Patents Examined by Charles L Beard
  • Patent number: 11968054
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for broadcasting a message to a wearer of a watch comprising a step of digitising, by way of an electronic device, a graphical representation displayed in an aperture of a dial of said watch and a step of transmitting, by way of said electronic device, the message associated with said digitised graphical representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Bazin, Paulo Bravo
  • Patent number: 11966058
    Abstract: An ultra-thin lens for augmented reality (AR) display includes: a primary lens, an intermediate lens, and a secondary lens. After entering the primary lens, image light undergoes two total reflections, then enters the intermediate lens and is partially reflected, then is directed to a human eye through the intermediate lens and the primary lens. The secondary lens is configured on the other side of the intermediate lens, and environmental light is directed to the human eye through the secondary lens, the intermediate lens, and the primary lens. According to the ultra-thin lens, total reflection and light splitting functions of the image light are realized respectively through the primary lens and the intermediate lens, so that the entire lens has a thin and light profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing NED+AR Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng Yao, Yuhao Xiao, Dewen Cheng
  • Patent number: 11960799
    Abstract: Introduced here computer programs and associated computer-implemented techniques for generating measurements of physical structures and environments in an automated matter through analysis of data that is generated by one or more sensors included in a computing device. This can be accomplished by combining insights that are derived through analysis different types of data that are generated, computed, or otherwise obtained by a computing device. For instance, a computer program may enable or facilitate measurement of arbitrary dimensions, angles, and square footage of a physical structure based on (i) images generated by an image sensor included in the corresponding computing device and (ii) measurements generated by an inertial sensor included in the corresponding computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Flyreel, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Palmer, Vu Tran, Brian Webb, Brian Keller
  • Patent number: 11922314
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that generate a simulation object for a physical system are described. The simulation object includes a trained computing structure to determine future output data of the physical system in real time. The computing structure is trained with a plurality of input units and one or more output units. The plurality of input units include regular input units to receive input data and output data of the physical system. The output units include one or more regular output units to predict a dynamic rate of change of the input data over a period of time. The input data and output data of the physical system are obtained for training the computing structure. The input data represent a dynamic input excitation to the physical system over the period of time. And the output data represents a dynamic output response of the physical system to the dynamic input excitation over the period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ANSYS, INC.
    Inventors: Mohamed Masmoudi, Christelle Boichon-Grivot, Valéry Morgenthaler, Michel Rochette
  • Patent number: 11912227
    Abstract: A component for a vehicle interior may comprise a light guide to allow light transmission from a light source for a user interface, and a cover to cover the light guide. The user interface may be presented at the cover. The cover may comprise a depression in an inner surface of the cover and the light guide may comprise a projection comprising a light-transmissive resin fit within the depression. The projection may comprise an icon to be presented at the user interface when illuminated, and to be hidden by the cover when not illuminated. The user interface may comprise a light display and an input device connected to a sensor. The icon may comprise an image. The cover thickness may be greater than the projection height. The component may comprise a steering wheel, console, floor console, center console, instrument panel, door panel, dashboard, display, armrest, or cockpit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Kring, Dale Todd Glynn, Scott Allen Hansen, James Bradley Price, Bryan Todd Jones, Tyler Lacroix, Cheng Liu, Bin Wang, Qiongxia Duan
  • Patent number: 11900534
    Abstract: An image generation system is provided to: receive a 3D CAD (computer aided design) model comprising 3D model images of a target object; based on the 3D CAD model of the target object, generate augmented CAD models of the target object comprising data sets, each data set respectively corresponding to an associated one of a plurality of attribute classes, each data set comprising a plurality of 2D model images; input the data sets into a generative adversarial network comprising generators respectively corresponding to the plurality of attribute classes and discriminators respectively corresponding to the generators; generate synthetic photorealistic images of the target object using the generators, the synthetic photorealistic images including attributes in accordance with the data sets corresponding to the plurality of attribute classes; and output the synthetic photorealistic images of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Amir Afrasiabi
  • Patent number: 11869140
    Abstract: Improvements to graphics processing pipelines are disclosed. More specifically, the vertex shader stage, which performs vertex transformations, and the hull or geometry shader stages, are combined. If tessellation is disabled and geometry shading is enabled, then the graphics processing pipeline includes a combined vertex and graphics shader stage. If tessellation is enabled, then the graphics processing pipeline includes a combined vertex and hull shader stage. If tessellation and geometry shading are both disabled, then the graphics processing pipeline does not use a combined shader stage. The combined shader stages improve efficiency by reducing the number of executing instances of shader programs and associated resources reserved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Mangesh P. Nijasure, Randy W. Ramsey, Todd Martin
  • Patent number: 11841241
    Abstract: Systems and methods for updating a model of a building are provided. The method includes obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) model of a building including reference environmental data associated with a plurality of reference locations of the building and obtaining current environmental data corresponding to a current location of the building. The method further includes identifying, from the 3D model, a target reference location corresponding to the current location from the plurality of reference locations of the building and comparing the current environmental data with the target reference environmental data. The method further includes sending to the user device the target reference location when the current environmental data match the target reference environmental data, and updating the 3D model with the current environmental data when the current environmental data statistically un-match the target reference environmental data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING DIDI INFINITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiwei Ruan, Zongyue Liu, Xiaoqiang Teng, Jun Zhang, Pengfei Xu
