Patents by Inventor Chun-Chi Wan

Chun-Chi Wan 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).

  • Publication number: 20230305310
    Abstract: A computing device comprises a device image display outputting device display light; an optical configuration for a viewer of the computing device to view external display images rendered with external display light from an external image display and device display images rendered with the device display light; a display light combiner to combine the external display light and the device display light to reach the viewer's vision field. The external display light and the device display light are of different light properties. The display light combiner selectively reflects the device display light toward the viewer's vision field and selectively transmits the external display light toward the viewer's vision field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit NINAN, Titus Marc DEVINE, Chun Chi WAN
  • Patent number: 11694353
    Abstract: While a viewer is viewing a first stereoscopic image comprising a first left image and a first right image, a left vergence angle of a left eye of a viewer and a right vergence angle of a right eye of the viewer are determined. A virtual object depth is determined based at least in part on (i) the left vergence angle of the left eye of the viewer and (ii) the right vergence angle of the right eye of the viewer. A second stereoscopic image comprising a second left image and a second right image for the viewer is rendered on one or more image displays. The second stereoscopic image is subsequent to the first stereoscopic image. The second stereoscopic image is projected from the one or more image displays to a virtual object plane at the virtual object depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ajit Ninan, Chun Chi Wan
  • Patent number: 11676297
    Abstract: While a viewer is viewing a first stereoscopic image comprising a first left image and a first right image, a left vergence angle of a left eye of a viewer and a right vergence angle of a right eye of the viewer are determined. A virtual object depth is determined based at least in part on (i) the left vergence angle of the left eye of the viewer and (ii) the right vergence angle of the right eye of the viewer. A second stereoscopic image comprising a second left image and a second right image for the viewer is rendered on one or more image displays. The second stereoscopic image is subsequent to the first stereoscopic image. The second stereoscopic image is projected from the one or more image displays to a virtual object plane at the virtual object depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ajit Ninan, Chun Chi Wan
  • Publication number: 20220414823
    Abstract: Peripheral-vision expanded images are streamed to a video streaming client. The peripheral-vision expanded images are generated from source images in reference to view directions of the viewer at respective time points. View direction data is collected and received in real time while the viewer is viewing display images derived from the peripheral-vision expanded images. A second peripheral-vision expanded image is generated from a second source image in reference to a second view direction of the viewer at a second time point. The second peripheral-vision expanded image has a focal-vision image portion covering the second view direction of the viewer and a peripheral-vision image portion outside the focal-vision image portion. The second peripheral-vision expanded image is transmitted to the video streaming client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Alexandre CHAPIRO, Chaitanya ATLURU, Chun Chi WAN, Haricharan LAKSHMAN, William ROZZI, Shane RUGGIERI, Ajit NINAN
  • Patent number: 11461871
    Abstract: Peripheral-vision expanded images are streamed to a video streaming client. The peripheral-vision expanded images are generated from source images in reference to view directions of the viewer at respective time points. View direction data is collected and received in real time while the viewer is viewing display images derived from the peripheral-vision expanded images. A second peripheral-vision expanded image is generated from a second source image in reference to a second view direction of the viewer at a second time point. The second peripheral-vision expanded image has a focal-vision image portion covering the second view direction of the viewer and a peripheral-vision image portion outside the focal-vision image portion. The second peripheral-vision expanded image is transmitted to the video streaming client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexandre Chapiro, Chaitanya Atluru, Chun Chi Wan, Haricharan Lakshman, William Rozzi, Shane Ruggieri, Ajit Ninan
  • Patent number: 11454847
    Abstract: A display system comprises light sources configured to emit first light with a first spectral power distribution; light regeneration layers configured to be stimulated by the first light and to convert at least a portion of the first light and recycled light into second light, the second light comprising (a) primary spectral components that correspond to primary colors and (b) secondary spectral components that do not correspond to the primary colors; and notch filter layers configured to receive a portion of the second light and to filter out the secondary spectral components from the portion of the second light. The portion of the second light can be directed to a viewer of the display system and configured to render images viewable to the viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ajit Ninan, Chun Chi Wan, Timo Kunkel, Michael Eugene Miller
  • Patent number: 11195483
    Abstract: A non-uniform illumination pattern is determined with a display panel of a display device. The non-uniform illumination pattern comprises different values of the one or more illumination properties in first and second spatial regions of the display panel. An illumination compensation pattern is generated based at least in part on the non-uniform illumination pattern. The illumination compensation pattern is configured to homogenize values of the illumination properties in a plurality of spatial regions of the display panel that include the first and second spatial regions, and implemented in the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit Ninan, Chun Chi Wan
