Patents Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
  • Patent number: 12229340
    Abstract: A method includes separately exposing selected portions of a first rigid substrate and a second rigid substrate to laser radiation, selectively etching the exposed portions of the first rigid substrate and the second rigid substrate using a chemical etchant and bonding the first rigid substrate to the second rigid substrate along a common interface to form a fluidic valve. The fluidic valve may be coupled to a fluidic haptics device, for example, which may be integrated into an artificial reality system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Serol Turkyilmaz, Daniel Myers
  • Patent number: 12229904
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing system may monitor one or more regions of a first 3D model of an environment to determine a frequency the respective region changes. The computing system may determine a first region of the one or more regions is static based on the frequency the respective region changes. The computing system may delay a first time period to a second time period to update the first 3D model based on comparisons between a second 3D model and first depth measurements of the first region. The computing system may detect whether the first region changed after the second time period based on comparisons between the second 3D model and the first depth measurements of the first region. The computing system may in response to detecting a change in the first region, update the first 3D model of the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fabian Langguth, Alexander Sorkine Hornung
  • Patent number: 12230190
    Abstract: A micro-light emitting diode (micro-LED) display backplane includes a plurality of macro-pixels. Each macro-pixel includes: a contiguous two-dimensional (2-D) array of bitcells storing display data bits for driving a set of micro-LEDs of a 2-D array of micro-LEDs; and drive circuits configured to generate, based on the display data bits stored in the contiguous 2-D array of bitcells, pulse-width modulated (PWM) drive signals for driving the set of micro-LEDs of the 2-D array of micro-LEDs. In one example, the plurality of macro-pixels is grouped into a plurality of sub-arrays, where each sub-array of the plurality of sub-arrays includes a set of macro-pixels and a local periphery circuit next to the set of macro-pixels. The local periphery circuit includes, for example, a buffer, a repeater, a clock gating circuit for gating an input clock signal to the sub-array, and/or a sub-array decoder for selecting the sub-array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Henry Morris, Michael Yee
  • Publication number: 20250056313
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protocol data unit (PDU) discard may include user equipment (UE) which receives, at a buffer of the UE, a protocol data unit (PDU) for transmission to a base station. The UE may initiate a discard timer responsive to the PDU being received in the buffer. The UE may transmit, to the base station, a delay status report corresponding to the PDU, responsive to a remaining time for the discard timer satisfying a threshold criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Liwen Yu, Curt Wong, Zhu Ji
  • Publication number: 20250055806
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protocol data unit (PDU) set discard may include a transmitter device which determines, for each of a plurality of PDU sets, a discard level, from an ordered set of a plurality of discard levels, assigned to the PDU set, the discard level assigned to the PDU set based on one or more characteristics of traffic corresponding to the PDU set. The transmitter device may determine a congestion status of a network which is to be used to transmit the PDU sets to a receiver device. The transmitter device may discard a first subset of the plurality of PDU sets, according to a first discard level assigned to the first subset. The transmitter device may transmit, via the network to the receiver device, a second subset of the plurality of PDU sets having a second discard level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Liwen Yu, Curt Wong, Zhu Ji
  • Publication number: 20250056323
    Abstract: Systems and methods for traffic flow shaping may include user equipment (UE) which determines, for a plurality of traffic flows, a respective set of statistical parameters for communication with a base station. The traffic flows may correspond to an application supported by the UE. The UE may transmit, to the base station, one or more messages indicating the statistical parameters for the plurality of traffic flows in a UE assistance information (UAI) signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Liwen Yu, Curt Wong, Zhu Ji
  • Publication number: 20250053430
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to using a large language model (LLM), provided with user context information and user high-level goal information to generate contextualized action recommendations that can help the user achieve the high-level goal(s). In one exemplary embodiment, a user system, and an AI action recommendation system that is associated with an LLM, are communicatively coupled and cooperatively implement a contextualized action recommendation virtual assistant. Input data comprising personal information data of the user that includes at least one high-level goal of the user, and user context data obtained from the user system can be collected and used to generate a prompt that is input to the LLM. The LLM can then generate a contextualized action recommendation for the user based on the prompt, and the contextualized action recommendation can be presented to the user via a virtual assistant user interface on a display of the user system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brennan David Gorham Jones, Yan Xu, Hamid Eghbalzadeh
