公开(公告)号：US20120086640A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-12

申请号：US13207471

申请日：2011-08-11

申请人： Timothy A. McDonough ,  Carl J. Ledbetter ,  Robert Scott Plank ,  Steven W. Fisher ,  Steven T. Kaneko ,  Steven Bathiche

发明人： Timothy A. McDonough ,  Carl J. Ledbetter ,  Robert Scott Plank ,  Steven W. Fisher ,  Steven T. Kaneko ,  Steven Bathiche

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/03543 ,  G06F2203/0337

摘要： A user notification system and a computer input device, such as a mouse. The computer input device includes an illumination member that enables a user to quickly and accurately position the input device during poor lighting conditions and determine whether the computer is ON. The input device includes a housing and an illumination device that is supported by the housing. Illumination from the illumination device is visible when the input device is placed on a support surface. The illumination member is also used to notify the user if one or more of various events have occurred in a computer application being run on the computer. The notification information is presented to the user by changing the state of the illumination member. An example of event for notification includes the receipt of a message in a communications program such as an e-mail message. The notification can make the illumination member blink as a function of the number of messages received. This enables information to be conveyed to the user without the need for text or audio, and without the need to view the computer monitor.

摘要翻译： 用户通知系统和计算机输入设备，例如鼠标。 计算机输入装置包括照明构件，其使用户能够在差的照明条件期间快速且精确地定位输入装置，并且确定计算机是否是开启的。 输入装置包括壳体和由壳体支撑的照明装置。 当输入装置放置在支撑表面上时，来自照明装置的照明是可见的。 照明构件还用于通知用户在计算机上运行的计算机应用程序中是否发生了各种事件中的一个或多个。 通过改变照明构件的状态向用户呈现通知信息。 用于通知的事件的示例包括在诸如电子邮件消息的通信程序中接收到消息。 该通知可以使照明成员作为接收到的消息的数量而闪烁。 这使得能够将信息传达给用户而不需要文本或音频，并且不需要查看计算机监视器。

公开(公告)号：US08279177B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US13207471

申请日：2011-08-11

申请人： Timothy A. McDonough ,  Carl J. Ledbetter ,  Robert Scott Plank ,  Steven W. Fisher ,  Steven T. Kaneko ,  Steven Bathiche

发明人： Timothy A. McDonough ,  Carl J. Ledbetter ,  Robert Scott Plank ,  Steven W. Fisher ,  Steven T. Kaneko ,  Steven Bathiche

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/03543 ,  G06F2203/0337

摘要： A user notification system and a computer input device, such as a mouse. The computer input device includes an illumination member that enables a user to quickly and accurately position the input device during poor lighting conditions and determine whether the computer is ON. The input device includes a housing and an illumination device that is supported by the housing. Illumination from the illumination device is visible when the input device is placed on a support surface. The illumination member is also used to notify the user if one or more of various events have occurred in a computer application being run on the computer. The notification information is presented to the user by changing the state of the illumination member. An example of event for notification includes the receipt of a message in a communications program such as an e-mail message. The notification can make the illumination member blink as a function of the number of messages received. This enables information to be conveyed to the user without the need for text or audio, and without the need to view the computer monitor.

摘要翻译： 用户通知系统和计算机输入设备，例如鼠标。 计算机输入装置包括照明构件，其使用户能够在差的照明条件期间快速且精确地定位输入装置，并且确定计算机是否是开启的。 输入装置包括壳体和由壳体支撑的照明装置。 当输入装置放置在支撑表面上时，来自照明装置的照明是可见的。 照明构件还用于通知用户在计算机上运行的计算机应用程序中是否发生了各种事件中的一个或多个。 通过改变照明构件的状态向用户呈现通知信息。 用于通知的事件的示例包括在诸如电子邮件消息的通信程序中接收到消息。 该通知可以使照明成员作为接收到的消息的数量而闪烁。 这使得能够将信息传达给用户而不需要文本或音频，并且不需要查看计算机监视器。

公开(公告)号：US08013840B1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-06

申请号：US09699517

申请日：2000-10-31

申请人： Timothy A. McDonough ,  Carl J. Ledbetter ,  Robert Scott Plank ,  Steven W. Fisher ,  Steven T. Kaneko ,  Steven Bathiche

