Placing Generated Data In Real Scene Patents (Class 345/632)
  • Patent number: 11164240
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include virtual apparel fitting systems configured to perform methods comprising generating a first virtual garment carousel the includes images of garments. In operation, a user scrolling through the virtual garment carousel causes a graphical user interface to display images of the garments in the carousel superposed over an image of the user, thereby enabling the user to see how the garments would look on him or her, where virtual fit points of each garment image align with virtual fit points on the image of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SelfieStyler, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Mitchell, Julianne Applegate, Muhammad Ibrahim, Waqas Muddasir, Jeff Portaro, Dustin Ledo
  • Patent number: 11132764
    Abstract: Embodiments can facilitate performing a localized weather analysis for a portion of a sky. For achieving this, optical sensors can be placed in a capture grid network to capture images of the sky portion. The capture grid network may be logically divided into grids. The images captured by the optical sensors may include meta information indicating time and locations on the capture grid network the images were captured. The images can be combined to obtain wide-view images for the sky portion at various points of time. The wide-view images can be used to perform weather analysis such as cloud analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: TIANJIN KANTIAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Simeng Yan
  • Patent number: 11094283
    Abstract: A method for operating a head-wearable presentation apparatus is provided. The method comprises the steps of: capturing data that are representative of at least one state variable of the head of a person wearing the head-wearable presentation apparatus, evaluating the captured data in order to determine the at least one state variable of the head, and modifying a degree of transparency of at least one playback arrangement of the head-wearable presentation apparatus if the at least one state variable of the head corresponds to a predetermined state variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
    Inventors: Stefan Saur, Marco Wilzbach, Christopher Käsbach
  • Patent number: 11077354
    Abstract: Techniques for interactive scorekeeping and animation generation are described, including evaluating a play to form an event datum associated with execution of the play, using the event datum to form an event packet, generating an animation using the event packet, the animation being associated with the execution of the play, and presenting the animation on an endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: EyezOnBaseball, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin M. Tillman, Scot Gillis
  • Patent number: 11080817
    Abstract: Generating a synthesized image of a person wearing clothing is described. A two-dimensional reference image depicting a person wearing an article of clothing and a two-dimensional image of target clothing in which the person is to be depicted as wearing are received. To generate the synthesized image, a warped image of the target clothing is generated via a geometric matching module, which implements a machine learning model trained to recognize similarities between warped and non-warped clothing images using multi-scale patch adversarial loss. The multi-scale patch adversarial loss is determined by sampling patches of different sizes from corresponding locations of warped and non-warped clothing images. The synthesized image is generated on a per-person basis, such that the target clothing fits the particular body shape, pose, and unique characteristics of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Kumar Ayush, Surgan Jandial, Mayur Hemani, Balaji Krishnamurthy, Ayush Chopra
  • Patent number: 11080319
    Abstract: A method of providing an image search result online using device information including: receiving an input of a search query; identifying first device information of a device from the search query; indexing an image that matches the first device information by comparing the first device information to second device information included in metadata of the image; and providing the indexed image that matches the first device information as a search result of the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Miyoung Jang
  • Patent number: 11067803
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device that may include a first optic located a first distance from an optical receiver, the first optic being adapted to: receive environment content from a location in front of the first optic relative to the optical receiver; and alter a focal vergence of the environment content. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a display located a second distance from the optical receiver, the display being is adapted to: receive the environment content from the first optic; and deliver the environment content and display content to a second optic. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include the second optic located a third distance from the optical receiver, the second optic being is adapted to: receive the environment content and the display content from the display; alter the focal vergence of the environment content; and alter a focal vergence of the display content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Atheer, Inc.
