Disney Patents
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Publication number: 20250117909Abstract: In some embodiments, a method receives a first image and a second image for a comparison of film grain. The first image and the second image are converted from a spatial domain to a frequency domain to generate a first frequency domain representation for the first image and a second frequency domain representation of the second image. The method compares a first distribution of frequency components from the first frequency domain representation to a second distribution of frequency components from the second frequency domain representation. A score for an assessment of differences of the film grain in the first image and the second image is generated based on the comparing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Applicants: Disney Enterprises, Inc., Beijing YoJaJa Software Technology Development Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xuewei Meng, Wenhao Zhang, Chen Liu, Xuchang Huangfu, Yuanyi Xue
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Publication number: 20250106353Abstract: In some embodiments, a method receives a video including interlaced frames. Second fields for a second frame and the second fields for a third frame are analyzed to determine estimated second fields for the first frame in an image space. The method converts the first fields and the estimated second fields for the first frame into first features and second features, respectively, in a feature space. The estimated second features are determined for the estimated second fields for the first frame based on the first features for the first frame. Backward features from the second frame and forward features from the third frame are used to determine the estimated second features for the first frame. The method outputs a prediction for the estimated second fields for the first frame based on the estimated second features and generates a first frame with the first fields and estimated second fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicants: Disney Enterprises, Inc., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)Inventors: Yang Zhang, Zhaowei Gao, Mingyang Song, Christopher Richard Schroers
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Publication number: 20250106408Abstract: In some embodiments, a method analyzes flagged locations from a plurality of locations in an encoding of a video to form a cluster of locations. Draft micro-chunk boundaries for the cluster are determined based on searching for a first start location and a first end location in the encoding. The method searches in a first search range before the first start location and a second search range after the first end location for a second start location in the first search range and a second end location in the second search range. The second start location and the second end location form a micro-chunk. An encoding parameter set is determined for the micro-chunk formed by the second start location and the second end location based on content characteristics of the micro-chunk. The method uses the encoding parameter set to encode the micro-chunk for insertion in the encoding of the video.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicants: Disney Enterprises, Inc., Beijing YoJaJa Software Technology Development Co., Ltd.Inventors: YUANYI XUE, Roberto Gerson De Albuquerque Azevedo, Christopher Richard Schroers, SCOTT LABROZZI, Wenhao Zhang
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Patent number: 12259542Abstract: A head for a walk-around costume is provided that is adapted for enhanced visibility. The costume head includes an outer shell defining an interior space for receiving a head of a human performer. The outer shell includes an aperture allowing incoming light from an exterior space to enter the interior space, and an eye location for the human performer is spaced apart from the aperture when the head is received in the interior space. To provide an enlarged field of view, the costume head includes an optical viewfinder assembly disposed within the interior space of the outer shell between the aperture and the eye location. The optical viewfinder assembly is adapted for receiving the incoming light and transmitting the incoming light to the eye location to move a viewpoint of the human performer to the aperture to provide a larger field of view of the exterior space.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventor: Quinn Y. Smithwick
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Patent number: 12260384Abstract: According to one exemplary implementation, a system includes a hardware processor and a system memory storing software code, the hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to provide a non-fungible token (NFT) for transfer of a right to the NFT, the NFT minted to include first metadata providing a historical rights record of the NFT, the historical rights record identifying a present owner of the right to the NFT. The hardware processor is further configured to execute the software code to receive transfer data relating to the transfer of the right to the NFT by the present owner to a new owner of the right to the NFT, re-mint the NFT to further include second metadata relating to the transfer data in the historical rights record, the second metadata identifying the new owner, and deliver the re-minted NFT, including the first and second metadata, to the new owner.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Adam D. Eivy, Dionysius Mavromatis, Charles V. Pritchard
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Patent number: 12256792Abstract: A transparent face mask for enhancing communications while controlling release of respiratory droplets. The mask includes a body formed from a thin flexible plastic material such as polypropylene. The mask body has a center diamond shaped segment that cantilevers the mask body from the bridge of a wearer's nose. The body includes right and left side segments, which each extend outward from one of the four sides of a diamond-shaped center segment to form a segment-to-segment joint between adjacent side segment pairs that flexibly conforms the side portions to the wearer's face. The face mask includes risers formed of an elongate strip of flexible material with a cloth covering for comfort and ease of fit, and the risers each provides a contact point between the mask and the wearer's face adjacent to and inward of the ear from which the mask body is cantilevered away from the wearer's face.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Sara Larissa Thacher, Leslie Margaret Evans, Jeremie A. Papon, Loyal J. Pyczynski
