Patents by Inventor Mark Skarulis

Mark Skarulis 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: 9665986
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for augmenting a view of reality. In an embodiment, a medium, a first marker, and metadata are received from a depository. The first marker comprises at least a portion of a view of reality, and is matched to at least a first portion of the view of reality. Subsequently, a second marker is generated based on at least a second portion of the view of reality, and uploaded to the depository. In addition, the medium is superimposed over at least a portion of the view of reality, based on at least one of the first marker and the second marker, to generate an augmented view of reality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Inventor: Mark Skarulis
  • Publication number: 20150178993
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for augmenting a view of reality. In an embodiment, a medium, a first marker, and metadata are received from a depository. The first marker comprises at least a portion of a view of reality, and is matched to at least a first portion of the view of reality. Subsequently, a second marker is generated based on at least a second portion of the view of reality, and uploaded to the depository. In addition, the medium is superimposed over at least a portion of the view of reality, based on at least one of the first marker and the second marker, to generate an augmented view of reality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: Mark Skarulis
  • Patent number: 8963957
    Abstract: Systems and methods for augmenting a view of reality. In an embodiment, a first medium is superimposed over a first view of reality. One or more changes to the superimposed medium are received, such as a change in transparency, change in size, and change in position. A first marker, comprising at least a portion of the first view of reality, is generated. First metadata related to the first medium and/or the first marker are also generated. The first medium, the first marker, and the first metadata are sent to a depository. In a further embodiment, a second medium, second marker, and second metadata are received from the depository. The second marker is matched to a least a portion of a second view of reality, and the second medium is superimposed over the at least a portion of the second view of reality to generate an augmented view of reality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Mark Skarulis
  • Publication number: 20130016123
    Abstract: Systems and methods for augmenting a view of reality. In an embodiment, a first medium is superimposed over a first view of reality. One or more changes to the superimposed medium are received, such as a change in transparency, change in size, and change in position. A first marker, comprising at least a portion of the first view of reality, is generated. First metadata related to the first medium and/or the first marker are also generated. The first medium, the first marker, and the first metadata are sent to a depository. In a further embodiment, a second medium, second marker, and second metadata are received from the depository. The second marker is matched to a least a portion of a second view of reality, and the second medium is superimposed over the at least a portion of the second view of reality to generate an augmented view of reality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Mark Skarulis