Patents by Inventor Daniel Wagner

Daniel Wagner 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: 20260134294
    Abstract: Systems and methods for LLM assessment are disclosed herein. Embodiments may provide a quality assessment of an LLM that is based on the consistency of that LLM. Utilizing response sampling, pairwise similarity, and an uncertainty score, embodiments may measure response consistency, which can be correlated with output quality for an LLM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2025
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Inventors: Maria Alejandra Escalante Perez, Cameron Christopher Farr Plouffe, Daniel Wagner
  • Publication number: 20260118664
    Abstract: A method for configuring a digital light projector (DLP) of an augmented reality (AR) display device is described. A light source component of the DLP projector is configured to generate a single red-green-blue color sequence repetition per image frame. The AR display device identifies a color sequence of the light source component of the DLP projector and tracks a motion of the AR display device. The AR display device adjusts an operation of the DLP projector based on the single red-green-blue color sequence repetition, the color sequence of the light source component of the DLP projector, and the motion of the AR display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael DeWall, Dominik Schnitzer, Amit Singh, Daniel Wagner
  • Patent number: 12614293
    Abstract: A depth estimation system to perform operations that include: receiving image data generated by a client device, the image data comprising a depiction of an environment; identifying a set of image features based on the image data; determining a pose of the client device based on the set of features; generating a depth estimation based on the image data and the pose of the client device; and generating a mesh model of the environment based on the depth estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Erick Mendez Mendez, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik, Qi Pan, Edward James Rosten, Andrew Tristan Spek, Daniel Wagner, Jakob Zillner
  • Patent number: 12614775
    Abstract: A battery pack supplies an electrically driven treatment apparatus with an electric driving power. The battery pack includes: a stack housing, wherein the stack housing has a common housing opening defined by a housing edge, and a plurality of pouch cells, wherein the pouch cells have cell tabs and are configured and disposed in a stack within the stack housing such that the cell tabs at least with tab parts on the common housing opening project beyond at least one edge portion of the housing edge. The tab parts are directly electrically connected to each other by welded connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignees: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel Sauerteig, Julien Scholl, Kenichi Ozawa, Takayuki Sato, Daiki Misawa, Marcel Wilka, Martin Schurr, Uwe Bossmann, Dirk Liepold, Daniel Wagner
  • Patent number: 12602886
    Abstract: A method for reducing motion-to-photon latency for hand tracking is described. In one aspect, a method includes accessing a first frame from a camera of an Augmented Reality (AR) device, tracking a first image of a hand in the first frame, rendering virtual content based on the tracking of the first image of the hand in the first frame, accessing a second frame from the camera before the rendering of the virtual content is completed, the second frame immediately following the first frame, tracking, using the computer vision engine of the AR device, a second image of the hand in the second frame, generating an annotation based on tracking the second image of the hand in the second frame, forming an annotated virtual content based on the annotation and the virtual content, and displaying the annotated virtual content in a display of the AR device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Bajana, Bernhard Jung, Daniel Wagner
  • Publication number: 20260089305
    Abstract: Eyewear devices that include two SoCs that share processing workload. Instead of using a single SoC located either on the left or right side of the eyewear devices, the two SoCs have different assigned responsibilities to operate different devices and perform different processes to balance workload. In one example, the eyewear device utilizes a first SoC to operate a first color camera, a second color camera, a first display, and a second display. The first SoC and a second SoC are configured to selectively operate a first and second computer vision (CV) camera algorithms. The first SoC is configured to perform visual odometry (VIO), track hand gestures of the user, and provide depth from stereo images. This configuration provides organized logistics to efficiently operate various features, and balanced power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Jason Heger, Gerald Nilles, Dmitry Ryuma, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons, Daniel Wagner
  • Publication number: 20260072298
    Abstract: Eyewear including a frame having a first side and a second side, a first temple extending from the first side of the frame, a second temple extending from the second side of the frame, electronic components, a first system on a chip (SoC) adjacent the first side of the frame coupled to a first set of the electronic components, and a second system on a chip adjacent the second side, the second SoC coupled to the first SoC and to a second set of the plurality of electronic components. Processing workloads are balanced between the first SoC and the second SoC by performing a first set of operations with the first SoC and performing a second set of operations with the second SoC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Daniel Wagner, Erick Mendez Mendez, Patrick Timothy Mcsweeney Simons, Daniel Colascione