  • Patent number: 11843904
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer-readable medium for automatically generating a combined display of measurement data representing a combined measurement, such as a multiphase parameter, includes establishing, by a mobile computing device, communication connections with a plurality of measurement devices configured to generate measurement data. The mobile computing device receives the measurement data generated by the plurality of measurement devices, and in response to information indicative of the measurement data representing related parts of a combined measurement, the mobile computing device automatically groups the measurement data received from the measurement devices and automatically displays the grouped measurement data in a combined display that shares at least one axis of measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: John Neeley, Bradey Honsinger, Tyler Bennett Evans, Joseph V. Ferrante
  • Patent number: 11831860
    Abstract: A displaying device, a device and method for generating data, and a displaying system. The displaying device includes a displaying screen, a driving assembly, a rotating assembly and a controlling assembly; a rotation shaft of the displaying screen is parallel to a light-exiting face of a display panel; the displaying screen includes a display panel and an optical assembly; a light ray emitted by the display panel includes an emergent light located in a reference plane, and the reference plane is perpendicular to the light-exiting face of the display panel and the rotation shaft of the displaying screen; the optical assembly is configured for adjusting the emergent light located in the reference plane into a collimated light perpendicular to the light-exiting face of the display panel; the rotating assembly is configured for driving the driving assembly to rotate; and the controlling assembly is electrically connected to the displaying screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhanshan Ma, Xue Dong, Hao Zhang, Wenhong Tian, Ke Li, Yuhong Liu, Zheng Ge, Lili Chen
  • Patent number: 11816757
    Abstract: The disclosure describes artificial reality systems and techniques for saving and exporting artificial reality data. For example, an artificial reality system includes an application engine configured to generate artificial reality content based on a pose of a user participating in an artificial reality environment and a head-mounted display (HMD) configured to output the artificial reality content to the user. The HMD includes a buffer configured to hold data representative of the artificial reality environment during a time window on a rolling basis and a capture engine configured to, in response to user input, capture the data representative of the artificial reality environment held in the buffer at a point in time at which the user input was received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Melissa Erin Summers, Lindsay Young, Arthur Bodolec, Adam Hupp, Bryan Alger, Peter Aubrey Bartholomew Griess, Nataraja Kumar Koduri, Carl Taylor, Bryan Justice, Andrea Zeller, Ayfer Gokalp
  • Patent number: 11816771
    Abstract: System and methods are provided for augmented reality displays for medical and physiological monitoring. Augmented reality user interfaces are virtually pinned to a physical device, a location, or to a patient. An augmented reality position determination process determines the presentation of user interfaces relative to reference positions and reference objects. Detection of gestures causes the augmented reality users interfaces to be updated, such as pinning a user interface to a device, location, or patient. Looking away from an augmented reality user interface causes the user interface to minimize or disappear in an augmented reality display. An augmented reality gesture detection process determines gestures based on captured image data and computer vision techniques performed on the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Bilal Muhsin, Omar Ahmed, Massi Joe E. Kiani
  • Patent number: 11810225
    Abstract: Techniques for top-down scene generation are discussed. A generator component may receive multi-dimensional input data associated with an environment. The generator component may generate, based at least in part on the multi-dimensional input data, a generated top-down scene. A discriminator component receives the generated top-down scene and a real top-down scene. The discriminator component generates binary classification data indicating whether an individual scene in the scene data is classified as generated or classified as real. The binary classification data is provided as a loss to the generator component and the discriminator component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerrit Bagschik, Andrew Scott Crego, Gowtham Garimella, Michael Haggblade, Andraz Kavalar, Kai Zhenyu Wang
  • Patent number: 11792385
    Abstract: A system and method for creating, managing, and displaying 3D digital collectibles comprising a virtual, three dimensional, n-sided shape, at least one overlay display element, surrounding structure display elements and visual indicators of an attribute relating to the digital collectible, and including a digital media file or set of digital media files representing an event rendered on a representation of at least a first surface of the n-sided 3D shape or overlay display element, content relating to the event rendered on at least a second surface of the n-sided 3D shape or overlay display element, and other content on one or more other surfaces of the n-sided 3D shape or overlay display elements, where the digital media file may be video clip of the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Dapper Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Courtney McNeil, Denise Cascelli Schwenck Bismarque
  • Patent number: 11783102
    Abstract: A system and method are provided herein for modeling of force vectors for serial casts to correct orthopedic deformities includes a camera configured to capture a three-dimensional image of the deformity, a computing device programmed to generate a three-dimensional model of the deformity based on the image of the deformity, determine the boundary conditions for the deformity based on the three-dimensional image of the deformity, and generate force vectors for a series of casts to correct the deformity. In exemplary embodiments, the system can print a series of casts to correct the deformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: BabySteps Orthopedics Inc.