发明人： Timothy A. McDonough ,  Carl J. Ledbetter ,  Robert Scott Plank ,  Steven W. Fisher ,  Steven T. Kaneko ,  Steven Bathiche

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/03543 ,  G06F2203/0337

摘要： A user notification system and a computer input device, such as a mouse. The computer input device includes an illumination member that enables a user to quickly and accurately position the input device during poor lighting conditions and determine whether the computer is ON. The input device includes a housing and an illumination device that is supported by the housing. Illumination from the illumination device is visible when the input device is placed on a supporting surface. The illumination member is also used to notify the user if one or more of various events have occurred in a computer application being run on the computer. The notification information is presented to the user by changing the state of the illumination member. An example of event for notification includes the receipt of a message in a communications program such as an e-mail message. The notification can make the illumination member blink as a function of the number of messages received. This enables information to be conveyed to the user without the need for text or audio, and without the need to view the computer monitor.

摘要翻译： 用户通知系统和计算机输入设备，例如鼠标。 计算机输入装置包括照明构件，其使用户能够在差的照明条件期间快速且精确地定位输入装置，并且确定计算机是否是开启的。 输入装置包括壳体和由壳体支撑的照明装置。 当输入装置放置在支撑表面上时，来自照明装置的照明是可见的。 照明构件还用于通知用户在计算机上运行的计算机应用程序中是否发生了各种事件中的一个或多个。 通过改变照明构件的状态向用户呈现通知信息。 用于通知的事件的示例包括在诸如电子邮件消息的通信程序中接收到消息。 该通知可以使照明成员作为接收到的消息的数量而闪烁。 这使得能够将信息传达给用户而不需要文本或音频，并且不需要查看计算机监视器。

公开(公告)号：US08629838B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-14

申请号：US13612908

申请日：2012-09-13

申请人： Timothy A. McDonough ,  Carl J. Ledbetter ,  Robert Scott Plank ,  Steven W. Fisher ,  Steven T. Kaneko ,  Steven Bathiche

发明人： Timothy A. McDonough ,  Carl J. Ledbetter ,  Robert Scott Plank ,  Steven W. Fisher ,  Steven T. Kaneko ,  Steven Bathiche

IPC分类号： G06F3/033

CPC分类号： G06F3/03543 ,  G06F2203/0337

摘要： A user notification system and a computer input device, such as a mouse. The computer input device includes an illumination member that enables a user to quickly and accurately position the input device during poor lighting conditions and determine whether the computer is ON. The input device includes a housing and an illumination device that is supported by the housing. Illumination from the illumination device is visible when the input device is placed on a support surface. The illumination member is also used to notify the user if one or more of various events have occurred in a computer application being run on the computer. The notification information is presented to the user by changing the state of the illumination member. An example of event for notification includes the receipt of a message in a communications program such as an e-mail message.

摘要翻译： 用户通知系统和计算机输入设备，例如鼠标。 计算机输入装置包括照明构件，其使用户能够在差的照明条件期间快速且精确地定位输入装置，并且确定计算机是否是开启的。 输入装置包括壳体和由壳体支撑的照明装置。 当输入装置放置在支撑表面上时，来自照明装置的照明是可见的。 照明构件还用于通知用户在计算机上运行的计算机应用程序中是否发生了各种事件中的一个或多个。 通过改变照明构件的状态向用户呈现通知信息。 用于通知的事件的示例包括在诸如电子邮件消息的通信程序中接收到消息。

公开(公告)号：US20130050086A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-28

申请号：US13612908

申请日：2012-09-13

申请人： Timothy A. McDonough ,  Carl J. Ledbetter ,  Robert Scott Plank ,  Steven W. Fisher ,  Steven T. Kaneko ,  Steven Bathiche

发明人： Timothy A. McDonough ,  Carl J. Ledbetter ,  Robert Scott Plank ,  Steven W. Fisher ,  Steven T. Kaneko ,  Steven Bathiche

IPC分类号： G06F3/033

CPC分类号： G06F3/03543 ,  G06F2203/0337

摘要： A user notification system and a computer input device, such as a mouse. The computer input device includes an illumination member that enables a user to quickly and accurately position the input device during poor lighting conditions and determine whether the computer is ON. The input device includes a housing and an illumination device that is supported by the housing. Illumination from the illumination device is visible when the input device is placed on a support surface. The illumination member is also used to notify the user if one or more of various events have occurred in a computer application being run on the computer. The notification information is presented to the user by changing the state of the illumination member. An example of event for notification includes the receipt of a message in a communications program such as an e-mail message.

