Patents by Inventor Michael James LeBeau
Michael James LeBeau 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).
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Publication number: 20240112413Abstract: A room manager can generate mappings for a real-world room that support a shared XR environment. For example, the real-world room can include real-world objects and surfaces, such as a table(s), chair(s), wall(s), door(s), window(s), etc. The room manager can generate XR object definitions based on information received about the real-world room, object(s), and surface(s). For example, the room manager can implement a flow that guides a user equipped with an XR system to provide information for the XR object definitions, such as real-world surfaces that map to the XR object(s), borders (e.g., measured using a component of the XR system), such as borders on real-world surfaces, semantic information (e.g., number of seat assignments at an XR table, size of XR objects, etc.), and other suitable information. Implementations generate previews of the shared XR environment, such as a local preview and a remote preview.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Björn WANBO, Michael James LEBEAU, William Arthur Hugh STEPTOE, Jonathan MALLINSON, Steven James WILSON, Vasanth Kumar RAJENDRAN, Vasyl BARAN
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Publication number: 20240112412Abstract: A room manager can generate mappings for a real-world room that support a shared XR environment. For example, the real-world room can include real-world objects and surfaces, such as a table(s), chair(s), wall(s), door(s), window(s), etc. The room manager can generate XR object definitions based on information received about the real-world room, object(s), and surface(s). For example, the room manager can implement a flow that guides a user equipped with an XR system to provide information for the XR object definitions, such as real-world surfaces that map to the XR object(s), borders (e.g., measured using a component of the XR system), such as borders on real-world surfaces, semantic information (e.g., number of seat assignments at an XR table, size of XR objects, etc.), and other suitable information. Implementations generate previews of the shared XR environment, such as a local preview and a remote preview.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Björn WANBO, Michael James LEBEAU, William Arthur Hugh STEPTOE, Jonathan MALLINSON, Steven James WILSON, Vasanth Kumar RAJENDRAN, Vasyl BARAN
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Publication number: 20240112414Abstract: A room manager can generate mappings for a real-world room that support a shared XR environment. For example, the real-world room can include real-world objects and surfaces, such as a table(s), chair(s), wall(s), door(s), window(s), etc. The room manager can generate XR object definitions based on information received about the real-world room, object(s), and surface(s). For example, the room manager can implement a flow that guides a user equipped with an XR system to provide information for the XR object definitions, such as real-world surfaces that map to the XR object(s), borders (e.g., measured using a component of the XR system), such as borders on real-world surfaces, semantic information (e.g., number of seat assignments at an XR table, size of XR objects, etc.), and other suitable information. Implementations generate previews of the shared XR environment, such as a local preview and a remote preview.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Björn WANBO, Michael James LEBEAU, William Arthur Hugh STEPTOE, Jonathan MALLINSON, Steven James WILSON, Vasanth Kumar RAJENDRAN, Vasyl BARAN
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Patent number: 11902288Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating and administering artificial reality collaborative working environments and providing interaction modes for them. An XR work system can provide and control such artificial reality collaborative working environments to enable, for example, A) links between real-world surfaces and XR surfaces; B) links between multiple real-world areas to XR areas with dedicated functionality; C) maintaining access, while inside the artificial reality working environment, to real-world work tools such as the user's computer screen and keyboard; D) various hand and controller modes for different interaction and collaboration modalities; E) use-based, multi-desk collaborative room configurations; and F) context-based auto population of users and content items into the artificial reality working environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael James Lebeau, Manuel Ricardo Freire Santos, Aleksejs Anpilogovs, Alexander Sorkine Hornung, Björn Wanbo, Connor Treacy, Fangwei Lee, Federico Ruiz, Jonathan Mallinson, Jonathan Richard Mayoh, Marcus Tanner, Panya Inversin, Sarthak Ray, Sheng Shen, William Arthur Hugh Steptoe, Alessia Marra, Gioacchino Noris, Derrick Readinger, Jeffrey Wai-King Lock, Jeffrey Witthuhn, Jennifer Lynn Spurlock, Larissa Heike Laich, Javier Alejandro Sierra Santos
