Patents by Inventor Alec Pierce

Alec Pierce 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: 12299194
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include capturing, by a computing device, a current position of a wearable device and a current position of user eye gaze at a current time. The method may also include determining that a user eye gaze is at a fixation position based on a speed of gaze movement. Additionally, the method may include calculating a direction of cursor movement by comparing a current cursor position with a previous cursor position at a previous time. Furthermore, the method may include calculating a likelihood of the fixation position being a target cursor position based on a difference between the direction of cursor movement and a direction from the current cursor position to the fixation position. Finally, the method may include increasing a speed of cursor movement toward the fixation position based on the likelihood. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Maozheng Zhao, Aakar Gupta, Tanya Renee Jonker, Hrvoje Benko, Alec Pierce, Tianyi Wang, Ran Tan, Ting Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240256031
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include capturing, by a computing device, a current position of a wearable device and a current position of user eye gaze at a current time. The method may also include determining that a user eye gaze is at a fixation position based on a speed of gaze movement. Additionally, the method may include calculating a direction of cursor movement by comparing a current cursor position with a previous cursor position at a previous time. Furthermore, the method may include calculating a likelihood of the fixation position being a target cursor position based on a difference between the direction of cursor movement and a direction from the current cursor position to the fixation position. Finally, the method may include increasing a speed of cursor movement toward the fixation position based on the likelihood. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Maozheng Zhao, Aakar Gupta, Tanya Renee Jonker, Hrvoje Benko, Alec Pierce, Tianyi Wang, Ran Tan, Ting Zhang