    Inventor: Sleiman Itani
  • Patent number: 11064107
    Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing scenes from cameras imaging an event, such as a sporting event broadcast, are provided. Systems and methods include detecting and tracking patterns and trails. This may be performed with intra-frame processing and without knowledge of camera parameters. A system for analyzing a scene may include an object characterizer, a foreground detector, an object tracker, a trail updater, and a video annotator. Systems and methods may provide information regarding centers and spans of activity based on object locations and trails, which may be used to control camera field of views such as a camera pose and zoom level. A magnification may be determined for images in a video sequence based on the size of an object in the images. Measurements may be determined from object trails in a video sequence based on an effective magnification of images in the video sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Smadar Gefen, Gregory House, Yuecheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11049361
    Abstract: There is described a gaming table having a playing surface in which a display panel is positioned below the playing surface of the gaming table, and is operable to display moving and/or still images which can be viewed through the playing surface by players at the table. A diffuser screen 8 may be placed between the playing surface and the display panel. If the upper surface of the display panel is uneven, a cover sheet 16 may be placed over the display panel to provide a smooth substrate for the diffuser screen and/or the playing surface. Embodiments are described in which a projector projects an image onto the undersurface of a screen mounted below the playing surface so that the image is visible through the playing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: TCS John Huxley Europe Limited
    Inventors: Harley David Jackson, Simon McLaren Witty, Emanuel Maniatis
  • Patent number: 11042259
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach the approach deconstructs a user interface into user interface elements that each are assigned an importance score. The approach compares a user eye gaze pattern of a user viewing the user interface against an expected eye gaze pattern corresponding to the user interface, and determines that the user requires assistance navigating the user interface. The approach selects one of the user interface elements based on its importance score, generates an augmented reality overlay of the selected user interface element, and displays the augmented reality overlay on the user interface using an augmented reality device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Willie L. Scott, II, Charu Pandhi, Mohit Jain, Kuntal Dey
  • Patent number: 10993793
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for following and conducting laboratory procedures for preventing errors and fatigue of the user. The system involves input means, such as a microscope, and a camera connected to the input means, while the camera creates images of the input means. A computer is connected to the camera, and it processes the images so that augmented reality glasses which are also connected to the computer, are capable of having those images projected thereon. The computer also has laboratory protocol files installed thereon, and it projects images of the protocols onto the glasses. The projected images do not interfere with a user's natural vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventor: Haim Sheena
  • Patent number: 10977494
    Abstract: A method for identifying of a type of weed in a natural environment may be provided. The method comprises receiving a digital image of the weed in an early growth stage together with related metadata, contouring areas of leaves and determining whether the weed is a monocotyledon or a dicotyledon. Furthermore, the method comprises determining a growth stage and determining the type of weed identified by a weed name and a probability of the correctness of the determination using at least one out of a plurality of the received metadata and a plurality of metadata determined during the contouring, during the determining whether the weed is a monocotyledon or a dicotyledon, and during the determination of the growth stage of the weeds as input parameters to a set of classifiers using a storage comprising names of types of weeds together with a plurality of sets of metadata per weed type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: BASF AGRO TRADEMARKS GMBH
    Inventors: Bjoern Kiepe, Thomas Schilling, Franco Fois, Daniel Rechsteiner, Sebastian Hellweg, Alexandra Gladbach, Birgit Stepponat
  • Patent number: 10976982
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coordinating a master/follower device arrangement in a virtual reality (VR) environment is disclosed. A head mounted display (HMD) includes a transceiver, a display, and a processor coupled to the transceiver and display. The processor is configured to control the transceiver to receive, from at least one other HMD, data related to a field of view (FOV) of the at least one other HMD in a virtual reality (VR) environment. The processor is further configured to generate, using the data related to the FOV of the at least one other HMD, an FOV of the HMD in the VR environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ciaran Rochford, Philippe Harscoet, Xiaoguang Li
  • Patent number: 10969583
    Abstract: An augmented-reality system for providing information relating to a wearable medical device and/or a patient wearing a medical device. An augmented-reality enabled computing device includes an image acquisition device, a user interface operatively coupled to the image acquisition device, the user interface configured to receive streaming images of a scene having one or more predetermined recognizable features, and a processor operably connected to the user interface. The processor is configured receive the streaming images, analyze the one or more predetermined recognizable features to determine a context of the scene, retrieve information relating to at least one of the medical device and the patient wearing the medical device, the information corresponding to the determined context of the scene, and augment the received streaming images with contextual information relating to at least one of the medical device and the patient wearing the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ZOLL Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Hresko, Thomas E. Kaib, Shane S. Volpe, Grace Owens, Trisha A. Pavel, John G. Clark
  • Patent number: 10958829
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media that can guide a user to align a camera feed captured by a user client device with a target digital image. In particular, the systems described herein can analyze a camera feed to determine image attributes for the camera feed. The systems can compare the image attributes of the camera feed with corresponding target image attributes of a target digital image. Additionally, the systems can generate and provide instructions to guide a user to align the image attributes of the camera feed with the target image attributes of the target digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ADOBE INC.
