Patents Assigned to LIGHT FIELD LAB, INC.
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Patent number: 11650354Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods to render data from a 3D environment. The methods and systems of this disclosure utilize inverse ray tracing from a viewing volume to capture energy data from a 3D environment in a single rendering pass providing thereby collecting data more efficiently and accurately.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventor: Jonathan Sean Karafin
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Patent number: 11579465Abstract: Four dimensional (4D) energy-field package assembly for projecting energy fields according to a 4D coordinate function. The 4D energy-field package assembly includes an energy-source system having energy sources capable of providing energy to energy locations, and energy waveguides for directing energy from the energy locations from one side of the energy waveguide to another side of the energy waveguide along energy propagation paths.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Patent number: 11558600Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein may generate captured views and a plurality of intermediate views within a pixel disparity range, Td, the plurality of intermediate views being extrapolated from the captured views.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Miller H. Schuck, Douglas J. McKnight, Mrityunjay Kumar, Wilhelm Taylor
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Patent number: 11556015Abstract: Devices utilizing holographic 4D plenoptic capture and display technologies to generate a light field function to provide glasses-less vision correction for observers with imperfect vision, and to project an image according to the generated light field function, and methods for calibrating a four-dimensional light field for a user with an uncorrected visual acuity.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Patent number: 11474370Abstract: Relay systems and methods are operable to redirect light corresponding to a light field or holographic object such that imagery generated by a light field or other display is perceived by a viewer without having to address the display itself.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Patent number: 11452945Abstract: A light filed (LF) display system for displaying holographic content to viewers in an amusement park (e.g., as part of an amusement park ride). The LF display system in an amusement park includes LF display modules tiled together to form an array of LF modules. In some embodiments, the LF display system includes a tracking system and/or a viewer profiling module. The tracking system and viewer profiling module can monitor and store characteristics of viewers on the amusement park ride, a viewer profile describing a viewer, and/or responses of viewers to the holographic content during the amusement park ride. The holographic content created for display on an amusement park ride can be based on any of the monitored or stored information.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee, John Dohm
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Patent number: 11428933Abstract: A light filed (LF) display system for displaying holographic performance content (e.g., a live performance) to viewers in a venue. The LF display system in the venue includes LF display modules tiled together to form an array of LF modules. The array of LF modules create a performance volume (e.g., a stage) for displaying the performance content in the venue. The array of LF modules displays the performance content to viewers in viewing volumes. The LF display system can be included in a LF presentation network. The LF presentation network allows holographic performance content to be recorded at one location and displayed (concurrently or non-concurrently) at another location. The LF presentation network includes a network system to manage the digital rights of the holographic performance content.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee, John Dohm
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Patent number: 11381775Abstract: A video communication system uses a light field display to present a holographic image of a remote scene (e.g., a hologram of a remote participant). The system may include a local light field display assembly and a controller. The controller generates display instructions based on visual data corresponding to a remote scene received from a remote image capture system (e.g., a remote light field display system). The display instructions cause the local light field display assembly to generate a holographic image of the remote scene.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Patent number: 11327437Abstract: A method and system for a scalable multi-sense user experience are disclosed. A three-dimensional (ā3-Dā) display is disposed behind a slit plane comprising slits and ultrasonic transducers. Light from the 3-D display passes through the slits in the slit plane to generate a 3-D image. The ultrasonic transducers on the front of the slit plane, i.e., opposite the side where the 3-D display is disposed, generate directed acoustic field and/or a formed tactile field. Because the generating components for all three senses, i.e., visual, audio, and tactile, are coplanar, units may be tiled and thereby scaled to generate larger multi-sense experiences.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Smalley
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Patent number: 11280940Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for manufacturing energy directing systems for directing energy of multiple energy domains. Energy relays and energy waveguides are disclosed for directing energy of multiple energy domains, including electromagnetic energy, acoustic energy, and haptic energy. Systems are disclosed for projecting and sensing 4D energy-fields comprising multiple energy domains.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Patent number: 11237307Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for manufacturing energy relays for energy directing systems. Methods and devices are disclosed for forming random and non-random patterns of energy relay materials with energy localization properties. Methods and devices are disclosed for forming energy relays of different shapes.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee, Ed Ibe, Jared Perez, Xudong Chen, Joseph W. Rickwalder
