Patents Examined by Sing-Wai Wu
  • Patent number: 11200723
    Abstract: A texture filtering unit includes a datapath block and a control block. The datapath block includes one or more parallel computation pipelines, each containing at least one hardware logic component configured to receive a plurality of inputs and generate an output value as part of a texture filtering operation. The control block includes a plurality of sequencers and an arbiter. Each sequencer executes a micro-program that defines a sequence of operations to be performed by the one or more pipelines in the datapath block as part of a texture filtering operation and the arbiter controls access, by the sequencers, to the one or more pipelines in the datapath based on predefined prioritization rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Imagination Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Casper Van Benthem
  • Patent number: 11200732
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method to derive the absorption coefficient, transparency, and/or the scattering coefficient from the user-specified parameters including roughness, phase function, index of refraction (IOR), and color by performing the simulation once, and storing the results of the simulation in an easy to retrieve representation, such as a lookup table, or an analytic function. To create the analytic function, one or more analytic functions can be fitted to the results of the simulation for the multiple parameters including roughness, phase function, IOR, and color. The lookup table can be combined with the analytic representation. For example, the lookup table can be used to represent the color, roughness, and phase function, while the IOR can be represented by an analytic function. For example, when the IOR is above 2, the lookup table becomes three-dimensional and the IOR is calculated using the analytic function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventor: Andrea Weidlich
  • Patent number: 11200731
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method to derive the absorption coefficient, transparency, and/or the scattering coefficient from the user-specified parameters including roughness, phase function, index of refraction (IOR), and color by performing the simulation once, and storing the results of the simulation in an easy to retrieve representation, such as a lookup table, or an analytic function. To create the analytic function, one or more analytic functions can be fitted to the results of the simulation for the multiple parameters including roughness, phase function, IOR, and color. The lookup table can be combined with the analytic representation. For example, the lookup table can be used to represent the color, roughness, and phase function, while the IOR can be represented by an analytic function. For example, when the IOR is above 2, the lookup table becomes three-dimensional and the IOR is calculated using the analytic function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventor: Andrea Weidlich
  • Patent number: 11194535
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit and an instruction unit. The generation unit generates a display image including information on speech or action of a target person, based on history information that the target person has made speech or action. The instruction unit instructs a display device, which displays an image of a virtual space so as to be superimposed in a real space, to display the generated display image as the image of the virtual space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamaura, Seiya Inagi, Kazunari Hashimoto, Hidetaka Izumo, Tadaaki Sato, Teppei Aoki, Daisuke Yasuoka, Hiroshi Umemoto
  • Patent number: 11189078
    Abstract: An electronic device is configured to performing a three-dimensional (3D) scan of an interior space. In some cases, the electronic device acquires information and depth measurements relative to the electronic device. The electronic device acquires voxels in a 3D grid that is generated from the 3D scan. The voxels represent portions of the volume of the interior space. The electronic device determines a trajectory and poses of the electronic device concurrently with performing the 3D scan of the interior space. The electronic device labels voxels representing objects in the interior space based on the trajectory and the poses. In some cases, the electronic device uses queries to perform spatial reasoning at an object level of granularity, positions, overlays, or blends virtual objects into an augmented reality representation of the interior space or modifies positions or orientations of the objects by applying a transformation to corresponding connected components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jürgen Sturm, Martin Bokeloh
  • Patent number: 11158134
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for displaying a three-dimensional space view. The three-dimensional space view includes a first three-dimensional space view and a second three-dimensional space view. The method includes presenting the first three-dimensional space view on a first user interface; presenting the second three-dimensional space view on a second user interface; changing the first three-dimensional space view according to a user input; and changing the second three-dimensional space view according to a change in the first three-dimensional space view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KE.COM (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Yang, Yilang Hu, Hang Cao, Ruina Zhang, Mengdi Qi, Jiang Bian, Yuke Yang
  • Patent number: 11152105
