Managing virtual ports

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8762894
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13371083

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Techniques for managing virtual ports are disclosed herein. Each such virtual port may have different associated features such as, for example, privileges, rights or options. When one or more users are in a capture scene of a gesture based system, the system may associate virtual ports with the users and maintain the virtual ports. Also provided are techniques for disassociating virtual ports with users or swapping virtual ports between two or more users.

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  • MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Finocchio, Mark J Redmond, US 35 1594
Keane, Brian E San Jose, US 23 2420
Latta, Stephen G Seattle, US 85 8203
Margolis, Jeffrey Seattle, US 20 759
Poot, Rudy Jacobus Clyde Hill, US 8 203
Stone-Perez, Kathryn Shoreline, US 3 76

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