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Patent number: 11221670Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for manufacturing energy relays for energy directing systems and Transverse Anderson Localization. Systems and methods include providing first and second component engineered structures with first and second sets of engineered properties and forming a medium using the first component engineered structure and the second component engineered structure. The forming step includes randomizing a first engineered property in a first orientation of the medium resulting in a first variability of that engineered property in that plane, and the values of the second engineered property allowing for a variation of the first engineered property in a second orientation of the medium, where the variation of the first engineered property in the second orientation is less than the variation of the first engineered property in the first orientation.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Patent number: 11212514Abstract: A light filed (LF) display system for displaying holographic content (e.g., a holographic film or holographic content to augment a film) to viewers in a cinema. The LF display system in the cinema includes LF display modules tiled together to form an array of LF modules. The array of LF modules create a holographic object volume for displaying the holographic content in the cinema. The array of LF modules displays the holographic content to viewers in viewing volumes. The LF display system can be included in a LF film network. The LF film network allows holographic content to be created at one location and presented at another location. The LF film network includes a network system to manage the digital rights of the holographic performance content.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee, John Dohm
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Patent number: 11181749Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for manufacturing energy relays for energy directing systems inducing Ordered Energy Localization effects. Ordered Energy Localization relay material distribution criteria are disclosed. Transverse planar as well as multi-dimensional ordered material configurations are discussed. Methods and systems are disclosed for forming non-random patterns of energy relay materials with energy localization properties.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Patent number: 11166007Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein may generate captured views and a plurality of intermediate views within a pixel disparity range, Td, the plurality of intermediate views being extrapolated from the captured views.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Miller H. Schuck, Douglas J. McKnight, Mrityunjay Kumar, Wilhelm Taylor
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Patent number: 11163176Abstract: Devices utilizing holographic 4D plenoptic capture and display technologies to generate a light field function to provide glasses-less vision correction for observers with imperfect vision, and to project an image according to the generated light field function, and methods for calibrating a four-dimensional light field for a user with an uncorrected visual acuity.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Patent number: 11156771Abstract: Holographic energy directing systems may include a waveguide array and a relay element. Disclosed calibration approaches allows for mapping of energy locations and mapping of energy locations to angular direction of energy as defined in a four-dimensional plenopic system. Distortions due to the waveguide array and relay element may also be compensated.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Brendan Elwood Bevensee, Jonathan Sean Karafin
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Patent number: 11092930Abstract: Holographic and diffractive optical encoding techniques for forming reflection or transmission holograms. The encoding device includes a substrate having an interference pattern that can propagate light along a light propagation path from one side of the substrate to another side of the substrate. Furthermore, an optical element may be used to propagate light according to a four-dimensional light field coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Patent number: 11073657Abstract: Disclosed are transparent energy relay waveguide systems for the superimposition of holographic opacity modulation states for holographic, light field, virtual, augmented and mixed reality applications. The light field system may comprise one or more energy waveguide relay systems with one or more energy modulation elements, each energy modulation element configured to modulate energy passing therethrough, whereby the energy passing therethrough may be directed according to 4D plenoptic functions or inverses thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee
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Patent number: 10996393Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include an energy directing device having one or more energy relay elements configured to direct energy from one or more energy locations through the device. In an embodiment, surfaces of the one or more energy relay elements may form a singular seamless energy surface where a separation between adjacent energy relay element surfaces is less than a minimum perceptible contour. In disclosed embodiments, energy is produced at energy locations having an active energy surface and a mechanical envelope. In an embodiment, the energy directing device is configured to relay energy from the energy locations through the singular seamless energy surface while minimizing separation between energy locations due to their mechanical envelope. In embodiments, the energy relay elements may comprise energy relays utilizing transverse Anderson localization phenomena.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Brendan Elwood Bevensee