    Inventors: Alannah Oleson, Radomir Mech, Jose Echevarria, Jingwan Lu
  • Patent number: 10957106
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus connected to a display device to be mounted on the head of a user acquires panoramic image data representing a captured image around the user and generates background image data representing the panoramic image data projected onto a projection plane having a predetermined shape that is virtually disposed around the position of a user's viewpoint in a virtual space. The image processing apparatus synthesizes model image data generated on the basis of predetermined three-dimensional model data with the background image data, thereby generating synthesized image data, and outputs a visual field image of the user generated on the basis of the synthesized image data to the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakajima, Tomokazu Kake
  • Patent number: 10950054
    Abstract: An Augmented Reality (AR)-device, including a visual sensor for capturing an environment of the AR-device, a display providing a real view of the environment, and overlays onto the real view according to AR-data including at least one of design data and measured data, a computer for reading and controlling the visual sensor, at least one of receiving, generating and storing the AR-data, and identification features which are assigned to each of a plurality of reference systems, generating the overlays, establishing a referenced status of the AR-device relative to each of the reference systems by identifying a reference system based on at least one identification feature captured by the visual sensor, determining a pose of the AR-device relative to the identified reference system, and maintaining the referenced status in case of loss of visual contact between the visual sensor and the identification feature, based on a Visual Localisation and Mapping (VSLAM)-process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard Metzler, Martin Havnør
  • Patent number: 10943399
    Abstract: A method of presenting visual information to a user includes acquiring a first surface mesh relative to the user, acquiring a second surface mesh relative to the user, assigning a first physics layer to the first surface mesh, assigning a second physics layer to the second surface mesh, and prioritizing the first physics layer over the second physics layer independent of a relative position of the first physics layer and the second physics layer in a shared environment for interactions with a first object associated with the first surface mesh and a second object associated with the second surface mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Richard Berk, Andrei Andreevich Borodin, Michael Jordon Felice
  • Patent number: 10943491
    Abstract: A method of synthetic visualization of a scene viewed from an aircraft and synthetic vision system. The system includes a processing unit for generating a synthetic image of a scene ahead of the aircraft, a unit for displaying on a visualization screen a background image corresponding to this synthetic image and symbols for piloting the aircraft, and a monitoring device including a unit for generating at least two virtual control elements, representations of the control elements integrated into the synthetic image, a unit for detecting on the synthetic image the representations and their position, and a unit for verifying whether these positions are consistent with position of a line of zero pitch and/or of a line of zero roll of the aircraft, the display being carried out only in case of consistency between these positions, that is to say the absence of any problem of orientation of the synthetic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Thibault Pinchon, Fabrice Bousquet
  • Patent number: 10943151
    Abstract: An exemplary geospatial image processing system generates, based on multiple detections of an object of interest detected by a computer vision model in multiple, correlated images of a geospatial location captured from different camera viewpoints, user interface content that includes a visual indication of the detected object of interest superimposed at an object position on a view of the geospatial location. The system provides the user interface content for display in a graphical user interface view of a user interface and provides, by way of the user interface, a user interface tool configured to facilitate user validation of one or more of the multiple detections of the object of interest. The system may receive, a user validation of one or more of the multiple detections of the object of interest and may train the computer vision model based on the user validation. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Eno, Lindy Williams, Wesley Boyer, Kevin Brackney, Bergen Davell, Khoa Truong Pham
  • Patent number: 10928508
    Abstract: A system includes a computer that includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor such that the computer is programmed to transform a vertical image plane camera image to a horizontal image plane, thereby generating a transformed camera image, generate a scaled horizontal image plane radar image based on a resolution of the transformed camera image, and then superimpose the scaled radar image on the transformed camera image thereby generating a horizontal image plane superimposed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Krithika Swaminathan
  • Patent number: 10926639
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a viewpoint transformation and image generation unit that performs viewpoint transformation processing on an image. The viewpoint transformation and image generation unit is configured to: generate a first viewpoint image by the viewpoint transformation processing on an input image; generate, before generating a second viewpoint image in which a viewpoint and a visual line are different from those of the first viewpoint image, one or more intermediate viewpoint images in which a viewpoint and a visual line are intermediate between those of the first viewpoint image and those of the second viewpoint image; and generate the second viewpoint image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshinobu Hatano
  • Patent number: 10922905
    Abstract: An agricultural tracked vehicle has a ground drive including at least two ground drive wheels. Ground engagement elements are assigned to individual ground drive wheels and/or units comprising several ground drive wheels. An evaluation device is provided, which is configured for ascertaining an operating state of at least one of the ground engagement elements based at least on one or several state variables of the surroundings and/or vehicle-independent, device-specific sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: CLAAS Industrietechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Morawitz, Jan-Willem Verhorst, Peter Meyer
