Patents by Inventor David Meisenholder

David Meisenholder 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: 20240144616
    Abstract: The subject technology receives, by a client device from a storage device, first image data captured by the client device at a previous time. The subject technology receives first metadata corresponding to at least a first image processing operation and a second image processing operation. The subject technology generates, in a first render pass, second image data based on the first metadata and the image processing operation performed on the first image data. The subject technology generates, in a second render pass, third image data based on the first metadata and the second image processing operation performed on the second image data. The subject technology generates second metadata comprising information corresponding to the third image data. The subject technology generates a composite AR content item comprising the second metadata, the third image data, and the first image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Faisal Alqadi, Omer Cansizoglu, Nicolai Darmancev, Ivan Golub, Hwan Moon Lee, Xiaorong Li, David Meisenholder, Quinton Roberts, Yihuan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11973292
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for wearable devices such as eyewear are described. According to one embodiment, the wearable device includes a body, electronics, and a connector. The body is configured to hold one or more optical elements, the body being disposable between a collapsed condition and a wearable condition in which the device is wearable by a user to hold the one or more optical elements within user view. The electronics are carried by the body. The connector is configured to enable establishment of an electrical and/or electronic connection with the electronics via the connector, the connector being housed by the body such that the connector is substantially obscured from view when the body is in the wearable condition, and such that the connector is exposed for connective access when the body is in the collapsed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Hanover, Qiaokun Huang, David Meisenholder, Lauryn Morris
  • Patent number: 11948262
    Abstract: System, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for presenting images on a mobile device. Images are presented by monitoring the location and the orientation of the mobile device, requesting previously captured images corresponding to where the previously captured images were captured in relation to the location from a server, receiving the requested previously captured images from the server, selecting images from the requested previously captured images responsive to the location and the orientation of the mobile device, generating overlay images from the selected images including image icons associated with the selected images, presenting the overlay images on an optical assembly, receiving an image selection identifying one of the image icons in the presented overlay images, and display the selected image associated with the identified image icon on the viewing area of the optical assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Meisenholder, Celia Mourkogiannis, Donald Giovannini
  • Publication number: 20240103539
    Abstract: A drone system is configured to capture an audio stream that includes voice commands from an operator, to process the audio stream for identification of the voice commands, and to perform operations based on the identified voice commands. The drone system can identify a particular voice stream in the audio stream as an operator voice, and perform the command recognition with respect to the operator voice to the exclusion of other voice streams present in the audio stream. The drone can include a directional camera that is automatically and continuously focused on the operator to capture a video stream usable in disambiguation of different voice streams captured by the drone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: David Meisenholder, Steven Horowitz
  • Publication number: 20240094865
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of receiving and processing content-sending inputs received by a head-worn device system including one or more display devices, one or more cameras and a vertically-arranged touchpad. The method includes displaying a content item on the one or more display devices, receiving a touch input on the touchpad corresponding to a send instruction, displaying a carousel of potential recipients, receiving a horizontal touch input on the touchpad, scrolling the carousel left or right on the one or more display devices in response to the horizontal touch input, receiving a tap touch input on the touchpad to select a particular recipient, receiving a further touch input, and in response to the further touch input, transmitting the content item to the selected recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Karen Stolzenberg, David Meisenholder, Mathieu Emmanuel Vignau, Sana Park, Tianyi Sun, Joseph Timothy Fortier, Kaveh Anvaripour, Daniel Moreno, Kyle Goodrich
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11928306
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of receiving and processing navigation inputs executed by one or more processors in a head-worn device system including one or more display devices, one or more cameras and a generally vertically-arranged touchpad. The method comprises displaying a first carousel of AR effects icons, receiving a first horizontal input on the touchpad, rotating the first carousel of AR effects icons in response to first horizontal input, receiving a first touch input on the touchpad to select a particular AR effects icon that is in a selection position in the first carousel, displaying a scene viewed by the one or more cameras, the scene being enhanced with AR effects corresponding to the particular AR effects icon, receiving content capture user input, and in response to the content capture user input, capturing a new content item corresponding to the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Karen Stolzenberg, David Meisenholder, Mathieu Emmanuel Vignau, Joseph Timothy Fortier, Kaveh Anvaripour, Daniel Moreno, Kyle Goodrich, Ilteris Kaan Canberk, Shin Hwun Kang
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11892859
