTROM - Redmond WA, US

G06T 19/20
G06T 15/00

Techniques for managing transitions in a three-dimensional environment include rendering, on the displays, a first three-dimensional scene. An indication is received that the first three-dimensional scene is to be replaced with a second three-dimensional scene. Graphics data is received that is representative of a transition to the second three-dimensional scene. The first three-dimensional scene is transitioned to the second three-dimensional scene using the graphics data. Control of rendering the second three-dimensional scene is transitioned to a process configured to render the second three-dimensional scene.

2017037, Dec 28, 2017

Aug 14, 2017

15/676369

- Redmond WA, US
Joseph WHEELER - Sammamish WA, US
Jérôme Jean-Louis VASSEUR - Bothell WA, US
Thomas R. FULLER - Seattle WA, US
Jason D. GILES - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

G06F 17/30
G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/0484

Functionality is described herein for presenting representations of the z most recently presented items. The functionality also presents indicators which convey the presentation modes that were last used to present the z items. When the user selects one of the z items, the functionality presents it, as a default, using the last-used presentation mode, as conveyed by the indicator associated with this item. In one particular case, the last-used presentation mode corresponds to a full mode or a snap mode.

2017008, Mar 23, 2017

Dec 2, 2016

15/368364

- Redmond WA, US
Emily M. Yang - Seattle WA, US
Joseph Wheeler - Sammamish WA, US
Sergio Paolantonio - Seattle WA, US
Xiaoji Chen - Seattle WA, US
Eric C. Sanderson - Redmond WA, US
Calvin Kent Carter - Seattle WA, US
Christian Klein - Duvall WA, US
Mark D. Schwesinger - Bellevue WA, US
Rita A. Yu - Redmond WA, US

G06F 21/32
G06K 9/00

Aspects of the subject disclosure are directed towards providing feedback to users of multi-user system that has biometric recognition capabilities, so that a user knows whether the system has correctly associated the user with his or her identity. The feedback may include a display of a current camera view, along with visible identity information that is associated with each user in the view. The feedback may include per-user icons (e.g., tiles, thumbnail images and so on) by which a user visually confirms that he or she is correctly recognized. Any misrecognition may be detected via the feedback and corrected. Feedback may convey other information, such as the current interaction state/capabilities of a user.

2015023, Aug 20, 2015

Feb 17, 2014

14/181896

- Redmond WA, US
Joseph Wheeler - Sammamish WA, US
Jerome Jean-Louis Vasseur - Bothell WA, US
Thomas Fuller - Seattle WA, US
Jason Dean Giles - Seattle WA, US

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/0484

Multitasking and full screen menu contexts are described. In one or more implementations, an input is received to cause output of a menu in a user interface of a computing device. Responsive to this receipt, a determination is made as which of a plurality of portions displayed simultaneously in the user interface in a multitasking mode has focus, each of the plurality of portions corresponding to an output of a respective one of a plurality of applications. Responsive to the determination, output is caused of the menu as associated with the focused portion of the user interface and having a representation of at least one function based the focused portion, the representation selectable to cause performance of the function.