Patents Examined by William Lu
  • Patent number: 11809616
    Abstract: A method and system for twin pose detection based on interactive indirect inference. The method includes: acquiring, by sensors on a mobile phone, a data set in real time; and obtaining poses of individual parts of a skeleton of an object by reasoning using reasoners on individual parts based on the data set and a preferred way of the object for using the mobile phone; merging the poses to generate multiple initial virtual skeletons; under a predetermined human mechanics constraint, obtaining multiple overall virtual skeletons satisfying the predetermined human mechanics constraint from the initial virtual skeletons; and screening a predetermined number of overall virtual skeletons from the overall virtual skeletons, and obtaining a dynamic twin virtual pose in real time by reasoning on the predetermined number of overall virtual skeletons using an overall skeleton reasoner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Qing Zhang
  • Patent number: 11809642
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, systems, apparatus, interfaces, methods, and articles of manufacture are provided for creating shared experiences using peripheral devices. In various embodiments, data is captured about a first user's peripheral usage and environment. A determination is made based on the data as to the first users current experience. Aspects of the first user's experience are then recreated for a second user. In various embodiments, the experience is shared with the second user via peripherals and output devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SCIENCE HOUSE LLC
    Inventors: James Jorasch, Christopher Capobianco, Isaac W. Hock, Michael Werner, Geoffrey Gelman, Gennaro Rendino
  • Patent number: 11809629
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes an electrode array for transdermal stimulation of a sensory nerve that itself innervates a body part distal to a worn location of the wearable electronic device. The transdermal stimulation is configured to induce an electrical current or voltage that evokes a sensory impression at an area innervated by the sensory nerve, not at the stimulated sensory nerve itself. In one implementation, the wearable electronic device takes a finger ring form factor worn on a proximal phalanx of an index finger. In this configuration, the wearable electronic device can stimulate a portion of a branch of the median nerve extending through the index finger. Upon stimulation of the median nerve, a user wearing the finger ring may perceive pressure applied to the user's fingertip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Afference Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob Segil
  • Patent number: 11809623
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes an eye tracking sensor configured to obtain eye information by tracking both eyes of a user, a depth sensor configured to obtain depth information about one or more objects, and a processor configured to obtain information about a gaze point based on the eye information, and determine a measurement parameter of the depth sensor based on the information about the gaze point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bonkon Koo, Jaewoo Ko, Wonwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11797083
    Abstract: A head-mounted display system and a 6-degree-of-freedom tracking method and apparatus thereof are disclosed. The method includes: controlling two channels of tracking cameras so that central moments of exposure durations of each frame of the two channels of tracking cameras are same, and controlling so that a lightening moment of the LED lights on the handle controller is synchronized with the middle moment of the exposure duration of an even-number frame of the two channels of tracking cameras; calculating 6-degree-of-freedom tracking data of the head-mounted display device in a three-dimensional space in real time according to acquired image data of an odd-number frame of the two channels of tracking cameras; and calculating 6-degree-of-freedom tracking data of the handle controller in the three-dimensional space in real time according to acquired image data of an even-number frame of the two channels of tracking cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: QINGDAO PICO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tao Wu
  • Patent number: 11775066
    Abstract: Biometric enabled virtual reality (VR) systems and methods are disclosed for detecting user intention(s) and manipulating virtual avatar control based on the user intention(s) for providing kinematic awareness in holographic space, two-dimensional (2D) space, or three-dimensional (3D) virtual space. A virtual representation of an intended motion of a user corresponding to an intention of muscle activation of the user is determined based on analysis of a biometric signal data of the user as collected by a biometric detection device. The virtual representation of the intended motion is used to modulate virtual avatar control or output of a virtual avatar (representing one or more aspects of at least one of the user) or an object (as manipulated by the user) is manipulated in the holographic space, the virtual 2D, or the 3D space. The virtual avatar is rendered by a virtual interface configured to provide the kinematic awareness to the user in the holographic space, the 2D virtual space, or the 3D virtual space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: COAPT LLC
    Inventors: Blair Andrew Lock, Levi John Hargrove
  • Patent number: 11775084
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed relating to arming and managing power consumption of a haptic feedback component in a stylus prior to actuating the haptic feedback component to produce haptic output. In one example, at least on condition of detecting a first user interaction with the stylus, power is transmitted for at least a first time period to a haptic circuit communicatively coupled to the haptic feedback component. At least on condition of determining that the first time period expires, it is determined if a second user interaction with the stylus is detected. If the second user interaction is detected, the stylus continues transmitting power to the haptic circuit. If the second user interaction is not detected, the stylus ceases transmitting power to the haptic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shoham Dekel, Assaf Bar-Ness
  • Patent number: 11762459
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a video display to display video images to a user; a gaze detector configured to detect a gaze direction for one or both eyes of the user while the user views the display; a head tracker configured to detect a head orientation of the user; an image processor configured to generate the video images for display by the video display; the image processor being responsive to one or more control functions dependent upon the gaze direction detected by the gaze detector; and a controller configured to detect a predetermined condition and, in response to detection of the predetermined condition, to control the image processor to be responsive to one or more control functions dependent upon the head orientation detected by the head tracker in place of the one or more control functions dependent upon the gaze direction detected by the gaze detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew William Walker, Nigel John Williams, Mandana Jenabzadeh, Rosario Leonardi
  • Patent number: 11754835
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure relate to an image acquisition method, a handle device, a head-mounted device and a head-mounted system. The handle device comprises a shell and a control module arranged in the shell. A switch control end of an infrared circuit is connected with the control module, and infrared light beads of the infrared circuit penetrate outwards through the shell; and a switch control end of a visible light circuit is connected with the control module, and visible light strips of the visible light circuit penetrate outwards through the shell. Through visible light and infrared light set on the handle, the position of the handle device can be judged, and the tracking accuracy is extremely high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: QINGDAO PICO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiuzhi Zhang, Hongwei Zhou, Guanghui Liu, Hengjiang Guo
  • Patent number: 11755105
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus includes a space information acquisition unit that acquires space information based on the space sensing information, an object information acquisition unit that acquires object information, a user information acquisition unit that acquires user information based on the user sensing information, an attention level map creation unit that creates an attention level map showing an attention level of the user for each local area of the space, a goodness-of-fit map creation unit that creates a goodness-of-fit map showing a goodness-of-fit of the object for each local area, and a proposing unit that proposes a disposition of the object in the space on the basis of the attention level map and the goodness-of-fit map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takatoshi Karino, Kazuyuki Itagaki, Makoto Ozeki, Shinji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11731781
    Abstract: A cabinet comprising at least one screen allowing display of data necessary for a flight-control of an aircraft connected to at least one avionics module for management of the data. The screen at least partially forms one of the sides of the cabinet and the module or modules are installed inside the cabinet. The cabinet has a base allowing the screen or screens to be placed at a desired height. As a result, a length of cable between screen and avionics modules is reduced to a minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Bernard Guering, Romain Delahaye
  • Patent number: 11733776
    Abstract: A processing device is configured to interface with a region of the brain of a subject that is responsible for forming concepts without sensory input. The processing device receives brain signals representative of at least one concept formed by the region of the brain without sensory input, and processes the received brain signals so as to convert the at least one concept to data that is representative of a tangible form of the at least one concept. In certain embodiments, the processing device processes data that is representative of at least one concept to be formed by the region so as to convert the data into one or more brain signals, and selectively providing the one or more brain signals to the region of the brain such that the at least one concept represented by the data is formed by the region of the brain without sensory input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Moshe Ofer
  • Patent number: 11725992
    Abstract: A sensor includes a capacitive sensor electrode layer, a reference electrode layer, and an elastic layer provided between the sensor electrode layer and the reference electrode layer. A thickness of the elastic layer is 100 ?m or less, and a weight per unit area of the elastic layer is less than 3 mg/cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Kobayashi, Akira Ebisui, Yoshiaki Sakakura, Tomoko Katsuhara, Hayato Hasegawa, Manami Miyawaki
  • Patent number: 11708173
    Abstract: A mounting rail system for a console of an aircraft includes a pair of mounting rails. The first mounting rail is secured to the console and includes a first track with a pair of threaded faces that are configured to receive a first fastener. The second mounting rail is secured to the console opposite the first mounting rail and includes a second track with a pair of threaded faces that are configured to receive a second fastener. The mounting rail system includes a first mounting bracket configured to be secured to the first mounting rail via the first fastener and a second mounting bracket configured to be secured to the second mounting rail via the second fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Tentinger