  • Publication number: 20260065609
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to the dynamic placement of virtual content, such as virtual content widgets, to provide an extended reality (XR) experience. An XR device accesses sensor data from one or more sensors. User context associated with a user of the XR device is determined based on the sensor data. A virtual content widget is identified for presentation to the user. A widget location is selected based on the user context. The XR device causes presentation, via a display component, of the virtual content widget at the widget location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Inventors: Stefanie Zollmann, Daniel Wagner
  • Patent number: 12529890
    Abstract: A method for configuring a digital light projector (DLP) of an augmented reality (AR) display device is described. A light source component of the DLP projector is configured to generate a single red-green-blue color sequence repetition per image frame. The AR display device identifies a color sequence of the light source component of the DLP projector and tracks a motion of the AR display device. The AR display device adjusts an operation of the DLP projector based on the single red-green-blue color sequence repetition, the color sequence of the light source component of the DLP projector, and the motion of the AR display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael DeWall, Dominik Schnitzer, Amit Singh, Daniel Wagner
  • Publication number: 20260012569
    Abstract: Eyewear devices that include two SoCs that share processing workload. Instead of using a single SoC located either on the left or right side of the eyewear devices, the two SoCs have different assigned responsibilities to operate different devices and perform different processes to balance workload. In one example, the eyewear device utilizes a first SoC to operate the OS, a first color camera, a second color camera, a first display, and a second display. A second SoC is configured to run computer vision (CV) algorithms, visual odometry (VIO), tracking hand gestures of the user, and providing depth from stereo. This configuration provides organized logistics to efficiently operate various features, and balanced power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Jason Heger, Gerald Nilles, Dmitry Ryuma, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons, Daniel Wagner
  • Patent number: 12506858
    Abstract: Eyewear devices that include two SoCs that share processing workload. Instead of using a single SoC located either on the left or right side of the eyewear devices, the two SoCs have different assigned responsibilities to operate different devices and perform different processes to balance workload. In one example, the eyewear device utilizes a first SoC to operate a first color camera, a second color camera, a first display, and a second display. The first SoC and a second SoC are configured to selectively operate a first and second computer vision (CV) camera algorithms. The first SoC is configured to perform visual odometry (VIO), track hand gestures of the user, and provide depth from stereo images. This configuration provides organized logistics to efficiently operate various features, and balanced power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Heger, Gerald Nilles, Dmitry Ryuma, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons, Daniel Wagner
  • Patent number: 12498593
    Abstract: Eyewear including a frame having a first side and a second side, a first temple extending from the first side of the frame, a second temple extending from the second side of the frame, electronic components, a first system on a chip (SoC) adjacent the first side of the frame coupled to a first set of the electronic components, and a second system on a chip adjacent the second side, the second SoC coupled to the first SoC and to a second set of the plurality of electronic components. Processing workloads are balanced between the first SoC and the second SoC by performing a first set of operations with the first SoC and performing a second set of operations with the second SoC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Wagner, Erick Mendez Mendez, Patrick Timothy Mcsweeney Simons, Daniel Colascione
  • Patent number: 12494025
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to the dynamic placement of virtual content, such as virtual content widgets, to provide an extended reality (XR) experience. An XR device accesses sensor data from one or more sensors. User context associated with a user of the XR device is determined based on the sensor data. A virtual content widget is identified for presentation to the user. A widget location is selected based on the user context. The XR device causes presentation, via a display component, of the virtual content widget at the widget location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Stefanie Zollmann, Daniel Wagner
  • Publication number: 20250329038