  • Patent number: 10896329
    Abstract: The exemplified system and method facilitates process, grammar, and framework to perform analytics operations, and visualize the result of analytics operations using augmented reality. The exemplified system and method can be used, but is not limited to, for augmented reality presentations of physical objects as paper documents, digital or printed signage, posters, physical or digital displays, real-world objects, indoor and outdoor spaces, hardware device displays, vehicle dashboards, and other real-world scenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Arnab Nandi, Codi Burley
  • Patent number: 10895946
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are provided for using tiled data. An information request for an area may be received. Information for the area may be accessed. The information for the area may be stored in a tree structure such that the information is subdivided into one or more levels of tiles. Individual tiles may correspond to a portion of the area. One or more tiles may include precomputed information for the corresponding portion(s) of the area. A response to the information request may be determined based on the precomputed information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Wilczynski, Daniel Cervelli, Stephen Freiberg
  • Patent number: 10896330
    Abstract: An electronic device configured to display interactive information is provided, including a communication device, a camera, an input device, a processor and a display. The camera acquires an input image including an image of a display device, and the display device displays an interactive image including a default interaction option. The processor generates a virtual option according to the interactive image and superimposes the virtual option on the input image. The default interaction option and the virtual option correspond to a designated device and a designated service, respectively. The display is configured to display the input image and the virtual option. The processor determines whether the default interaction option or the virtual option is enabled when the input device receives an input operation, so as to provide the designated service in the designated device corresponding to the enabled default interaction option or virtual option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Chen, Ming-Hsien Lin, Yen-Chuan Chen
  • Patent number: 10818089
    Abstract: This disclosure presents systems and methods to provide a shared augmented reality experience across multiple presentation devices. A first presentation device may display an AR marker, and may use a map of the physical environment to correctly orient the AR marker with an orientation of an anchor object. A second presentation device may then scan the marker, which places the anchor object in the position and orientation in their perceived views of the virtual environment in accordance with the marker. Once the location of the anchor object is established, networking between the first and second devices can be used to place other virtual objects in the virtual environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Hunter Gough, Hunter Gibson, Tri Desa, Christopher Painter, Brittany Bruegel, Maxwell McCoy
  • Patent number: 10816807
    Abstract: A virtual or augmented reality device is provided. The virtual or augmented reality device may include at least one visualization device and at least one computer that may be communicatively linked. The external computer may further include a central processing unit and a video adaptor. The video adaptor may supply multiple data stream to the visualization device. The virtual or augmented reality device may also include at least two displays that may be connected to the visualization device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: VRGINEERS, INC.
    Inventors: Marek Polcak, Milan Kostilek, Martin Chloupek, Tomas Jirinec
  • Patent number: 10810429
    Abstract: A system may include an image database having a number of images, such that each of the images is linked to a respective organization of a number of organizations. The system may also include a financial database having financial information associated with the number of organizations. The system may also include a processor that receives image data representative of an object, determine an organization associated with the object based on a comparison of the image data with at least one image of the number of images in the image database and a correlation between the at least one image with the organization, and retrieve financial data regarding the organization from the financial database. The processor may then generate visualizations regarding the financial data and overlay the visualizations on the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Carlos J P Chavez, David Jason Anderson James, Rachel Elizabeth Csabi, Quian Jones, Andrea Marie Richardson, Kre-sante Gordon, Michael Robert Pariseau, Adrian Borunda, Jeffrey Guarnieri, Peter Michael Borges, Timothy Noble, II, Jason Quon
  • Patent number: 10788891
    Abstract: In an implementation, inputting a password in a virtual reality (VR) scene is described. An interactive input interface in the VR scene for a user of a VR device is presented. The interface comprises multiple input units used for an overall input. Each input unit comprises one or more input elements. A determination is made that a user scene focus in the VR scene is on a selected input unit. A determination is made that a movement track of the user scene focus on the selected input unit satisfies an input condition. In response to a determination that the movement track of the user scene focus on the selected input unit satisfies the input condition, the input elements in the selected input unit are used as a part of an input password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Jie Liu, Jiajia Li
  • Patent number: 10776991
    Abstract: A method of providing a virtual experience to a user includes identifying a plurality of virtual objects. The method further includes detecting a position of a part of the user's body other than the user's head. The method further includes detecting a reference line of sight of the user. The method further includes setting an extension direction for a first virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects based on a direction of the reference line of sight. The method further includes setting a region for a first virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects, wherein the region comprises a part extending in the extension direction. The method further includes determining whether the first virtual object and a virtual representation of the part of the body have touched based on a positional relationship between the region and a position of the virtual representation of the part of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: COLOPL, INC.
