Patents Assigned to Facebook
  • Patent number: 10901225
    Abstract: The disclosed systems for positioning head-mounted displays may include a first track along which a display apparatus of a head-mounted display is configured to move in a first direction and a second track along which the display apparatus is configured to move in a second, different direction. A first electromechanical actuator may move the display apparatus along the first track, and a second electromechanical actuator may move the display apparatus along the second track. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Renzo De Nardi, Kieran Connor Kelly, Brett Delainey Christie
  • Patent number: 10901502
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media are disclosed for selectively rendering augmented reality content based on predictions regarding a user's ability to visually process the augmented reality content. For instance, the disclosed systems can identify eye tracking information for a user at an initial time. Moreover, the disclosed systems can predict a change in an ability of the user to visually process an augmented reality element at a future time based on the eye tracking information. Additionally, the disclosed systems can selectively render the augmented reality element at the future time based on the predicted change in the ability of the user to visually process the augmented reality element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Terrano, Ian Erkelens, Kevin James MacKenzie
  • Patent number: 10902820
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an electronic display having a pixel array configured to display a sequence of subframes, and an image shifting electro-optic device that is operable to shift at least a portion of an image of the display pixel array synchronously with displaying the sequence of subframes, so as to form a sequence of offset subframe images for providing an enhanced image resolution and pixel correction in a compound image. The image shifting electro-optic device may include a polarization switch in series with a polarization grating, for shifting image pixels between offset image positions in coordination with displaying consecutive subframes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Fenglin Peng, Lu Lu, Jasmine Soria Sears, Ying Geng, Wai Sze Tiffany Lam
  • Patent number: 10901217
    Abstract: A headset includes a compact wide field of view optics block. The headset includes a display element and an optics block. The display element is configured to generate image light. The optics block is configured to direct the image light to an eyebox. The optics block includes a projection lens and a panoramic lens. The projection lens has a first diameter and is adjacent to the display element and is configured to receive the image light from the display element. The panoramic lens is positioned between the projection lens and the eyebox. The panoramic lens has a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter and is configured to provide the image light that has been transmitted by the projection lens to the eyebox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Youngshik Yoon, Min Hyuk Choi
  • Patent number: 10904697
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method may include receiving, in a messaging client executing on a first client device, a location request from a second client device; determining whether the second client device is authorized to send the location request to the first client device; starting a timer in response to receiving the location request when the second client device is authorized; and sending a location of the first client device to the second client device when the timer expires. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Charles Henri Reitz, Menahem Dan Fedida, Felix Leupold
  • Patent number: 10905030
    Abstract: A system includes a coolant reservoir, a coolant pump, and a heat exchanger. The coolant reservoir is at least in part included in a data center rack and configured to hold a coolant. The coolant pump is configured to pump the coolant to a manifold configured to distribute the coolant to a plurality of different rack mounted devices. The heat exchanger is configured to cool the coolant via an ambient air of a data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: John Edward Fernandes, Jacob Na
  • Patent number: 10901092
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes at least one projector comprising a plurality of light emitters, where the projector is configured to project a projected pattern comprising a plurality of projected features having different locations; a camera configured to capture an image comprising a detected pattern corresponding to a reflection of the projected pattern; and one or more processors configured to: identify at least one detected feature of the detected pattern, wherein the detected feature corresponds to at least one reflection of the projected features; and activate or deactivate one or more of the light emitters based on the detected feature. The light emitters may be activated or deactivated by determining a detected feature measurement based on the detected feature, and activating or deactivating one or more of the light emitters when the detected feature measurement satisfies a threshold feature measurement condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Niv Kantor, Nadav Grossinger, Nitay Romano
  • Patent number: 10901291
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) presented herein comprises an electronic display and an optical assembly. The electronic display is configured to emit image light. The optical assembly is configured to direct the image light to an eye-box of the HMD corresponding to a location of a user's eye. The optical assembly includes a multifocal optical element, e.g., a bifocal optical element. A first portion of the multifocal optical element has a first optical power that is associated with a first image plane. The second portion of the multifocal optical element has a second optical power different than the first optical power, the second portion associated with a second image plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yusufu Njoni Bamaxam Sulai, Brian Wheelwright
  • Patent number: 10901490
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the OPC manages at least one of i) gating state and ii) different operating frequencies for a given circuit region. The operating point controller is configured to be capable of both 1) having sole control to set and manage the gating state and operating frequency for the given circuit region based on a first set of events, as well as 2) delegating control to a local power domain controller to set and manage i) gating state for components in that circuit region, ii) different operating frequencies for components in that circuit region, and iii) combinations of both, based on a second set of events, on a per operating point basis. The multiple operating points for that circuit region have different operating voltage levels and operating frequencies, and when delegated, the local power domain controller will chose the gating state and/or operating frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Ehmann, Drew E. Wingard
  • Patent number: 10904359
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a first data request, wherein the first data request is associated with a deadline and requests data to be transmitted to a computing device. It is estimated whether the first data request will be fulfilled before the deadline based on estimated response sizes of responses to a set of pending data requests and a bandwidth associated with the computing device. A data transmission mode of operation is determined for the computing device based on the estimating whether the first data request will be fulfilled before the deadline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir Livneh, Adnan Majeed, Mergen Nachin
  • Patent number: 10904514