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Publication number: 20240029329Abstract: Technology described herein is directed to mitigating avatar display disruption, in an artificial reality environment, resulting from losses in user tracking. The technology can use an artificial reality device to continually determine contextual characteristics of the user that can correspond to placements of one or more portions of the user's body with respect to another portion thereof and/or one or more real-world objects. A user state, corresponding to a contextual characteristic occurring at a time of an interruption in the tracking, can define a bodily configuration of the user that can be with respect to the one or more real-world objects when the interruption occurs. The technology can, according to an avatar pose assigned to the user state, animate the avatar to the assigned pose when the interruption occurs and immediately reinitiate animation from that pose upon regaining tracking of the user's pose.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: William Arthur Hugh STEPTOE, Michael James LEBEAU, Alisa KURT, Raphael GUILLEMINOT
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Patent number: 11831814Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a VC/XR connection system that can establish and administer an XR space for a video call. The VC/XR connection system allows users to easily transition from a typical video call experience to the XR space, simply by putting on her artificial reality device. The VC/XR connection system can identify calendared video call events, establish corresponding XR spaces, and create a link between the video call and the XR space. Invitees to the video call that don an artificial reality device can be automatically taken into the XR space. The XR space can A) connect to the video call as a call participant, allowing the video call participants to see into the XR space and B) show a feed of the video call in the XR space, allowing users in the XR space to see the video call participants.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael James Lebeau, Björn Wanbo, Fábio Resende, Mark Rabkin, Vesa Petteri Rantanen
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Publication number: 20230336593Abstract: In some implementations, the disclosed systems and methods can capture visual frames and an object manager can recognize a visual signal within the captured visual frames, such as a QR code. In some implementations, the disclosed systems and methods can participate in a private conference within a session.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: William Arthur Hugh STEPTOE, Michael James LEBEAU, Björn WANBO, Javier Alejandro Sierra SANTOS, Vasyl BARAN, Nils PLATH, James Anthony HUGHES, Ivan SHIROKOV, Yanni WANG, Jetsada MACHOM, Nikita STARKIN, Tarang SHRIVASTAVA, Snigdha SINGH, Yuge GONG, Paul Ffransis MILIAN, Peter James ALEXANDER, Ferdinand REDELINGHUYS
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Patent number: 11770384Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating and administering artificial reality collaborative working environments and providing interaction modes for them. An XR work system can provide and control such artificial reality collaborative working environments to enable, for example, A) links between real-world surfaces and XR surfaces; B) links between multiple real-world areas to XR areas with dedicated functionality; C) maintaining access, while inside the artificial reality working environment, to real-world work tools such as the user's computer screen and keyboard; D) various hand and controller modes for different interaction and collaboration modalities; E) use-based, multi-desk collaborative room configurations; and F) context-based auto population of users and content items into the artificial reality working environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael James Lebeau, Manuel Ricardo Freire Santos, Aleksejs Anpilogovs, Alexander Sorkine Hornung, Björn Wanbo, Connor Treacy, Fangwei Lee, Federico Ruiz, Jonathan Mallinson, Jonathan Richard Mayoh, Marcus Tanner, Panya Inversin, Sarthak Ray, Sheng Shen, William Arthur Hugh Steptoe, Alessia Marra, Gioacchino Noris, Derrick Readinger, Jeffrey Wai-King Lock, Jeffrey Witthuhn, Jennifer Lynn Spurlock, Larissa Heike Laich, Javier Alejandro Sierra Santos