  • Publication number: 20210373340
    Abstract: A wearable device includes circuitry on substrate. The substrate is coupled to an optical element in an optical stack. A refractive index of the substrate perceptually matches a refractive index of the optical component. The circuitry is imperceptible to the viewer wearing the device, despite that the circuitry has a view of (or, as an example, an unobstructed line of sight to) the viewer's eye. The circuitry can include a camera or an emitter, or both. The camera captures one or more reflections of the emitter from the viewer's eye. In a specific embodiment, the substrate includes a waveguide, Fresnel lenses, or lens to bend light rays around from the circuitry to achieve the imperceptibility. In alternative embodiment, the circuitry can be a piezoelectric device, liquid crystal controller, or any electronic circuitry relevant for a wearable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Titus Marc DeVine, Chun Chi Wan, Chaitanya Atluru, Ajit NINAN
  • Publication number: 20210325684
    Abstract: An eyewear device comprises a left lens assembly and a right lens assembly. The left lens assembly includes a left focus tunable lens and a left focus fixed lens. A right lens assembly includes a right focus tunable lens and a right focus fixed lens. The eyewear device may be used in 3D display applications, virtual reality applications, augmented reality applications, remote presence applications, etc. The eyewear device may also be used as vision correction glasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit NINAN, Chaitanya ATLURU, James Thomas TRIPLETT, Chun Chi WAN
  • Publication number: 20210264631
    Abstract: While a viewer is viewing a first stereoscopic image comprising a first left image and a first right image, a left vergence angle of a left eye of a viewer and a right vergence angle of a right eye of the viewer are determined. A virtual object depth is determined based at least in part on (i) the left vergence angle of the left eye of the viewer and (ii) the right vergence angle of the right eye of the viewer. A second stereoscopic image comprising a second left image and a second right image for the viewer is rendered on one or more image displays. The second stereoscopic image is subsequent to the first stereoscopic image. The second stereoscopic image is projected from the one or more image displays to a virtual object plane at the virtual object depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit NINAN, Chun Chi WAN
  • Patent number: 11074875
    Abstract: Techniques for driving a dual modulation display include generating backlight drive signals to drive individually-controllable illumination sources. The illumination sources emit first light onto a light conversion layer. The light conversion layer converts the first light into second light. The light conversion layer can include quantum dots or phosphor materials. Modulation drive signals are generated to determine transmission of the second light through individual subpixels of the display. These modulation drive signals can be adjusted based on one or more light field simulations. The light field simulations can include: (i) a color shift for a pixel based on a point spread function of the illumination sources; (ii) binning difference of individual illumination sources; (iii) temperature dependence of display components on performance; or (iv) combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit Ninan, Chun Chi Wan
  • Patent number: 10943359
    Abstract: While a viewer is viewing a first stereoscopic image comprising a first left image and a first right image, a left vergence angle of a left eye of a viewer and a right vergence angle of a right eye of the viewer are determined. A virtual object depth is determined based at least in part on (i) the left vergence angle of the left eye of the viewer and (ii) the right vergence angle of the right eye of the viewer. A second stereoscopic image comprising a second left image and a second right image for the viewer is rendered on one or more image displays. The second stereoscopic image is subsequent to the first stereoscopic image. The second stereoscopic image is projected from the one or more image displays to a virtual object plane at the virtual object depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit Ninan, Chun Chi Wan
  • Patent number: 10928638
    Abstract: An eyewear device comprises a left lens assembly and a right lens assembly. The left lens assembly includes a left focus tunable lens and a left focus fixed lens. A right lens assembly includes a right focus tunable lens and a right focus fixed lens. The eyewear device may be used in 3D display applications, virtual reality applications, augmented reality applications, remote presence applications, etc. The eyewear device may also be used as vision correction glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit Ninan, Chaitanya Atluru, James Thomas Triplett, Chun Chi Wan
  • Publication number: 20200372605
    Abstract: Peripheral-vision expanded images are streamed to a video streaming client. The peripheral-vision expanded images are generated from source images in reference to view directions of the viewer at respective time points. View direction data is collected and received in real time while the viewer is viewing display images derived from the peripheral-vision expanded images. A second peripheral-vision expanded image is generated from a second source image in reference to a second view direction of the viewer at a second time point. The second peripheral-vision expanded image has a focal-vision image portion covering the second view direction of the viewer and a peripheral-vision image portion outside the focal-vision image portion. The second peripheral-vision expanded image is transmitted to the video streaming client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Alexandre Chapiro, Chaitanya Atluru, Chun Chi Wan, Haricharan Lakshman, William Rozzi, Shane Ruggieri, Ajit Ninan
