Patents Assigned to Meta Platform Technologies, LLC
  • Patent number: 11989846
    Abstract: A method for training a real-time, modeling for animating an avatar for a subject is provided. The method includes collecting multiple images of a subject. The method also includes selecting a plurality of vertex positions in a guide mesh, indicative of a volumetric primitive enveloping the subject, determining a geometric attribute for the volumetric primitive including a position, a rotation, and a scale factor of the volumetric primitive, determining a payload attribute for each of the volumetric primitive, the payload attribute including a color value and an opacity value for each voxel in a voxel grid defining the volumetric primitive, determining a loss factor for each point in the volumetric primitive based on the geometric attribute, the payload attribute and a ground truth value, and updating a three-dimensional model for the subject. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Anthony Lombardi, Tomas Simon Kreuz, Jason Saragih, Gabriel Bailowitz Schwartz, Michael Zollhoefer, Yaser Sheikh
  • Patent number: 11988828
    Abstract: An eye-tracking system may include a light source to emit infrared (IR) light. A waveguide may include an input coupler. A scanner may be to direct the infrared (IR) light to the input coupler, which may be configured to direct the infrared (IR) light to exit the waveguide toward an eyebox region for eye-tracking. The scanner may be to direct visible light to the input coupler. The input coupler may be to direct the visible light toward the eyebox region for display as a virtual image. A sensor may be to generate an imaging signal when infrared (IR) light impinges upon the sensor via the scanner and the input coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mohamed Tarek Ahmed El-Haddad, Francesco LaRocca
  • Patent number: 11990689
    Abstract: The disclosed system may include an enclosure that is configured to house internal electrical components disposed on a printed circuit board (PCB). The system may also include a first antenna feed that is electrically connected to the PCB, to the enclosure, and to a radiating coupling arm configured for wireless communication in a first wireless communication band. The system may further include a second antenna feed that is electrically connected to the PCB and to an antenna configured for wireless communication in a second, different wireless communication band. The system may also include a first grounding leg that forms an electrical ground between the PCB and the enclosure, and a second, switchable grounding leg positioned away from the first grounding leg. This switchable grounding leg may provide a controllable electrical ground between the PCB and the enclosure. Various other methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Oh, Yonghua Wei, Md Rashidul Islam, Qian Qiao, Ulf Jan-Ove Mattsson, Geng Ye, Bruno Cendon Martin
  • Patent number: 11987677
    Abstract: A mechanically and piezoelectrically anisotropic polymer thin film is formed from a crystallizable polymer and an additive configured to interact with the polymer to facilitate chain alignment and, in some examples, create a higher crystalline content within the polymer thin film. The polymer thin film and its method of manufacture may be characterized by a bimodal molecular weight distribution where the molecular weight of the additive may be less than approximately 5% of the molecular weight of the crystallizable polymer. Example polymers may include vinylidene fluoride, trifluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinyl fluoride. Example additives may occupy up to approximately 60 wt. % of the polymer thin film. The polymer thin film may be characterized by a piezoelectric coefficient (d31) of at least approximately 5 pC/N or an electromechanical coupling factor (k31) of at least approximately 0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sheng Ye, Hao Mei, Cody Wayne Weyhrich, Arman Boromand, Andrew John Ouderkirk, Christopher Yuan Ting Liao, Emma Rae Mullen, Christopher Stipe, Nagi Hosni Elabbasi, Rui Jian
  • Patent number: 11991870
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an electronic component, a thermal ground, and a thermal interface material having a first side coupled to the electronic component and a second side coupled to the thermal ground, such that the thermal interface material draws thermal energy from the electronic component and transfers thermal energy to the thermal ground. The thermal interface material includes a body comprising thermally conductive silicone, the body disposed in thermal contact with the electrical component, and the thermally conductive silicone having a first thermal conductivity, and a plurality of thermally conductive fibers disposed within the body of the thermal interface material, the thermally conductive fibers having a second thermal conductivity greater than the first thermal conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Nikkhoo, Brian Toleno
  • Patent number: 11990929
    Abstract: Described embodiments provide systems and methods for adjusting a radio usage of a wireless link according to a time-averaged specific absorption rate (SAR). A first device configured to concurrently maintain a first wireless link with a second device and a second wireless link with an access point of a network may determine a proposed radio usage of the first wireless link and the second wireless link. The first device may determine a state of the first device according to the proposed radio usage and sensor information from at least one sensor of the first device. The first device may determine a time-averaged SAR of a user due to the first device, according to a defined time window and the determined state of the first device, to adjust the proposed radio usage of the first wireless link and the second wireless link to satisfy a threshold level of the time-averaged SAR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Kyungho Kim, Insoo Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240160023
