Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Jason Matthew Cahill

Kevin Lane Brown

John Michael Thornton

Alexander Hopmann

Lauren Nicole Antonoff

Jesse Dylan Merriam

Torfi Frans Olafsson

Marc Keith Windle

Michael Meincke Persson

Titus Constantin Miron

Erick Raymundo Lerma

Zachary D Rosenfield

Adrian Fanaru

Shane Hartley

Zach Rosenfield

Pavel Kouznetsov

Chris Graham

Moshe Randall Lutz

Ethan Gur-esh

Mark John Walker

Jason P Allen

Marco A Demello

Eric B Fox

David Ornstein

William R Taylor

Balinder Malhi

Umesh Unnikrishnan

Brian P Robbins

Stacy Jiayan Chen

Michelle Lee Dauphiny

Bradley Reid Shuber

Peter David Waxman

Jonathan E Lange

Patrick Simek

Sergey Bykov

Jeff Couckuyt

Jonathan M Luk

Holly Helene Pollock

Harshal Ingole

Paul Davies

Jeffrey Edward Simon

Doron Bar-Caspi

Timothy James Schutz

David Paul Harris Gorbet

Guillaume Philippe Marie Le Chenadec

Michael Weilbacher

Jonathan Martin Ortiz

Ricardo Prates De Oliveira

Joseph Spencer King

Cha Zhang

Eyal Krupka

Arshish C Kapadia

Michael John Hillberg

Scott C Cottrille

Lutz Gerhard

Igor Kviatkovsky

Hai Liu

David Richard Reed

Tarkan Sevilmis

Gabriel Takacs

Ronald Eric Gray

Dana Ludwig

Malcolm Hollis Davis

Jeffrey J Johnson

Andrew James Becker

Chandramouli Venkatesh

John D Fan

Dustin G Friesenhahn

George Arthur Herbert, Iii

Steven Bourne

Keith S Brintzenhofe

Prashant Malik

Timothy R O'Connor

Timothy Arthur Gill

Igor Abramovski

Kshamta Jerath

John Gerard Speare

Andrew Nicholas Bond

Tittu Jose

Irina Koulinitch

Young Gah Kim

Timothy F Ahlers

Jesse Raymond Bedford

Andy Verprauskus

Sean L Livingston

Vipins Gopinadhan

Aleksandr Slepak

Marco M DeMello

Christopher Frederick Graham

Marc Windle

Sangeetha Sangeetha

Vipins Gopinadham

Ethan D Gur-esh

Adrian Brown

Umesh Unnikrishman

Michael Selhorn

Roger Cheng

Ilan S Sender

Joshua Calvin Jenkins

Marcin Olszewski

Described herein is a system and method for sharing an AR game within a shared coordinate space created between devices with initially disjoint relative coordinate spaces. Once the shared coordinate space is created, an AR video game can provide a first mode in which the users engage in game play action that have consequences according to pre-established game rules. The AR video game can provide a second mode ('sandbox mode') in which users engage in non-destructive game play actions that do not have consequences once the second mode has been terminated. Further described herein is a system and method of using geolocation information within an AR session in which a virtual action can be initiated by a user that causes a corresponding virtual action to be displayed on a map of a virtual environment that parallels a physical environment displayed on a user gaming device of another user.

Shared augmented reality game within a shared coordinate space

The present concepts relate to placing gameplay locations in the real world, where gameplay elements can be generated at the gameplay locations. One example categorizes types of physical elements described in geolocation data, and determines scores for the physical elements based on the categorizations. Gameplay locations can then be utilized according to the scores, and the scores can be continuously refined through user or moderator interaction with gameplay elements that may be generated at the gameplay locations.

Generating locations for placement of augmented elements

Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices are disclosed for improved concurrency of users of a shared virtual environment. One method including: transmitting, to each single player client of, chunks of world chunk data of a shared virtual environment; receiving, at one or more virtual environment servers from each single player client connected to the shared virtual environment, state data of each user of a respective single player client connected to the shared virtual environment, wherein the single player client of each user manages state data of the user within the one or more virtual environment servers; periodically monitoring, from each user of the single player client connected to the shared virtual environment, updated state data for the user of a respective single player client connected to the shared virtual environment; storing, for the shared virtual environment in a database connected to one or more virtual environment servers, the updated state data for each user of the single player client; and periodically transmitting, for each user of the single player client, the updated state data of other users of the single player client within a predetermined distance of the user of the single player client.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for improved concurrency of users of a shared virtual environment

Described herein is a system and method for experiencing a virtual object at a plurality of sizes. During an AR session, the virtual object can created at a first size based upon a first scale (e.g., miniature, tabletop size). Once created, information regarding the virtual object can be stored. Thereafter, the virtual object can be displayed in an AR session at a second size based upon a second scale (e.g., full size or life size). In some embodiments, functionality of at least portion(s) of the virtual object are different when experienced in an AR session at the second size than when experienced in an AR session at the first size.