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an image supply unit that supplies a plurality of input images showing corresponding objects to an image processing unit and obtains a plurality of object images as an image processed result from the image processing unit, and a display control unit that synchronously displays the plurality of object images that have been obtained. The object images are regions including the corresponding objects extracted from the plurality of input images, and orientations, positions, and sizes of the corresponding objects of the plurality of object images are unified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventor: Takeshi Ohashi
  • Patent number: 11145120
    Abstract: A surface generation device includes: a profile curve setting unit 2 configured to set a profile curve fitted to a part of shape data, a profile curve movement unit 3 configured to move the profile curve so as to satisfy a predetermined condition, and a surface generation unit 4 configured to generate a surface defined by a locus obtained by moving the profile curve satisfying the predetermined conditions. The predetermined conditions include a condition in which a locus of one point (for example, midpoint) on the profile curve becomes a line of curvature of the surface to be generated. Using such a condition, it is possible to efficiently obtain the high quality surface by setting the line of curvature indicating a flow of the surface as a guide line of a sweep method without repeating trial and error many times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignees: Nihon Unisys, Ltd., Yokohama National University
    Inventors: Shoichi Tsuchie, Takashi Maekawa
  • Patent number: 11138800
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a first distortion definition for a first color component of a collection of pixels and a second distortion definition for a second color component of the collection of pixels; casting, from a viewpoint in a 3D space, a first bundle of rays for the first color component in accordance with the first distortion definition; computing a first set of intersection locations between the cast first bundle of rays and an object in the 3D space; determining, based on the first and second distortion definitions, that a difference between distortions of the first and second color components satisfies a predetermined threshold; estimating, using the first set of intersection locations, a second set of intersection locations on the object for the second color component; and determining color values for the collection of pixels based on the first and second sets of intersection locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Larry Seiler
  • Patent number: 11138806
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an apparatus, methods, systems and computer program products described herein are directed to a workstation computing system(s) (“workstation”) that receives camera pose data from a camera(s) disposed on a first headset device. The workstation receives camera image data comprising one or more images portraying a current view of the camera. The workstation generates a rendering of the 3D model of medical data for display within a composite image. The workstation generates one or more portions of the composite image based on the camera image data. The workstation generates and displays a composite image to include simultaneous and contiguous portrayal of the rendering of the 3D model of medical data with the one or more portions based on the camera image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Medivis, Inc.
    Inventors: Long Qian, Christopher Morley, Osamah Choudhry
  • Patent number: 11132844
    Abstract: A driving method for an AR/VR display device includes inserting a pre-configuration time period every time a backlight insertion stage is initiated. The driving method includes during the pre-configuration time period, configuring a pre-configuration screen for partial or full-screen pixel lines. The pre-configuration screen includes a black screen, a white screen, or a grayscale screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingyun Shi, Ming Chen, Guangquan Wang, Hao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11127176
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for generating visualizations of facial aging trends based on protein biomarker concentration information. Protein biomarker concentration information is generated by an immunoassay analyzer device. The protein biomarker concentration information is used to predict one or more facial aging trends, such as shiny skin, rough skin, uneven skin tone, eye wrinkles, photo-aging, loss of elasticity, or dilated pores. A visualization, such as a spider diagram or a face aging simulation, is generated and presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Guive Balooch, Edouard Messager, Aude Foucher, Nukhet Cavusoglu, Ji Lee
  • Patent number: 11113854
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device including a display device and one or more input devices. The method includes displaying, on the display device, a first graphing area including a first section presenting a plot of a first set of data points for a first variable and a second section. The method includes detecting, via the one or more input devices, a user input indicative of a path within a second section. The method includes determining, based on the user input indicative of a path within the second section, a second set of data points for the first variable. The method includes determining, based at least on the second set of data points for the first variable, a set of data points for a second variable. The method includes displaying, on the display device, a second graphing area presenting a plot of the set of data points for the second variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: DECISIONNEXT, INC.
