Patents by Inventor Joshua J. Ratcliff

Joshua J. Ratcliff 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).

  • Patent number: 11601638
    Abstract: In one example, a head-mounted display (HMD) device includes multiple display panels arranged in parallel with each other. Each of the display panels is associated with one of multiple focal lengths. The HMD device includes multiple lenses to view a three-dimensional (3D) scene on the display panels. The HMD device also includes a controller to provide a frame of the 3D scene, viewable at the focal lengths. The frames include focal layers generated at one of the focal lengths. The frames are rendered by displaying the focal layers in a sequence on the display panels associated with the focal length at which the focal layer is generated. The controller also allows visible light to pass through one or more of the display panels based on whether the render planes are between an active focal layer and the lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua J. Ratcliff, Alexey M. Supikov, Seth E. Hunter, Santiago E. Alfaro
  • Publication number: 20230019187
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture to present three dimensional images without glasses. An example apparatus includes a micro lens array and at least one processor. The at least one processor is to: determine a first position of a first pupil of a viewer; determine a second position of a second pupil of the viewer; align a first eye box with the first position of the first pupil; align a second eye box with the second position of the second pupil; render, for presentation on a display, at least one of a color plus depth image or a light field image based on the first position of the first pupil and the second position of the second pupil; and cause backlight to be steered through the micro lens array and alternatingly through the first eye box and the second eye box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Tuotuo Li, Joshua J. Ratcliff, Qiong Huang, Alexey M. Supikov, Ronald T. Azuma
  • Patent number: 11483543
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for hybrid rendering. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: identifying left and right views of a user's eyes; generating at least one depth map for the left and right views; calculating depth clamping thresholds including a minimum depth value and a maximum depth value; transforming the depth map in accordance with the minimum depth value and maximum depth value; and performing view synthesis to render left and right views using the transformed depth map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua J. Ratcliff, Tuotuo Li
  • Patent number: 11438566
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture to present three dimensional images without glasses. An example apparatus includes a micro lens array and at least one processor. The at least one processor is to: determine a first position of a first pupil of a viewer; determine a second position of a second pupil of the viewer; align a first eye box with the first position of the first pupil; align a second eye box with the second position of the second pupil; render, for presentation on a display, at least one of a color plus depth image or a light field image based on the first position of the first pupil and the second position of the second pupil; and cause backlight to be steered through the micro lens array and alternatingly through the first eye box and the second eye box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tuotuo Li, Joshua J. Ratcliff, Qiong Huang, Alexey M. Supikov, Ronald T. Azuma
  • Publication number: 20210152804
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture to present three dimensional images without glasses. An example apparatus includes a micro lens array and at least one processor. The at least one processor is to: determine a first position of a first pupil of a viewer; determine a second position of a second pupil of the viewer; align a first eye box with the first position of the first pupil; align a second eye box with the second position of the second pupil; render, for presentation on a display, at least one of a color plus depth image or a light field image based on the first position of the first pupil and the second position of the second pupil; and cause backlight to be steered through the micro lens array and alternatingly through the first eye box and the second eye box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Tuotuo Li, Joshua J. Ratcliff, Qiong Huang, Alexey M. Supikov, Ronald T. Azuma
  • Patent number: 10948740
    Abstract: An example apparatus for displaying stereo elemental images includes two coupled eyepieces. Each of the two eyepieces also includes a curved screen to display a number of elemental images. Each of the two eyepieces also includes a curved lens array concentrically displaced in front of the curved screen to magnify the elemental images. Each of the number of elemental images is magnified by a different lens in the curved lens array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua J. Ratcliff, Alexey M. Supikov, Santiago E. Alfaro, Basel Salahieh
  • Patent number: 10939085
    Abstract: In some examples, a three dimensional display system includes a display (for example, a display screen or a display panel), a micro lens array, and an eye tracker to track one or more eyes of a person and to provide eye location information. The display system also includes a rendering processor to render or capture color plus depth images (for example, RGB-D images) or light field images. The display system also includes a light field processor to use the eye location information to convert the rendered color plus depth images or light field images to display images to be provided to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tuotuo Li, Joshua J. Ratcliff, Qiong Huang, Alexey M. Supikov, Ronald T. Azuma
  • Publication number: 20200304776
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for hybrid rendering. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: identifying left and right views of a user's eyes; generating at least one depth map for the left and right views; calculating depth clamping thresholds including a minimum depth value and a maximum depth value; transforming the depth map in accordance with the minimum depth value and maximum depth value; and performing view synthesis to render left and right views using the transformed depth map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua J. RATCLIFF, Tuotuo LI
  • Patent number: 10701114
    Abstract: Techniques for augmented social networking may include receiving an image. After receiving an image, in real time, an identity of a person in the image may be determined. Association information for the person based on the identity and one or more defined parameters may be determined. The defined parameters may represent electronic communication. Location information of the person may be determined. The association information may be presented proximate to the person in an augmented reality view using the location information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua J. Ratcliff, Kenton M. Lyons
  • Publication number: 20200204781
