Patents Assigned to Facebook Technologies, LLC
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Patent number: 11169379Abstract: A waveguide display includes a waveguide transparent to visible light, a first volume Bragg grating (VBG) on the waveguide and characterized by a first refractive index modulation, and a second reflection VBG on the waveguide and including a plurality of regions characterized by different respective refractive index modulations. The first reflection VBG is configured to diffract display light in a first wavelength range and a first field of view (FOV) range such that the display light in the first wavelength range and the first FOV range propagates in the waveguide through total internal reflection to the plurality of regions of the second reflection VBG. The plurality of regions of the second reflection VBG are configured to diffract the display light in different respective wavelength ranges within the first wavelength range and the first FOV range.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Wanli Chi, Dominic Meiser, Yang Yang, Wai Sze Tiffany Lam, Pasi Saarikko, Ningfeng Huang
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Patent number: 11169358Abstract: A virtual scene may be projected onto a two-dimensional screen of a head mounted display. The two-dimension screen may be substantially perpendicular to a visual axis of a user wearing the head mounted display. A lens assembly of the projector may be adjusted to focus on a viewing portion of the virtual scene on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventor: Wei Rong
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Patent number: 11171621Abstract: An audio playback device detects via an acoustic sensor of an audio playback device, ambient noise surrounding the audio playback device. The audio playback device updates an equalization filter based on the detected ambient noise, wherein the equalization filter adjusts one or more acoustic parameters of content presented by the audio playback device. The audio playback device adjusts a leakage control parameter based on the detected ambient noise, wherein the leakage control parameter adjusts an amount of leakage of content presented by the audio playback device. The audio playback device applies the equalization filter and the adjusted leakage control parameter to audio content. The audio playback device provides, via one or more acoustic speakers, the audio content to a user.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Samuel Steele Noertker, Andrew Lovitt, Tetsuro Oishi
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Patent number: 11169354Abstract: A method for assembling a first lens and a second lens is provided. The method includes performing an optical center measurement for at least one of the first lens or the second lens, and performing an optical center adjustment when the optical center measurement does not satisfy a predetermined optical center condition. The method also includes performing a polarimetric measurement for at least one of the first lens or the second lens, and performing a polarimetric angle adjustment when the polarimetric measurement does not satisfy a predetermined polarimetric condition. The method further includes assembling the first lens and the second lens to form an optical assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Aiqing Chen, Weihua Gao, Daozhi Wang
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Patent number: 11170576Abstract: A progressive display system can compute a virtual distance between a user and virtual objects. The virtual distance can be based on: a distance between the user and an object, a viewing angle of the object, and/or a footprint of the object in a field of view. The progressive display system can determine where the virtual distance falls in a sequence of distance ranges that correspond to levels of detail. Using a mapping between content sets for the object and levels of detail that correspond to distance ranges, the progressive display system can select content sets to display in relation to the object. As the user moves, the virtual distance will move across thresholds bounding the distance ranges. This causes the progressive display system to select and display other content sets for the distance range in which the current virtual distance falls.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Jonathan Ravasz, Etienne Pinchon, Adam Varga, Jasper Stevens, Robert Ellis, Jonah Jones
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Patent number: 11171772Abstract: This disclosure describes systems on a chip (SOCs) that prevent side channel attacks (SCAs). An example SoC includes an encryption engine, a key store, and a security processor. The key store is configured to store a plurality of encryption keys. The encryption engine is configured to encrypt transmit (Tx) channel data using any encryption key of the plurality of encryption keys stored to the key store. The security processor is configured to activate SCA mitigation logic of the SoC based on a determination that the encryption engine encrypts the Tx channel data using a strong key selected from the plurality of encryption keys stored to the key store, and to operate the SCA mitigation logic in a deactivated state based on a determination that the encryption engine encrypts the Tx channel data using a weak key selected from the plurality of encryption keys stored to the key store.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Sudhir Satpathy, Wojciech Stefan Powiertowski, Neeraj Upasani
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Generating and modifying representations of objects in an augmented-reality or virtual-reality scene
Patent number: 11170577Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for generating subframes may include accessing a rendered frame depicting a virtual scene from a first viewpoint of a user. The rendered frame may be generated based on at least one 3D model of an object in the virtual scene. A computing system may generate plurality of surfaces based on the rendered frame. Each surface may be positioned within a 3D space and comprises visual information. The system may determine a second viewpoint of the user in the 3D space and determine a visibility of the plurality of surfaces from the second viewpoint. The system may then render a subframe depicting the virtual scene from the second viewpoint based on the visual information and determined visibility of the plurality of surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Larry Seiler, Alex Nankervis -