    Inventors: Anuradha Dayal, Reza Monfaredi, Kevin Cleary, Matthew Oetgen
  • Patent number: 11778164
    Abstract: A display apparatus capable of being installed in an elevator may include: a monitor unit for displaying an output image; and an image processor configured to display, on the monitor unit, at least one of an external image obtained by photographing an external panoramic view of the elevator and a virtual graphic screen related to the external panoramic view. The monitor unit includes a ceiling monitor extending to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a ceiling part of the elevator. The image processor displays, on the monitor unit, a virtual object for giving an effect of providing a sense of boundary between the inside and outside of the elevator to an occupant in the elevator along with the external panoramic view corresponding to at least one of the external image and the virtual graphic screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: DAJIT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il Shik Yoon, Jun Chan Yoon, Jayoung Yoon
  • Patent number: 11763530
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, device, or method to output different iterations of data entities. The method may include establishing a first data entity; establishing a first state for the first data entity. The method may include establishing a second state for the first data entity. The method may include storing the first data entity, the first state, and the second state at a storage device. The method may include retrieving a first iteration of the first data entity exhibiting at least a portion of the first state. The method may include retrieving a second iteration of the first data entity exhibiting at least a portion of the second state. The method may include outputting the first iteration and the second iteration at an output time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Sina Fateh, Ron Butterworth, Mohamed Nabil Hajj Chehade, Allen Yang Yang, Sleiman Itani
  • Patent number: 11756259
    Abstract: A sensor unit (105) included in a display device (100) detects a shift in orientation of a display (104) included in the display device (100) in a real space. A display control device configured by a control unit (101) changes the sight line direction in a virtual space, which includes a plurality of still and moving objects, in accordance with the detected shift in orientation, and generates an image representing a view of the virtual space in the sight line direction. The generated image is displayed on the display (104). The display control device configured by the control unit (101) then specifies a focus object among the objects, transfers an observation site about the focus object in the direction opposite to the direction of change in the sight line direction, and then generates the image of the virtual space from the observation site in the sight line direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Iwase
  • Patent number: 11748964
    Abstract: Provided is a method for determining at least one region in at least one input model for at least one element to be placed including the steps: receiving an input data set including the at least one element to be placed, a plurality of conditions; the at least one input model; determining at least one appurtenant condition from the plurality of conditions; and determining at least one valid and/or invalid region of the at least one input model depending on the appurtenant condition; wherein the at least one valid region satisfies the appurtenant condition at least in part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Christian Frey, Wolfram Klein, Hermann Georg Mayer
  • Patent number: 11741277
    Abstract: A system and method are provided herein for modeling of force vectors for serial casts to correct orthopedic deformities includes a camera configured to capture a three-dimensional image of the deformity, a computing device programmed to generate a three-dimensional model of the deformity based on the image of the deformity, determine the boundary conditions for the deformity based on the three-dimensional image of the deformity, and generate force vectors for a series of casts to correct the deformity. In exemplary embodiments, the system can print a series of casts to correct the deformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: BabySteps Orthopedics Inc.
    Inventors: Anuradha Dayal, Reza Monfaredi, Kevin Cleary, Matthew Oetgen