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for continuous surface and depth estimation. A continuous surface and depth estimation system determines the depth and surface normal of physical objects by using stereo vision limited within a predetermined window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2025
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventors: Olha Borys, Ilteris Kaan Canberk, Daniel Wagner, Jakob Zillner
  • Patent number: 12445591
    Abstract: Eyewear devices that include two SoCs that share processing workload. Instead of using a single SoC located either on the left or right side of the eyewear devices, the two SoCs have different assigned responsibilities to operate different devices and perform different processes to balance workload. In one example, the eyewear device utilizes a first SoC to operate the OS, a first color camera, a second color camera, a first display, and a second display. A second SoC is configured to run computer vision (CV) algorithms, visual odometry (VIO), tracking hand gestures of the user, and providing depth from stereo. This configuration provides organized logistics to efficiently operate various features, and balanced power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Heger, Gerald Nilles, Dmitry Ryuma, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons, Daniel Wagner
  • Publication number: 20250294262
    Abstract: Visual-inertial tracking of an eyewear device using a rolling shutter camera(s). The device includes a position determining system. Visual-inertial tracking is implemented by sensing motion of the device. An initial pose is obtained for a rolling shutter camera and an image of an environment is captured. The image includes feature points captured at a particular capture time. A number of poses for the rolling shutter camera is computed based on the initial pose and sensed movement of the device. The number of computed poses is responsive to the sensed movement of the mobile device. A computed pose is selected for each feature point in the image by matching the particular capture time for the feature point to the particular computed time for the computed pose. The position of the mobile device is determined within the environment using the feature points and the selected computed poses for the feature points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2025
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Inventors: Matthias Kalkgruber, Erick Mendez Mendez, Daniel Wagner, Daniel Wolf, Kai Zhou
  • Publication number: 20250277984
    Abstract: An eyewear device with flexible frame for Augmented Reality (AR) is disclosed. At least two sensors and a display are mounted on the flexible frame. When in use, the real time geometry of the eyewear device may change from factory calibrated geometry, resulting in low quality AR rendering. A modeling module is provided to model the real time geometry of the eyewear device on the fly using sensor information of the at least two sensors. The modeled real time geometry is then provided to a rendering module to accurately display the AR to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Clemens Birklbauer, Georg Halmetschlager-Funek, Jeroen Hol, Matthias Kalkgruber, Daniel Wagner
  • Publication number: 20250252602
    Abstract: Eyewear providing an interactive augmented reality experience between two eyewear devices by using alignment between respective 6DOF trajectories, also referred to herein as ego motion alignment. An eyewear device of user A and an eyewear device of user B track the eyewear device of the other user, or an object of the other user, such as on the user's face, to provide the collaborative AR experience. This enables sharing common three-dimensional content between multiple eyewear users without using or aligning the eyewear devices to common image content such as a marker, which is a more lightweight solution with reduced computational burden on a processor. An inertial measurement unit may also be used to align the eyewear devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Branislav Micusik, Georgios Evangelidis, Daniel Wagner
  • Patent number: 12380583
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for continuous surface and depth estimation. A continuous surface and depth estimation system determines the depth and surface normal of physical objects by using stereo vision limited within a predetermined window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Olha Borys, Ilteris Kaan Canberk, Daniel Wagner, Jakob Zillner
  • Publication number: 20250233959
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for varied depth determination using stereo vision and phase detection auto focus (PDAF). Computer stereo vision (stereo vision) is used to extract three-dimensional information from digital images. To utilize stereo vison, two optical sensors are displaced horizontally from one another and used to capture images depicting two differing views of a real-world environment from two different vantage points. The relative depth of the objects captured in the images is determined using triangulation by comparing the relative positions of the objects in the two images. For example, the relative positions of matching objects (e.g., features) identified in the captured images are used along with the known orientation of the optical sensors (e.g., distance between the optical sensors, vantage points the optical sensors) to estimate the depth of the objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Sagi Katz, Daniel Wagner, Weston Weige