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Patent number: 12257520Abstract: In some implementations, a controller may cause a robotic arm connector, of the robotic arm, to be connected to a first compartment connector of a passenger compartment of an amusement ride. The controller may cause a second compartment connector, of the passenger compartment, to be disconnected from a first structure connector of a first support structure. The controller may transport the passenger compartment from the first support structure to a second support structure after causing the second compartment connector to be disconnected from the first structure connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Michael Kilbert
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Patent number: 12260484Abstract: According to one exemplary implementation, a system includes processing hardware and a system memory storing a non-photo-realistic (NPR) renderer. The processing hardware is configured to execute the NPR renderer to receive a digital asset, display a preliminary image corresponding to the digital asset, and receive editing data identifying an NPR effect. The processing hardware is further configured to execute the software code to produce the NPR image, in a consolidated rendering and compositing process and in real-time with respect to receiving the editing data, using the preliminary image and the editing data.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Megan Stifter, Andrew E. Wood, Evan A. Binder
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Publication number: 20250095115Abstract: In some embodiments, a grain analysis system is configured for analyzing a first video frame and outputting respective first film grain information for film grain that is included in the first video frame or configured for analyzing a second video frame and outputting second film grain information. At least one of a grain removal system and a grain synthesis system is included. The grain removal system is configured for removing the film grain from the first video frame using the first film grain information to generate a third video frame corresponding to the first video frame with film grain removed. The grain analysis system is separate from the grain removal system. The grain synthesis system is configured for synthesizing film grain for the third video frame using the first film grain information or the second film grain information. The grain analysis system is separate from the grain synthesis system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicants: Disney Enterprises, Inc., Beijing YoJaJa Software Technology Development Co., Ltd., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)Inventors: Abdelaziz Djelouah, Yang Zhang, Roberto Gerson De Albuquerque Azevedo, Elham Amin Mansour, Mingyang Song, Christopher Richard Schroers, Yuanyi Xue, Scott Labrozzi, Wenhao Zhang, Xuewei Meng, Jeroen Schulte
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Publication number: 20250078451Abstract: In some embodiments, a method selects first content and second content. The first content and the second content are configured to be delivered to clients. First labels are determined for categories for the first content. The first labels are based on an analysis of the first content. Second labels are determined for the categories for the second content. The second labels are based on an analysis of the second content. The method compares the first labels and the second labels to determine scores for the first labels. The scores is based on parameters of a matching tool that is configured to determine a match between instances of content. A weight of a category is used to adjust a score in the scores to generate an adjusted score. The score is for the label that is determined for the category. The method outputs information for the adjusted score and other scores.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Lori Huck, Melissa Mirch, Scott Morehead, Mara Lucien, Alexander Niedt
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Publication number: 20250080778Abstract: In some embodiments, a method determines a break in a delivery of an instance of catalog content and determines instances of supplemental content. A plurality of transition scores is generated for a plurality of combinations of one or more instances of supplemental content and the instance of catalog content based on a comparison of first metadata for the one or more instances of supplemental content to second metadata for the instance of catalog content. The first metadata is based on an analysis of content characteristics of the instance of supplemental content and the second metadata is based on an analysis of content characteristics of the instance of catalog content. The method uses the transition scores to select a combination of one or more instances of supplemental content. A transition score rates a transition between the instance of catalog content and the combination of one or more instances of supplemental content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Fabian Gallusser
