Patents by Inventor Itamar Berger

Itamar Berger 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: 20230360301
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a client device associated with a first user, a communication from a second user; retrieving, from the communication, a movement vector representing three-dimensional (3D) movement of a set of skeletal joints of the second user; receiving, by the client device associated with the first user, input that selects a 3D avatar; and animating, based on the movement vector, the 3D avatar to mimic the 3D movement of the set of skeletal joints of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Avihay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Gal Dudovitch, Matan Zohar
  • Publication number: 20230343007
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations comprising: receiving an image that includes a depiction of a person wearing a fashion item; generating a segmentation of the fashion item by the person depicted in the image; receiving voice input associated with the person depicted in the image; in response to receiving the voice input, generating one or more augmented reality elements representing the voice input; and applying the one or more augmented reality elements to the fashion item worn by the person based on the segmentation of the fashion item worn by the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Itamar Berger, Gal Dudovitch, Gal Sasson, Ma'ayan Mishin Shuvi, Matan Zohar
  • Publication number: 20230343047
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that depicts a person; identifying a set of skeletal joints corresponding to limbs of the person; tracking 3D movement of the set of skeletal joints corresponding to the limbs of the person in the video; causing display of a 3D virtual object that has a plurality of limbs including one or more extra limbs than the limbs of the person in the video; and moving the one or more extra limbs of the 3D virtual object based on the movement of the set of skeletal joints corresponding to the limbs of the person in the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Avihay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Gal Dudovitch, Matan Zohar
  • Patent number: 11790614
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising receiving an image that depicts a person, identifying a set of skeletal joints of the person and identifying a pose of the person depicted in the image based on positioning of the set of skeletal joints. The operations also include receiving speech input comprising a request to perform an AR operation and an ambiguous intent, discerning the ambiguous intent of the speech input based on the pose of the person depicted in the image and in response to receiving the speech input, performing the AR operation based on discerning the ambiguous intent of the speech input based on the pose of the person depicted in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson, Itamar Berger
  • Patent number: 11763481
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that depicts a person. The operations further include identifying a set of skeletal joints of the person. The operations further include identifying a pose of the person depicted in the video based on positioning of the set of skeletal joints (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device). The operations further include determining, based on the pose of the person (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device), that the video comprises a mirror reflection of the person. The operations further include, in response to determining that the video comprises the mirror reflection of the person, causing display of a 3D virtual object in the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matan Zohar, Yanli Zhao, Brian Fulkerson, Itamar Berger
  • Publication number: 20230290026
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for enhancing a first media item through the addition of a supplemental second media item. A user may provide a request to enhance a selected media item, and in response, an enhancement system retrieves and presents a curated collection of supplemental content to be added to the media, to the user. The user may review the curated collection of supplemental content, for example by providing a tactile input to scroll through the curated collection of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Itamar Berger, Piers George Cowburn, Avihay Assouline
  • Publication number: 20230281936
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that includes a depiction of a person wearing a fashion item; generating a segmentation of the fashion item worn by the person depicted in the video; applying one or more augmented reality elements to the fashion item worn by the person based on the segmentation of the fashion item worn by the person; detecting a gesture performed by the person in the video; and modifying the one or more augmented reality elements that have been applied to the fashion item worn by the person based on the gesture performed by the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Itamar Berger, Gal Dudovitch, Gal Sasson, Ma'ayan Shuvi, Matan Zohar
  • Patent number: 11748931
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a client device associated with a first user, a communication from a second user; retrieving, from the communication, a movement vector representing three-dimensional (3D) movement of a set of skeletal joints of the second user; receiving, by the client device associated with the first user, input that selects a 3D avatar; and animating, based on the movement vector, the 3D avatar to mimic the 3D movement of the set of skeletal joints of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Avihay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Gal Dudovitch, Matan Zohar
  • Patent number: 11734894
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that depicts a person; identifying a set of skeletal joints corresponding to limbs of the person; tracking 3D movement of the set of skeletal joints corresponding to the limbs of the person in the video; causing display of a 3D virtual object that has a plurality of limbs including one or more extra limbs than the limbs of the person in the video; and moving the one or more extra limbs of the 3D virtual object based on the movement of the set of skeletal joints corresponding to the limbs of the person in the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Avihay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Gal Dudovitch, Matan Zohar
  • Patent number: 11734866
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations comprising: receiving an image that includes a depiction of a person wearing a fashion item; generating a segmentation of the fashion item by the person depicted in the image; receiving voice input associated with the person depicted in the image; in response to receiving the voice input, generating one or more augmented reality elements representing the voice input; and applying the one or more augmented reality elements to the fashion item worn by the person based on the segmentation of the fashion item worn by the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Itamar Berger, Gal Dudovitch, Gal Sasson, Ma'ayan Shuvi, Matan Zohar
  • Publication number: 20230260127
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations for segmenting an object. The operations include receiving an image that includes a depiction of a first object; receiving a first segmentation dataset; applying a first machine learning technique to the first segmentation dataset and the image to estimate a first segmentation of the first object depicted in the image; generating a second segmentation dataset that includes the estimated first segmentation and a correction to the estimated first segmentation of the first object; applying the first machine learning technique to the second segmentation dataset and the image to estimate a second segmentation of the first object depicted in the image; and applying an augmented reality experience to the image based on the estimated second segmentation of the first object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Shani Ben Baruch, Ma'ayan Mishin Shuvi, Gal Dudovitch, Avihay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Gal Sasson
  • Publication number: 20230230328