    Inventor: Shuhei Terahata
  • Patent number: 10777016
    Abstract: A system and a method for enhancing a user's immersion in a mixed reality mode of head-mounted display apparatus, the system being at least communicably coupled to the aforesaid display apparatus. The system includes at least one camera communicably coupled to a processor. The processor controls said camera to capture sequence of images of real-world environment; analyse sequence of images to identify spatial geometry of real objects in real-world environment and material categories to which real objects belong; process sequence of images to generate sequence of mixed-reality images, based upon spatial geometry and material category of at least one real object that is represented by at least one virtual object in sequence of mixed-reality images, wherein visual behaviour of at least one virtual object emulates at least one material property associated with material category of the at least one real object; and render the sequence of mixed-reality images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Varjo Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Joonas Nissinen, Mikko Ollila
  • Patent number: 10740894
    Abstract: A tracked vehicle, in particular an agricultural tracked vehicle, has a crawler track assembly including at least one track-laying unit. The track-laying unit has at least two ground drive wheels and a track belt guided over the ground drive wheels. An evaluation device is provided, which is configured for carrying out a determination of the state of wear of at least one track belt of the crawler track assembly with the aid of an image-based comparison of at least two components of the tracked vehicle, at least one of which is a component of the track belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: CLAAS Industrietechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Morawitz, Peter Meyer, Jan-Willem Verhorst
  • Patent number: 10733262
    Abstract: Attribute control for updating digital content in a digital medium environment is described. The digital content is updated by incorporating new digital content components from a service provider system, such as a stock content service, to keep the digital content from seeming stale to client device users. The service provider system controls provision of digital content components based on fixed and variable attributes specified for these digital content components. Initially, the service provider system receives a component request, requesting that the service provider system provide the digital content components for incorporation with the digital content. The component request specifies fixed and variable content attributes for the provided digital content components. A fixed content attribute is an attribute that is to be included in the provided digital content components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin Stuart Peter Miller, Kevin Gary Smith, Kent Andrew Edmonds, Govind P. Balakrishnan
  • Patent number: 10733492
    Abstract: Techniques to improve detection and security of images, including formation and detection of matrix-based images. Some techniques include logic to process image data, generate one or more colorspaces associated with that data, and perform colorspace conversions based on the generated colorspace. The logic may be further configured to generate an image based on the colorspace conversions, including but not limited to a matrix bar code. The logic may be further configured to apply one or both of an ultraviolet layer and an infrared layer to the image, e.g. matrix barcode, generated from the colorspace conversion(s). Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Austin Grant Walters, Jeremy Edward Goodsitt, Fardin Abdi Taghi Abad
  • Patent number: 10686899
    Abstract: Systems and methods for causing display of a messaging achievement pictograph based on messaging activity are provided. In some example embodiments, a message activity communication is received by a messaging activity service from a client device, the messaging active communication causing and adjustment to a message activity score and the message activity score transgressing a first threshold activity score. Responsive to the message activity transgressing the first threshold activity score, an achievement pictograph is displayed on the client device. In some example embodiments, the pictograph may be ephemeral and removal of the pictograph may be triggered by a designated time or by the message activity score transgressing a second threshold activity score. In some example embodiments, a notification is generated that notifies a user of the display or removal from display of the achievement pictograph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Chamal Samaranayake, Nathan Boyd, Jonathan Brody, Nicholas Richard Allen, Evan Spiegel
  • Patent number: 10672221
    Abstract: There is described a gaming table (3) having a playing surface (9) in which a display panel (6) is positioned below the playing surface of the gaming table, and is operable to display moving and/or still images which can be viewed through the playing surface by players at the table. A diffuser screen 8 may be placed between the playing surface (9) and the display panel (6). If the upper surface of the display panel (6) is uneven, a cover sheet 16 may be placed over the display panel (6) to provide a smooth substrate for the diffuser screen (8) and/or the playing surface (9). Embodiments are described in which a projector projects an image onto the undersurface of a screen mounted below the playing surface so that the image is visible through the playing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: TCS John Huxley Europe Limited
    Inventors: Harley David Jackson, Simon McLaren Witty, Emanuel Maniatis
  • Patent number: 10664962