  • Patent number: 12225349
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for compensating nonlinear distortions. The system receives a signal corresponding to an input sound pressure which is detected by a capacitive MEMS microphone. The capacitive MEMS microphone includes an active capacitance and a parasitic capacitance. The system determines a nonlinear relationship between the signal and the input sound pressure; and determines, based on the signal, an input parameter associated with the active capacitance and the parasitic capacitance. The system further determines an output signal based on the input parameter and the output signal and the input sound pressure have a linear relationship. The system compensates the signal based on the determined output signal and outputs the compensated signal as an output so that the output has the linear relationship with the input sound pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Limin Zhou
  • Patent number: 12224486
    Abstract: The disclosed swappable antenna component may include a carrier dimensioned to fit to an interior of an overmold window, wherein the overmold window may be overmolded to a gap of a frame of a computing device. Additionally, the swappable antenna component may include an antenna trace disposed in a conductive layer of the carrier to electronically couple to the computing device, wherein the antenna trace may be surrounded by a non-conductive material of the carrier. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rahul Bhardwaj, Javier Rodriguez De Luis
  • Patent number: 12223113
    Abstract: A wearable device comprises, a first unit cell that includes a haptic-feedback generator and the haptic-feedback generator is located at a first position on the wearable device. The device includes a second unit cell that includes another haptic-feedback generator, the other haptic-feedback generator is located at a second position that is adjacent to the first position. The device includes a connection between the first unit cell and the second unit cell, the connection being adjustable to move the first unit cell away from the first position or the second unit cell away from the second position. The device also includes a processor that is configured to: cause a size adjustment to either the haptic-feedback generator or the other haptic-feedback generator to provide, a first haptic feedback, and cause a positional adjustment, via the connection, to move the haptic-feedback generator away from the first position to provide a second haptic feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Roy Corson, David Rother Dobbs
  • Patent number: 12223104
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing partial passthrough video to a user of a virtual reality device are disclosed herein. Providing the partial passthrough video can include detecting a hand passthrough trigger event and identifying a hand passthrough video feed. Providing partial passthrough video can further include aligning the hand passthrough video feed with a virtual environment presented to a user by the virtual environment and, based on the aligning of the hand passthrough video feed with the virtual environment, overlaying the hand passthrough video feed on the virtual environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael James LeBeau, John Nicholas Jitkoff
  • Patent number: 12224271
    Abstract: In some examples, an article comprises a semiconductor including at least one integrated circuit, a ?LED array on a first surface of the semiconductor, and a fill material disposed on a first edge of the semiconductor. The first edge of the ?LED array or the semiconductor is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first surface of the semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Rajendra D. Pendse
  • Patent number: 12222515
    Abstract: An optical device may include (i) a heat source that produces heat while operating, (ii) a thermally conductive optical element that is optically transparent and that dissipates the heat produced by the heat source, and (iii) a thermally conductive connector that transfers the heat between the heat source and the thermally conductive optical element. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alex Ockfen, Vivek Sahu
  • Publication number: 20250044850
    Abstract: Systems and methods for peak power control include control circuitry which identifies a condition for a device. The control circuitry can apply the condition for the device to one or more models maintained for a plurality of device processing units of the device to determine one or more performance characteristics for the plurality of processing units. The control circuitry can distribute power credits to the plurality of device processing units of the device according to the determined performance characteristics for the plurality of device processing units, to manage a respective peak power for each respective device processing unit according to a number of the power credits distributed to the respective device processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vlad Fruchter, Nishant Sitapara, Javid Jaffari, Shrirang Madhav Yardi, Bardia Zandian
  • Patent number: 12216357
