Patents by Inventor Tobias Langner

Tobias Langner 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: 11579686
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for performing an eye gaze mapping (M), in which at least one point of vision (B) and/or a viewing direction of at least one person (10) in relation to at least one scene recording (S) of a scene (12) viewed by the at least one person (10) is mapped onto a reference (R). At least a part of an algorithm (A1, A2, A3) for performing the eye gaze mapping (M) is thereby selected from multiple predetermined algorithms (A1, A2, A3) as a function of at least one parameter (P), and the eye gaze mapping (M) is performed on the basis of the at least one part of the algorithm (A1, A2, A3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Martin Haller, Denis Williams, Tobias Langner
  • Patent number: 11314089
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for evaluating at least one view image (M) in order to image at least one viewpoint, which is provided in relation to at least one scene shot (S) of a scene (12), and/or at least one view direction of at least one person (10), said view direction being provided in relation to the at least one scene shot (S), towards a reference, the content of which matches at least one part of the scene (12). The at least one scene shot (S) is provided with the at least one assigned viewpoint (B) and/or the at least one assigned view direction, and the reference (R) is provided together with a result (B?) of the at least one view image (M). Furthermore, the at least one view image (M) is evaluated by means of at least one predefined quality measurement (GM), and the result of the evaluation is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Tobias Langner, Martin Haller, Denis Williams, Arnd Rose
  • Publication number: 20190094542
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for evaluating at least one view image (M) in order to image at least one viewpoint, which is provided in relation to at least one scene shot (S) of a scene (12), and/or at least one view direction of at least one person (10), said view direction being provided in relation to the at least one scene shot (S), towards a reference, the content of which matches at least one part of the scene (12). The at least one scene shot (S) is provided with the at least one assigned viewpoint (B) and/or the at least one assigned view direction, and the reference (R) is provided together with a result (B?) of the at least one view image (M). Furthermore, the at least one view image (M) is evaluated by means of at least one predefined quality measurement (GM), and the result of the evaluation is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Tobias Langner, Martin Haller, Denis Williams, Arnd Rose
  • Publication number: 20190073025
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for performing an eye gaze mapping (M), in which at least one point of vision (B) and/or a viewing direction of at least one person (10) in relation to at least one scene recording (S) of a scene (12) viewed by the at least one person (10) is mapped onto a reference (R). At least a part of an algorithm (A1, A2, A3) for performing the eye gaze mapping (M) is thereby selected from multiple predetermined algorithms (A1, A2, A3) as a function of at least one parameter (P), and the eye gaze mapping (M) is performed on the basis of the at least one part of the algorithm (A1, A2, A3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Martin Haller, Denis Williams, Tobias Langner