    Abstract: Described is a method for processing image data to determine if a portion of the imaged environment is exposed to high illumination, such as sunlight. In some implementations, image data from multiple different imaging devices may be processed to produce for each imaging device a respective illumination mask that identifies pixels that represent a portion of the environment that is exposed to high illumination. Overlapping portions of those illumination masks may then be combined to produce a unified illumination map of an area of the environment. The unified illumination map identifies, for different portions of the environment, a probability that the portion is actually exposed to high illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Adam, Igor Kviatkovsky, Ehud Benyamin Rivlin, Gerard Guy Medioni
  • Patent number: 10660728
    Abstract: Methods and systems of the present disclosure are directed to providing dental treatment utilizing a mixed reality device. A patient's physical arch is scanned to produce a virtual arch that is then rendered in a computing environment for analysis and manipulation. Virtual targets, e.g., brackets, implants, etc., and/or a grid, are applied to the virtual arch to produce a virtual dental treatment template. The virtual dental treatment template is rendered in the mixed reality device and aligned the template with the physical arch of the patient in the mixed reality device. A practitioner is thus provided with this template and the patient within the same field of view, so that installation of dental apparatus can be simply a matter of aligning physical dental apparatus with the corresponding virtual dental apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventors: Baliram Maraj, Darshanand Khusial
  • Patent number: 10653962
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for digital avatars. An interface module receives a request message to determine measurements of a user. A graphics engine sub-module accesses a first set of data that is indicative of locations in a first image of a user. The locations are points of the user's body in the first image. The graphics engine sub-module accesses a second set of data that is indicative of a first physical-space measurement of the user. A computational sub-module determines, based at least partly on the locations and the first physical-space measurement characteristic, an estimate of a second physical-space measurement of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Akshay Gadre, Kerri Breslin
  • Patent number: 10653945
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium that, in one embodiment, interprets a user motion sequence comprises beginning a session, capturing the user motion sequence via a motion capturing device during the session, processing, via a processor, the user motion sequence into a predetermined data format, comparing the processed user motion sequence to at least one predetermined motion sequence stored in a database and determining whether to perform at least one of interpreting the user motion sequence as a universal command and registering the user motion sequence as a new command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC
    Inventor: Carey Leigh Lotzer
  • Patent number: 10636187
    Abstract: At a first device there is received from a second device (i) a native pixilated image and (ii) interactive filter data associated with the image. The filter data corresponds to an interactive filter applied to the image. A first representation of the image is displayed in accordance with the interactive filter data on the display. All or a first subset of the pixels of the image are obscured in the first representation. Responsive to user input, for a limited period of time, a second representation of the image is displayed in place of the first representation. None or a second subset of the pixels of the image is obscured in the second representation, where the second subset is less than the first subset. Then there is displayed on the display, after the limited period of time has elapsed, the first representation in place of the second representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Glu Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Sourabh Ahuja, Liang Wu, Michael Mok, Lian A. Amaris
  • Patent number: 10620778
    Abstract: Augmentable and manipulable modeling of equipment provides a three dimensional, manipulable base model image of an equipment specimen on a display system using optical base model data obtained using a computing system. Base model data collection can be user-controlled to permit changing spatial aspects of the base model image (size, perspective, orientation). User inputs concerning functions, conditions and the like can be transmitted from a model control unit to the computing system via a two-way communication link, generating augmenting data that is combined with the base model data to render augmented three dimensional models. User inputs also can be received directly by the computing system, for example using a display system touchscreen. Augmenting data received by the computing system and/or display system also can be transmitted via the communication link to the model control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Capozella, Paul Griesmer
  • Patent number: 10611475
    Abstract: A system may include a receiver configured to receive sensor data from one or more aerial vehicles, the sensor data including map data including sensed data related to an aerial view from one or more aerial vehicles of terrain and objects on the terrain. The system may also include a map updating processor in communication with the receiver. The map updating processor may receive the map data and identify a geographic location and/or an orientation associated with the map data. The map updating processor may also align, based at least in part on the geographic location and/or the orientation, the map data with a virtual aerial map providing an aerial view of terrain and objects on the terrain. The map updating processor may also incorporate at least a portion of the map data into the virtual aerial map and generate an updated virtual aerial map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jean-Guillaume Dominique Durand
