Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Silicon Graphics, Incorporated

Sony Corporation

Sony Electronics Inc

Computer Associates Think, Inc.

Robert King Myers

Christopher F Marrin

James A Kent

Peter G Broadwell

Ryan H Cassidy

Paul Matthew Isaacs

Kurt J Schaefer

Philip L Karlton

Adam Barry Feder

Richard J Carey

Richard Daniel Lee

David Wayne Stafford

Michael Christopher Wenneman

Paul J Furio

Scott Allen Dixon

David Adam Edelstein

Jennifer Silva

Michael Zohar Podwal

Bruce D Karsh

Charles Vincent Rossi

Edward Ackley Falk

Terry Weissman

Approaches discussed herein enable a computing device, such as a phone or tablet computer, to automatically recalibrate cameras used to capture three-dimensional images. A proximity sensor can be used to determine the distance to an object at approximately the time that three-dimensional image data is captured that includes a representation of the object. The apparent distance to the object, from the disparity of the three-dimensional image data, can be compared against the detected distance as measured by the proximity sensor. The difference between the detected and apparent distance, or the corresponding disparity values, can be used to determine a relative misalignment among the cameras, when then can be used to update the appropriate calibration parameters.

Stereo camera calibration using proximity data

A user wanting to enter text via a computing device can start entering characters for that text. A text suggestion algorithm can be used to attempt to predict the text the user is typing, and provide options for completing the text entry. Information such as the type of suggestion and common roots for those suggestions can be used to group at least some of the suggestions. An interface element with a spatial layout can be provided to display at least a portion of the suggestions, where the suggestions are arranged according to their relative confidence values and the determined groupings. The font values for each of the displayed suggestions can also be set using the confidence values, such that more likely terms can be displayed with a larger and/or more prominent font in order to allow the user to more easily locate the correct suggestion.

Spatial approaches to text suggestion

Various types of content can be displayed through an interface of a computing device. Portions of this content, such as words or alphanumeric characters, can have a visual identifier displayed proximate those portions. The identifiers can indicate the availability of additional content, such as one or more alternative spellings or corrections, links to additional information, alternative views, and links to contact information for a name in an address book. In one example, a default viewing orientation of the computing device can be determined for a user viewing the content on the interface. Upon detecting a rotation of the computing device, a banner or other graphical element is displayed for each of the displayed portions that are associated with a visual identifier on the interface. Accordingly, a user can select one of those elements to receive the additional information.

Motions for displaying additional content

Various embodiments enable a user to navigate within an application where features of the navigation vary depending on a context of the user or particular features of the application. For example, a user could request directions, in a turn-by-turn mode of the computing device, to a destination. Accordingly, mapping information for a region and a route to the destination through the region can be displayed. Along with the mapping information, a navigation element can be displayed that enables the user to navigate through the mapping information. In one example, the navigation element is displayed off-center from the mapping information such that it does not obscure the mapping information while the user provides touch inputs to navigate within the same.

Contextual based navigation element

The methods and systems for scoring multiple time-based assets and events include declaratively playing a first media sequence; and declaratively initiating a second media sequence at a predetermined time prior to an end point of the first media sequence wherein the predetermined time is independent from an amount of time utilized to play the first media sequence.

Methods and systems for scoring multiple time-based assets and events

A system and method for the real-time composition and presentation of a complex, dynamic, and interactive experience by means of an efficient declarative markup language. Using the Surface construct, authors can embed images or full-motion video data anywhere they would use a traditional texture map within their 3D scene. Authors can also use the results of rendering one scene description as an image to be texture mapped into another scene. In particular, the Surface allows the results of any rendering application to be used as a texture within the author's scene. This allows declarative rendering of nested scenes and rendering of scenes having component Surfaces with decoupled rendering rates.

Unified surface model for image based and geometric scene composition

A graphic object manipulation tool includes a knob that controls a graphic object manipulation function, a planar indicator having a center point, and a linear indicator passing through the planar indicator's center point in a direction perpendicular to the plane defined by the planar indicator. The planar indicator and the linear indicator automatically align themselves relative to a feature of the graphic object when the tool is placed on the feature.

Graphic object manipulating tool

Graphic objects in a 3D scene are manipulated using a computer system by defining a coordinate space based on a feature of a graphic object in the 3D scene, and constraining a range of motion available to an object manipulation operation based on the defined coordinate system. A graphic object, or its constituent graphic elements, can be manipulated (e.g., translated, scaled or rotated) using the constrained range of motion. The motion can be constrained to a motion plane, to a single direction within the motion plane, or in a direction perpendicular to the motion plane. The definition of new coordinate spaces and constrained ranges of motion can be integrated into the beginning stage of a standard cursor manipulation technique (e.g., click-drag-release) thus obviating the need for separate and distinct commands that tend to diminish user interface agility.

Manipulating graphic objects in 3D scenes

Multimedia documents, for example, HTML pages, are created by a user in a graphic development environment running on a computer system by representing an object (e.g., an image) in a standard format while enabling the user to view and manipulate the object in a rich, native format which is different from the standard format. After the user has manipulated the object as desired, the native format representation of the object is automatically converted to the standard format and is used to represent the object in the multimedia document.

Generating multimedia documents

A computer-based system and method for saving and restoring states in an interactive television system. The system presents interactive programs to a user; each program includes one or more states. When a user leaves a state in an interactive program by selecting a second state, the system saves state information sufficient to restore the first state. When the user elects to return to the first state, the system retrieves the state information and uses it to restore the first state; if the first state is not in the same interactive program as the second state, the system terminates the second state's interactive program and launches the first state's interactive program.

System and method for saving state information in an interactive

A browser for allowing a user to navigate in a three-dimensional world having a plurality of objects provides enhanced navigational capabilities. The browser allows the user to seek to an object or location in the world, navigate throughout the world using cursor inputs and select an object to follow links associated with that object. The browser differentiates between a seek command, a select command and a travel command entered by the user via a pointing device to provide the three navigational capabilities without requiring the user to change a navigational mode of the browser. A traveler viewer allows the user to travel throughout the three-dimensional world using pointing device inputs such as single click inputs, double click inputs and click and drag inputs. An examiner viewer allows the user to examine a three-dimensional object by rotating the object, zooming in and out on the object, translating the object in the x and y direction and following links associated with the object or a portion thereof.

Network navigator with enhanced navigational abilities

A computer-based system and method for providing immediate feedback to the user in an interactive television system. The system presents interactive programs to a user; each program can have a 'cover bundle' for 'covering' the delay between user selection of the program and the program's availability. When a user requests a program having a cover bundle, the cover bundle is downloaded first. The cover bundle provides a simple presentation (e.g., a short movie, music, and the like) to keep the user engaged while the requested program downloads.

System and method using cover bundles to provide immediate feedback to a

A tool for characterization of files in a computer having an operating and file management system is described. The tool provides consistent definition and design of the functionality and appearance of icons and symbols used with operating environment programs.

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