    Abstract: A depth camera assembly (DCA) includes a polarized structured light generator, an imaging device and a controller. The structured light generator illuminates a local area with one or more polarized structured light patterns in accordance with emission instructions from the controller. The structured light generator comprises an illumination source, an acousto-optic device, and a polarizing element. The acousto-optic device generates a structured light pattern from an optical beam emitted from the illumination source. The polarizing element generates the one or more polarized structured light patterns using the structured light pattern. The imaging device captures portions of the one or more polarized structured light patterns scattered or reflected from the local area. The controller determines depth information, degree of polarization and index of refraction map for the local area based at least in part on the captured portions of the one or more scattered or reflected polarized structured light patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Qing Chao, Michael Hall
  • Patent number: 10902623
    Abstract: A camera assembly for depth sensing of a local area. The camera assembly includes a projector, a sensor and a controller. The projector emits, into the local area, a structured light (SL) pattern at multiple phases. The sensor images the local area using multiple augmented pixels. Each augmented pixel has multiple gates and at least some of the gates have a respective local storage location. Each capture phase of the augmented pixel is divided into a respective plurality of time bins associated with a respective subset of the gates. Each local storage location of the subset of gates stores image data during a respective time bin, the image data based on portions of the SL pattern emitted at a respective phase and reflected from the local area. The controller determines depth information for the local area based on the image data stored during at least one capture phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fengqiang Li, Zihe Gao, Michael Hall
  • Patent number: 10901215
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include comprising identifying, within a real-world environment, a position of a user relative to a safety boundary. The position of the user is identified by a head-mounted display system comprising a display device. The display device is configured to at least partially obscure visibility of the real-world environment to the user. The method may further include selecting, based on the position of the user, at least a portion of a model of the real-world environment, rendering the portion of the model of the real-world environment, and displaying the rendered portion of the model of the real-world environment via the display device as a notification of the position of the user relative to the safety boundary. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Newcombe, Simon Gareth Green, Steven John Lovegrove, Renzo De Nardi, Yuheng Ren, Thomas John Whelan
  • Patent number: 10902221
    Abstract: Components of language processing engines, such as translation models and language models, can be customized for groups of users or based on user type values. Users can be organized into groups or assigned a value on a continuum based on factors such as interests, biographical characteristics, social media interactions, etc. In some implementations, translation engine components can be customized for groups of users by selecting the training data from content created by users in that group. In some implementations, the group identifier or continuum value can be part of the input into a general translation component allowing the translation component to take a language style of that user group into account when performing language processing tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Ying Zhang, Christian Fuegen, Guillaume Lample, Jing Zheng
  • Patent number: 10901205
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) includes an electronic display configured to emit an image. The HMD also includes an eye tracking module configured to determine a position of an eye of a user of the HMD, and a varifocal block. The varifocal block includes a stacked liquid crystal (LC) structure that has a tunable optical power. The varifocal block is configured to present the image to the user of the HMD at an adjustable focal distance that is determined by the tunable optical power and is based in part on the determined position of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lu Lu, Pasi Saarikko, Douglas Robert Lanman
  • Patent number: 10902215
    Abstract: Components of language processing engines, such as translation models and language models, can be customized for groups of users or based on user type values. Users can be organized into groups or assigned a value on a continuum based on factors such as interests, biographical characteristics, social media interactions, etc. In some implementations, translation engine components can be customized for groups of users by selecting the training data from content created by users in that group. In some implementations, the group identifier or continuum value can be part of the input into a general translation component allowing the translation component to take a language style of that user group into account when performing language processing tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Ying Zhang, Christian Fuegen, Guillaume Lample, Jing Zheng
  • Patent number: 10902466
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for managing the communications and information resources of a user. Identity information relating to the user is received. The user's preference for withholding an incoming communication is obtained. An entry is created in a message log for the withheld communication. The user is not notified of receipt of the withheld communication, yet receipt of the withheld communication is logged in the message log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Dale Malik, Robert A. Koch, Peter Hill, Richard A. Anderson
  • Patent number: 10904855
    Abstract: Techniques to manage client location detection are described. In one embodiment an apparatus may comprise a location-based services support component and a client management component. The location-based services support component may be operative to determine that a network service is scheduled for a location update from a mobile device, determine a location accuracy based on the network service, and update the network service with a received location of the mobile device. The client management component may be operative to transmit a location request to the mobile device, the location request specifying the location accuracy determined based on the network service and receive a response to the location request from the mobile device, the response comprising the location of the mobile device conforming to the specified location accuracy. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Andrea Vaccari, Yuntao Jia, Pierre Moreels, Matthew Robert Mallozzi, Gabriel Grise, Islam Ismailov
  • Publication number: 20210019633
    Abstract: Disclosed herein includes a system, a method, and a device for performing a convolution on data of a current layer of a neural network, including a plurality of channels arranged in a first order and partitioned into a plurality of first partitions according to the first order. Each first partition includes a result of a convolution on a corresponding partition of channels in data of a previous layer of the neural network. The device shifts the plurality of channels arranged in the first order to a second order, partition the shifted plurality of channels into a plurality of second partitions, according to the second order. For each of the plurality of second partitions, the device performs a convolution on channels of the shifted plurality of channels that are in the corresponding second partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ganesh Venkatesh
  • Publication number: 20210019115
    Abstract: Disclosed herein includes a system, a method, and a device including shift circuitry and add circuitry for performing multiplication of a first value and a second value for a neural network. The first value has a predetermined format including a first bit, and two or more second bits to represent a value of zero or 2n where n is an integer greater than or equal to 0. The device shifts, when the two or more second bits represent the value of 2n, the second value by (n+1) bits via the shift circuitry to provide a first result, selectively outputs zero or the second value, based on a value of the first bit of the first value, to provide a second result, and adds the first result and the second results via the add circuitry to provide a result of the multiplication of the first and second values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ganesh Venkatesh, Liangzhen Lai, Pierce I-Jen Chuang, Meng Li, Vikas Chandra