John Turner Whitted

7768524, Aug 3, 2010

Sep 21, 2004

10/945827

John Michael Snyder - Redmond WA, US
John Turner Whitted - Carnation WA, US
William Thomas Blank - Bellevue WA, US
Kirk Olynyk - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G09G 5/02

345589, 345545, 345552, 345581, 345582, 345606, 345611, 345612, 382260, 382271, 382274, 382300

Systems and methods are provided for variable source rate sampling in connection with image rendering, which accumulate and resolve over all samples forward mapped to each pixel bin. In accordance with the invention, the textured surface to be rendered is sampled, or oversampled, at a variable rate that reflects variations in frequency among different regions, taking into account any transformation that will be applied to the surface prior to rendering and the view parameters of the display device, thus ensuring that each bin of the rendering process receives at least a predetermined minimum number of samples. In one embodiment, the sampling rate is variably set such that each bin is assured to have at least one sample point. In another embodiment, a tiling approach to division of the surface is utilized. In accordance with the architecture provided, the sample points of the surface are forward mapped to sample squares, other regions, of a rendering device, taking into account any transformations applied to the surface and the view parameters of the rendering device, such that each bin receives at least the predetermined minimum number of samples.

7956870, Jun 7, 2011

Nov 4, 2004

10/982609

John Michael Snyder - Redmond WA, US
John Turner Whitted - Carnation WA, US
William Thomas Blank - Bellevue WA, US
Kirk Olynyk - Redmond WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G09G 5/00

345606, 345423, 345545, 345547, 345552, 345611, 345612, 345614, 382260, 382261, 382264, 382274, 382299, 382300

Systems and methods are provided for variable source rate sampling in connection with image rendering, which accumulate and resolve over all samples forward mapped to each pixel bin. In accordance with the invention, the textured surface to be rendered is sampled, or oversampled, at a variable rate that reflects variations in frequency among different regions, taking into account any transformation that will be applied to the surface prior to rendering and the view parameters of the display device, thus ensuring that each bin of the rendering process receives at least a predetermined minimum number of samples. A variety of image processing applications are contemplated wherein variable rate source sampling, and accumulation and resolution of forward mapped point samples can be applied, ranging from 3-D graphics applications to applications wherein images recorded in a recording/storage environment are mapped to the arbitrary requirements of a display environment.

8253914, Aug 28, 2012

Jun 23, 2010

12/821638

James T. Kajiya - Duvall WA, US
John Turner Whitted - Carnation WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G02F 1/1345

349152, 349 73, 349149, 349150, 349151

A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that comprises a rearward LCD substrate sheet that has an array of vias formed, where the vias provide electrical conduction between both sides of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The number of vias in the array is substantially equal to or at least equivalent to a combination of a number of column drive lines and a number of row drive lines. The respective drive lines are connected to a corresponding via, such as on one side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet, and respective patterned conductors are connected to a corresponding via, such as on the other side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The patterned conductors provide a connection between respective drive lines and one or more corresponding drivers. In one example, this allows a “full bleed” display to be generated.

20040001069, Jan 1, 2004

Jun 28, 2002

10/185082

John Snyder - Redmond WA, US
John Whitted - Carnation WA, US
William Blank - Bellevue WA, US
Kirk Olynyk - Redmond WA, US

G09G005/00

345/582000

Systems and methods are provided for variable source rate sampling in connection with image rendering, which accumulate and resolve over all samples forward mapped to each pixel bin. In accordance with the invention, the textured surface to be rendered is sampled, or oversampled, at a variable rate that reflects variations in frequency among different regions, taking into account any transformation that will be applied to the surface prior to rendering and the view parameters of the display device, thus ensuring that each bin of the rendering process receives at least a predetermined minimum number of samples. A variety of image processing applications are contemplated wherein variable rate source sampling, and accumulation and resolution of forward mapped point samples can be applied, ranging from 3-D graphics applications to applications wherein images recorded in a recording/storage environment are mapped to the arbitrary requirements of a display environment.

20120287386, Nov 15, 2012

Jul 30, 2012

13/561619

James T. Kajiya - Duvall WA, US
John Turner Whitted - Carnation WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G02F 1/1333
H05K 13/00
G02F 1/1335

349112, 349139, 29852

A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that comprises a rearward LCD substrate sheet that has an array of vias formed, where the vias provide electrical conduction between both sides of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The number of vias in the array is substantially equal to or at least equivalent to a combination of a number of column drive lines and a number of row drive lines. The respective drive lines are connected to a corresponding via, such as on one side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet, and respective patterned conductors are connected to a corresponding via, such as on the other side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The patterned conductors provide a connection between respective drive lines and one or more corresponding drivers. In one example, this allows a “full bleed” display to be generated.

20170345398, Nov 30, 2017

Nov 4, 2015

15/522765

- Chapel Hill NC, US
Anselmo A. Lastra - Chapel Hill NC, US
John Turner Whitted - Pittsboro NC, US
Feng Zheng - Chapel Hill NC, US
Andrei State - Chapel Hill NC, US

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill NC

G09G 5/377
G06F 3/147
G02B 27/01

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for minimal-latency tracking and display for matching real and virtual worlds in head-worn displays are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for minimal-latency tracking and display for matching real and virtual worlds in head-worn displays includes calculating a desired image, calculating an error image as the difference between the desired image and an image currently being perceived by a user, identifying as an error portion a portion of the error image having the largest error, updating a portion of a projected image that corresponds to the error portion, and recalculating the image currently being perceived by a user based on the updated projected image.

20140293210, Oct 2, 2014

Apr 29, 2014

14/265304

James T. Kajiya - Duvall WA, US
John Turner Whitted - Carnation WA, US

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G02F 1/1345
G02F 1/1343

349152, 29852

A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that comprises a rearward LCD substrate sheet that has an array of vias formed, where the vias provide electrical conduction between both sides of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The number of vias in the array is substantially equal to or at least equivalent to a combination of a number of column drive lines and a number of row drive lines. The respective drive lines are connected to a corresponding via, such as on one side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet, and respective patterned conductors are connected to a corresponding via, such as on the other side of the rearward LCD substrate sheet. The patterned conductors provide a connection between respective drive lines and one or more corresponding drivers. In one example, this allows a “full bleed” display to be generated.