  • Patent number: 10769754
    Abstract: Peripheral-vision expanded images are streamed to a video streaming client. The peripheral-vision expanded images are generated from source images in reference to view directions of the viewer at respective time points. View direction data is collected and received in real time while the viewer is viewing display images derived from the peripheral-vision expanded images. A second peripheral-vision expanded image is generated from a second source image in reference to a second view direction of the viewer at a second time point. The second peripheral-vision expanded image has a focal-vision image portion covering the second view direction of the viewer and a peripheral-vision image portion outside the focal-vision image portion. The second peripheral-vision expanded image is transmitted to the video streaming client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Alexandre Chapiro, Chaitanya Atluru, Chun Chi Wan, Haricharan Lakshman, William Rozzi, Shane Ruggieri, Ajit Ninan
  • Publication number: 20200258458
    Abstract: Techniques for driving a dual modulation display include generating backlight drive signals to drive individually-controllable illumination sources. The illumination sources emit first light onto a light conversion layer. The light conversion layer converts the first light into second light. The light conversion layer can include quantum dots or phosphor materials. Modulation drive signals are generated to determine transmission of the second light through individual subpixels of the display. These modulation drive signals can be adjusted based on one or more light field simulations. The light field simulations can include: (i) a color shift for a pixel based on a point spread function of the illumination sources; (ii) binning difference of individual illumination sources; (iii) temperature dependence of display components on performance; or (iv) combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit NINAN, Chun Chi WAN
  • Patent number: 10657906
    Abstract: Techniques for driving a dual modulation display include generating backlight drive signals to drive individually-controllable illumination sources. The illumination sources emit first light onto a light conversion layer. The light conversion layer converts the first light into second light. The light conversion layer can include quantum dots or phosphor materials. Modulation drive signals are generated to determine transmission of the second light through individual subpixels of the display. These modulation drive signals can be adjusted based on one or more light field simulations. The light field simulations can include: (i) a color shift for a pixel based on a point spread function of the illumination sources; (ii) binning difference of individual illumination sources; (iii) temperature dependence of display components on performance; or (iv) combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit Ninan, Chun Chi Wan
  • Publication number: 20200134780
    Abstract: Peripheral-vision expanded images are streamed to a video streaming client. The peripheral-vision expanded images are generated from source images in reference to view directions of the viewer at respective time points. View direction data is collected and received in real time while the viewer is viewing display images derived from the peripheral-vision expanded images. A second peripheral-vision expanded image is generated from a second source image in reference to a second view direction of the viewer at a second time point. The second peripheral-vision expanded image has a focal-vision image portion covering the second view direction of the viewer and a peripheral-vision image portion outside the focal-vision image portion. The second peripheral-vision expanded image is transmitted to the video streaming client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Alexandre Chapiro, Chaitanya Atluru, Chun Chi Wan, Haricharan Lakshman, William Rozzi, Shane Ruggieri, Ajit Ninan
  • Patent number: 10593292
    Abstract: An input media signal encoded with a portion of image data to be rendered with a target display device is received. It is determined, based on the portion of image data, whether a first power profile is to be applied to rendering the portion of image data with the target display device. In response to determining, based on the portion of image data, that the first power profile is not to be applied to rendering the portion of image data with the target display device, a second power profile is applied to rendering the portion of image data with the target display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit Ninan, Chun Chi Wan
  • Patent number: 10534222
    Abstract: Techniques for driving a dual modulation display include generating backlight drive signals to drive individually-controllable illumination sources. The illumination sources emit first light onto a light conversion layer. The light conversion layer converts the first light, such as blue or ultraviolet light, into second light, such as white light. The light conversion layer can include quantum dot materials. Liquid crystal display (LCD) modulation drive signals are generated to determine transmission of the second light through individual color subpixels of the display. These LCD modulation drive signals can be adjusted based on one or more light field simulations to account for non-uniform, spatial color shifts. Alternatively, one or more light field simulations based on a uniformity assumption determine intermediate LCD modulation drive signals. A compensation field simulation, using backlight drive signals, is then used to adjust the intermediate LCD modulation drive signal for color correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Chun Chi Wan, Ajit Ninan