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system for presenting AR items. The system performs operations including receiving a video that includes a depiction of one or more real-world objects in a real-world environment and obtaining depth information related to the real-world environment; and generating a 3D model of the real-world environment. The operations further include determining 3D placement and orientation for an AR item based on data associated with the AR item and the 3D model of the real-world environment and causing display of a marker in the video that specifies the 3D placement and orientation of the AR item. The operations further include rendering a display of the AR item within the video according to the 3D placement and orientation in response to movement of the marker within the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Avihay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Gal Dudovitch, Peleg Harel, Gal Sasson
  • Publication number: 20230214900
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that includes a depiction of a real-world object in a real-world environment; determining a classification for the real-world environment by processing the real-world object depicted in the video; selecting an augmented reality (AR) item based on the classification of the real-world environment and the real-world object depicted in the video; modifying pixels corresponding to the real-world object depicted in the video to generate a modified video that excludes the depiction of the real-world object; and adding the AR item to the modified video at a display position corresponding to the modified pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Avihay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Gal Dudovitch, Peleg Harel, Gal Sasson
  • Publication number: 20230215105
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system for presenting augmented reality (AR) items. The system performs operations including receiving a video that includes a depiction of a real-world environment and generating a 3D model of the real-world environment based on the video. The operations include determining, based on the 3D model of the real-world environment, that an AR item has been placed in the video at a particular 3D position and identifying a portion of the 3D model corresponding to the real-world environment currently being displayed on a screen. The operations include determining that the 3D position of the AR item is excluded from the portion of the 3D model currently being displayed on the screen and in response, displaying an indicator that identifies the 3D position of the AR item in the 3D model relative to the portion of the 3D model currently being displayed on a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Avilhay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Gal Dudovitch, Peleg Harel, Gal Sasson
  • Publication number: 20230215116
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a request from a client device of a first user to engage in a shared augmented reality (AR) shopping experience with a second user; generating, for display on respective client devices of the first and second users, the shared AR shopping experience comprising a plurality of AR items that represent real-world products overlaid on a shared real-world environment of the first and second users; determining that the second user is interacting with a first AR item of the plurality of AR items; and in response to detecting that the second user is depicted in an image captured by the client device of the first user, overlaying the first AR item on the second user in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Itamar Berger, Amar Boghani, Maria Jose Garcia Sopo, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik, Qi Pan, Matan Zohar
  • Publication number: 20230215104
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system for presenting AR items. The system performs operations including receiving a video that includes a depiction of one or more real-world objects in a real-world environment and obtaining depth data related to the real-world environment. The operations include generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the real-world environment based on the video and the depth data and adding an augmented reality (AR) item to the video based on the 3D model of the real-world environment. The operations include determining that the AR item has been placed on a vertical plane of the real-world environment and modifying an orientation of the AR item to correspond to an orientation of the vertical plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Avilhay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Gal Dudovitch, Peleg Harel, Gal Sasson
  • Publication number: 20230196602
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations for transferring garments in a video from one real-world object to another in real time. The operations comprise receiving a first video that includes a depiction of a first person wearing a first garment in a first pose and obtaining a second video that includes a depiction of a second person wearing a second garment in a second pose. The operations comprise modifying a pose of the second person to match the first pose of the first person depicted in the first video. The operations comprise generating a whole-body segmentation of the second garment which the second person is wearing in the second video and changing an appearance of the first person from wearing the first garment to wearing the second garment based on the whole-body segmentation of the second garment which the second person is wearing in the second video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Avihay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Nir Malbin, Gal Sasson
  • Publication number: 20230196685
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations for transferring garments from one real-world object to another in real time. The operations comprise receiving a first video that includes a depiction of a first person wearing a first upper-body garment in a first pose and obtaining a second video that includes a depiction of a second person wearing a second upper-body garment in a second pose. A pose of the second person depicted in the second video is modified to match the first pose of the first person depicted in the first video. The operations comprise generating an upper-body segmentation of the second upper-body garment which the second person is wearing in the second video in the modified pose and replacing the first upper-body garment worn by the first person in the first video with the second upper-body garment based on the upper-body segmentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Avihay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Nir Malbin, Gal Sasson
  • Publication number: 20230196712
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations for transferring motion from one real-world object to another in real-time. The operations comprise receiving a first video that includes a depiction of a first real-world object and extracting an appearance of the first real-world object from the video. The operations comprise obtaining a second video that includes a depiction of a second real-world object and extracting motion of the second real-world object from the second video. The operations comprise applying the motion of the second real-world object extracted from the second video to the appearance of the first real-world object extracted from the first video. The operations comprise generating a third video that includes a depiction of the first real-world object having the appearance of the first real-world object and the motion of the second real-world object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Avihay Assouline, Itamar Berger, Nir Malbin, Gal Sasson
  • Publication number: 20230186377
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving, from a client device of a first user, a request from the first user to engage in an AR shopping experience curated by a store; identifying a first real-world product available for purchase from the store; receiving an image of a real-world environment of the first user; generating a first AR item that represents the first real-world product; comparing visual attributes of the first AR item to physical layouts of a plurality of real-world objects depicted in the image of the real-world environment; and overlaying the first AR item on a first real-world object of the plurality of real-world objects in the image responsive to comparing the visual attributes of the first AR item to the physical layouts of the plurality of real-world objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Itamar Berger, Amar Boghani, Maria Jose Garcia Sopo, Qi Pan