摘要翻译： 用户通知系统和计算机输入设备，例如鼠标。 计算机输入装置包括照明构件，其使用户能够在差的照明条件期间快速且精确地定位输入装置，并且确定计算机是否是开启的。 输入装置包括壳体和由壳体支撑的照明装置。 当输入装置放置在支撑表面上时，来自照明装置的照明是可见的。 照明构件还用于通知用户在计算机上运行的计算机应用程序中是否发生了各种事件中的一个或多个。 通过改变照明构件的状态向用户呈现通知信息。 用于通知的事件的示例包括在诸如电子邮件消息的通信程序中接收到消息。

公开(公告)号：US10007330B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-26

申请号：US13164785

申请日：2011-06-21

申请人： Raghu Murthi ,  Steven Bathiche ,  John Allen Tardif ,  Nicholas Robert Baker

发明人： Raghu Murthi ,  Steven Bathiche ,  John Allen Tardif ,  Nicholas Robert Baker

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06K9/20 ,  H04H60/45 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/005 ,  G06K9/209 ,  H04H60/45

摘要： A sensor manager provides dynamic input fusion using thermal imaging to identify and segment a region of interest. Thermal overlay is used to focus heterogeneous sensors on regions of interest according to optimal sensor ranges and to reduce ambiguity of objects of interest. In one implementation, a thermal imaging sensor locates a region of interest that includes an object of interest within predetermined wavelengths. Based on the thermal imaging sensor input, the regions each of the plurality of sensors are focused on and the parameters each sensor employs to capture data from a region of interest are dynamically adjusted. The thermal imaging sensor input may be used during data pre-processing to dynamically eliminate or reduce unnecessary data and to dynamically focus data processing on sensor input corresponding to a region of interest.

公开(公告)号：US09244545B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-26

申请号：US13530015

申请日：2012-06-21

申请人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Hrvoje Benko ,  Steven Bathiche ,  Paul Henry Dietz ,  Anoop Gupta

发明人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Hrvoje Benko ,  Steven Bathiche ,  Paul Henry Dietz ,  Anoop Gupta

IPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/0381

摘要： A “Contact Discriminator” provides various techniques for differentiating between valid and invalid contacts received from any input methodology by one or more touch-sensitive surfaces of a touch-sensitive computing device. Examples of contacts include single, sequential, concurrent, or simultaneous user finger touches (including gesture type touches), pen or stylus touches or inputs, hover-type inputs, or any combination thereof. The Contact Discriminator then acts on valid contacts (i.e., contacts intended as inputs) while rejecting or ignoring invalid contacts or inputs. Advantageously, the Contact Discriminator is further capable of disabling or ignoring regions of input surfaces, such tablet touch screens, that are expected to receive unintentional contacts, or intentional contacts not intended as inputs, for device or application control purposes. Examples of contacts not intended as inputs include, but are not limited to, a user's palm resting on a touch screen while the user writes on that screen with a stylus or pen.

摘要翻译： “接触鉴别器”提供了各种用于区分由触敏计算设备的一个或多个触敏表面从任何输入方法接收的有效和无效联系的各种技术。 触点的示例包括单个，顺序，并发或同时用户手指触摸（包括手势类型触摸），笔或触控笔触摸或输入，悬停式输入或其任何组合。 然后，接触鉴别器对拒绝或忽略无效联系人或输入的有效联系人（即，作为输入的联系人）起作用。 有利地，接触鉴别器还能够禁用或忽略预期将接收无意接触的输入表面（例如平板电脑触摸屏）的区域或用于设备或应用控制目的的意图不是输入的有意联系人。 不用于作为输入的触点的示例包括但不限于用户的手掌搁在触摸屏上，同时用户用触针或笔在该屏幕上写入。

公开(公告)号：US20120320169A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-20

申请号：US13163407

申请日：2011-06-17

申请人： Steven Bathiche

发明人： Steven Bathiche

IPC分类号： H04N13/04

CPC分类号： H04N13/344 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B2027/0134 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  H04N13/366 ,  H04N13/383 ,  H04N13/398

摘要： Various embodiments are disclosed that relate to the presentation of video images in a presentation space via a head-mounted display. For example, one disclosed embodiment comprises receiving viewer location data and orientation data from a location and orientation sensing system, and from the viewer location data and the viewer orientation data, locate a viewer in a presentation space, determine a direction in which the user is facing, and determine an orientation of the head-mounted display system. From the determined location, direction, and orientation, a presentation image is determined based upon a portion of and an orientation of a volumetric image mapped to the portion of the presentation space that is within the viewer's field of view. The presentation image is then sent to the head-mounted display.