Patent number: 11163361Abstract: Methods and apparatus for calibrating performance of one or more statistical models used to generate a musculoskeletal representation. The method comprises controlling presentation of instructions via a user interface to instruct the user to perform the at least one gesture and updating at least one parameter of the one or more statistical models based, at least in part on a plurality of neuromuscular signals recorded by a plurality of neuromuscular sensors during performance of the at least one gesture by the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Patrick Kaifosh, Tudor Giurgica-Tiron, Adam Berenzweig, Steven Kober, Adam Al-natsheh, Alexandre Barachant, Zhuo Wang
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Patent number: 11163166Abstract: In one example, an apparatus may include a frame that includes an optical component configured for use with a near-eye display that is part of a head-worn display system. The frame magnetically attaches to the head-worn display system, and when the frame is attached to the head-worn display system, the frame may align the optical component for use with the near-eye display. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventor: Ryan Michael Ebert
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Patent number: 11166096Abstract: A transducer system isolates vibrations produced by a transducer. The transducer system comprises the transducer and a vibration isolation system. The transducer can produce vibrations and is configured to be coupled to a device. The transducer includes a first sub-assembly including a coil assembly and a second sub-assembly including one or more magnets. The vibration isolation system is configured to isolate vibrations produced by the transducer from the device. The vibration isolation system includes a plurality of support brackets, and a suspension component including a plurality of flexures. The plurality of flexures includes a first set of flexures configured to suspend the first sub-assembly from the support brackets, a second set of flexures configured to suspend the second sub-assembly from the first sub-assembly, and a third set of flexures configured to suspend the second sub-assembly from the support brackets.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Scott Porter, Peter Gottlieb
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Patent number: 11163418Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and/or presenting, to a user, a user interface for an environment that includes virtual objects are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain, from electronic storage, information regarding virtual objects in a virtual three-dimensional space that has a virtual three-dimensional volume; determine a subset of voxels from the set of voxels such that the subset of voxels encompasses a three-dimensional volume that includes at least part of a first external surface of the first virtual object; determine proximity information for the first virtual object; determine a manipulation granularity; adjust the manipulation granularity based on the proximity information; receive particular user input from the user having a particular input magnitude; manipulate the first virtual object within the virtual three-dimensional space in accordance with the received particular user input; and effectuate presentation of the user interface to the user through a client computing platform.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Kai Zhou, Daniel Wagner
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Patent number: 11165982Abstract: A photo sensor includes a plurality of pixel blocks, each including one or more anchor pixels and one or more non-anchor pixels. The anchor pixels produce first sensor signals and the non-anchor pixels produce second sensor signals. An amplifier circuit amplifies the first and second sensor signals. A variable bit-depth analog to digital converter (ADC) circuit quantizes amplified versions of the first sensor signals into first digitized sensor signals with a first bit-depth. The ADC circuit also quantizes amplified versions of the second sensor signals into second digitized sensor signals with a second bit-depth that is lower than the first bit depth. The second bit-depth may be selected based on anchor pixel statistics derived from the one or more first digitized sensor signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Xinqiao Liu, Jakob Julian Engel
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Patent number: 11164995Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus including a first three-dimensional (3-D) structure and a second 3-D structure. The first 3-D structure may include a first-type doped semiconductor material having semi-polar facets. The second 3-D structure may form a light-emitting diode (LED). The second 3-D structure may include a second-type doped semiconductor material, an active layer, and the first-type doped semiconductor material. The apparatus may also include a conductive layer which at least partially overlays and is in ohmic contact with the semi-polar facets of the first-type doped semiconductor material. The first-type doped semiconductor material of the first 3-D structure and the first-type doped semiconductor material of the second 3-D structure may be etched from a common first-type doped semiconductor epitaxial layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Daniel Bryce Thompson
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Patent number: 11163165Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) includes an electronic display element, a microlens array, and an optics block. The electronic display element outputs image light via sub-pixels having different colors, the sub-pixels separated from each other by a dark space region. The sub-pixels have associated emission distributions that describe ranges of angles of light emitted from the plurality of sub-pixels. The microlens array includes microlenses that are each coupled to at least one corresponding sub-pixel, of the sub-pixels, where the microlenses concentrate the emission distributions and direct the emission distributions toward a target region. The optics block, which is located in the target region optically corrects the image light and directs the optically corrected image light from the microlens array to an exit pupil of the HMD corresponding to a location of an eye of a user of the HMD.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventor: Nicholas Daniel Trail