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus may include a backlight unit (BLU) including an electronic integrated circuit layer, a photonic integrated circuit layer, a color conversion module, and a display interface layer. In some examples, a BLU may include at least one laser or may be configured to receive laser light from at least one external laser source. Laser light may be transmitted towards a portion of the display interface layer using the photonic integrated circuit. Color conversion modules may be used to convert the laser light into one or more desired colors. Example apparatus may be used in head-mounted devices such as augmented reality and/or virtual reality devices. Other devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Zhimin Shi, Xi Wu, James Ronald Bonar, Yun Wang, Edward Buckley
  • Patent number: 12216380
    Abstract: A lens system may include a lens having a liquid crystal layer and a driving electrode array disposed on a first side of the liquid crystal layer, the driving electrode array including a plurality of driving zones that are independently operable. The plurality of driving zones may each include a plurality of driving electrodes consecutively arranged along a radial direction extending from a central region of the lens. The lens system may include a controller that is configured to independently operate each of the plurality of driving zones via a separate plurality of bus lines coupled to each of the plurality of driving zones. The controller may be configured to operate at least one of the driving zones based on a gaze direction of the user. Various other devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Stratton, Amit Bhowmick
  • Patent number: 12216815
    Abstract: A computing system may receive sensor data from one or more sensors coupled to a user. Based on sensor data, the computing system may generate an upper body pose that corresponds to a first portion of a body of the user, which comprises a head and an arm of the user. The computing system may determine contextual information associated with the user. The computing system may generate a lower body pose corresponding to a second portion of the body of the user comprising a leg of the user based on the upper body pose and the contextual information. The computing system may generate a full body pose of the user based on the first upper body pose and the lower body pose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Antoine Georges Lefaudeux, Samuel Alan Johnson, Carsten Sebastian Stoll, Kishore Venkateshan
  • Patent number: 12216962
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to quantitatively tracking food intake using smart glasses and/or other wearable devices. In some implementations, the smart glasses can include an image capture device, such as a camera, that can seamlessly capture images of food being eaten by the user. A computing device in communication with the smart glasses (or the smart glasses themselves) can identify the type and volume of food being eaten by applying object recognition and volume estimation techniques to the images. Additionally or alternatively, the smart glasses and/or other wearable devices can track a user's eating patterns through the number of bites taken throughout the day by capturing and analyzing hand-to-mouth motions and chewing. The computing device can log the type of food, volume of food, and/or number of bites taken and compute statistics that can be displayed to the user on the smart glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Wen Li, John Rumsfeld, Charles Liam Goudge, Freddy Abnousi
  • Patent number: 12219331
    Abstract: A system for presenting audio content to a user. The system comprises one or more microphones coupled to a frame of a headset. The one or more microphones capture sound from a local area. The system further comprises an audio controller integrated into the headset and communicatively coupled to an in-ear device worn by a user. The audio controller identifies one or more sound sources in the local area based on the captured sound. The audio controller further determines a target sound source of the one or more sound sources and determines one or more filters to apply to a sound signal associated with the target sound source in the captured sound. The audio controller further generates an augmented sound signal by applying the one or more filters to the sound signal and provides the augmented sound signal to the in-ear device for presentation to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Owen Brimijoin, II, Nils Thomas Fritiof Lunner, Philip Robinson, Ravish Mehra
  • Patent number: 12217347
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating interactive avatars that can be pinned as world-locked artificial reality content. Once pinned, an avatar can interact with the environment according to contextual queues and rules, without active control by the avatar owner. An interactive avatar system can configure the avatar with action rules, visual elements, and settings based on user selections. Once an avatar is configured and pinned to a location by an avatar owner, when other XR devices are at that location, a central system can provide the avatar (with its configurations) to the other XR device. This allows a user of that other XR device to discover and interact with the avatar according to the configurations established by the avatar owner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Campbell Orme, Matthew Adam Hanson, Daphne Liang, Matthew Roberts, Fangwei Lee, Bryant Jun-Yao Tang