Patents by Inventor Beth Brewer

Beth Brewer 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).

  • Publication number: 20190251750
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for operating a virtual reality (VR) system are disclosed. The VR system can have a VR device associated with a virtual environment to provide a virtual representation of an augmented reality (AR) experience of a physical world. The method can include displaying a portion of the virtual environment on a VR display of the VR device; an emulated AR display of the AR device that would be in view of the user if wearing the AR device in the physical world; and a virtual object representing a physical object inside the image of the AR display. The method can include receiving a user input associated with the virtual object at the VR device. The method can include providing feedback via the VR display based on the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Beth BREWER, Alexander F. HERN
  • Publication number: 20190250805
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for operating a collaborative virtual environment among a plurality of user devices communicatively are provided. The method can include establishing a collaboration session among multiple AR/VR/MR user devices. The method can include determining one or more user sensitivities associated with the user devices in the session indicating operating characteristics of the various user devices. The method can include determining one or more selectable options associated with each user sensitivity that indicate, enable, or limit one or more functions associated with the collaboration session among the user devices. The method can include performing one or more functions in response to the user selection of the first selectable option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Beth BREWER, David ROSS, Alexander F. HERN, Anthony DUCA, Kyle PENDERGRASS
  • Publication number: 20190188918
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for user selection of virtual content for presentation in a virtual environment via a first user device and a second user device are provided. The method can include storing information associated with sensitivities of the first user device and sensitivities of the second user device. The sensitivities can indicate one or more conditions at one or more of the first user device and the second user device that affect presentation of portions of the virtual environment. The method can include detecting a selection of content at the first user device for presentation via the second user device, determining if the content can be presented at the second device based on the sensitivities of the second user device and generating a first version of the content that complies with the sensitivities of the second user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Beth BREWER, Kyle PENDERGRASS
  • Publication number: 20190180506
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for modifying a virtual object in a virtual environment are provided. The method can include receiving at one or more processors, an identification of the virtual object within the virtual environment. The method can include receiving, from a first user device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, an annotation including one or more changes to be applied to the virtual object. The method can include determining a type of the one or more changes based on the annotation. The method can include determining a location of the one or more changes to the virtual object based on the annotation. The method can include causing the virtual object to be modified as a modified virtual object using a computer-aided design (CAD) software program to implement the changes indicated in the annotation and displaying the modified virtual object within the virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Morgan Nicholas GEBBIE, Anthony DUCA, Beth BREWER, Archie THORNTON, Kyle PENDERGRASS
  • Publication number: 20190166175
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for operating a digitally created collaborative environment including a plurality of user devices are provided. The method can include determining condition values experienced at a plurality of user devices coupled to a network. Each condition value can be associated with a condition of the associated user device. The method can include determining permission values for each user permission of a plurality of user permissions based on the condition values. Each user permission can indicate a mode of operation of the respective user device in conjunction with the collaborative environment. The method can include selecting a permission value of a user permission of the plurality of user permissions and applying the permission to the respective user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: David ROSS, Beth BREWER, Kyle PENDERGRASS
  • Publication number: 20190130648
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for displaying an augmented reality environment are disclosed. The method can include generating a geospatial map of a physical environment indicating a relative position of the one or more physical objects to a position of a first device of a first user, determining one or more candidate locations within the physical environment for projecting an avatar of a second user based on the geospatial map of the physical environment, and causing the first device to display the avatar of the second user at a selected candidate location of the one or more candidate locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Anthony DUCA, David ROSS, Beth BREWER, Kyle PENDERGRASS
  • Publication number: 20190012470
    Abstract: Applying different permissions to different users based on conditions experienced by those users operating a user device, and using the values of the conditions to determine a value of a user permission to apply to the user. In one implementation, systems and methods for determining values of conditions experienced by a user operating a user device, and for using the values of the conditions to determine a value of a user permission to apply to the user: determine a value of a first condition experienced by the user operating the user device, use the value of the first condition experienced by the user to determine a value of a first user permission associated with the value of the first condition that can be applied to the user, and apply the value of the first user permission or another value of the first user permission to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: David ROSS, Beth BREWER, Kyle PENDERGRASS
  • Publication number: 20180357826
    Abstract: Using hierarchical relationships of different virtual content to determine sets of virtual content to generate and display on a virtual reality, augmented reality, or other user device. Particular embodiments include systems and methods that determine when a first user operating a first user device selects a first object of an environment, identifying the first object from among a plurality of objects, and determine if a plurality of parts of virtual content are stored in association with the first object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: David ROSS, Beth BREWER
  • Publication number: 20180356885
    Abstract: Directing attention of a user to virtual content that is displayable on a user device operated by the user. Particular methods and systems perform the following steps: determining if a first user operating a first user device is looking at first virtual content; and if the first user is not looking at the first virtual content, directing attention of the first user to the first virtual content. Different approaches for directing the attention of the first user are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: David ROSS, Beth BREWER
  • Publication number: 20180331841
    Abstract: Bandwidth optimization during multi-user meetings that use virtual environments displayed on screens of virtual reality, augmented reality or other user devices. Particular approaches for bandwidth optimization during multi-user meetings that use virtual environments generate a virtual environment for use by a first user, a second user, and optionally other users, determine that the first user is permitted to engage in one or more types of action within the virtual environment, determine that a second user is not permitted to engage in the one or more types of action within the virtual environment, permit the first user to engage in the one or more types of action within the virtual environment, and prohibit the second user from engaging in the one or more types of action within the virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: David ROSS, Beth BREWER
  • Publication number: 20180324229
    Abstract: Providing expert assistance from a remote expert to a user operating an augmented reality device. Particular systems and methods receive, at a server, a remote assistance request from a first user device operated by a first user located at a first location, and establish a network connection between the first user device and a second user device operated by a second user located at a second location in response to the remote assistance request. Visual information captured by a camera of the first user device is provided to the second user device operated by the second user. Assistance content generated by the second user using the second user device is provided to the first user device for presentation of the assistance content to the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: David ROSS, Beth BREWER, Anthony DUCA, Morgan Nicholas GEBBIE
  • Patent number: 9520982
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an originating device sends a request, to a server, to initiate a full-duplex session with a target device. Responsive to the full-duplex request, a half-duplex session is set-up from the originating device to the target device before the full-duplex session is set-up. The target device indicates its acceptance of the half-duplex session, receives half-duplex media from the originating device and selectively indicates its acceptance of the full-duplex session. In another embodiment, during a session currently supported either by half-duplex or full-duplex, the server arbitrating the session receives a request from one of the session participants to transition the session to another duplex-type. The server then selectively transitions the duplex-type of the session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ashu Razdan, Eric Rosen, David Ross, Beth Brewer, Arulmozhi Ananthanarayanan, Mohammed Ataur Rahman Shuman
  • Patent number: 8681664
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an originating device sends a request, to a server, to initiate a full-duplex session with a target device. Responsive to the full-duplex request, a half-duplex session is set-up from the originating device to the target device before the full-duplex session is set-up. The target device indicates its acceptance of the half-duplex session, receives half-duplex media from the originating device and selectively indicates its acceptance of the full-duplex session. In another embodiment, during a session currently supported either by half-duplex or full-duplex, the server arbitrating the session receives a request from one of the session participants to transition the session to another duplex-type. The server then selectively transitions the duplex-type of the session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ashu Razdan, Eric Rosen, David Ross, Beth Brewer, Arulmozhi Ananthanarayanan, Mohammed Ataur Rahman Shuman
  • Patent number: 8675553
    Abstract: A network communication entity (e.g., an access terminal, access network and/or application server) obtains a location associated with a given access terminal that is attempting to participate in a given communication service, obtains a priority level of the given access terminal, determines a given level of service restriction for the given access terminal's participation in the given communication service based on the obtained location and the obtained priority level and restricts the given access terminal's participation in the given communication service based on the given level of service restriction. In an example, the priority levels can be established such that low-priority access terminals obtain a first level of service restriction within a defined location region, and a second level of service restriction outside of the defined location region, whereas high-priority access terminals obtain the first level of service restriction both inside and outside of the defined location region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bongyong Song, Arvind Santhanam, Beth Brewer, Ashutosh Aggarwal
  • Publication number: 20130315110
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an originating device sends a request, to a server, to initiate a full-duplex session with a target device. Responsive to the full-duplex request, a half-duplex session is set-up from the originating device to the target device before the full-duplex session is set-up. The target device indicates its acceptance of the half-duplex session, receives half-duplex media from the originating device and selectively indicates its acceptance of the full-duplex session. In another embodiment, during a session currently supported either by half-duplex or full-duplex, the server arbitrating the session receives a request from one of the session participants to transition the session to another duplex-type. The server then selectively transitions the duplex-type of the session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: QUAL COMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ashu Razdan, Eric Rosen, David Ross, Beth Brewer, Arulmozhi Ananthanarayanan, Mohammed Ataur Rahman Shuman
  • Publication number: 20100034123
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an originating device sends a request, to a server, to initiate a full-duplex session with a target device. Responsive to the full-duplex request, a half-duplex session is set-up from the originating device to the target device before the full-duplex session is set-up. The target device indicates its acceptance of the half-duplex session, receives half-duplex media from the originating device and selectively indicates its acceptance of the full-duplex session. In another embodiment, during a session currently supported either by half-duplex or full-duplex, the server arbitrating the session receives a request from one of the session participants to transition the session to another duplex-type. The server then selectively transitions the duplex-type of the session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ashu Razdan, Eric Rosen, David Ross, Beth Brewer, Arulmozhi Ananthanarayanan, Mohammed Ataur Rahman Shuman
  • Publication number: 20080178817
    Abstract: This modular animal toilet assembly system has portable components, and is flushed by various fluids, gravity, flush valve, and air pressure means to public sewage systems, slurry or septic tanks. Some of the fluids include: water, oil, alcohol, anti-freeze, but are not limited to these. It can discharge into waste disposal means, such as, composting, incinerating, dehydrating, recycling or chemical or mechanical treatment. System components share, standardized, connectable, interfaces. Portable components include: toilet bowl fixture, having drainpipe trap, trap door, or sealing means; animal support platforms, having inserts with variously-shaped apertures, through which wastes pass; pipes for fluid intake and outlet. Platforms with inserts support various animals, while allowing animal waste to pass through apertures via gravity and flushing. Activators for flushing include: manual lever and animal-activated means, such as pressure-activated hydraulic system and photoelectric solenoid sensor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2004
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventor: Marsha Beth Brewer
  • Publication number: 20070202910
    Abstract: A wireless push-to-talk (PIT) communication system 100 assigns a special dispatch priority to for emergency communications to and from police, fire dept. or communications to other emergency personnel. A communication which has been assigned dispatch priority takes precedence over all other non-dispatch priority communications for initially completing the call and maintaining the communications links. An indication of dispatch priority in a 1xCV-DO system may be achieved by setting a bit in the RequestReason field 604 of the ConnectionRequest message 602.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Beth Brewer, Arulmozhi Ananthanarayanan
  • Publication number: 20050287982
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for billing for the usage of direct group communication services, such as push-to-talk services. A direct group communication service provider sets up an account for each direct communication service user whereby the user can establish a target group of wireless devices associated with his account. A billing server monitors the direct communication attempts of the wireless device of the user with the target group and bills the user based upon a predetermined criteria, such as number of wireless devices in the target group communicated with, use of a direct communication service, or duration of talk time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Beth Brewer, Jason Kenagy
  • Publication number: 20050288036
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing geographical location information among a set of wireless telecommunication devices, such as mobile telephones. A first wireless telecommunication device generates geographical location information of that wireless telecommunication device, either through a resident device such as a GPS device, or has another computer device on the network provide the geographic location information, and then shares the geographical location information through sending the location information to one or more servers for relay to a predesignated target set of wireless telecommunication devices. The server stores the identity of member devices of the target set and controls communication between the first wireless telecommunications device and the member devices of the target set. A second server can be used to modify the geographical information, such as providing a map showing the location of the first wireless telecommunication device and other member devices of the target set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Beth Brewer, Jason Kenagy