    Abstract: In some examples, a three dimensional display system includes a display (for example, a display screen or a display panel), a micro lens array, and an eye tracker to track one or more eyes of a person and to provide eye location information. The display system also includes a rendering processor to render or capture color plus depth images (for example, RGB-D images) or light field images. The display system also includes a light field processor to use the eye location information to convert the rendered color plus depth images or light field images to display images to be provided to the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tuotuo Li, Joshua J. Ratcliff, Qiong Huang, Alexey M. Supikov, Ronald T. Azuma
  • Patent number: 10623723
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for hybrid rendering. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: identifying left and right views of a user's eyes; generating at least one depth map for the left and right views; calculating depth clamping thresholds including a minimum depth value and a maximum depth value; transforming the depth map in accordance with the minimum depth value and maximum depth value; and performing view synthesis to render left and right views using the transformed depth map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua J. Ratcliff, Tuotuo Li
  • Patent number: 10477181
    Abstract: Techniques related to multiview video stabilization are discussed. Such techniques may include performing single view video stabilization on a reference video stream and propagating the single view video stabilization to another video stream based on a target disparity map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Maha El Choubassi, Fan Zhang, Joshua J. Ratcliff, Oscar Nestares
  • Publication number: 20190124313
    Abstract: In some examples, a three dimensional display system includes a display (for example, a display screen or a display panel), a micro lens array, and an eye tracker to track one or more eyes of a person and to provide eye location information. The display system also includes a rendering processor to render or capture color plus depth images (for example, RGB-D images) or light field images. The display system also includes a light field processor to use the eye location information to convert the rendered color plus depth images or light field images to display images to be provided to the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tuotuo Li, Joshua J. Ratcliff, Qiong Huang, Alexey M. Supikov, Ronald T. Azuma
  • Patent number: 10238337
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for identifying sensor data associated with an intraoral device and analyzing a chemical composition of an ingestible product based on the sensor data. Additionally, a notification may be selectively generated based on the chemical composition. In one example, analyzing the chemical composition includes determining the level of one or more of an allergen, a toxin or a predetermined substance in the ingestible product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alexandra C. Zafiroglu, Giuseppe Raffa, Stanley Mo, Joshua J. Ratcliff
  • Publication number: 20190086679
    Abstract: An example apparatus for displaying stereo elemental images includes two coupled eyepieces. Each of the two eyepieces also includes a curved screen to display a number of elemental images. Each of the two eyepieces also includes a curved lens array concentrically displaced in front of the curved screen to magnify the elemental images. Each of the number of elemental images is magnified by a different lens in the curved lens array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua J. Ratcliff, Alexey M. Supikov, Santiago E. Alfaro, Basel Salahieh
  • Publication number: 20190036987
    Abstract: Techniques for augmented social networking may include receiving an image. After receiving an image, in real time, an identity of a person in the image may be determined. Association information for the person based on the identity and one or more defined parameters may be determined. The defined parameters may represent electronic communication. Location information of the person may be determined. The association information may be presented proximate to the person in an augmented reality view using the location information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOSHUA J. RATCLIFF, KENTON M. LYONS
  • Patent number: 10032277
    Abstract: Technologies for displaying graphical elements on a graphical user interface include a wearable computing device to generate a captured image. The wearable computing device analyzes the captured image to generate image location metric data for one or more prospective locations on the graphical user interface at which to place a graphical element. The image location metric data indicates one or more image characteristics of the corresponding prospective location. The wearable computing device determines appropriateness data for each prospective location based on the corresponding image location metric data. The appropriate data indicates a relative suitability of the corresponding location for display of the graphical element. The wearable computing device selects one of the prospective locations based on the appropriateness data and displays the graphical element on the graphical user interface at the selected prospective location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua J. Ratcliff, Giuseppe Beppe Raffa, Alexandra Zafiroglu, Stanley Mo
  • Publication number: 20180199028
    Abstract: In one example, a head-mounted display (HMD) device includes multiple display panels arranged in parallel with each other. Each of the display panels is associated with one of multiple focal lengths. The HMD device includes multiple lenses to view a three-dimensional (3D) scene on the display panels. The HMD device also includes a controller to provide a frame of the 3D scene, viewable at the focal lengths. The frames include focal layers generated at one of the focal lengths. The frames are rendered by displaying the focal layers in a sequence on the display panels associated with the focal length at which the focal layer is generated. The controller also allows visible light to pass through one or more of the display panels based on whether the render planes are between an active focal layer and the lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua J. Ratcliff, Alexey M. Supikov, Seth E. Hunter, Santiago E. Alfaro
  • Publication number: 20180091800
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for hybrid rendering. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: identifying left and right views of a user's eyes; generating at least one depth map for the left and right views; calculating depth clamping thresholds including a minimum depth value and a maximum depth value; transforming the depth map in accordance with the minimum depth value and maximum depth value; and performing view synthesis to render left and right views using the transformed depth map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: JOSHUA J. RATCLIFF, TUOTUO LI
  • Patent number: 9894116
    Abstract: Techniques for augmented social networking may include receiving an image. After receiving an image, in real time, an identity of a person in the image may be determined. Association information for the person based on the identity and one or more defined parameters may be determined. The defined parameters may represent electronic communication. Location information of the person may be determined. The association information may be presented proximate to the person in an augmented reality view using the location information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua J. Ratcliff, Kenton M. Lyons