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Publication number: 20230188533Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating and administering artificial reality collaborative working environments and providing interaction modes for them. An XR work system can provide and control such artificial reality collaborative working environments to enable, for example, A) links between real-world surfaces and XR surfaces; B) links between multiple real-world areas to XR areas with dedicated functionality; C) maintaining access, while inside the artificial reality working environment, to real-world work tools such as the user's computer screen and keyboard; D) various hand and controller modes for different interaction and collaboration modalities; E) use-based, multi-desk collaborative room configurations; and F) context-based auto population of users and content items into the artificial reality working environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael James LEBEAU, Manuel Ricardo FREIRE SANTOS, Aleksejs ANPILOGOVS, Alexander SORKINE HORNUNG, Björn WANBO, Connor TREACY, Fangwei LEE, Federico RUIZ, Jonathan MALLINSON, Jonathan Richard MAYOH, Marcus TANNER, Panya INVERSIN, Sarthak RAY, Sheng SHEN, William Arthur Hugh STEPTOE, Alessia MARRA, Gioacchino NORIS, Derrick READINGER, Jeffrey Wai-King LOCK, Jeffrey WITTHUHN, Jennifer Lynn SPURLOCK, Larissa Heike LAICH, Javier Alejandro Sierra SANTOS
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Patent number: 11606364Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating and administering artificial reality collaborative working environments and providing interaction modes for them. An XR work system can provide and control such artificial reality collaborative working environments to enable, for example, A) links between real-world surfaces and XR surfaces; B) links between multiple real-world areas to XR areas with dedicated functionality; C) maintaining access, while inside the artificial reality working environment, to real-world work tools such as the user's computer screen and keyboard; D) various hand and controller modes for different interaction and collaboration modalities; E) use-based, multi-desk collaborative room configurations; and F) context-based auto population of users and content items into the artificial reality working environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael James LeBeau, Manuel Ricardo Freire Santos, Aleksejs Anpilogovs, Alexander Sorkine Hornung, Bjorn Wanbo, Connor Treacy, Fangwei Lee, Federico Ruiz, Jonathan Mallinson, Jonathan Richard Mayoh, Marcus Tanner, Panya Inversin, Sarthak Ray, Sheng Shen, William Arthur Hugh Steptoe, Alessia Marra, Gioacchino Noris, Derrick Readinger, Jeffrey Wai-King Lock, Jeffrey Witthuhn, Jennifer Lynn Spurlock, Larissa Heike Laich, Javier Alejandro Sierra Santos
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Publication number: 20230071584Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a VC/XR connection system that can establish and administer an XR space for a video call. The VC/XR connection system allows users to easily transition from a typical video call experience to the XR space, simply by putting on her artificial reality device. The VC/XR connection system can identify calendared video call events, establish corresponding XR spaces, and create a link between the video call and the XR space. Invitees to the video call that don an artificial reality device can be automatically taken into the XR space. The XR space can A) connect to the video call as a call participant, allowing the video call participants to see into the XR space and B) show a feed of the video call in the XR space, allowing users in the XR space to see the video call participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Michael James LEBEAU, Björn WANBO, Fábio RESENDE, Mark RABKIN, Vesa Petteri RANTANEN
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Patent number: 11582245Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating and administering artificial reality collaborative working environments and providing interaction modes for them. An XR work system can provide and control such artificial reality collaborative working environments to enable, for example, A) links between real-world surfaces and XR surfaces; B) links between multiple real-world areas to XR areas with dedicated functionality; C) maintaining access, while inside the artificial reality working environment, to real-world work tools such as the user's computer screen and keyboard; D) various hand and controller modes for different interaction and collaboration modalities; E) use-based, multi-desk collaborative room configurations; and F) context-based auto population of users and content items into the artificial reality working environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael James LeBeau, Manuel Ricardo Freire Santos, Aleksejs Anpilogovs, Alexander Sorkine Hornung, Bjorn Wanbo, Connor Treacy, Fangwei Lee, Federico Ruiz, Jonathan Mallinson, Jonathan Richard Mayoh, Marcus Tanner, Panya Inversin, Sarthak Ray, Sheng Shen, William Arthur Hugh Steptoe, Alessia Marra, Gioacchino Noris, Derrick Readinger, Jeffrey Wai-King Lock, Jeffrey Witthuhn, Jennifer Lynn Spurlock, Larissa Heike Laich, Javier Alejandro Sierra Santos
