Patents by Inventor Kyle Simek

Kyle Simek 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: 20230269353
    Abstract: This application generally relates to capturing and aligning panoramic image and depth data. In one embodiment, a device is provided that comprises a housing and a plurality of cameras configured to capture two-dimensional images, wherein the cameras are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to a center point such that the cameras have a collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally. The device further comprises a plurality of depth detection components configured to capture depth data, wherein the depth detection components are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to the center point such that the depth detection components have the collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Matterport, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Simek, David Alan Gausebeck, Matthew Tschudy Bell
  • Patent number: 11677920
    Abstract: This application generally relates to capturing and aligning panoramic image and depth data. In one embodiment, a device is provided that comprises a housing and a plurality of cameras configured to capture two-dimensional images, wherein the cameras are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to a center point such that the cameras have a collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally. The device further comprises a plurality of depth detection components configured to capture depth data, wherein the depth detection components are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to the center point such that the depth detection components have the collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Matterport, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Simek, David Gausebeck, Matthew Tschudy Bell
  • Patent number: 10848731
    Abstract: This application generally relates to capturing and aligning panoramic image and depth data. In one embodiment, a device is provided that comprises a housing and a plurality of cameras configured to capture two-dimensional images, wherein the cameras are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to a center point such that the cameras have a collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally. The device further comprises a plurality of depth detection components configured to capture depth data, wherein the depth detection components are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to the center point such that the depth detection components have the collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Matterport, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Simek, David Gausebeck, Matthew Tschudy Bell
  • Publication number: 20190394441
    Abstract: This application generally relates to capturing and aligning panoramic image and depth data. In one embodiment, a device is provided that comprises a housing and a plurality of cameras configured to capture two-dimensional images, wherein the cameras are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to a center point such that the cameras have a collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally. The device further comprises a plurality of depth detection components configured to capture depth data, wherein the depth detection components are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to the center point such that the depth detection components have the collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kyle Simek, David Gausebeck, Matthew Tschudy Bell
  • Publication number: 20180139431
    Abstract: This application generally relates to capturing and aligning panoramic image and depth data. In one embodiment, a device is provided that comprises a housing and a plurality of cameras configured to capture two-dimensional images, wherein the cameras are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to a center point such that the cameras have a collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally. The device further comprises a plurality of depth detection components configured to capture depth data, wherein the depth detection components are arranged at different positions on the housing and have different azimuth orientations relative to the center point such that the depth detection components have the collective field-of-view spanning up to 360° horizontally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Kyle Simek, David Gausebeck, Matthew Tschudy Bell