Patents by Inventor Brian Anthony SMITH

Brian Anthony SMITH 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: 11972521
    Abstract: Input indicative of a selection of volumetric content for presentation is received. The volumetric content comprises a volumetric representation of one or more elements of a real-world three-dimensional space. In response to the input, device state data associated with the volumetric content is accessed. The device state data describes a state of one or more network-connected devices associated with the real-world three-dimensional space. The volumetric content is presented. The presentation of the volumetric content includes presentation of the volumetric representation of the one or more elements overlaid on the real-world three-dimensional space by a display device and configuring the one or more network-connected devices using the device state data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Rajan Vaish, Sven Kratz, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Patent number: 11935198
    Abstract: A virtual mailbox is established for a first user based on a virtual mailbox definition specified by the first user. A message directed to the first user is received from a first device associated with a second user. A location within a real-world environment of the first user corresponding to the virtual mailbox is identified. A marker associated with the virtual mailbox is detected within the real-world environment of the first user. Based on detecting the marker, the second device presents the message overlaid on the real-world environment at the location corresponding to the virtual mailbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Rajan Vaish, Yu Jiang Tham, Brian Anthony Smith, Sven Kratz, Karen Stolzenberg, David Meisenholder
  • Publication number: 20240069637
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for providing a touch-based augmented reality (AR) experience. During a capture phase, a first user may grip an object. An intensity of a force applied on the object in the grip and/or a duration of the grip may be recorded. A volumetric representation of the first user holding the object may also be captured. During an experience phase, a second user may touch the object, the object may provide haptic feedback (e.g., a vibration) to the second user at an intensity and a duration corresponding to an intensity of the force applied on the object and a duration of the grip of the object. If a volumetric representation of the first user holding the object is captured, touching the object may also cause a presentation of the first user's volumetric body that holds the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Rajan Vaish, Sven Kratz, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Publication number: 20240071006
    Abstract: A volumetric content presentation system includes a head-worn display device, which includes one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the display device to access AR content items that correspond to either real-world objects or virtual objects, mix and match these AR content items, and present volumetric content that includes these mixed and matched AR content items overlaid on a real-world environment to create a new AR scene that a user can experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Sven Kratz, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Brian Anthony Smith, Rajan Vaish
  • Publication number: 20240070969
    Abstract: Input indicative of a selection of volumetric content for presentation is received. The volumetric content comprises a volumetric representation of one or more elements of a real-world three-dimensional space. In response to the input, device state data associated with the volumetric content is accessed. The device state data describes a state of one or more network-connected devices associated with the real-world three-dimensional space. The volumetric content is presented. The presentation of the volumetric content includes presentation of the volumetric representation of the one or more elements overlaid on the real-world three-dimensional space by a display device and configuring the one or more network-connected devices using the device state data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Rajan Vaish, Sven Kratz, Andres Monroy-Hernandez, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Publication number: 20240071004
    Abstract: A system monitors a user environment via one or more sensors included in a computing device and detects, via a trigger, that event data is stored in a data store based on the monitoring. The system further detects one or more participants in the event data and invites the one or more participants to share an augmented reality event data and/or to a virtual reality event data. The system also creates, based on the event data, an augmented reality event data and/or a virtual reality event data, and presents the augmented reality event data and/or the virtual reality event data to the one or more participants in a synchronous mode and/or in an asynchronous mode, via the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Rajan Vaish, Sven Kratz, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Publication number: 20240069627
    Abstract: A system monitors an environment via one or more sensors included in a computing device and applies a trigger to detect that a memory experience is stored in a data store based on the monitoring. The system creates an augmented reality memory experience, a virtual reality memory experience, or a combination thereof, based on the trigger if the memory experience is detected. The system additionally projects the augmented reality memory experience, the virtual reality memory experience, or the combination thereof, via the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Rajan Vaish, Sven Kratz, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Publication number: 20240073404
    Abstract: A display device presents volumetric content comprising a volumetric video. The volumetric video comprises a volumetric representation of one or more elements a three-dimensional space. Input indicative of a control operation associated with the presentation of the volumetric video is received. The presentation of the volumetric video by the display device is controlled by executing the control operation. While the control operation is being executed, the volumetric representation of the one or more elements of the three-dimensional space are displayed from multiple perspectives based on movement of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Rajan Vaish, Sven Kratz, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Publication number: 20240071007
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for providing a presentation of an experience (e.g., a journey) to a user using augmented reality (AR). During a capture phase, persons in the journey may take videos or pictures using their smartphones, GoPros, and/or smart glasses. A drone may also take videos or pictures during the journey. During an experience phase, an AR topographical rendering of the real-world environment of the journey may be rendered on a tabletop, highlighting/animating a path persons took in the journey. The persons may be rendered as miniature avatars/dolls overlaid on the representation of the real-world environment. When the user clicks on a point in the presentation of the journey, a perspective (e.g., the videos or pictures) at that point is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Rajan Vaish, Sven Kratz, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Publication number: 20240069626
    Abstract: A system captures via one or more sensors of a computing device, data of an environment observed by the one or more sensors at a first timeslot, and stores the data in a data store as a first portion of a timelapse memory experience. The system also captures, via the one or more sensors of a computing device, data of the environment observed by the one or more sensors at a second timeslot, and stores the data in a data store as a second portion of the timelapse memory experience. The system additionally associates the timelapse memory experience with a memory experience trigger, wherein the memory experience trigger can initiate a presentation of the timelapse memory experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Rajan VAISH, Sven Kratz, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Publication number: 20240071008
    Abstract: A two-dimensional element is identified from one or more two-dimensional images. A volumetric content item is generated based on the two-dimensional element identified from the one or more two-dimensional images. A display device presents the volumetric content item overlaid on a real-world environment that is within a field of view of a user of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Rajan Vaish, Sven Kratz, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Publication number: 20240073402
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for providing a multi-perspective augmented reality experience. A volumetric video of a three-dimensional space is captured. The volumetric video of the three-dimensional space includes a volumetric representation of a first user within the three-dimensional space. The volumetric video is displayed by a display device worn by a second user, and the second user sees the volumetric representation of the first user within the three-dimensional space. Input indicative of an interaction (e.g., entering or leaving) of the second user with the volumetric representation of the first user is detected. Based on detecting the input indicative of the interaction, the display device switches to a display of a recorded perspective of the first user. Thus, by interacting with a volumetric representation of the first user in a volumetric video, the second user views the first user's perspective of the three-dimensional space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Rajan Vaish, Sven Kratz, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Patent number: 11907638
    Abstract: A client device processing received emoji messages using emoji-first messaging. Text messaging is automatically converted to emojis by an emoji-first application so that only emojis are communicated from one client device to another client device. Each client device has a library of emojis that are mapped to words, which libraries are customizable and unique to the users of the client devices, such that the users can communicate secretly in code. Upon receipt of a string of emojis, a user can select the emoji string to convert to text if desired, for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Karl Bayer, Prerna Chikersal, Shree K. Nayar, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Publication number: 20240036805
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, method, and user interface to facilitate a shared control of a virtual object by two or more users. A virtual object is displayed by a first device, for example, as part of an augmented reality experience where the display of the object is overlaid on a real-world environment. User input indicative of a modification to the virtual object is received. The virtual object is modified, and a modified virtual object is displayed by a second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Anthony Smith, Rajan Vaish
  • Patent number: 11888797
    Abstract: Emoji-first messaging where text messaging is automatically converted to emojis by an emoji-first application so that only emojis are communicated from one client device to another client device. Each client device has a library of emojis that are mapped to words, which libraries are customizable and unique to the users of the client devices, such that the users can communicate secretly in code. Upon receipt of a string of emojis, a user can select the emoji string to convert to text if desired, for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Bayer, Prerna Chikersal, Shree K. Nayar, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Publication number: 20240031674
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, method, and user interface to facilitate a camera sharing session between two or more users. A camera sharing session is initiated based on session configuration information comprising a user identifier of a user permitted to control image capturing at a camera communicatively coupled to a first device. A trigger request is received from the second device and in response, an image capture, which results in at least one image, is triggered at the camera and the image is transmitted to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Anthony Smith, Rajan Vaish
  • Patent number: 11880946
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe a system for context triggered augmented reality. The proposed systems and methods receive first user input indicative of a selection of a user interface element corresponding to a recipient user, generate an augmented reality content item based on second user input from the first computing device, generate a contextual trigger for the generated augmented reality content item, the contextual trigger defining a set of conditions for presenting the generated augmented reality content item on a second computing device, generate a multi-media message comprising audio data recorded at the first computing device, detect at least one condition of the set of conditions being satisfied, and in response to detecting at least one of the set of conditions being satisfied, causing presentation of the augmented reality content item and the multi-media message at the second computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Anthony Smith, Yu Jiang Tham, Rajan Vaish
  • Patent number: 11861075
    Abstract: A personalized emoji dictionary, such as for use with emoji-first messaging. Text messaging is automatically converted to emojis by an emoji-first application so that only emojis are communicated from one client device to another client device. Each client device has a personalized emoji library of emojis that are mapped to words, which libraries are customizable and unique to the users of the client devices, such that the users can communicate secretly in code. Upon receipt of a string of emojis, a user can select the emoji string to convert to text if desired, for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Bayer, Prerna Chikersal, Shree K. Nayar, Brian Anthony Smith
  • Patent number: 11856288
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, method, and user interface to facilitate a camera sharing session between two or more users. A camera sharing session is initiated based on session configuration information comprising a user identifier of a user permitted to control image capturing at a camera communicatively coupled to a first device. A trigger request is received from the second device and in response, an image capture, which results in at least one image, is triggered at the camera and the image is transmitted to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Anthony Smith, Rajan Vaish
  • Patent number: 11842451
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe a system for context triggered augmented reality. The proposed systems and methods receive first user input indicative of a selection of a user interface element corresponding to a recipient user, generate an augmented reality content item based on second user input from the first computing device, generate a contextual trigger for the generated augmented reality content item, the contextual trigger defining a set of conditions for presenting the generated augmented reality content item on a second computing device, generate a multi-media message comprising audio data recorded at the first computing device, detect at least one condition of the set of conditions being satisfied, and in response to detecting at least one of the set of conditions being satisfied, causing presentation of the augmented reality content item and the multi-media message at the second computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Anthony Smith, Yu Jiang Tham, Rajan Vaish