Experiencing a virtual object at a plurality of sizes

Utilizing multiple input sources for generating gameplay locations

Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for facilitating the use and exchange of customized third-party content in a distributed computing environment that allows for third-party hosting. Embodiments of the disclosed technology concern an application store within an application (e.g., an 'in-app app store'). The application store can offer downloadable digital content and/or roaming entitlements to a user of the application. Further, in particular embodiments, the downloadable content and/or entitlements are generated by a third party (e.g., a party different than the provider/publisher of the application and the user of the application). Also disclosed are methods and mechanisms for copy-protecting such content.

Securing customized third-party content within a computing environment configured to enable third-party hosting

Described herein is a system and method for creating a shared coordinate space in an augmented reality session between two devices with disjoint relative coordinate spaces. With AR tracking initiated, each device has its own relative coordinate space. A spatial alignment image can be recognized by a device joining an AR session which records its location (e.g., six degrees of position). The joining device can utilize an obtained location of an inviting device at or about the time the spatial alignment image was recognized, and, a spatial origin of the inviting device, to calculate an offset between the joining device and the inviting device, establishing a shared coordinate space between the joining device and the inviting device.

Aligning location for a shared augmented reality experience

Described herein is a system and method for identifying locations for virtual items within a physical environment. For each of a plurality of users, information is received regarding the user's interaction with a one or more interactive virtual items presented on a map of a virtual environment that parallels at least portions of the physical environment. The information comprises the user's physical location when interacting with a particular interactive item. Each interactive virtual item has an associated physical location within the physical environment. The received information is aggregated over time to determine an associated physical location within the physical environment for the virtual item. With the virtual environment, the virtual item is placed at the determined associated physical location.

System and method for identifying locations for virtual items within a physical environment

Described herein is a system and method of generating precise location information. Feature points of an image are received from a user device (e.g., mobile phone). Location information of the user device (e.g., GPS coordinates) and relative transform information from the user device are also received. An image anchor is identified based upon the received feature points, relative transform information, and the received location information. Precise location information of the identified image anchor is provided to the user device. The precise location information of the identified image anchor is based upon filtered feature points, location information and relative transform information received from a plurality of user devices over a period of time (e.g., hours, days, weeks, months). The precise location information of the identified image anchor is updated based upon the location information of the user device and the relative transform information received from the user device.

Generation of precise geospatial coordinates

A cloud manager controls the deployment and management of machines for an online service. A build system creates deployment-ready virtual hard disks (VHDs) that are installed on machines that are spread across one or more networks in farms that each may include different configurations. The build system is configured to build VHDs of differing configurations that depend on a role of the virtual machine (VM) for which the VHD will be used. The build system uses the VHDs to create virtual machines (VMs) in both test and production environments for the online service. The cloud manager system automatically provisions machines with the created virtual hard disks (VHDs). Identical VHDs can be installed directly on the machines that have already been tested.

Server farm management

The techniques disclosed herein enable a user of a host computer or a user of a remote computer to locate, view, control, and modify objects of a virtual environment. Embodiments disclosed herein can include the generation of a graphical user interface providing a two-dimensional display showing objects at a predetermined elevation of a three-dimensional virtual environment. User interface controls are provided for changing the elevation of the two-dimensional display. The two-dimensional display can be updated to show different elevations as the controls are used to select a new elevation. In some embodiments, the two-dimensional display enables users to move objects of a virtual reality environment. The display can bring highlight to select objects enabling users to readily locate desired objects and locations. The features disclosed herein can be utilized by a computer hosting a virtual reality session or a remote computer operating a companion application.

Navigation and interaction controls for three-dimensional environments

Techniques described herein enable administrative control features for hosted game applications. A user with appropriate credentials can override an administrator of a game application to control and view all aspects of a game session from a companion application operating on a remote computing device. The techniques disclosed herein enable a remote user with appropriate credentials to control and modify aspects of a game application or a game session. The features can include, but are not limited to, the ability to shape a 3D virtual environment, add players, remove players, modify possessions of players, call players to a beacon, modify attributes of an environment, locate items, and listen to player communication.

Administrative control features for hosted sessions

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Woodinville, WA, United States of America

Jason Matthew Cahill