  • Patent number: 10614590
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain position and orientation information and shape information about a real holding object holding a plurality of virtual objects, a setting unit configured to set a virtual object held by the holding object as an interference virtual object and to set a virtual object that is not held by the holding object as an interfered virtual object, based on the position and orientation information and the shape information about the plurality of virtual objects and the position and orientation information and shape information about the holding object, and a determination unit configured to determine presence or absence of interference between the interference virtual object and the interfered virtual object, based on the position and orientation information and the shape information about the interference virtual object and the position and orientation information and the shape information about the interfered virtual object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoko Ogata, Yasumi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10589625
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for augmenting an appearance of an actual vehicle component of an actual vehicle with a virtual vehicle component. An actual vehicle component may be augmented with a virtual vehicle component by obtaining a vehicle type of the actual vehicle, detecting a landmark associated with the actual vehicle, determining a position and an orientation of the landmark, selecting a virtual vehicle component, placing the virtual vehicle component within an overlay image, where the position and the orientation of the virtual vehicle component is based on the position and the orientation of the landmark, and displaying the overlay image so that one or more portions of the virtual vehicle component appear to cover one or more portions of the actual vehicle component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael P. Goslin
  • Patent number: 10567599
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is an image processing apparatus that generates image data used to print images on a sheet appliable to the skin. The image processing apparatus includes an image determiner that determines a makeup article image whose target position on the face is determined in accordance with facial feature points and an assist mark image whose target position on the face is determined in accordance with the facial feature points and a printing controller that generates the image data including contents indicating that the determined makeup article image and the determined assist mark image are to be printed on the sheet, the determined assist mark image printed at a position corresponding to a printing position of the determined makeup article image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayo Shinoda
  • Patent number: 10534948
    Abstract: Techniques to improve detection and security of images, including formation and detection of matrix-based images. Some techniques include logic to process image data, generate one or more colorspaces associated with that data, and perform colorspace conversions based on the generated colorspace. The logic may be further configured to generate an image based on the colorspace conversions, including but not limited to a matrix bar code. The logic may be further configured to apply one or both of an ultraviolet layer and an infrared layer to the image, e.g. matrix barcode, generated from the colorspace conversion(s). Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Austin Grant Walters, Jeremy Edward Goodsitt, Fardin Abdi Taghi Abad
  • Patent number: 10536647
    Abstract: In general, the subject matter can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for using a display of a computing device as a light source. The computing device receives a first image that was captured by a camera of the computing device, determines a brightness of at least part of the first image, selects an intensity of a light source that is to be presented by the display of the computing device, the intensity of the light source being selected based on the determined brightness of the at least part of the image, presents the light source by the display of the computing device, the presented light source having the selected intensity, and receives a second image that is captured by the camera of the computing device while the computing device is presenting the light source on the display using the selected intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Dhruv Bakshi, Jakob Nicolaus Foerster
  • Patent number: 10509991
    Abstract: Techniques to improve detection and security of images, including formation and detection of matrix-based images. Some techniques include logic to process image data, generate one or more colorspaces associated with that data, and perform colorspace conversions based on the generated colorspace. The logic may be further configured to generate an image based on the colorspace conversions, including but not limited to a matrix bar code. The logic may be further configured to apply one or both of an ultraviolet layer and an infrared layer to the image, e.g. matrix barcode, generated from the colorspace conversion(s). Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Austin Grant Walters, Jeremy Edward Goodsitt, Fardin Abdi Taghi Abad