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Publication number: 20220406021Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a mapping communication system that creates a 3D model of a real-world space and places a virtual camera in the 3D model. As the mapping communication system detects changes in the space, it can provide scan updates to keep the 3D model close to a live representation of the space. Further aspects of the present disclosure are directed to traveling a user to an artificial reality (XR) environment using an intent configured XR link. Yet further aspects of the present disclosure are directed to improving audio latency by performing audio processing off-headset for artificial reality (XR) experiences.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael James LEBEAU, Björn WANBO, Gregg WYGONIK, Saransh SOLANKI, Sarang BORUDE, Jonathan KANTROWITZ, Alexandra Paige RUBIN, Wenjin GU, Austen McRAE, Anis Ahmed SANKIGIRI KHADER
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Publication number: 20220197403Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to virtual interaction modes for social and group communication. Additional aspects of the present disclosure are directed to automated controls for connecting a trigger performed in an artificial reality environment to an action on a personal computing device. Further aspects of the present disclosure are directed to providing versions of person virtual objects in an artificial reality environment and contextual breakpoints to switch between them. Yet further aspects of the present disclosure are directed to extending a mouse for artificial reality environment input.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: James Anthony HUGHES, Björn WANBO, Fábio RESENDE, John Nicholas JITKOFF, Michael James LEBEAU, Gabriel MARTZLOFF, Jay CHAN, Javier Alejandro Sierra SANTOS, Jenny KAM, Yeliz KARADAYI
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Publication number: 20220197382Abstract: Systems and methods for providing partial passthrough video to a user of a virtual reality device are disclosed herein. Providing the partial passthrough video can include detecting a hand passthrough trigger event and identifying a hand passthrough video feed. Providing partial passthrough video can further include aligning the hand passthrough video feed with a virtual environment presented to a user by the virtual environment and, based on the aligning of the hand passthrough video feed with the virtual environment, overlaying the hand passthrough video feed on the virtual environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Michael James LeBeau, John Nicholas JITKOFF
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Publication number: 20220172444Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating and administering artificial reality collaborative working environments and providing interaction modes for them. An XR work system can provide and control such artificial reality collaborative working environments to enable, for example, A) links between real-world surfaces and XR surfaces; B) links between multiple real-world areas to XR areas with dedicated functionality; C) maintaining access, while inside the artificial reality working environment, to real-world work tools such as the user's computer screen and keyboard; D) various hand and controller modes for different interaction and collaboration modalities; E) use-based, multi-desk collaborative room configurations; and F) context-based auto population of users and content items into the artificial reality working environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael James LEBEAU, Manuel Ricardo FREIRE SANTOS, Aleksejs ANPILOGOVS, Alexander SORKINE HORNUNG, Björn WANBO, Connor TREACY, Fangwei LEE, Federico RUIZ, Jonathan MALLINSON, Jonathan Richard MAYOH, Marcus TANNER, Panya INVERSIN, Sarthak RAY, Sheng SHEN, William Arthur Hugh STEPTOE, Alessia MARRA, Gioacchino NORIS, Derrick READINGER, Jeffrey Wai-King LOCK, Jeffrey WITTHUHN, Jennifer Lynn SPURLOCK, Larissa Heike LAICH, Javier Alejandro Sierra SANTOS
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Patent number: 11302085Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating and administering artificial reality collaborative working environments and providing interaction modes for them. An XR work system can provide and control such artificial reality collaborative working environments to enable, for example, A) links between real-world surfaces and XR surfaces; B) links between multiple real-world areas to XR areas with dedicated functionality; C) maintaining access, while inside the artificial reality working environment, to real-world work tools such as the user's computer screen and keyboard; D) various hand and controller modes for different interaction and collaboration modalities; E) use-based, multi-desk collaborative room configurations; and F) context-based auto population of users and content items into the artificial reality working environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael James LeBeau, Manuel Ricardo Freire Santos, Aleksejs Anpilogovs, Alexander Sorkine Hornung, Bjorn Wanbo, Connor Treacy, Fangwei Lee, Federico Ruiz, Jonathan Mallinson, Jonathan Richard Mayoh, Marcus Tanner, Panya Inversin, Sarthak Ray, Sheng Shen, William Arthur Hugh Steptoe, Alessia Marra, Gioacchino Noris, Derrick Readinger, Jeffrey Wai-King Lock, Jeffrey Witthuhn, Jennifer Lynn Spurlock, Larissa Heike Laich, Javier Alejandro Sierra Santos
