Patents by Inventor Albert Peters

Albert Peters has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11157725
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a near eye display (NED) system for displaying artificial reality content to a user and to manipulate displayed content items based upon gestures performed by users of the NED system. A user of the NED system may perform a gesture simulating the throwing of an object to “cast” a content item to a target location in an artificial reality (AR) environment displayed by the NED system. The gesture may comprise a first portion in which the user's hand “grabs” or “pinches” a virtual object corresponding to the content item and moves backwards relative to their body, and a second portion in which the user's hand moves forwards relative to their body and releases the virtual object. The target location may be identified based upon a trajectory associated with the backwards motion of the first portion of the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Andersen, Albert Peter Hwang, Kenrick Cheng-Kuo Kin
  • Patent number: 11138912
    Abstract: A bendable computing device can operate in a single display region mode when the device is in an unbent posture and can operate in a multiple display region mode when the device is in a bent posture. The multiple display region mode subdivides the bendable screen of the bendable computing device into a first display region and a second display region. When operating in the multiple display region mode, the bendable computing device can display an artificial hardware seam between the first display region and the second display region. User input gestures originating at the artificial hardware seam or terminating at the artificial hardware seam can be utilized to provide various types of functionality. Various types of functionality can also be provided when the bendable computing device detects that it has transitioned from an unbent posture to a bent posture or from a bent posture to an unbent posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Klein, Peter Hammerquist, Ryan Pendlay, Albert Peter Yih, Lauren Edelmeier, Christoffer Peter Hart Hansen, Diego David Baca Del Rosario
  • Patent number: 11127321
    Abstract: A foldable computing device can be configured to provide a user interface (UI) optimization that enables an application window to be presented in a predictable location when an application is launched, a UI optimization that enables an application window to be moved to an active display area, a UI optimization that enables a modal UI element to be presented in such a way that it does not overlap a seam on the device, a UI optimization that enables an image presented by the device to be adjusted to maintain a view of the focal point of the image across device posture or orientation changes, a UI optimization that enables the device to transition between UI modes optimized for front-facing and world-facing image capture, and/or a UI optimization that enables the device to provide a UI for instructing a user to flip the device when a biometric sensor is in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Klein, Peter Hammerquist, Ryan Pendlay, Albert Peter Yih, Lauren Edelmeier, Christoffer Peter Hart Hansen, Diego David Baca Del Rosario
  • Publication number: 20210169071
    Abstract: A medical product including an antibacterial hard material coating, which is applied to a main body and which includes biocide. The hard material coating includes at least one inner layer and one outer layer, wherein the biocide concentration in the outer layer is substantially constant and greater than the biocide concentration in the inner layer and the biocide concentration in the inner layer is greater than or equal to 0.2 at %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Carmen Leonor Colmenares Mora, Arnd Mueller, Albert Peter Gerhard Janssen
  • Publication number: 20210097901
    Abstract: A bendable computing device can operate in a single display region mode when the device is in an unbent posture and can operate in a multiple display region mode when the device is in a bent posture. The multiple display region mode subdivides the bendable screen of the bendable computing device into a first display region and a second display region. When operating in the multiple display region mode, the bendable computing device can display an artificial hardware seam between the first display region and the second display region. User input gestures originating at the artificial hardware seam or terminating at the artificial hardware seam can be utilized to provide various types of functionality. Various types of functionality can also be provided when the bendable computing device detects that it has transitioned from an unbent posture to a bent posture or from a bent posture to an unbent posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Christian KLEIN, Peter HAMMERQUIST, Ryan PENDLAY, Albert Peter YIH, Lauren EDELMEIER, Christoffer Peter Hart HANSEN, Diego David BACA DEL ROSARIO
  • Publication number: 20210096675
    Abstract: A foldable computing device can be configured to provide a user interface (UI) optimization that enables an application window to be presented in a predictable location when an application is launched, a UI optimization that enables an application window to be moved to an active display area, a UI optimization that enables a modal UI element to be presented in such a way that it does not overlap a seam on the device, a UI optimization that enables an image presented by the device to be adjusted to maintain a view of the focal point of the image across device posture or orientation changes, a UI optimization that enables the device to transition between UI modes optimized for front-facing and world-facing image capture, and/or a UI optimization that enables the device to provide a UI for instructing a user to flip the device when a biometric sensor is in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Christian KLEIN, Peter HAMMERQUIST, Ryan PENDLAY, Albert Peter YIH, Lauren EDELMEIER, Christoffer Peter Hart HANSEN, Diego David BACA DEL ROSARIO