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Patent number: 12242944Abstract: A system for simulating human-like affect-driven behavior includes a hardware processor and a system memory storing software code providing a virtual agent. The hardware processor executes the software code to identify a character assumed by the virtual agent and having a personality, a target state of motivational fulfillment, a baseline mood, and emotions. The software code identifies current physical and motivational fulfillment states, and currently active emotions of the character, and determines a current mood of the character based on the baseline mood and the currently active emotions. The software code further detects an experience by the character and plans multiple behaviors including a first behavior based on the experience and the current physical state, the second behavior based on the experience, the personality, the current mood, and the currently active emotions, and a third behavior based on the target and current states of motivational fulfillment.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Jakob Buhmann, Douglas A. Fidaleo, Maayan Shvo, Mubbasir Kapadia, Jill Fain Lehman, Sarah K. Wulfeck, Rylan Gibbens, Steven Poulakos, John Wiseman
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Patent number: 12243140Abstract: A technique for rendering an input geometry includes generating a first segmentation mask for a first input geometry and a first set of texture maps associated with one or more portions of the first input geometry. The technique also includes generating, via one or more neural networks, a first set of neural textures for the one or more portions of the first input geometry. The technique further includes rendering a first image corresponding to the first input geometry based on the first segmentation mask, the first set of texture maps, and the first set of neural textures.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignees: Disney Enterprises, INC., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)Inventors: Derek Edward Bradley, Prashanth Chandran, Paulo Fabiano Urnau Gotardo, Gaspard Zoss
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Patent number: 12244884Abstract: Embodiments provide for methods, computer program products, and systems to improve media playback comprising receiving a variant stream, identifying respective maximum segment durations for a plurality of different types of client devices that will play media content contained in the variant stream, generating, using the variant stream, a respective playlist for each of the plurality of different types of client devices, wherein the respective playlists each contain different maximum segment durations, and delivering the respective playlists to at least one of the plurality of different types of client devices via a distribution network.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: William B. May, Jr., Eric R. Klein, William J. Zurat
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Patent number: 12242642Abstract: Techniques for electronic privacy protection are disclosed. A first data record is received, including one or more sensitive data fields and one or more non-sensitive data fields. One or more encrypted data fields are generated by encrypting the one or more sensitive data fields using an encryption key. One or more hashed data fields are generated by hashing the one or more sensitive data fields using a hash function. A first mapping is stored, associating at least a portion of the first data record with the encryption key. A second data record is stored, including the one or more non-sensitive data fields, the one or more encrypted data fields, and the one or more hashed data fields.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Mark F. Senerth, Jason D. Evans, Carmen Nigro, Caleb Jones
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Patent number: 12243349Abstract: Embodiment of the present invention sets forth techniques for performing face reconstruction. The techniques include generating an identity mesh based on an identity encoding that represents an identity associated with a face in one or more images. The techniques also include generating an expression mesh based on an expression encoding that represents an expression associated with the face in the one or more images. The techniques also include generating, by a machine learning model, an output mesh of the face based on the identity mesh and the expression mesh.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignees: Disney Enterprises, INC., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)Inventors: Derek Edward Bradley, Prashanth Chandran, Simone Foti, Paulo Fabiano Urnau Gotardo, Gaspard Zoss
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Patent number: 12244898Abstract: A content recommendation system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a content surfacing software code providing a user interface. The hardware processor executes the content surfacing software code to receive an initiation signal identifying a user, and, in response, identify content items as desirable content items to the user based on the user and metadata describing each of the desirable content items. In addition, the content surfacing software code generates a networked map of nodes corresponding respectively to the desirable content items, where the distances between nodes are based on the similarity of the metadata describing the desirable content items corresponding to the nodes. The content surfacing software code further outputs the networked map for display to the user via the user interface, the nodes being displayed as thumbnail images depicting the desirable content and selectable by the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Avner Swerdlow, Samuel C. Anderson, Anthony M. Accardo
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Patent number: 12236168Abstract: Techniques for animatronic design are provided. A plurality of simulated meshes is generated using a physics simulation model, where the plurality of simulated meshes corresponds to a plurality of actuator configurations for an animatronic mechanical design. A machine learning model is trained based on the plurality of simulated meshes and the plurality of actuator configurations. A plurality of predicted meshes is generated for the animatronic mechanical design, using the machine learning model, based on a second plurality of actuator configurations. Virtual animation of the animatronic mechanical design is facilitated based on the plurality of predicted meshes.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth J. Mitchell, Matthew W. Mccrory, Jeremy Oliveira Stolarz, Joel D. Castellon, Moritz N. Bächer, Alfredo M. Ayala, Jr.
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Patent number: 12236979Abstract: A system includes processing hardware and a memory storing software code. The processing hardware executes the software code to receive automation data for media content having a default playback experience, analyze, using the automation data, at least one parameter of the media content, and generate, based on the analyzing, one or more automation instruction(s) for at least one portion(s) of the media content. The automation instruction(s) include at least one of: one or more bounding timestamps of the media content portion(s), an increased or reduced playback speed for the media content portion(s) relative to the default playback experience, or a variable playback speed for the media content portion(s). The software code is further executed to outputs the automation instruction(s) to a media delivery platform configured to distribute and control the quality of the media content or to a media player configured to automate playback of the media content.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Manuel Briand, Yuanyi Xue, Nathan Crowe, Scott Labrozzi, Michael Bracco, Mugdha Oltikar
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Patent number: 12236517Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for generating photorealistic images of objects, such as heads, from multiple viewpoints. In some embodiments, a morphable radiance field (MoRF) model that generates images of heads includes an identity model that maps an identifier (ID) code associated with a head into two codes: a deformation ID code encoding a geometric deformation from a canonical head geometry, and a canonical ID code encoding a canonical appearance within a shape-normalized space. The MoRF model also includes a deformation field model that maps a world space position to a shape-normalized space position based on the deformation ID code. Further, the MoRF model includes a canonical neural radiance field (NeRF) model that includes a density multi-layer perceptron (MLP) branch, a diffuse MLP branch, and a specular MLP branch that output densities, diffuse colors, and specular colors, respectively. The MoRF model can be used to render images of heads from various viewpoints.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignees: Disney Enterprises, INC., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)Inventors: Derek Edward Bradley, Prashanth Chandran, Paulo Fabiano Urnau Gotardo, Daoye Wang, Gaspard Zoss
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Publication number: 20250058237Abstract: A plush toy having an outer fabric shell with an outer surface defining a desired shape for the plush toy and an in inner surface defining a void. A fiberfill layer covers an inner surface of the outer fabric shell. A foam inner inside the defined void, where the foam inner and the fiberfill layer are sized to completely fill the void such that the foam inner is not compressed while in a relaxed state, but can be compressed as a user interacts with the plush toy and that the fiberfill completely buffers the foam inner form direct contact with the outer fabric shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Monty Maldovan, Sarah A. Flood
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Patent number: 12229723Abstract: A computing platform including a processing hardware and a memory storing a software code is coupled to at least first and second workstations and a production asset library. The processing hardware executes the software code to send, from the first workstation, a request identifying a production asset and metadata specification to the second workstation, and receive, from the second workstation, a payload including the production asset and production asset data including preview metadata describing a 3D image of the production asset. The software code further provides the 3D image for display on the first workstation or a third workstation, receives, at the first workstation or the third workstation, a validation input for the production asset, and publishes, in response to receiving the validation input, the production asset data to the production asset library.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Katharine S. Navarre, Evan A. Binder, Andrew E. Wood, Drew E. Perlman, Megan Stifter, Michael Breymann, Willian Padovani Germano
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Patent number: 12230153Abstract: A themed aerial vehicle entertainment system or platform useful for generating crowd-pleasing shows or displays through the use of dynamically-coordinated show systems. Instead of use of a fixed flight plan, the new entertainment platform is configured to include one or more UAVs that is enclosed within or supports thematic cladding such as the outer shell of a spacecraft or flying character, and the show is dynamically coordinated to present a cohesive performance. Onboard show effects provided by onboard or UAV supported show system components such as high brightness lights are dynamically adjusted in the new system/platform to ensure the best show appearance to the audience while providing safer operations. The dynamic adjustments may involve selecting or generating a second script or “B show” in a contingent manner based on the current location or timing of movement of the UAV along a flight plan.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Pehr L. Hovey, Loyal J. Pyczynski, Madeline R. Zupan, Clare M. Carroll, Scott F. Watson
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Patent number: 12223577Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for generating actuation values based on a target shape such that the actuation values cause a simulator to output a simulated soft body that matches the target shape. The technique includes inputting a latent code that represents a target shape and a point on a geometric mesh into a first machine learning model. The technique further includes generating, via execution of the first machine learning model, one or more simulator control values that specify a deformation of the geometric mesh, where each of the simulator control values is based on the latent code and corresponds to the input point, and generating, via execution of the simulator, a simulated soft body based on the one or more simulator control values and the geometric mesh. The technique further includes causing the simulated soft body to be outputted to a computing device.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignees: Disney Enterprises, INC., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)Inventors: Gaspard Zoss, Baran Gözcü, Barbara Solenthaler, Lingchen Yang, Byungsoo Kim
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Patent number: 12225272Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for inserting content into a media program. The technique includes determining a plurality of markers corresponding to a plurality of locations within a media program. The technique also includes for each marker included in the plurality of markers, automatically analyzing a first set of intervals within the media program that lead up to the marker and a second set of intervals within the media program that immediately follow the marker and determine a set of audio characteristics associated with the first set of intervals and the second set of intervals. The technique further includes generating a plurality of scores for the plurality of markers based on the set of audio characteristics for each marker and inserting additional content at one or more markers included in the plurality of markers based on the plurality of scores.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignees: Disney Enterprises, Inc., BEIJING YOJAJA SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuanyi Xue, Michael John Bracco, Scott Christopher Labrozzi, Christopher Richard Schroers, Wenhao Zhang
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Patent number: 12225252Abstract: In some embodiments, a method generates a first representation of a first relationship between bitrate and quality based on first features of a first portion of a video. Also, the method generates a second representation of a second relationship between bitrate and quality based on second features of a second portion of a video. The first representation is analyzed to determine a first list of bitrates for the first portion of video and the second representation is analyzed to determine a second list of bitrates for the second portion of video. The first list of bitrates is different from the second list of bitrates. The method outputs the first list of bitrates for use encoding the first portion of video and the second list of bitrates for use encoding the second portion of video.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignees: Disney Enterprises, Inc., Beijing YoJaJa Software Technology Development Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen Liu, Wenhao Zhang, Scott Labrozzi, Yuanyi Xue, Xuchang Huangfu, Xiaobo Liu
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Patent number: 12222739Abstract: A system for providing a physical projection routine includes a hardware processor, a system memory storing a software code, and a projection platform. The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to measure an environmental parameter of a venue, determine, based on the environmental parameter, a desired orientation of the projection platform for executing the physical projection routine, and orient the projection platform according to the desired orientation determined based on the environmental parameter. The hardware processor and software code then execute the physical projection routine by the projection platform oriented using the desired orientation determined based on the environmental parameter.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Aaron M. Foster
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Patent number: 12222965Abstract: A system includes a computing platform having processing hardware and a memory storing a software code. The processing hardware executes the software code to receive a dataset including at least some data samples having multiple metadata labels, and identify a partitioning constraint and a partitioning of the dataset into data subsets. The software code also executed obtains, for each metadata label, a desired distribution ratio based on the number of the data subsets and a total number of instances that each metadata label has been applied to the data samples, aggregates, using the partitioning constraint, the data samples into data sample groups, assigns, using the partitioning constraint and the desired distribution ratio for each of the metadata labels, each of the data sample groups to one of the data subsets, wherein each of the data subsets are unique, and trains, using one of the data subsets, a machine learning model.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Marc Junyent Martin, Miquel Angel Farre Guiu
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Patent number: 12211031Abstract: Systems and methods to compilate an experience summary based on real-world experiences are described herein. Exemplary implementations: receive authentication information for a user at a location of one or more real-world experiences; determine whether the authentication information is valid; determine, responsive to determination that the authentication information is valid, a set of digital assets that are associated with an address included in a digital wallet of the user based on transactions recorded on a decentralized ledger; determine the sets of content correlated the individual digital assets of the set; determine the one or more real-world experiences of the user, wherein individual real-world experiences correspond with content updates to the content that are of the content types; and update the sets of content correlated to the individual digital assets of the set in the electronic storage based on the content updates corresponding to the one or more real-world experiences.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Alif Khalfan
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Patent number: 12208782Abstract: A simulation platform may receive equipment information regarding ride equipment. The equipment information identifies a first location of a first end of the ride equipment on a travel path and identifies a second location of a second end of the ride equipment. The simulation platform may determine, based on the equipment information, that the first location is at a first distance from a starting location on the travel path and indicates that the second location is at a second distance from the starting location. The simulation platform may execute a computer model to perform a simulation of a movement of a passenger vehicle along the travel path. The simulation platform may determine, during the simulation, that the passenger vehicle is located at a particular distance from the starting location. The simulation platform may determine whether the particular distance corresponds to a location between the first location and the second location.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Patrick J McNaull, Robert J. Marra, Christopher C. Hofer
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Patent number: 12205211Abstract: A content enhancement system includes a computing platform having processing hardware and a system memory storing software code. The processing hardware is configured to execute the software code to receive audio-video (A/V) content, to execute at least one of a visual analysis or an audio analysis of the A/V content, and to determine, based on executing the at least one of the visual analysis or the audio analysis, an emotional aspect of the A/V content. The processing hardware is further configured to execute the software code to generate, using the emotional aspect of the A/V content, a sign language translation of the A/V content, the sign language translation including one or more of a gesture, a posture, or a facial expression conveying the emotional aspect.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Marc Brandon, Mark Arana
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Patent number: 12205213Abstract: A technique for rendering an input geometry includes generating a first segmentation mask for a first input geometry and a first set of texture maps associated with one or more portions of the first input geometry. The technique also includes generating, via one or more neural networks, a first set of neural textures for the one or more portions of the first input geometry. The technique further includes rendering a first image corresponding to the first input geometry based on the first segmentation mask, the first set of texture maps, and the first set of neural textures.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignees: Disney Enterprises, INC., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)Inventors: Derek Edward Bradley, Prashanth Chandran, Paulo Fabiano Urnau Gotardo, Gaspard Zoss
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Patent number: 12198225Abstract: A technique for synthesizing a shape includes generating a first plurality of offset tokens based on a first shape code and a first plurality of position tokens, wherein the first shape code represents a variation of a canonical shape, and wherein the first plurality of position tokens represent a first plurality of positions on the canonical shape. The technique also includes generating a first plurality of offsets associated with the first plurality of positions on the canonical shape based on the first plurality of offset tokens. The technique further includes generating the shape based on the first plurality of offsets and the first plurality of positions.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignees: Disney Enterprises, INC., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)Inventors: Derek Edward Bradley, Prashanth Chandran, Paulo Fabiano Urnau Gotardo, Gaspard Zoss
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Patent number: 12192587Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for curating content items. In some embodiments, a content item group generator applies rules defining inclusion and exclusion criteria to content items and associated metadata in order to assign the content items to content item groups. Given the assignments of content items to content item groups, a list generator applies a machine learning technique to generate, for each content item, a representation of the content item that includes weights associating the content item with the content item groups. The list generator then computes a weighted sum of representations of content items that a user has purchased and/or otherwise engaged with in order to generate a representation of the user that includes weights indicating affinities of the user with the content item groups. The list generator further generates one or more lists for display to the user based on the representation of the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Madhav Thaker, Warren Michael Bruttell, Michael Halleen, Joshua David Schaffer, Meghan Melanie Toomayan
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Patent number: 12192583Abstract: A content compilation system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code configured to provide an editorial interface. The hardware processor executes the software code to receive compilation authoring data via the editorial interface, identify one or more end-user(s) for receiving a content compilation, access a consumption profile of the end-user(s), obtain, using the consumption profile and a first authoring criterion in the compilation authoring data, content items from one or more content sources.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Adam D. Eivy, Katharine S. Navarre, Ricky Kane Stapler
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Patent number: 12184914Abstract: Methods and systems for synchronizing video with external data sources by a user device where the video is grouped into segment video files having video frames, includes establishing a persistent connection between the user device and a synchronization server, receiving a sync message associated with the beginning of a video segment to be played by the user device, the sync message having an initial recording wall clock time stamp, calculating by the user device a recording wall clock time for each frame in the segment using the initial wall clock time and a frame rate, downloading the video segment file for playing on the user device, receiving by the user device, external data having a wall clock time stamp, and displaying on the user device the external data having the same time stamp as the recording time stamp of the video frame being displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Andrew Hyde, Geoffrey Booth, Sujal Shah, Jonathan Flanders, Ognjen Boras, Aaron LaBerge