    Abstract: A display element of an optical stack assembly in an augmented reality (AR) near-eye display device may be protected against ultraviolet (UV) and/or infrared (IR) exposure through one or more protective coatings on various surfaces of the elements of the optical stack assembly. A photochromic coating on one of the surfaces of the elements of the optical stack assembly may also be used instead of or in addition to the protective coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kyung Won PARK, Jie LUO, Firmansyah SULEM, Duming Zhang, Kian KERMAN, William CHANG, Chandra Sekhar KAKANI, Erdem ERDEN, Difei QI, Yu SHI, Ningfeng HUANG, Mehmet Emre YAVUZ
  • Publication number: 20240160013
    Abstract: An eye-tracking system may include a light source to emit infrared (IR) light. A waveguide may include an input coupler. A scanner may be to direct the infrared (IR) light to the input coupler, which may be configured to direct the infrared (IR) light to exit the waveguide toward an eyebox region for eye-tracking. The scanner may be to direct visible light to the input coupler. The input coupler may be to direct the visible light toward the eyebox region for display as a virtual image. A sensor may be to generate an imaging signal when infrared (IR) light impinges upon the sensor via the scanner and the input coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohamed Tarek Ahmed EL-HADDAD, Francesco LAROCCA
  • Patent number: 11983318
    Abstract: A retinal imaging system includes a projector, an imaging device, and a controller coupled to an eye tracking system under test. The projector emits a light pattern to be delivered to a pupil of an eye, a location of the pupil being estimated by the eye tracking system under test. The imaging device captures one or more images of a retina of the eye illuminated with at least a portion of the light pattern. The controller determines one or more eye tracking parameters based on the captured one or more images of the retina. The controller compares each determined eye tracking parameter with each of estimated one or more eye tracking parameters, wherein values for the one or more eye tracking parameters are estimated by the eye tracking system under test. The controller characterizes each estimated eye tracking parameter based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robin Sharma, Nicholas Daniel Trail, Robert Dale Cavin, Kyle Justin Curts
  • Patent number: 11983320
    Abstract: An example wearable device that includes a conductive deformable fabric is described herein. The conductive deformable fabric has a conductive trace that has a non-extendable fixed length along a first axis, and the conductive trace is sewn into a fabric structure to produce a conductive deformable material. The fabric structure includes a stitch pattern that facilitates the conductive trace to unfold and fold in an oscillating fashion to allow the conductive trace to expand and contract, respectively, along the first axis without exceeding the fixed length of the conductive trace. The conductive deformable material is positioned within the wearable device such that when the wearable device is worn, the stitch pattern is over a joint of the user to allow the stitch pattern to expand or contract along with the movement of the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Simge Uzun, Mary Ellen Margaret Berglund, Stuart Wayne Dealey, Simon John Baines, Amy Lynne Stoltzfus, Russell Liam Warila, Phelan Miller, Christopher Bradford Doughty, Leah Resneck, Katherine Cagen, Cameron Elliot Glasscock, Dylan Downey, Anjali Khemani
  • Patent number: 11982400
    Abstract: The disclosed head cradle may include a flexible portion that is configured to conform to an occipital region of a user's head and a base portion comprising at least one mounting element that is configured to secure the head cradle to a head strap for supporting a head-mounted display, a first biasing element secured to a first side of the flexible portion, and a second biasing element secured to a second, opposite side of the flexible portion, wherein the first and second biasing elements are configured to allow the flexible portion to conform to the occipital region of the user's head when a force substantially normal to the user's head is applied to the base portion. Various other devices, methods, and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Enric Vial Roig, Joel Bernard Jacobs
  • Patent number: 11982377
    Abstract: Fluidic devices may include a monolithic gate substrate and a channel substrate coupled to the monolithic gate substrate. The monolithic gate substrate may include a gate chamber and a flexible membrane located adjacent to the gate chamber. The channel substrate may include a source channel and a drain channel that are in fluid communication with the flexible membrane on an opposite side of the flexible membrane from the gate chamber. Various other related devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Myers, Serol Turkyilmaz, Ali Darvishian, Robert Manson
  • Patent number: 11982862
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a first set of one or more lenses and a first display configured to provide visual data through the first set of one or more lenses. The head-mounted display device further includes a first stepper motor mechanically coupled to the first display, and the first stepper motor is configured to move the first display along a first axis by rotating a rotatable component of the first stepper motor. The head-mounted display device further includes a first electronic controller configured to (i) determine a first position of the first display, (ii) receive information identifying a second position of the first display, and (iii) generate one or more electrical signals that cause the first stepper motor to move the first display from the first position to the second position along the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joyce S Fang, Nicholas Colonnese, Bruce A. Cleary, III, Ryan Michael Ebert, Douglas Robert Lanman