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Patent number: 11163159Abstract: One embodiment of the present application sets forth an apparatus that includes a composite display layer that transmits a set of composite light. The composite display layer includes a display layer that provides a first subset of light included in the set of composite light, and a first mirror layer parallel to the first display layer that provides a second subset of light included in the set of composite light, where the second subset of light comprises a reflection of a first portion of the first subset of light. The composite display layer also includes a polarizer layer disposed on the composite display layer, where the polarizer layer provides the first portion of the first subset of light to the first mirror layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Wei Rong
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Patent number: 11164905Abstract: A method of manufacturing light emitting diode (LED) devices is provided. In one example, the method comprises: forming a plurality of LED dies on a starter substrate, each of the plurality of LED dies including a device-side bump; moving, using a pick up tool (PUT), the starter substrate and the plurality of LED dies towards a backplane, the backplane including a plurality of backplane-side bumps; establishing the conductive bonds between the device-side bumps of the plurality of LED dies and the backplane-side bumps of the backplane at the plurality of contact locations; and operating the PUT to release the starter substrate to enable transferring of the plurality of LED dies to the backplane.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Céline Claire Oyer, Allan Pourchet
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Patent number: 11165557Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes encryption engines that shuffle data segments during decryption. By shuffling the data and using the resulting random permutation for decryption, the engines of this disclosure obfuscate hardware performance information that attackers might access and use in a side channel attack. In one example, an apparatus includes a decryption engine configured to select, for each round of multiple rounds for decrypting the block of encrypted data, a permutation of inputs to the decryption engine from multiple permutations of the inputs. The inputs include encrypted data segments of the block of encrypted data and an inverse cipher key segment, and the selected permutation of the inputs is different for at least two of the rounds. The decryption engine is further configured to iteratively compute a decrypted data segment across the plurality of rounds based on the respective selected permutation of the inputs for each round.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventor: Sudhir Satpathy
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Patent number: 11156830Abstract: Artificial reality (AR) systems track pose and skeletal positioning for multiple co-located participants, each having a head mounted display (HMD). Participants can join a shared artificial reality event or experience with others in the same location. Each participant's HMD can independently render AR content for the participant based on the participant's pose and pose information obtained from other participants' HMDs. A participating HMD may broadcast tracking estimates for skeletal points of interest (e.g., joints, finger tips, knees, ankle points, etc.) that are within the field-of-view of the HMD's cameras and/or sensors. A participating HMD may receive skeletal position information determined by other HMDs, and aggregate the received tracking information along with internal tracking information to construct an accurate, full estimate of its own pose and skeletal positioning information for its corresponding participant.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Samuel Alan Johnson, Carsten Sebastian Stoll, Benjamin Antoine Georges Lefaudeux
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Patent number: 11158074Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes at least one projector configured to project a plurality of projected patterns, where a projected lighting characteristic of each of the projected patterns varies over a time period in accordance with an associated predetermined temporal lighting-characteristic pattern, a camera configured to capture images of detected patterns, and one or more processors configured to: determine, for each detected pattern, a detected temporal lighting-characteristic pattern based on variations in a detected lighting characteristic of the detected pattern, identify a detected pattern that corresponds to one of the projected patterns by comparing at least one of the detected temporal lighting-characteristic patterns to at least one of the temporal lighting-characteristic patterns, and compute a depth associated with the detected patterns based on the one or more of the projected patterns, the detected pattern, and a relative position between the camera and the projector.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Niv Kantor, Ricardo Garcia, Nadav Grossinger, Robert Hasbun, Nitay Romano
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Patent number: 11156828Abstract: One embodiment of the present application sets forth a wearable device that includes a display comprising a plurality of pixels and configured to emit light, and a micro-lens array located adjacent to the display, and configured to produce a light field by altering the light emitted by the display, where at least one of the display or the micro-lens array is configured to move from a first position to a second position that aligns a first pixel in the plurality of pixels relative to the micro-lens array.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Ahmad Byagowi, Ramesh Raskar, Andrew Hamilton Coward, Ethan Kroll Gordon