摘要翻译： 公开了涉及通过头戴式显示器在呈现空间中呈现视频图像的各种实施例。 例如，一个公开的实施例包括从位置和方向感测系统接收观看者位置数据和取向数据，并且从观众位置数据和观看者方向数据中，将观看者定位在呈现空间中，确定用户的方向 面对并确定头戴式显示系统的方向。 根据确定的位置，方向和方向，基于映射到在观看者的视野内的呈现空间的部分的体积图像的一部分和取向来确定呈现图像。 然后将演示图像发送到头戴式显示器。

公开(公告)号：US20120315965A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-13

申请号：US13155422

申请日：2011-06-08

申请人： Steven Bathiche

发明人： Steven Bathiche

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： A63F13/213 ,  A63F3/00529 ,  A63F3/00643 ,  A63F13/06 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F2003/00646 ,  A63F2009/2402 ,  A63F2009/2438 ,  A63F2009/2452 ,  A63F2009/246 ,  A63F2009/2461 ,  A63F2009/2486 ,  A63F2009/2492 ,  A63F2250/18 ,  A63F2300/1018 ,  A63F2300/1068 ,  A63F2300/1093 ,  A63F2300/6045 ,  H04N13/254

摘要： A node device in a distributed virtual environment captures locational signals projected by another node device into a capture area of the node device and reflected from the capture area to a capture device of the node device. The location of the node device relative to the other node device is determined based on the captured locational signals. The determined location can be based on an angular relationship determined between the node device and the other node device based on the captured locational signals. The determined location can also be based on a relative distance determined between the node device and the other node device based on the captured locational signals. Topology of the capture area can also be detected by the node device, and topologies of multiple capture areas can be combined to define one or more surfaces in a virtual environment.

摘要翻译： 分布式虚拟环境中的节点设备将由另一个节点设备投影的位置信号捕获到节点设备的捕获区域并从捕获区域反射到节点设备的捕获设备。 基于捕获的位置信号来确定节点设备相对于另一个节点设备的位置。 所确定的位置可以基于基于捕获的位置信号在节点设备和另一个节点设备之间确定的角度关系。 确定的位置还可以基于基于捕获的位置信号在节点设备和另一个节点设备之间确定的相对距离。 捕获区域的拓扑也可以由节点设备检测，并且可以组合多个捕获区域的拓扑以定义虚拟环境中的一个或多个表面。

公开(公告)号：US08330804B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-11

申请号：US12778864

申请日：2010-05-12

申请人： John Lutian ,  Steven Bathiche ,  Dawson Yee ,  John Robert Lewis

发明人： John Lutian ,  Steven Bathiche ,  Dawson Yee ,  John Robert Lewis

IPC分类号： H04N15/00 ,  G06T15/00

CPC分类号： G01S7/4817 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H04N13/254

摘要： A method for constructing a 3D representation of a subject comprises capturing, with a camera, a 2D image of the subject. The method further comprises scanning a modulated illumination beam over the subject to illuminate, one at a time, a plurality of target regions of the subject, and measuring a modulation aspect of light from the illumination beam reflected from each of the target regions. A moving-mirror beam scanner is used to scan the illumination beam, and a photodetector is used to measure the modulation aspect. The method further comprises computing a depth aspect based on the modulation aspect measured for each of the target regions, and associating the depth aspect with a corresponding pixel of the 2D image.

摘要翻译： 用于构建对象的3D表示的方法包括用相机拍摄对象的2D图像。 该方法还包括扫描对象上的调制照明光束以一次一个地照射被摄体的多个目标区域，以及测量来自每个目标区域反射的照明光束的光的调制方面。 使用移动镜光束扫描器来扫描照明光束，并且光电检测器用于测量调制方面。 该方法还包括基于针对每个目标区域测量的调制方面来计算深度方面，以及将深度方面与2D图像的对应像素相关联。