  • Patent number: 11985398
    Abstract: A system for recording video in a wearable device is provided. The system includes: a barrel to provide mechanical support for one or more components in the system, a camera, disposed inside the barrel, wherein the camera includes a front lens with a field of view pointed to an onlooker outside of the wearable device, a cover glass mounted on the barrel, the cover glass configured to protect the front lens and one or more components in the system, a light emitting device, disposed inside the barrel, and a light pipe configured to receive a light from the light emitting device and to transmit the light through an overlap area on the cover glass and to the onlooker, when the camera is recording a scene outside of the wearable device, within the field of view, wherein the camera field of view comprises at least a portion of the overlap area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Erik Burgess, Kevin Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20240155487
    Abstract: A first access point (AP) device may include a transmitter and one or more processors. The transmitter may be associated with a first AP corresponding to a first basic service set identifier (BSSID). The one or more processors may be configured to generate a frame including information on a target wake time (TWT) schedule scheduled by a second AP corresponding to a second BSSID. The one or more processors may be configured to set a first subfield of the frame to indicate whether the first BSSID is the same as the second BSSID. The one or more processors may be configured to wirelessly transmit, via the transmitter over a wireless local area network (WLAN), the generated frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Muhammad Kumail Haider, Chittabrata Ghosh, Chunyu Hu, Binita Gupta
  • Publication number: 20240155331
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are aspects related to a device that can include a wireless communication interface and one or more processors. The one or more processors can identify a capability of the device to control a parameter related to receiving a signal via the wireless communications interface. The capability can be representative of an improvement of reception by the device. The one or more processors can provide, to a network device using the wireless communications interface, a signal indicating the capability. The one or more processors can control operation of the wireless communications interface responsive to instructions received from the network device and related to the capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Suhwan Lim, Yee Sin Chan, Ji Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20240154915
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are aspects related to a device that can include a wireless communication interface and one or more processors. The one or more processors can generate a plurality of data packets. The one or more processors can allocate the plurality of data packets to a buffer for transmission to a network device. The one or more processors can determine an indication of a remaining time for transmission of at least one data packet of the plurality of data packets. The one or more processors can cause transmission, using the wireless communications interface, of the indication of the remaining time to the network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yee Sin Chan, Zhu Ji, Curt Wong, Xiaodi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240155426
    Abstract: Systems and methods of protocol data unit (PDU) set discard policies may include a first device which receives a first PDU of a PDU set. The first PDU may include information relating to a PDU set discard policy. The first device may receive one or more second PDUs of the PDU set within a time window. The first device may apply the PDU set discard policy to the PDU set, based on a count of PDUs of the PDU set received within the time window, to selectively discard each of the PDUs of the PDU set according to the PDU set discard policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yee Sin Chan, Zhu Ji, Xiaodi Zhang, Curt Wong
  • Publication number: 20240152575
    Abstract: Disclosed herein includes a system, a method, and a device for processing and converting data using matrix operations. Circuitry can partition an input of a first data format across a plurality of lookup tables each residing in a respective memory. The circuitry can access weight information from a load store memory, and the partitioned input on a per column basis from the plurality of lookup tables. The circuitry can perform a number of multiply-accumulate (MAC) operations per cycle between the weight information from the load store memory and the partitioned input read on a per column basis from the plurality of lookup tables. The number of MAC operations performed per cycle can correspond to a total number of columns of the plurality of lookup tables. The circuitry can generate, responsive to the MAC operations on the partitioned input, a plurality of outputs in a second data format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alagappan Valliappan, Pierce I-Jen Chuang, Ganesh Venkatesh
  • Publication number: 20240155486
    Abstract: An access point (AP) device may include a transmitter and one or more processors. The transmitter may be associated with a first basic service set identifier (BSSID). The one or more processors may be configured to generate a frame including information on a target wake time (TWT) schedule associated with a second BSSID. The one or more processors may be configured to set a first subfield of the frame to indicate whether the first BSSID is the same as the second BSSID. The one or more processors may be configured to wirelessly transmit, via the transmitter over a wireless local area network (WLAN), the generated frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chittabrata Ghosh, Chunyu Hu, Muhammad Kumail Haider, Binita Gupta