  • Patent number: 10945430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical product, comprising an antibacterial hard material coating, which is applied to a main body and which comprises biocide. Said hard material coating includes at least one inner layer and one outer layer, wherein the biocide concentration in the outer layer is substantially constant and greater than the biocide concentration in the inner layer and the biocide concentration in the inner layer is greater than or equal to 0.2 at %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFÄFFIKON
    Inventors: Carmen Leonor Colmenares Mora, Arnd Mueller, Albert Peter Gerhard Janssen
  • Patent number: 10896545
    Abstract: A system includes a near eye display (NED) comprising a substantially transparent electronic display that is configured to display images in accordance with display instructions, and an imaging device configured to capture one or more images of a portions of a local area surrounding the NED. The system further includes a controller configured to determine a position of an object within the local area using the captured one or more images and location information associated with the object. The controller accesses supplemental information regarding the object, and updates the display instructions to cause the substantially transparent electronic display to display at least a portion of the supplemental information about the object. The display of the at least a portion of the supplemental information is positioned within a threshold distance of the determined position of the object in an augmented reality environment as presented via the substantially transparent electronic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kenrick Cheng-kuo Kin, Albert Peter Hwang
  • Patent number: 10783712
    Abstract: A near eye display (NED) system is configured to present an augmented reality environment to the user. In addition, the NED system uses an imaging device to detect individuals within a local area, and identify positions of hands of the individuals from which the NED system may be able to detect one or more performed gestures. In response to detecting a predetermined gesture, the NED system displays a user of the NED one or more virtual objects corresponding to the identified first gesture at a location associated with a predetermined portion of the individual's body. The displayed virtual objects may be referred to as “visual flair,” and are used to accentuate, stylize, or provide emphasis to gestures performed by individuals within the local area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Albert Peter Hwang, Kenrick Cheng-Kuo Kin
  • Publication number: 20200279104
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a near eye display (NED) system for displaying artificial reality content to a user and to manipulate displayed content items based upon gestures performed by users of the NED system. A user of the NED system may perform a gesture simulating the throwing of an object to “cast” a content item to a target location in an artificial reality (AR) environment displayed by the NED system. The gesture may comprise a first portion in which the user's hand “grabs” or “pinches” a virtual object corresponding to the content item and moves backwards relative to their body, and a second portion in which the user's hand moves forwards relative to their body and releases the virtual object. The target location may be identified based upon a trajectory associated with the backwards motion of the first portion of the gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Andersen, Albert Peter Hwang, Kenrick Cheng-Kuo Kin
  • Patent number: 10739861
    Abstract: A system includes a near eye display (NED) that comprises an optical assembly with an electronic display, an imaging sensor configured to capture images of a user's hands, and an eye imaging sensor configured to capture images of an eye of the user. The system also includes a controller configured to determine eye tracking information using the captured images of the eye, the eye tracking information indicating a gaze orientation, wherein the gaze orientation terminates at first location. The controller determines that a pose of the user's hand indicates a pinch gesture based on the captured images of the user's hands. The controller also identifies an object in the local area that is at the first location, and updates the display instructions to cause the electronic display to display an indication of a selection of the object in an artificial reality environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kenrick Cheng-kuo Kin, Albert Peter Hwang
  • Patent number: 10712901
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a near eye display (NED) system for displaying artificial reality content to a user. In some embodiments, multiple users may be in a local area, each using a different NED. A first user of a first NED may view virtual content using a first NED. The first NED may comprise an imaging device capable of capturing images of the local area, allowing the first NED to identify gestures performed by the first user and/or by other users in the local area. In some embodiments, the first NED may, in response to detecting one or more predetermined gestures performed by the first user, share virtual content displayed to the first user with a second user using a second NED, allowing the second user to view the virtual content through the second NED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Albert Peter Hwang, Daniel Andersen, Kenrick Cheng-Kuo Kin
  • Publication number: 20200170134
    Abstract: An ultraviolet light-resistant article that includes: a substrate having a glass or glass-ceramic composition and first and second primary surfaces; an ultraviolet light-absorbing element having a an absorptivity greater than 50% at wavelengths from about 100 nm to about 380 nm and a thickness between about 10 nm and about 100 nm; and a dielectric stack formed with a plasma-enhanced process. Further, the light-absorbing element is between the substrate and the dielectric stack. Alternatively, the light-absorbing element can include one or more ultraviolet light-resistant layers disposed within the dielectric stack over the first primary surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Kaveh Adib, Robert Alan Bellman, Andrea Weiss Bookbinder, Shandon Dee Hart, Albert Peter Heberle, Karl William Koch, III, Lin Lin, Charles Andrew Paulson, Vitor Marino Schneider
  • Patent number: 10635895
