ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,813, issued on April 14, was assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (Redmond, Wash.).
"Deep aperture" was invented by Benjamin Franklin Cutler (Seattle), Weiwei Yang (Redmond, Wash.) and Spencer Fowers (Redmond, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The techniques disclosed herein enable a realistic, inclusive sense of physical presence for videoconference participants that is comparable to in-person communication. Multiple users are simultaneously provided with an immersive experience without the need for head-mounted displays or other wearable technology. Specifically, a real-time three-dimensional model of a scene at the r...