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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Kevin a Geisner, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Kathryn Stone Perez, Kirkland, WA (US);
Stephen G. Latta, Seattle, WA (US);
Ben J Sugden, Woodinville, WA (US);
Benjamin I Vaught, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey B Cole, Seattle, WA (US);
Alex Aben-athar Kipman, Redmond, WA (US);
Ian D Mcintyre, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel Mcculloch, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kevin A Geisner, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Kathryn Stone Perez, Kirkland, WA (US);
Stephen G. Latta, Seattle, WA (US);
Ben J Sugden, Woodinville, WA (US);
Benjamin I Vaught, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey B Cole, Seattle, WA (US);
Alex Aben-Athar Kipman, Redmond, WA (US);
Ian D McIntyre, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel McCulloch, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A collaborative on-demand system allows a user of a head-mounted display device (HMDD) to obtain assistance with an activity from a qualified service provider. In a session, the user and service provider exchange camera-captured images and augmented reality images. A gaze-detection capability of the HMDD allows the user to mark areas of interest in a scene. The service provider can similarly mark areas of the scene, as well as provide camera-captured images of the service provider's hand or arm pointing to or touching an object of the scene. The service provider can also select an animation or text to be displayed on the HMDD. A server can match user requests with qualified service providers which meet parameters regarding fee, location, rating and other preferences. Or, service providers can review open requests and self-select appropriate requests, initiating contact with a user.