Patents by Inventor Benjamin Lucas

Benjamin Lucas 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: 12273501
    Abstract: Eyewear providing an interactive augmented reality experience to users in a first physical environment viewing objects in a second physical environment (e.g., X-ray effect). The second environment may be a room positioned behind a barrier, such as a wall. The user views the second environment via a sensor system moveable on the wall using a track system. As the user in the first environment moves the eyewear to face the outside surface of the wall along a line-of-sight (LOS) at a location (x, y, z), the sensor system on the track system repositions to the same location (x, y, z) on the inside surface of wall. The image captured by the sensor system in the second environment is wirelessly transmitted to the eyewear for displayed on the eyewear displays, providing the user with an X-ray effect of looking through the wall to see the objects within the other environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Simon Nielsen, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Patent number: 12175605
    Abstract: Content is displayed to a user of augmented reality device. In response to receiving an indication of an increased level of risk, the degree of content being displayed to the user is reduced. The indication of increased level of risk may be generated by or received from an associated transportation device. The adjustment of the display of the degree of content may include moving one or more content elements out of a central field of view of the augmented reality device, reducing the size or visual characteristics of a content element, or eliminating a content element from the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20240346784
    Abstract: A method of locating a personal mobility system using an augmented reality device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving positional data corresponding to a location of a personal mobility system, determining a relative position between the augmented reality device and the location of the personal mobility system, and causing the display of an augmented reality effect by the augmented reality device based on the relative position between the augmented reality device and the location of the personal mobility system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20240308613
    Abstract: A method of providing guidance, such as to the user of a personal mobility device, uses a head-worn device including a camera and one or more display devices. The method includes capturing images using the camera of the head-worn device and identifying an area, represented in the captured images, having a certain permission associated therewith. An augmented reality effect is overlaid on the area, and the captured images with the overlaid augmented reality effect are displayed on the head-worn device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20240295918
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media that determines distances for mixed reality interaction, where the methods include determining a first position of a point of a surface and rendering a virtual reality (VR) interactive item comprising a VR interactive control. The methods further include tracking a control indicator controlled by the user by determining a first plurality of positions of the control indicator and activating the VR interactive control in response to detecting the control indicator controlled by the user transgressing a first threshold distance from the VR interactive control. The methods further include determining a closest position of the first plurality of positions to the point based on the first position, determining the point of the surface to have a second position based on the determined closest position plus a constant for the control indicator, and associating a second threshold with the point of the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventor: Benjamin Lucas
  • Patent number: 12056827
    Abstract: A method of locating a personal mobility system using an augmented reality device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving positional data corresponding to a location of a personal mobility system, determining a relative position between the augmented reality device and the location of the personal mobility system, and causing the display of an augmented reality effect by the augmented reality device based on the relative position between the augmented reality device and the location of the personal mobility system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20240248772
    Abstract: Systems and methods to extend an interactive experience across multiple platforms are presented herein. The interactive experience may take place in an interactive space. The interactive space as experienced by a user of a host device (e.g., headset) may be extended to one or more mobile computing platforms. The host device may present views of virtual content perceived to be present within the real world. A given mobile computing platform may be positioned at or near the host device. The mobile computing platform may take images/video of the user of the host device. The mobile computing platform may superimpose views of the virtual content onto the images/video from the perspective of the mobile computing platform. The virtual content presented at the mobile computing platform may be perceived to be in the real world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Paulo Jansen, Benjamin Lucas, Forest Rouse, Mayan Shay May-Raz, Joshua Hernandez
  • Patent number: 12030577
    Abstract: A method of controlling a personal mobility system includes displaying a virtual object on an augmented reality wearable device, the virtual object being located in a position in the field of view of the augmented reality device corresponding to a position in the real world. Proximity of the personal mobility system or a user of the personal mobility system with the position in the real world is detected. In response to the detection of proximity, a performance characteristic of the personal mobility system is modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Patent number: 12008152
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media that determines distances for mixed reality interaction, where the methods include determining a first position of a point of a surface and rendering a virtual reality (VR) interactive item comprising a VR interactive control. The methods further include tracking a control indicator controlled by the user by determining a first plurality of positions of the control indicator and activating the VR interactive control in response to detecting the control indicator controlled by the user transgressing a first threshold distance from the VR interactive control. The methods further include determining a closest position of the first plurality of positions to the point based on the first position, determining the point of the surface to have a second position based on the determined closest position plus a constant for the control indicator, and associating a second threshold with the point of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Lucas
  • Patent number: 11966793
    Abstract: Systems and methods to extend an interactive experience across multiple platforms are presented herein. The interactive experience may take place in an interactive space. The interactive space as experienced by a user of a host device (e.g., headset) may be extended to one or more mobile computing platforms. The host device may present views of virtual content perceived to be present within the real world. A given mobile computing platform may be positioned at or near the host device. The mobile computing platform may take images/video of the user of the host device. The mobile computing platform may superimpose views of the virtual content onto the images/video from the perspective of the mobile computing platform. The virtual content presented at the mobile computing platform may be perceived to be in the real world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Campfire 3D, Inc.
