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Microsoft Corporation

Zhigu Holdings Limited

Michael Jack Sinclair

Kenneth Paul Hinckley

Eyal Ofek

Christian Holz

Gary Keith Starkweather

Zhengyou Zhang

Zicheng Liu

Yuqun Chen

Mar Gonzalez Franco

Richard S Szeliski

Matthew Conway

Erik J Hanson

Eric J Horvitz

Steven Nabil Bathiche

Hrvoje Benko

James H Cauthorn

Jeremy A Levitan

Andrew David Wilson

Shai Guday

Josh D Benaloh

Gideon Andreas Yuval

Nathan C Sherman

James Thomas Kajiya

David W Williams

Paramvir Bahl

Xuedong D Huang

Steven T Kaneko

Patrice Y Simard

Michel Pahud

Todd E Holmdahl

Miller Thomas Abel

J Turner Whitted

Timothy T Brewer

Behrooz Chitsaz

Eugene Shih

Alejandro Acero

Sing Bing Kang

Patrick Markus Baudisch

Yuan Kong

Patrick J Therien

Meredith June Morris

Silviu-Petru Cucerzan

Edward Bryan Cutrell

Ruston John David Panabaker

Eric Jordan Gonzalez

Yuhang Zhao

Cynthia Lynn Bennett

James Robert Hamilton

Li Deng

Joel Bernard Jacobs

Chris Demetrios Karkanias

William Jefferson Westerinen

Darko Kirovski

Feng Zhao

James G Droppo

Lin Zhong

William Thomas Blank

Avi R Geiger

Alexander Frank

David William Voth

Hubert Van Hoof

Jonathan David Friedman

Sasa Junuzovic

David Henry Wykes

Scott C Forbes

Georg F Petschnigg

Gregory P Baribault

Oren Rosenbloom

Ray Bittner

Rosanna H Ho

Jingyu Qiu

Eric Michael Whitmire

Ray A Bittner, Jr

Anna Pyayt

Inrak Choi

Steven B Heymsfield

John W Peifer

Yoichi Ochiai

Tom Blank

Xuedong David Huang

Anthony James Steed

Ethan K Jackson

Jeffrey Scott Pierce

Robert Kovacs

Mingxuan Sun

Alexander Ching

Jaeyeon Lee

Yanli Zheng

Randy Phyllis Granovetter

Lance E Simmons

Frank E Vitz

Ryo Suzuki

Molly Annalise Buckley Blank

Albert Yiu-So Shum

David W Voth

A sensor device is described herein. The sensor device includes a multi-dimensional optical sensor and processing circuitry, wherein the multi-dimensional optical sensor generates images and the processing circuitry is configured to output data that is indicative of hemodynamics of a user based upon the images. The sensor device is non-invasive, and is able to be incorporated into wearable devices, thereby allowing for continuous output of the data that is indicative of the hemodynamics of the user.

Sensor device

The present concepts relate to haptic controllers. In one example the haptic controller can include first and second capstans rotationally secured to a base and an energy storage mechanism connected between the first and second capstans. The example haptic controller can also include a user engagement assembly secured to the first capstan and a controller configured to control rotational forces imparted on the user engagement assembly by controlling rotational friction experienced by the first and second capstans.

Haptic controller

The present concepts relate to devices that can approximate virtual objects when touched by a user. One example device can include a location assembly configured to sense a location of the device on a surface and configured to move the robotic device on the surface and a shape assembly secured to the location assembly and configured to adjust a height and a pitch of an upper surface of the robotic device.

Mobile haptic robots

The present concepts relate to devices that can employ graspable controllers that can be employed in various scenarios, such as virtual reality scenarios and augmented reality scenarios. One example device can include multiple expansion assemblies having independently adjustable girths. The multiple expansion assemblies can be stacked adjacent to one another along an axis. A controller can be configured to expand or contract the girths of the expansion assemblies to collectively approximate girths of an object.

Multilayer controller

A virtual reality system is described herein. The virtual reality system includes a cane controller and a computing system. The cane controller comprises a rod, a sensor, and a brake mechanism, wherein the sensor is configured to generate a signal that is indicative of position, direction of movement, and velocity of the rod, and wherein the brake mechanism is configured to apply a force to the rod. The computing system receives the signal, computes a position, direction of movement, and velocity of a virtual rod in a virtual space, and outputs a control signal to the brake mechanism based upon such computation. The brake mechanism applies the force to the rod in a direction and with a magnitude indicated in the control signal, thereby preventing the user from causing the virtual rod to penetrate a virtual barrier in the virtual space.

Apparatus for use in a virtual reality system

Examples are disclosed that relate to haptic rendering. One disclosed example provides a haptic rendering device including a patterned layer that exhibits auxetic behavior, and a plurality of actuators configured to move the patterned layer, each actuator being individually controllable to cooperatively change a curvature of the patterned layer in two dimensions.

Haptic rendering

The present concepts relate to devices that can employ deployable controllers. In one example the device can include a base assembly configured to ground the device to a non-hand body part of a user. The example can also include an engagement assembly configured to receive tactile input from a hand of the user or to deliver tactile output to the hand of the user. The device can further include a deployment assembly extending from the base assembly to the engagement assembly and configured to deploy the engagement assembly from a storage orientation proximate to the base assembly to a deployed orientation proximate to the hand of the user.

Deployable controller

In some implementations, an insect trap includes a plurality of individual cells, with each of the cells being configured to trap very few, and in some instances a single flying insect. Each cell defines a cavity and may be provided with an independently operable door to selectively close the cavity. One or more sensors may sense the presence of an insect to be trapped.

Insect trap

Optimizations are provided for completing a transaction event using authentication information. In particular, a presence of a transaction processing device is initially detected. Then, transaction information is received from the transaction processing device. The transaction information corresponds to a current transaction event. After receiving the information, a communication link is established with an on-body device. This device includes authentication information that is necessary to complete the current transaction event. The authentication information is then received from the on-body device. This information has a time-limited use availability. Finally, the received authentication information is used to complete the current transaction event.

Mobile device security using wearable security tokens

The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that effectuate a simple protocol for tangible security on mobile devices. The system can include devices that generate sets of keys and associated secret identifiers, employs the one or more keys to encrypt a secret and utilizes the identifiers and encryptions of the secret to populate a table associated with a security token device that is used in conjunction with a mobile device to release sensitive information persisted on the mobile device for user selected purposes.

Simple protocol for tangible security

The present concepts relate to a virtual reality controller that enables fine control of virtual objects using natural motions involving the dexterity of the user's fingers and provides realistic haptic sensations to the user's fingers. The controller may have a rigid structure design without moving parts. Force sensors under finger rests can detect forces exerted by user's fingers. Actuators can render haptic feedback from the virtual reality world to the user's fingers. The controller may include one or more trackpads on which the user may slide her fingers. The controller may be used for exploring and manipulating virtual objects, for example, by grasping, releasing, rotating, and feeling the surface of virtual objects.

Virtual reality controller

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Michael Jack Sinclair