公开(公告)号：US10571624B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US14839644

申请日：2015-08-28

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Kurt A. Jenkins ,  Tim Large ,  Lincoln Ghioni ,  Neil Emerton

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  F21V8/00

Abstract: The description relates to laminated input devices, such as keyboards. One example can include a laminated light-distribution assembly and a key assembly adhered in light receiving relation to the laminated light-distribution assembly as a laminated input device having a neutral axis in the light-distribution assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20170254944A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-07

申请号：US15059934

申请日：2016-03-03

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Neil Emerton ,  Lincoln Ghioni

IPC: F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/0031 ,  G02B6/002 ,  G02B6/0025 ,  G02B6/0035 ,  G02B6/0068

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to the coupling of light into a light guide for a backlight system. One disclosed example provides a flat-panel illuminator comprising a concentrating reflector, a light guide, and one or more light emitters. The concentrating reflector includes a curved reflective portion, a light guide including a planar face and an input edge positioned adjacent the concentrating reflector, and the one or more light emitters are arranged within the concentrating reflector and spaced from the input edge of the light guide.

公开(公告)号：US12165063B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US18411445

申请日：2024-01-12

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Yuqian Zhou ,  Timothy Andrew Large ,  Se Hoon Lim ,  Neil Emerton ,  Yonghuan David Ren

IPC: G06N3/08 ,  G06F18/214 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06T5/50 ,  G06T5/70 ,  G06T5/73 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V10/764 ,  G06V10/774 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06V40/16 ,  H04N23/60

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to the restoration of degraded images acquired via a behind-display camera. One example provides a method of training a machine learning model, the method comprising inputting training image pairs into the machine learning model, each training image pair comprising an undegraded image and a degraded image that represents an appearance of the undegraded image to a behind-display camera, and training the machine learning model using the training image pairs to generate frequency information that is missing from the degraded images.

公开(公告)号：US10955943B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16820341

申请日：2020-03-16

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Timothy Andrew Large ,  Siyuan Ma ,  Neil Emerton

IPC: G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: Embodiments enable forming a friction modified touch sensitive surface on a touch screen panel. In particular, the touch sensitive surface is augmented with two friction modifying materials that are interspersed with one another according to a predetermined pattern on the surface of the touch screen panel as a monomolecular layer. In an embodiment, The materials have indices of refraction that differ from each other by more than 0.10. In another embodiment, the materials have a kinetic coefficient of friction in one or the other range, respectively, of between 0.01 and 0.05, or between 0.06 and 0.1, said kinetic coefficients of friction being measured against printing paper that has a kinetic coefficient of friction of 0.17 with itself. In another embodiment, the materials have a water contact angle of greater than 90 degrees, and an oil contact angle of greater than 30 degrees as measured with n-hexadecane.

公开(公告)号：US11368617B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-21

申请号：US16922266

申请日：2020-07-07

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Yuqian Zhou ,  Timothy Andrew Large ,  Se Hoon Lim ,  Neil Emerton ,  Yonghuan David Ren

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G06T5/50 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to the restoration of degraded images acquired via a behind-display camera. One example provides a method of training a machine learning model, the method comprising inputting training image pairs into the machine learning model, each training image pair comprising an undegraded image and a degraded image that represents an appearance of the undegraded image to a behind-display camera, and training the machine learning model using the training image pairs to generate frequency information that is missing from the degraded images.

公开(公告)号：US09903995B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US15059934

申请日：2016-03-03

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Neil Emerton ,  Lincoln Ghioni

IPC: F21V7/04 ,  F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/0031 ,  G02B6/002 ,  G02B6/0025 ,  G02B6/0035 ,  G02B6/0068

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to the coupling of light into a light guide for a backlight system. One disclosed example provides a flat-panel illuminator comprising a concentrating reflector, a light guide, and one or more light emitters. The example includes a curved reflective portion, a light guide including a planar face and an input edge positioned adjacent the concentrating reflector, and the one or more light emitters are arranged within the concentrating reflector and spaced from the input edge of the light guide.

公开(公告)号：US11068052B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16355264

申请日：2019-03-15

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Andreas Georgiou ,  Joel Steven Kollin ,  Charles Thomas Hewitt ,  Neil Emerton

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G03H1/22 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A holographic display system includes an eye tracker configured to determine a position of a feature of an eye, a light source configured to output image light, and a digital dynamic hologram. The digital dynamic hologram is configured to receive the image light from the light source. The digital dynamic hologram is further configured to spatially modulate the image light based on a target image to form a reconstructed image in the eye. The reconstructed image includes noise that is non-uniformly distributed across the reconstructed image based on the position of the feature of the eye.

公开(公告)号：US09606506B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-28

申请号：US14053801

申请日：2013-10-15

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Timothy Andrew Large ,  Neil Emerton ,  Moshe R. Lutz ,  Vivek Pradeep ,  John G. A. Weiss ,  Quintus Travis

IPC: G03H1/00 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G03H1/04 ,  G03H1/22 ,  G03H1/26

CPC classification number: G03H1/0005 ,  G03H2001/0061 ,  G03H2001/0441 ,  G03H2001/2236 ,  G03H2001/2284 ,  G03H2001/2615 ,  G03H2001/266 ,  G03H2227/02 ,  G03H2227/05 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886

Abstract: A holographic interaction device is described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes an input portion comprising a plurality of controls that are configured to generate signals to be processed as inputs by a computing device that is communicatively coupled to the controls. The input device also includes a holographic recording mechanism disposed over a surface of the input portion, the holographic recording mechanism is configured to output a hologram in response to receipt of light, from a light source, that is viewable by a user over the input portion.

公开(公告)号：US12125179B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US17755190

申请日：2020-11-10

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Yonghuan David Ren ,  Timothy Andrew Large ,  Neil Emerton ,  Yuqian Zhou

IPC: G06T5/00 ,  G06T5/73 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N23/56

CPC classification number: G06T5/73 ,  H04N23/56 ,  G06T2207/20081

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display, an illumination source, a camera, and a logic system. The illumination source is configured to project structured illumination onto a subject. The camera is configured to image the subject through the display, which includes collecting the structured illumination as reflected by the subject. The logic system is configured to receive, from the camera, a digital image of the subject imaged through the display. The logic system is further configured to sharpen the digital image based on the spatially resolved intensity of the structured illumination as reflected by the subject.

公开(公告)号：US11947210B1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US18143208

申请日：2023-05-04

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Timothy A. Large ,  Neil Emerton ,  Sunando Sengupta

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/13 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06V40/16

CPC classification number: G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/1323 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06V40/172

Abstract: The present disclosure relates identifying an intended viewer and an unintended viewer of a liquid crystal display (LCD) using face recognition technology. Once identified the system may determine a face position for the unintended viewer. The system may modulate the voltage applied at a third electrode on the color filter layer of the LCD to achieve a certain off-axis contrast that may reduce the unintended viewer's visibility of the LCD without restricting the visibility of the intended viewer. Ultimately, the present disclosure provides enhanced privacy options for the intended viewer with a lightweight, inexpensive, and highly transportable system.