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Patent number: 12184629Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods to enable users to access content authorized to other users. A method for accessing content may include receiving an access activation request from a primary device or a primary user account corresponding to a content item accessible by the primary user account, generating an access identifier corresponding to the content item, where the access identifier identifies the content item and includes access information, receiving an access request including the access identifier from a secondary device or a second user account, determining that the access identifier is valid, and delivering the content item to the secondary device.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Eric S. VanBeek, Adeel S. Fahimullah, Drew H. Kutilek, Mohamad H. Monibi, Mark A. Shurgot
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Patent number: 12179123Abstract: A park ride for use in theme parks, amusement parks, and other settings. The new ride includes a track defining a ride path for a passenger vehicle (or multiple vehicles that may be linked in a train). The vehicle is configured, such as with a bogie assembly with two to four or more wheels, to roll upon and engage the track. The ride includes a drop swing propulsion system that is adapted to drop a section of track upon which the passenger vehicle is supported from a first elevation to a second elevation that is lower than the first elevation. The dropping motion involves swinging the track with a linkage assembly, which with other components of the system may form a four-bar linkage, so as to impart a propelling force on the vehicle to move it along an exit track section provided at the second, lower elevation.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Kristopher M. Laffin
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Publication number: 20240430440Abstract: In some embodiments, a method trains a first parameter of a differentiable proxy codec to encode source content based on a first loss between first compressed source content and second compressed source content that is output by a target codec. A pre-processor pre-processes a source image to output a pre-processed source image, the pre-processing being based on a second parameter. The differentiable proxy codec encodes the pre-processed source image into a compressed pre-processed source image based on the first parameter. The method determines a second loss between the source image and the compressed pre-processed source image and determines an adjustment to the first parameter based on the second loss. The adjustment is used to adjust the second parameter of the pre-processor based on the second loss.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicants: Disney Enterprises, Inc., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)Inventors: Yang Zhang, Mingyang Song, Christopher Richard Schroers, Tunc Ozan Aydin, Yuanyi Xue, Scott Labrozzi
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Patent number: 12169914Abstract: A modular architecture is provided for denoising Monte Carlo renderings using neural networks. The temporal approach extracts and combines feature representations from neighboring frames rather than building a temporal context using recurrent connections. A multiscale architecture includes separate single-frame or temporal denoising modules for individual scales, and one or more scale compositor neural networks configured to adaptively blend individual scales. An error-predicting module is configured to produce adaptive sampling maps for a renderer to achieve more uniform residual noise distribution. An asymmetric loss function may be used for training the neural networks, which can provide control over the variance-bias trade-off during denoising.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignees: PIXAR, DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Thijs Vogels, Fabrice Rousselle, Jan Novak, Brian McWilliams, Mark Meyer, Alex Harvill
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Patent number: 12169778Abstract: A system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code and a neural network (NN) having multiple layers including a last activation layer and a loss layer. The hardware processor executes the software code to identify different combinations of layers for testing the NN, each combination including candidate function(s) for the last activation layer and candidate function(s) for the loss layer. For each different combination, the software code configures the NN based on the combination, inputs, into the configured NN, a training dataset including multiple data objects, receives, from the configured NN, a classification of the data objects, and generates a performance assessment for the combination based on the classification. The software code determines a preferred combination of layers for the NN including selected candidate functions for the last activation layer and the loss layer, based on a comparison of the performance assessments.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignees: Disney Enterprises, Inc., ETH Zürich (EIDGENÖSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZÜRICH)Inventors: Hayko Jochen Wilhelm Riemenschneider, Leonhard Markus Helminger, Christopher Richard Schroers, Abdelaziz Djelouah
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Patent number: 12165382Abstract: Various embodiments set forth systems and techniques for evaluating media content items. The techniques include receiving visual feedback associated with one or more audience members viewing a first media content item; analyzing the visual feedback to generate one or more emotion signals based on the visual feedback; and generating a set of features associated with the one or more audience members viewing the first media content item based on the one or more emotion signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Michael Baker, Mary Nell Borst, Dennis Li, Jacek Krzysztof Naruniec, Dustin Clint Tucker, Romann Matthew Weber