    Inventors: Robert David Pierce, David Rodriguez Gomez, Arden Martin Arnold, Michael R. Neal
  • Patent number: 11113897
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for providing supplemental Augmented Reality (AR) content. Media content is provided to a user device located within a viewing area. A determination is made that a supplemental three dimensional (3D) AR content related to the media content is available. 3D characteristics of the supplemental AR content are determined. Such characteristics include a viewing angle and body position of an actor from the supplemental AR content. 3D characteristics of the viewing area are determined. Such characteristics include shape and position of the furniture within the viewing area and a position of a user within the viewing area. A position is determined within the viewing area by comparing the 3D characteristics of the supplemental AR content and the 3D characteristics of the viewing area. The supplemental AR content is then provided for display at the determined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
    Inventors: Vikram Makam Gupta, Harsha Neerakani, Nimit Dineshbhai Kalaria
  • Patent number: 11107295
    Abstract: Examples herein describe systems and methods for aligning elements, such as conduit, ductwork, and plumbing within a computer-aided design (“CAD”) application. A plugin can provide an element alignment option on a graphical user interface (“GUI”) of the CAD program. An anchor point from which to align elements is selected in the GUI so that the plugin can choose locations within a structure to run multiple elements in parallel alignment. The system can recommend an alignment plane based on the slopes of the selected multiple elements and provide a direction for a run of the multiple elements. The systems retrieve the specifications and parameters of each individual element to determine its spacing among the run of multiple elements. The run of multiple elements is displayed and manipulated by the plugin via the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Applied Software Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Homier, III, Adam Heon
  • Patent number: 11100899
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing system may access a first rendered frame generated at a first frame rate. The system may generate, based on the first rendered frame, subframes at a second frame rate higher than the first frame rate. The system may generate a first subframe by determining a viewing direction of the user based on sensor data, determining, based on the viewing direction, at least a first viewing region encompassing a foveal focus point of the user and a second viewing region excluding the first viewing region, determining, for the first subframe, color values corresponding to the first viewing region using a first sampling resolution and color values corresponding to the second viewing region using a second sampling resolution lower than the first sampling resolution. The system may output subframes for display at the second frame rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Larry Seiler
  • Patent number: 11100701
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for implementing a glow characteristic on part or all of a graphics object within a plurality of different graphics library environments. The glow characteristic is implemented by a client application utilizing a graphics library and drawing to no more than one frame buffer at a time. The same glow characteristic can be rendered on client devices utilizing different graphics libraries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: IMVU, Inc.
    Inventor: Llorenç Marti Garcia
  • Patent number: 11094123
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention there is provided a method of visual localization, comprising: generating a plurality of virtual views, wherein each of the virtual views is associated with a location; obtaining a query image; determining the location where the query image was obtained on the basis of a comparison of the query image with said virtual views.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: NAVVIS GMBH
    Inventors: Eckehard Steinbach, Robert Huitl, Georg Schroth, Sebastian Hilsenbeck
  • Patent number: 11094101
    Abstract: A system provides the ability to import large engineering 3D models from a primary 3D rendering software into a secondary 3D rendering software that does not have the tools of the resources to render the larger 3D model on its own. The system uses a plugin to combine 3D data from the two software sources, and then return the combined 3D data to the secondary 3D rendering software. Components of the system can be remote or cloud based, and the system facilitates video streaming of 3D rendered models that can be manipulated on any computer capable of supporting a video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: AVEVA Software, LLC
    Inventors: David Matthew Stevenson, Chase Laurendine, Paul Antony Burton
  • Patent number: 11074760
    Abstract: A computer-implemented medical visualization method includes identifying a three-dimensional model of an anatomical item of a particular mammal; displaying a moving animation of the three-dimensional model, the moving animation created from multiple frames from imaging of the anatomical item over a short time period to capture movement of the anatomical item; displaying one or more non-moving views of the three-dimensional model while the moving animation is being displayed; and in response to receiving inputs from a user, changing the displayed moving animation and the one or more non-moving views automatically in coordination with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bidne, Gregory Ernest Ostenson, David M. Flynn, Kenneth Matthew Merdan