Patents Examined by Dmitriy Bolotin
  • Patent number: 12656605
    Abstract: An illumination system for eye tracking is described herein. The illumination system may include a laser light source and an ultra-fast scanning micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) operating at a frequency range from about ten (10) kilohertz (kHz) to about one-hundred (100) kilohertz (kHz) to reflect laser light to the eye and generating a desired fringe pattern controlling intensity and timing. A surface of the MEMS may include diffractive optical element (DOE) to reflect the laser light as a concentrated optical beam. The light may also be projected by grating-based illuminators on a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) controlled through adiabatic couplers projecting multiple binary/grayscale images onto the eye. On the detection side, a 2D single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) sensor or a SPAD array detector and an active MEMS shutter array may be used. Compressive sensing techniques may be applied on the detection side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yatong An, Gaetano Aiello
  • Patent number: 12656633
    Abstract: An eyewear device including an electronic frame. The electronic frame includes a front frame element arranged to at least partially house an electrochromic lens, temple connected to the front frame element, a photosensitive sensor arranged on the temple to measure data relating to a light reflected from part of a wearer's face when the electronic frame is worn by the wearer, and a control circuit configured to control the electrochromic lens according to the measured data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Aude Bouchier, Jessica Combier, Jean-Paul Cano
  • Patent number: 12656859
    Abstract: A method for improving the startup time of a six-degrees of freedom tracking system is described. An augmented reality system receives a device initialization request and activates a first set of sensors in response to the device initialization request. The augmented reality system receives first tracking data from the first set of sensors. The augmented reality system receives an augmented reality experience request and in response to the augmented reality request, causes display of a set of augmented reality content items based on the first tracking data and simultaneously activates a second set of sensors. The augmented reality system receives second tracking data from the activated second set of sensors. The augmented reality system updates the display of the set of augmented reality content items based on the second tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jeroen Diederik Hol, Matthias Kalkgruber, Erick Mendez Mendez, Niall Murphy, Gerald Nilles, Mathieu Emmanuel Vignau
  • Patent number: 12650603
    Abstract: Optical systems for performing gaze tracking and imaging an external scene are disclosed. An example optical system may include light sources for emitting visible and non-visible light. The optical system may include a waveguide that is operatively coupled to the light sources. A volume holographic light coupling element may be disposed between the surfaces of the waveguide. The volume holographic light coupling element may include a grating medium and a first volume holographic grating structure within the grating medium. In some examples, the first volume holographic grating structure may be configured to reflect non-visible light of a first wavelength about a first reflective axis offset from a surface normal of the grating medium at a first incidence angle. The optical system may also include an optical filter. Another example optical system may include an imaging device that is configured to receive the light external to the optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Inventors: Mark R. Ayres, Adam Urness, Kenneth E. Anderson, Friso Schlottau
  • Patent number: 12651579
    Abstract: A control unit of a display device that presents a first image to a first user located at a first position with respect to a display surface and presents a second image different from the first image to a second user located at a second position different from the first position alternately switches a first display mode and a second display mode. The control unit converts a gray scale value of the first image based on a light transmittance of the display panel achieved by repetition of a gray scale value of the first image and a gray scale value of black, (i) a light amount of first illumination light when observed from the first position, and (ii) a light amount of second illumination light as leakage light to the first position when observed from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masamitsu Kobayashi, Takafumi Miura, Yasuyuki Togashi
  • Patent number: 12645098
    Abstract: There is provided a mold manufacturing method, including: preparing a glass mold formed of a glass material, as a molding mold for manufacturing an optical member having convex defocus portions on at least one of optical surfaces (S11); and irradiating a surface of the glass mold for forming the optical surface, with a short-pulse laser beam to form concave portions corresponding to the defocus portions (S12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeki Ookubo, Takako Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 12645087
    Abstract: A lens assembly and AR glasses, including a lens, a sensing assembly, and one or more conducting assemblies. The sensing assembly is arranged on a first side of the lens. The conducting assemblies are arranged on the first side of the lens. Each conducting assembly comprises a transparent conductive layer, and a metal mesh layer. Wherein, the transparent conductive layer is placed on the first side of the lens. The metal mesh layer is placed on a side of the transparent conductive layer away from the lens. The metal mesh layer comprises a plurality of metal wires arranged at intervals. The plurality of the metal wires are electrically connected to the sensing assembly. The AR glasses includes a frame, and the lens assembly. The lens assembly is mounted on the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignees: Asphetek Solution (Chengdu) Ltd., ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC., Asphetek Solution Inc.
    Inventors: Shiue-Lung Chen, Chang-Ho Chen, I-Ming Cheng, Chung-Wu Liu, Chien-Cheng Kuo
  • Patent number: 12638687
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: determining whether a user of a headset is looking towards a reserved region; and causing adaptation of an external visual indication produced by the headset in dependence upon the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Jussi Artturi Leppänen, Lasse Juhani Laaksonen, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi
  • Patent number: 12636579
    Abstract: The present application provides a display apparatus and a method. The method includes: when the display apparatus receives a first display command from the user, the display apparatus displays the game information in the first region on the game interface, and after receiving a first adjustment command from the user, adjusts the display region and/or the display item(s) of the game information on the game interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoming Shao, Wenxiao Liu
  • Patent number: 12629019
    Abstract: An ocular feedback system includes a first camera assembly including a first frame worn by a first user and at least one first camera supported by the first frame. The first camera produces a first camera output concerning the first user's eyes. A second camera assembly includes a second frame worn by a second user and at least one second camera supported by the second frame. The second camera produces a second camera output concerning the second user's eyes. At least one computer is configured to build an established outcome determiner based on an analysis of the at least one first and second camera outputs. The computer compares the established outcome determiner to at least one third camera output concerning a third user's eyes taken by at least one third camera supported by a third frame of a third camera assembly worn by the third user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Nexus Clinical LLC
    Inventors: Pradeep Ram Tripathi, Robert W. Connors, Nishant Ram Tripathi, Derek King
  • Patent number: 12632129
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic pen that includes a body portion housing of an electronic pen body portion has housed therein a refill body and a circuit board having a side switch formed by a push button switch mounted thereon, and has a pen-point opening portion through which a pen point of the refill body protrudes. A pressing member is provided in a side opening portion of the body portion housing such that the pressing member is disposed on the side switch in such a manner as to be prevented by an engagement portion from protruding outwardly from a side surface of the body portion housing. The side switch of the circuit board is operated through the pressing member of the electronic pen body portion when an operation unit of the outer housing having the electronic pen body portion installed therein is pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teppei Kanno, Yuta Sato
  • Patent number: 12625551
    Abstract: A wearable device for projecting image light to an eye of a viewer and forming an image of virtual content in an augmented reality display is provided. The wearable device includes a projector and stack of waveguides optically connected to the projector. The wearable device also includes an eye tracking system comprising a plurality of illumination sources, an optical element having optical power, and a set of cameras. The optical element is disposed between the plurality of illumination sources and the set of cameras. In some embodiments, the augmented reality display includes an eyepiece operable to output virtual content from an output region and a plurality of illumination sources. At least some of the plurality of illumination sources overlap with the output region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Giovanni Garcia, Christian Melo, Daniel Farmer, Jason Allen Shultz, Bach Nguyen, Charles Robert Schabacker, Michael Shoaee
  • Patent number: 12625563
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a hold determination unit. The hold determination unit determines, in a case where a rate of decrease of a distance between a first hold-side object and a second hold-side object that set a virtual object as a pinch-and-hold target becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold value, that the virtual object has been held by the first hold-side object and the second hold-side object. Accordingly, a high-quality virtual experience can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keijiroh Nagano, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Shin Shiroma, Daisuke Tajima
  • Patent number: 12608096
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless communication system including a first host computer, a communication dongle, a second host computer and an input device. The communication dongle is connected to the first host computer via a USB interface, connected to the second host computer via a Bluetooth interface, and connected to the input device via a RF interface. The first host computer has first application software for intercepting the operating signal(s) of the input device and transferring, via the communication dongle, to the second host computer to be executed thereby. The first application software also controls the first host computer to ignore the operating signal(s) during the operating signal(s) is being transferred to the second host computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ping-Shun Zeung, Chung-Han Hsieh, Pao-Wei Chen, Kun-Yuan Lin
  • Patent number: 12603040
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel circuit and a display device including the same, including a light-emitting element; a driving transistor connected to the light-emitting element; a first-first switch transistor connected between a gate electrode of the driving transistor and a data line to which a data voltage is applied and turned on in response to a pulse of a second scan signal; and a first-second switch transistor connected between the gate electrode of the driving transistor and the data line and turned on in response to a pulse of a first scan signal input prior to the pulse of the second scan signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Young Seo, Byung Hyun Lee, Min Seok Kim, Tae Yong Kim, Su Min Lee
  • Patent number: 12592167
    Abstract: A curvature variable device includes a curvature variable substrate and a display layer disposed on the curvature variation substrate. The first average luminance is different from the second average luminance. The curvature variable device is configured to have a first average luminance when operated in a first display status, and is configured to have a second average luminance when operated in a second display status. The curvature variable device includes at least one curved portion when operated in the second display status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventor: Yuan-Lin Wu
  • Patent number: 12592190
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a pixel driving circuit, a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, a switching circuit including a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal, and a reset circuit. The pixel driving circuit is electrically connected to the first light-emitting element the first terminal is electrically connected to the pixel driving circuit, the second terminal is electrically connected to the second light-emitting element, the switching circuit is configured to: electrically connect the second light-emitting element to the pixel driving circuit in response to the control terminal receiving a first level signal, and disconnect an electrical connection between the second light-emitting element and the pixel driving circuit in response to the control terminal receiving a second level signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hao Zhang, Libin Liu, Yu Feng, Song Cui, Mingche Hsieh
  • Patent number: 12591404
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for demand-aware screen sharing is provided. The embodiment may include initiating a virtual conference between two or more participants. The embodiment may also include monitoring an audio feed of the virtual conference. The embodiment may further include identifying a trigger event in the monitored audio feed. The embodiment may also include performing a screen sharing action based on the identified trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peng Hui Jiang, Su Liu, Guang Han Sui, Glen Corneau
  • Patent number: 12585357
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display layer displaying an image; a driving controller receiving an input image signal and a control signal and outputting a horizontal synchronization signal and image data; a data driving circuit configured to provide a data signal to the display layer in response to the horizontal synchronization signal and the image data; a sensor layer on the display layer; and a sensor driver driving the sensor layer and receiving sensing signals, wherein the sensor driver is configured to: output a horizontal synchronization control signal of a first level during a touch sensing mode of detecting a touch input; and output the horizontal synchronization control signal of a second level different from the first level during a pen sensing mode of detecting a pen input, and the driving controller changes a horizontal period of the horizontal synchronization signal in response to the horizontal synchronization control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyounghun Been, Hyojin Lee, Byeongkyu Jeon
  • Patent number: 12572208
    Abstract: Systems and methods to implement a wearable brain computer interface (BCI) device for transmitting communications via a telecommunications network. One system includes a processing system of a wearable BCI device that is configured to receive an electrical signal related to neurological activity. The processing system may be configured to provide the electrical signal to a machine learning model, the machine learning model to extract a pattern from the electrical signal and determine, based on the pattern, an intent of the electrical signal. The processing system may be configured to receive, from the machine learning model, intent data related to the intent of the electrical signal. The processing system may be configured to encode the intent data to generate encoded data compatible for transmission via a 5G NR network. The processing system may be configured to transmit the encoded data via the 5G NR network to a recipient user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: BOOST SUBSCRIBERCO L.L.C.
    Inventor: Bassem Abi-Farah