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a near eye display (NED) system for displaying artificial reality content to a user and to manipulate displayed content items based upon gestures performed by users of the NED system. A user of the NED system may perform a gesture simulating the throwing of an object to “cast” a content item to a target location in an artificial reality (AR) environment displayed by the NED system. The gesture may comprise a first portion in which the user's hand “grabs” or “pinches” a virtual object corresponding to the content item and moves backwards relative to their body, and a second portion in which the user's hand moves forwards relative to their body and releases the virtual object. The target location may be identified based upon a trajectory associated with the backwards motion of the first portion of the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Andersen, Albert Peter Hwang, Kenrick Cheng-Kuo Kin
  • Patent number: 10548234
    Abstract: An ultraviolet light-resistant article that includes: a substrate having a glass or glass-ceramic composition and first and second primary surfaces; an ultraviolet light-absorbing element having a an absorptivity greater than 50% at wavelengths from about 100 nm to about 380 nm and a thickness between about 10 nm and about 100 nm; and a dielectric stack formed with a plasma-enhanced process. Further, the light-absorbing element is between the substrate and the dielectric stack. Alternatively, the light-absorbing element can include one or more ultraviolet light-resistant layers disposed within the dielectric stack over the first primary surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kaveh Adib, Robert Alan Bellman, Andrea Weiss Bookbinder, Shandon Dee Hart, Albert Peter Heberle, Karl William Koch, III, Lin Lin, Charles Andrew Paulson, Vitor Marino Schneider
  • Publication number: 20200005539
    Abstract: A near eye display (NED) system is configured to present an augmented reality environment to the user. In addition, the NED system uses an imaging device to detect individuals within a local area, and identify positions of hands of the individuals from which the NED system may be able to detect one or more performed gestures. In response to detecting a predetermined gesture, the NED system displays a user of the NED one or more virtual objects corresponding to the identified first gesture at a location associated with a predetermined portion of the individual's body. The displayed virtual objects may be referred to as “visual flair,” and are used to accentuate, stylize, or provide emphasis to gestures performed by individuals within the local area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Albert Peter Hwang, Kenrick Cheng-Kuo Kin
  • Publication number: 20200004401
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a near eye display (NED) system for displaying artificial reality content to a user. In some embodiments, multiple users may be in a local area, each using a different NED. A first user of a first NED may view virtual content using a first NED. The first NED may comprise an imaging device capable of capturing images of the local area, allowing the first NED to identify gestures performed by the first user and/or by other users in the local area. In some embodiments, the first NED may, in response to detecting one or more predetermined gestures performed by the first user, share virtual content displayed to the first user with a second user using a second NED, allowing the second user to view the virtual content through the second NED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Albert Peter Hwang, Daniel Andersen, Kenrick Cheng-Kuo Kin
  • Publication number: 20200005026
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a near eye display (NED) system for displaying artificial reality content to a user and to manipulate displayed content items based upon gestures performed by users of the NED system. A user of the NED system may perform a gesture simulating the throwing of an object to “cast” a content item to a target location in an artificial reality (AR) environment displayed by the NED system. The gesture may comprise a first portion in which the user's hand “grabs” or “pinches” a virtual object corresponding to the content item and moves backwards relative to their body, and a second portion in which the user's hand moves forwards relative to their body and releases the virtual object. The target location may be identified based upon a trajectory associated with the backwards motion of the first portion of the gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Andersen, Albert Peter Hwang, Kenrick Cheng-Kuo Kin
  • Patent number: 10379134
    Abstract: A sensor device for determining rotational speed of a rotatable object, includes a sensor housing with a sensor segment, a mounting segment and a connector segment, the sensor segment and the connector segment being arranged on opposite sides of the mounting segment, wherein a sensing element is arranged at the sensor tip of the sensor segment, sensor electronics are arranged inside the sensor segment, the sensor electronics including an integrated silicon-on-insulator circuit. The integrated silicon-on-insulator circuit is embedded between flexible polymer substrates. A turbocharger may include such a sensor device. The sensor device is designed to operate continuously at a temperature of at least 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Jaquet Technology Group AG
    Inventors: Andreas Tuor, Oliver Hirsch, Markus Eigenmann, Albert Peter
  • Publication number: 20190212828
    Abstract: A system includes a near eye display (NED) that is configured to display images in accordance with display instructions. The system also includes an imaging sensor configured to capture images. The system further includes a controller configured to identify the object in the captured images using one or more recognition patterns, and to determine a pose of the user's hand based on the captured images, with the determined pose indicating a touch gesture with the identified object. The controller also updates the display instructions to cause the electronic display to display a virtual menu in an artificial reality environment, with the virtual menu within a threshold distance of the position of the object in the artificial reality environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Kenrick Cheng-kuo Kin, Albert Peter Hwang