Inventor
HELD ROBERT THOMAS
US21 patents
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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
20 patentsUS10606609B2Mar 31, 2020
Context-based discovery of applications
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC22 citations93
US10186086B2Jan 22, 2019
Augmented reality control of computing device
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC20 citations92
US10311543B2Jun 4, 2019
Virtual object movement
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC6 citations83
US10249095B2Apr 2, 2019
Context-based discovery of applications
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC7 citations83
US10630965B2Apr 21, 2020
Calibrating a near-eye display
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC8 citations82
US9865091B2Jan 9, 2018
Localizing devices in augmented reality environment
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC9 citations80
US10890759B1Jan 12, 2021
Automated variable-focus lens control to reduce user discomfort in a head-mounted display
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC8 citations78
US10523912B2Dec 31, 2019
Displaying modified stereo visual content
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2 citations69
US10313645B1Jun 4, 2019
Variable emission period for scanned-beam display
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2 citations69
US10706281B2Jul 7, 2020
Controlling focal parameters of a head mounted display based on estimated user age
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2 citations65
US12019246B2Jun 25, 2024
Control of variable-focus lenses in a mixed-reality device for presbyopes
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations62
US11768375B2Sep 26, 2023
Control of variable-focus lenses in a mixed-reality device for presbyopes
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations62
US10216260B2Feb 26, 2019
Selective rendering of sparse peripheral displays based on element saliency
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC1 citations60
US12320973B2Jun 3, 2025
Dynamic control of waveguide eye box
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations59
US11852824B2Dec 26, 2023
Eye-imaging system with switchable hot mirrors
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations59
US10523930B2Dec 31, 2019
Mitigating binocular rivalry in near-eye displays
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC1 citations59
US11953686B2Apr 9, 2024
Combined birefringent material and reflective waveguide for multiple focal planes in a mixed-reality head-mounted display device
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations51
US10672103B2Jun 2, 2020
Virtual object movement
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations51
US9874932B2Jan 23, 2018
Avoidance of color breakup in late-stage re-projection
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations40
US10277943B2Apr 30, 2019
Selective rendering of sparse peripheral displays based on user movements
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations39