Patents by Inventor Brion Koprowski
Brion Koprowski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240172042Abstract: A tracking tag of a tracking system configured to receive, by one or more processors of the tracking tag, a first measurement collected by one or more sensors of the tracking tag; determine, by the one or more processors, a degree of similarity between the first measurement and a critical value; compare, by the one or more processors, the degree of similarity between the first measurement and the critical value to a first threshold value; modify, by the one or more processors, an initial time interval based on the comparison of the degree of similarity between the first measurement and the critical value to the first threshold to determine a modified time interval; and transmit, by the one or more processors, one or more beacon signals according to the modified time interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: X Development LLCInventors: Brion Koprowski, Dean Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20240155307Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method of coordinating beacon signal scanning of reader devices in a tracking system. For instance, first information may be received from a first reader device of the tracking system, and second information may be received from a second reader device of the tracking system. Based on the first information or the second information that one of the first reader device or the second reader device has moved may be determined. In response to the determination that the first reader device or the second reader device has moved, a first coordinated duty cycle for the first reader device and a second coordinated duty cycle for the second reader device may be determined. The first coordinated duty cycle may be provided to the first reader device, and the second coordinated duty cycle may be provided to the second reader device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Brion Koprowski, Patrick Briggs
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Publication number: 20240070412Abstract: The technology relates to a wireless system that can be used indoors or outdoors, and is configured to reduce interference of beacon signals on channels used by the system. Aspects of the technology provide for evaluation of channel activity to determine an optimal transmission channel. This is beneficial where there is a high density of tags that may be configured for data transmission. Tags may include an antenna to receive signals; a first conditioning element to attenuate received signals corresponding with the system channels; a converter and a second conditioning element to prepare attenuated signals for analysis; a comparator to compare an attenuated signal to a threshold value; and a processor to transmit a beacon signal to a reader apparatus based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Brion Koprowski, Dean Kawaguchi, Adrian Wong, Amit Lal
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Patent number: 11901858Abstract: An energy harvesting tape comprising a plurality of flexible layers. The plurality of flexible layers includes a solar cell layer configured to capture solar energy, a thermoelectric layer configured to capture thermal energy, one or more piezoelectric layers configured to capture mechanical energy; and an electrode layer configured to capture radiofrequency energy and to transmit a radiofrequency signal. The energy harvesting tape also includes one or more processing units on at least one of the plurality of flexible layers. The one or more processing units are configured to use the captured energy from the plurality of flexible layers to transmit the radiofrequency signal. The energy harvesting tape has a length, a width, and a thickness, where the length is greater than the width, and the width is greater than the thickness.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: Amit Lal, Dean Kawaguchi, Brion Koprowski
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Publication number: 20230342569Abstract: The technology relates to a wireless system that can be used indoors or outdoors, and is configured to reduce interference of beacon signals on channels used by the system. Aspects of the technology provide for evaluation of channel activity to determine an optimal transmission channel. This is beneficial where there is a high density of tags that may be configured for data transmission. Tags may include an antenna to receive signals; a set of first conditioning elements to attenuate received signals corresponding with system channels; a set of converters and a set of second conditioning elements to prepare attenuated signals for analysis; a comparator to determine which attenuated signal corresponds to a channel having the lowest power level; and a processor to transmit a beacon signal to a reader apparatus on the channel with the lowest power level.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Brion Koprowski, Adrian Wong, Dean Kawaguchi, Amit Lal
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Publication number: 20230137071Abstract: An energy harvesting tape comprising a plurality of flexible layers. The plurality of flexible layers includes a solar cell layer configured to capture solar energy, a thermoelectric layer configured to capture thermal energy, one or more piezoelectric layers configured to capture mechanical energy; and an electrode layer configured to capture radiofrequency energy and to transmit a radiofrequency signal. The energy harvesting tape also includes one or more processing units on at least one of the plurality of flexible layers. The one or more processing units are configured to use the captured energy from the plurality of flexible layers to transmit the radiofrequency signal. The energy harvesting tape has a length, a width, and a thickness, where the length is greater than the width, and the width is greater than the thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: X DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: Amit Lal, Dean Kawaguchi, Brion Koprowski
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Patent number: 11314083Abstract: A near-eye display system includes a display panel to present image frames to the eyes of a user for viewing. The system also includes a beam steering assembly facing the display panel that is configurable to displace a light beam incident on the beam steering assembly, thereby laterally shifting light relative to an optical path of the light beam incident on the beam steering assembly. The beam steering assembly includes a birefringent plate configurable to replicate a light ray incident on the beam steering assembly such that the replicated light ray is laterally shifted relative to an optical path of the light ray incident on the beam steering assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: John D. Perreault, Patrick Llull, Brion Koprowski
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Patent number: 11181801Abstract: A near-eye display system includes a display panel to present image frames to the eyes of a user for viewing. The system also includes a beam steering assembly facing the display panel that is configurable to displace a light beam incident on the beam steering assembly, thereby laterally shifting light relative to an optical path of the light beam incident on the beam steering assembly. A method of operation of the near-eye display system includes configuring the beam steering assembly in a first configuration state so that the beam steering assembly displaces a light beam incident on the beam steering assembly, such that the displaced light beam is laterally shifted relative to an optical path of the light beam.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: John D. Perreault, Patrick Llull, Brion Koprowski
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Publication number: 20190243209Abstract: A near-eye display system includes a display panel to present image frames to the eyes of a user for viewing. The system also includes a beam steering assembly facing the display panel that is configurable to displace a light beam incident on the beam steering assembly, thereby laterally shifting light relative to an optical path of the light beam incident on the beam steering assembly. A method of operation of the near-eye display system includes configuring the beam steering assembly in a first configuration state so that the beam steering assembly displaces a light beam incident on the beam steering assembly, such that the displaced light beam is laterally shifted relative to an optical path of the light beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: John D. PERREAULT, Patrick LLULL, Brion KOPROWSKI
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Publication number: 20190243134Abstract: A near-eye display system includes a display panel to present image frames to the eyes of a user for viewing. The system also includes a beam steering assembly facing the display panel that is configurable to displace a light beam incident on the beam steering assembly, thereby laterally shifting light relative to an optical path of the light beam incident on the beam steering assembly. The beam steering assembly includes a birefringent plate configurable to replicate a light ray incident on the beam steering assembly such that the replicated light ray is laterally shifted relative to an optical path of the light ray incident on the beam steering assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: John D. Perreault, Patrick Llull, Brion Koprowski
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Publication number: 20130169706Abstract: A testing system and method are described for use in testing a sequential display having a liquid crystal microdisplay panel. A channel is used for displaying a test image while a parameter of the panel is measured and another channel is used for compensating for DC errors introduced by the test image into the microdisplay panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventors: Adam W. Harant, Brion Koprowski, Eric S. Marcum