  • Patent number: 11696633
    Abstract: A controller includes a first control member movable with one or two degree(s) of freedom (DoF) a second control member coupled to the first control member and movable with three independent DoFs and a third control member coupled to the first and the second control members, the third control member movable with one DoF, which is being one of the three DoFs of the second control member in the set, and providing a third control input, wherein the first, the second, and the third control members are configured to be operated by a user's single hand. Further, a forearm brace for attaching to a forearm of a user and a controller is used to support the user's forearm when the user operates the controller. Additionally, the controller includes vibration haptic motors for provide haptic alerts to the user based on position data and/or orientation data associated with a target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Fluidity Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Edward Parazynski, Douglas Wayne Stanley, Keven Dale Coates
  • Patent number: 11696476
    Abstract: A display device includes a display region and a non-display region. First lines are between the substrate and the first insulating layer in the non-display region. Second lines are on a first insulating layer in the non-display region and are alternately disposed with the first lines. A second insulating layer is over the second lines and has a surface unevenness formed by the first and second lines. Third lines are over the second insulating layer and intersect the first lines and the second lines. First insulating patterns are on the second insulating layer and serve to planarize the surface unevenness. The first insulating patterns are between at least adjacent third lines in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Won Se Lee
  • Patent number: 11686948
    Abstract: A head-mounted display system includes a positioning and stabilising structure structured and arranged to hold a display unit in an operational position over a user's face in use and an interfacing structure for the display unit constructed and arranged to be in opposing relation with the user's face. The interfacing structure comprises a substantially continuous face engaging surface adapted to contact the user's face around a periphery of the user's eyes. The interfacing structure comprises silicone. The interfacing structure is configured and arranged such that force applied to the user's face is distributed around the periphery thereof. The interfacing structure comprises a first compliance at a first region and a second compliance at a second region, wherein the first region and the second region are configured around the periphery of the interfacing structure to allow selective distribution of the force onto the user's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Ian Andrew Law, Aaron Samuel Davidson, Stewart Joseph Wagner
  • Patent number: 11681399
    Abstract: A user-input system includes a force-measuring device, a cover member, and an elastic circuit board substrate interposed between the force-measuring device and the cover member and mechanically coupled to the cover member and to the force-measuring device. The force-measuring device includes a strain-sensing element. The force-measuring device is mounted to and electrically connected to the elastic circuit board substrate. The cover member undergoes a primary mechanical deformation in response to forces imparted at the cover member. The elastic circuit board substrate transmits a portion of the primary mechanical deformation to the force-measuring device resulting in a concurrent secondary mechanical deformation of the force-measuring device. The strain-sensing element is configured to output voltage signals in accordance with a time-varying strain at the strain-sensing element resulting from the secondary mechanical deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: UltraSense Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hao-Yen Tang, Andrew Jonathan Wright
  • Patent number: 11681369
    Abstract: A device and method for detecting control-point activation conditions corresponding to a portion of a glove body coming in contact with or being within a threshold distance from at least one of another portion of the glove body or a control surface separate from the glove body. The glove may include a conductive path attached to the glove body and an expanded conductive area conductively coupled to the conductive path and attached to the glove body. The expanded conductive area may be wider than individual portions of the conductive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Iron Will Innovations Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Michael Baier, Jesse Katzman-Beimuts, Slade Luchynski
  • Patent number: 11656688
    Abstract: A system for provisioning information to a user comprises a first display for displaying information for an application executing on an information handling system and a second display with a first zone for displaying information associated with the application and a second zone for displaying information associated with the information handling system. A biometric sensor determines which display the user is viewing. If the user is viewing the first display, eye tracking software determines actions based on the application. If the user is viewing the second display, eye tracking software determines if the user is viewing the first zone or the second zone. If the user is viewing the first zone, advanced or additional information associated with the application is displayed. If the user is viewing the second zone, advanced or additional information associated with the information handling system is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Amy Li Tam, Terry Lane Matula, Deeder M. Aurongzeb