Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Joshua Kyle Neff

Julia Schwarz

Sheng Kai Tang

Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda

Michael Harley Notter

Casey Leon Meekhof

Nahil Tawfik Sharkasi

Thomas Matthew Gable

Mathew Julian Lamb

Sophie Stellmach

Alton Kwok

Adam Edwin Behringer

Kenneth Mitchell Jakubzak

Amy Mun Hong

Jenny Kam

Noe Moreno Barragan

Ramiro Torres

Jamie Bryant Kirschenbaum

Kristian Jose Davila

Chuan Qin

Neil Richard Kronlage

Dominik Hofacker

Systems are configured to control transitions and displays of interface objects that are selectively moved across boundary transitions of physical display screens within augmented-reality scenes. In some instances, when a virtual object instance of an interface object is moved into the bounded area of a physical display screen within an augmented-reality scene a corresponding real-world object instance of the interface object is generated and rendered within the bounded display area of the display screen. In other instances, when user input is received for moving a real-world object instance of an interface object outside of the bounded display area of a display screen within an augmented-reality scene, a corresponding virtual object instance of the interface object is generated and rendered outside of the display screen within the augmented-reality scene.

Mouse cursor and content migration between 3D space and physical flat displays

Examples are disclosed that relate to hand gesture-based emojis. One example provides, on a display device, a method comprising receiving hand tracking data representing a pose of a hand in a coordinate system, based on the hand tracking data, recognizing a hand gesture, and identifying an emoji corresponding to the hand gesture. The method further comprises presenting the emoji on the display device, and sending an instruction to one or more other display devices to present the emoji.

Hand gesture-based emojis

A computing system is provided. The computing system includes a head mounted display (HMD) device including a display, a processor configured to execute one or more programs, and associated memory. The processor is configured to display a virtual object at least partially within a field of view of a user on the display, identify a plurality of control points associated with the virtual object, and determine that one or more of the control points associated with the virtual object are further than a predetermined threshold distance from the user. The processor is configured to, based on the determination, invoke a far interaction mode for the virtual object and receive a trigger input from the user. In response to the trigger input in the far interaction mode, the processor is configured to invoke a near interaction mode and display a virtual interaction object within the predetermined threshold distance from the user.

Near interaction mode for far virtual object

A method for single-handed microgesture input comprises receiving hand tracking data for a hand of a user. A set of microgesture targets that include software functions are assigned to positions along a length of a first finger. The received hand tracking data is analyzed by a gesture recognition machine. A location of a thumbtip of the hand of the user is determined relative to the positions along the first finger. Responsive to determining that the thumbtip is within a threshold distance of the first finger at a first position along the length of the first finger, a corresponding first microgesture target is designated for selection. Selection of the first microgesture target is enabled based on a duration the thumbtip is at the first position. Responsive to detecting a confirmation action, the corresponding microgesture target executes.

Single-handed microgesture inputs

A method for augmenting a two-stage hand gesture input comprises receiving hand tracking data for a hand of a user. A gesture recognition machine recognizes that the user has performed a first-stage gesture based on one or more parameters derived from the received hand tracking data satisfying first-stage gesture criteria. An affordance cueing a second-stage gesture is provided to the user responsive to recognizing the first-stage gesture. The gesture recognition machine recognizes that the user has performed the second-stage gesture based on one or more parameters derived from the received hand tracking data satisfying second-stage gesture criteria. A graphical user interface element is displayed responsive to recognizing the second-stage gesture.

Augmented two-stage hand gesture input

A method for single-handed microgesture input comprises receiving hand tracking data for a hand of a user. A set of microgesture targets that include software functions are assigned to positions along a length of a first finger. A visual affordance including indicators for two or more assigned microgesture targets is provided to the user. The received hand tracking data is analyzed by a gesture recognition machine. A location of a thumbtip of the hand of the user is determined relative to the positions along the first finger. Responsive to determining that the thumbtip is within a threshold distance of the first finger at a first position along the length of the first finger, an indicator for a corresponding first microgesture target is augmented, and then further augmented based on a duration the thumbtip is at the first position. Responsive to detecting a confirmation action, the corresponding microgesture target executes.

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Joshua Kyle Neff