    Inventors: Paulo Jansen, Benjamin Lucas, Forest Rouse, Mayan Shay May-Raz, Joshua Hernandez
  • Publication number: 20240112429
    Abstract: A method of providing an interactive personal mobility system, performed by one or more processors, comprises determining an initial pose by visual-inertial odometry performed on images and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data generated by a wearable augmented reality device. Sensor data transmitted from a personal mobility system is received, and sensor fusion is performed on the data received from the personal mobility system to provide an updated pose. Augmented reality effects are displayed on the wearable augmented reality device based on the updated pose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20240078762
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for selecting a tilt angle of an augmented reality (AR) display of an AR wearable device. Some examples of the present disclosure capture simulation data of gaze fixations while users are performing tasks using applications resident on the AR wearable device. The tilt angle of the AR display is selected based on including more gaze fixations that are within the field of view (FOV) of the AR display than are outside the FOV of the AR display. In some examples, an AR wearable device is manufactured with a fixed vertical tilt angle for the AR display. In some examples, the AR wearable device can dynamically adjust the vertical tilt angle of the AR display based on the applications that a user of the AR wearable device is likely to use or is using.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin Lucas, David Meisenholder
  • Publication number: 20240070992
    Abstract: An Augmented Reality (AR) system provides stabilization of hand-tracking input data. The AR system provides for display a user interface of an AR application. The AR system captures, using one or more cameras of the AR system, video frame tracking data of a gesture being made by a user while the user interacts with the AR user interface. The AR system generates skeletal 3D model data of a hand of the user based on the video frame tracking data that includes one or more skeletal 3D model features corresponding to recognized visual landmarks of portions of the hand of the user. The AR system generates targeting data based on the skeletal 3D model data where the targeting data identifies a virtual 3D object of the AR user interface. The AR system filters the targeting data using a targeting filter component and provides the filtered targeting data to the AR application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Benjamin Lucas
  • Patent number: 11900550
    Abstract: A method of providing an interactive personal mobility system, performed by one or more processors, comprises determining an initial pose by visual-inertial odometry performed on images and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data generated by a wearable augmented reality device. Sensor data transmitted from a personal mobility system is received, and sensor fusion is performed on the data received from the personal mobility system to provide an updated pose. Augmented reality effects are displayed on the wearable augmented reality device based on the updated pose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20230415044
    Abstract: AR-enhanced gameplay includes a map of a course including a plurality of virtual objects, the map corresponding to a location in the real world and defining a track along which participants can ride on personal mobility systems such as scooters. Virtual objects are displayed in the fields of view of participants' augmented reality devices in a positions corresponding to positions in the real world on the course. Proximity of a participant or their personal mobility system with the position of a virtual object in the real world is detected, and in response to the detection of proximity, a performance characteristic of the participant's personal mobility system is modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Patent number: 11813528
    Abstract: AR-enhanced gameplay includes a map of a course including a plurality of virtual objects, the map corresponding to a location in the real world and defining a track along which participants can ride on personal mobility systems such as scooters. Virtual objects are displayed in the fields of view of participants' augmented reality devices in a positions corresponding to positions in the real world on the course. Proximity of a participant or their personal mobility system with the position of a virtual object in the real world is detected, and in response to the detection of proximity, a performance characteristic of the participant's personal mobility system is modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20230306690
    Abstract: Content is displayed to a user of augmented reality device. In response to receiving an indication of an increased level of risk, the degree of content being displayed to the user is reduced. The indication of increased level of risk may be generated by or received from an associated transportation device. The adjustment of the display of the degree of content may include moving one or more content elements out of a central field of view of the augmented reality device, reducing the size or visual characteristics of a content element, or eliminating a content element from the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20230215106
    Abstract: A method of locating a personal mobility system using an augmented reality device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving positional data corresponding to a location of a personal mobility system, determining a relative position between the augmented reality device and the location of the personal mobility system, and causing the display of an augmented reality effect by the augmented reality device based on the relative position between the augmented reality device and the location of the personal mobility system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20230139739
    Abstract: AR-enhanced gameplay includes a map of a course including a plurality of virtual objects, the map corresponding to a location in the real world and defining a track along which participants can ride on personal mobility systems such as scooters. Virtual objects are displayed in the fields of view of participants' augmented reality devices in a positions corresponding to positions in the real world on the course. Proximity of a participant or their personal mobility system with the position of a virtual object in the real world is detected, and in response to the detection of proximity, a performance characteristic of the participant's personal mobility system is modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20230105428
    Abstract: A method of providing an interactive personal mobility system, performed by one or more processors, comprises determining an initial pose by visual-inertial odometry performed on images and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data generated by a wearable augmented reality device. Sensor data transmitted from a personal mobility system is received, and sensor fusion is performed on the data received from the personal mobility system to provide an updated pose. Augmented reality effects are displayed on the wearable augmented reality device based on the updated pose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Edmund Graves Brown, Benjamin Lucas, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Richard Zhuang