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Publication number: 20220086205Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating and administering artificial reality collaborative working environments and providing interaction modes for them. An XR work system can provide and control such artificial reality collaborative working environments to enable, for example, A) links between real-world surfaces and XR surfaces; B) links between multiple real-world areas to XR areas with dedicated functionality; C) maintaining access, while inside the artificial reality working environment, to real-world work tools such as the user's computer screen and keyboard; D) various hand and controller modes for different interaction and collaboration modalities; E) use-based, multi-desk collaborative room configurations; and F) context-based auto population of users and content items into the artificial reality working environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Michael James LeBeau, Manuel Ricardo Freire Santos, Aleksejs Anpilogovs, Alexander Sorkine Hornung, Bjorn Wanbo, Connor Treacy, Fangwei Lee, Federico Ruiz, Jonathan Mallinson, Jonathan Richard Mayoh, Marcus Tanner, Panya Inversin, Sarthak Ray, Sheng Shen, William Arthur Hugh Steptoe, Alessia Marra, Gioacchino Noris, Derrick Readinger, Jeffrey Wai-King Lock, Jeffrey Witthuhn, Jennifer Lynn Spurlock, Larissa Heike Laich, Javier Alejandro Sierra Santos
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Publication number: 20220086167Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating and administering artificial reality collaborative working environments and providing interaction modes for them. An XR work system can provide and control such artificial reality collaborative working environments to enable, for example, A) links between real-world surfaces and XR surfaces; B) links between multiple real-world areas to XR areas with dedicated functionality; C) maintaining access, while inside the artificial reality working environment, to real-world work tools such as the user's computer screen and keyboard; D) various hand and controller modes for different interaction and collaboration modalities; E) use-based, multi-desk collaborative room configurations; and F) context-based auto population of users and content items into the artificial reality working environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Michael James LeBeau, Manuel Ricardo Freire Santos, Aleksejs Anpilogovs, Alexander Sorkine Hornung, Bjorn Wanbo, Connor Treacy, Fangwei Lee, Federico Ruiz, Jonathan Mallinson, Jonathan Richard Mayoh, Marcus Tanner, Panya Inversin, Sarthak Ray, Sheng Shen, William Arthur Hugh Steptoe, Alessia Marra, Gioacchino Noris, Derrick Readinger, Jeffrey Wai-King Lock, Jeffrey Witthuhn, Jennifer Lynn Spurlock, Larissa Heike Laich, Javier Alejandro Sierra Santos
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Publication number: 20220084288Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating and administering artificial reality collaborative working environments and providing interaction modes for them. An XR work system can provide and control such artificial reality collaborative working environments to enable, for example, A) links between real-world surfaces and XR surfaces; B) links between multiple real-world areas to XR areas with dedicated functionality; C) maintaining access, while inside the artificial reality working environment, to real-world work tools such as the user's computer screen and keyboard; D) various hand and controller modes for different interaction and collaboration modalities; E) use-based, multi-desk collaborative room configurations; and F) context-based auto population of users and content items into the artificial reality working environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Michael James LeBeau, Manuel Ricardo Freire Santos, Aleksejs Anpilogovs, Alexander Sorkine Hornung, Bjorn Wanbo, Connor Treacy, Fangwei Lee, Federico Ruiz, Jonathan Mallinson, Jonathan Richard Mayoh, Marcus Tanner, Panya Inversin, Sarthak Ray, Sheng Shen, William Arthur Hugh Steptoe, Alessia Marra, Gioacchino Noris, Derrick Readinger, Jeffrey Wai-King Lock, Jeffrey Witthuhn, Jennifer Lynn Spurlock, Larissa Heike Laich, Javier Alejandro Sierra Santos