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Patent number: 12165107Abstract: A system includes processing hardware, a user interface (UI), and a system memory storing a software code. The processing hardware executes the software code to receive from a first user, via the UI, project data identifying a project including multiple tasks, determine, using the project data, a node-based graph of the project including the tasks, receive from a first user or a second user via the UI, task action data producing a modification to the node-based graph, and identify, based on the modification to the node-based graph, one of a conflict or a potential future conflict among at least two nodes of the node-based graph. The software code further identifies a conflict avoidance strategy for resolving the conflict or preventing the potential future conflict, and displays, via the UI, the conflict avoidance strategy to the first user or the second user, or performs the conflict avoidance strategy.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Rebecca Bever, Julianne Hope Groves, Jo Lockman, Mara Idai Lucien, Erika Varis Doggett
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Patent number: 12167051Abstract: There is provided a recall and triggering system and method for the control of on-air graphics at remote locations. The system including a television network and an affiliated station, the television network configured to insert a command into a video and transmit the video including the command to the affiliated station, and the affiliated station configured to receive the video including the command from the television network, store the video in the memory, detect the command from the video stored in the memory, retrieve the data from a database based on the command, modify the video using the data to generate a modified video, and transmit the modified video to a display device. The database may be stored in the memory of the affiliated station or on a separate server. The data may include graphics, content, databases, spreadsheets, tables, websites, news, or other graphical content.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael Strein, David Teeter, Frank Zimmerlich, Anil Abraham, Renford Beckford
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Patent number: 12166596Abstract: Device Assisted Services (DAS) for protecting network capacity is provided. In some embodiments, DAS for protecting network capacity includes monitoring a network service usage activity of the communications device in network communication; classifying the network service usage activity for differential network access control for protecting network capacity; and associating the network service usage activity with a network service usage control policy based on a classification of the network service usage activity to facilitate differential network access control for protecting network capacity.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Gregory G. Raleigh, James Lavine, Alireza Raissinia
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Patent number: 12165395Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, comprising: training, using deep imitation learning, a neural network associated with a predetermined ghosting model to predict player movements for at least one player during at least one sequence in a game; receiving, at an information handling device, tracking data associated with a player movement path for at least one player during the at least one sequence; analyzing, using a processor, the tracking data to determine at least one feature associated with the at least one player at a plurality of predetermined time points during the at least one sequence; and determining, using the predetermined ghosting model and the at least one feature, a ghosted movement path for the at least one player beginning from one of the plurality of predetermined time points. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: George Peter Kenneth Carr, Hoang M. Le, Yisong Yue
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Patent number: 12145631Abstract: A ride system adapted to eliminate delays caused by variances in loading or unloading through the inclusion of an infinite ingress/egress station within the ride path. The station provides a system to circumvent the vehicle in series design methodology, which allows the station to operate to pull a vehicle out of the line or series of vehicles if an issue arises during loading or unloading. This is achieved using a circular turntable that is rotated with a series of vehicles attached to the outer edge of the rotating turntable so as to be moved along the ride path by the turntable during loading and unloading operations. The station is configured to allow a vehicle identified as having load or unload issues to continue to travel with or around the turntable instead of being released into the attraction along the ride path as would be the case for properly loaded/unloaded vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Kristopher M. Laffin
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Patent number: 12143661Abstract: According to one implementation, a system for supplementing entertainment content with ambient lighting includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code. The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to receive an entertainment content, detect one or more attributes of the entertainment content that correspond to an artistic intent of a producer of the entertainment content, and interpret the artistic intent of the producer of the entertainment content using the detected one or more attributes. The hardware processor is further configured to execute the software code to compose an ambient lighting routine as a supplement to the entertainment content based on the interpreted artistic intent.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Clifford W. Wong, Michael P. Goslin
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Patent number: D1055969Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael Paull, Jerrell Jimerson, Anthony Sokolowski, Ole Lutjens, Lucas Perlove, Peter Harmon, Reed Korn, Brian Ziffer, Juan Sichon, Kurt Brockett
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Patent number: D1063538Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Marthe Hoffmann, Kaitlyn Rosette