    Abstract: A drone system is configured to capture an audio stream that includes voice commands from an operator, to process the audio stream for identification of the voice commands, and to perform operations based on the identified voice commands. The drone system can identify a particular voice stream in the audio stream as an operator voice, and perform the command recognition with respect to the operator voice to the exclusion of other voice streams present in the audio stream. The drone can include a directional camera that is automatically and continuously focused on the operator to capture a video stream usable in disambiguation of different voice streams captured by the drone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Meisenholder, Steven Horowitz
  • Patent number: 11880949
    Abstract: The subject technology receives, by a client device from a storage device, first image data captured by the client device at a previous time. The subject technology receives first metadata corresponding to at least a first image processing operation and a second image processing operation. The subject technology generates, in a first render pass, second image data based on the first metadata and the image processing operation performed on the first image data. The subject technology generates, in a second render pass, third image data based on the first metadata and the second image processing operation performed on the second image data. The subject technology generates second metadata comprising information corresponding to the third image data. The subject technology generates a composite AR content item comprising the second metadata, the third image data, and the first image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Faisal Alqadi, Omer Cansizoglu, Nicolai Darmancev, Ivan Golub, Hwan Moon Lee, Xiaorong Li, David Meisenholder, Quinton Roberts, Yihuan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11880542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of receiving and processing content-sending inputs received by a head-worn device system including one or more display devices, one or more cameras and a vertically-arranged touchpad. The method includes displaying a content item on the one or more display devices, receiving a touch input on the touchpad corresponding to a send instruction, displaying a carousel of potential recipients, receiving a horizontal touch input on the touchpad, scrolling the carousel left or right on the one or more display devices in response to the horizontal touch input, receiving a tap touch input on the touchpad to select a particular recipient, receiving a further touch input, and in response to the further touch input, transmitting the content item to the selected recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Karen Stolzenberg, David Meisenholder, Mathieu Emmanuel Vignau, Sana Park, Tianyi Sun, Joseph Timothy Fortier, Kaveh Anvaripour, Daniel Moreno, Kyle Goodrich
  • Publication number: 20230393402
    Abstract: The present application discloses examples of various apparatuses and systems that can be utilized for augmented reality. According to one example, a wearable device that can optionally comprise: a frame configured for wearing by a user; one or more optical elements mounted on the frame; an array having a plurality of light emitting diodes coupled to the one or more optical elements, wherein the one or more optical elements and the array are mounted within a field of view of the user when the frame is worn by the user; and additional onboard electronic components carried by the frame including at least a battery that is configured to provide for electrically powered operation of the array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Matthew Bates, Ilteris Canberk, Brandon Carrillo, David G. Fliszar, Adam Douglas Greengard, Kenneth Kubala, David Meisenholder, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Amit Singh, Samuel Thompson
  • Patent number: 11774760
    Abstract: The present application discloses examples of various apparatuses and systems that can be utilized for augmented reality. According to one example, a wearable device that can optionally comprise: a frame configured for wearing by a user; one or more optical elements mounted on the frame; an array having a plurality of light emitting diodes coupled to the one or more optical elements, wherein the one or more optical elements and the array are mounted within a field of view of the user when the frame is worn by the user; and additional onboard electronic components carried by the frame including at least a battery that is configured to provide for electrically powered operation of the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Matthew Bates, Ilteris Canberk, Brandon Carrillo, David G. Fliszar, Adam Douglas Greengard, Kenneth Kubala, David Meisenholder, Jonathan M Rodriguez, II, Amit Singh, Samuel Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230288702
    Abstract: System, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for presenting images on a mobile device. Images are presented by monitoring one or more physical characteristics surrounding the mobile device using at least one sensor, determining a contextual state of the mobile device based on the monitored one or more physical characteristics, selecting an image from a plurality of related images associated with the determined contextual state, generating at least one overlay image from the selected image, and presenting the at least one overlay image with an optical assembly of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: David Meisenholder
  • Patent number: 11755102
    Abstract: An eyewear device presents, via an image display, an initial displayed image. The initial displayed image has an initial field of view corresponding to an initial head direction or an initial eye direction. Eyewear device detects movement of a user of the eyewear device by: (i) tracking, via a head movement tracker, a head movement of a head of the user, or (ii) tracking, via an eye movement tracker, an eye movement of an eye of the user of the eyewear device. Eyewear device determines a field of view adjustment to the initial field of view of the initial displayed image based on the detected movement of the user. Field of view adjustment includes a successive field of view corresponding to a successive head direction or a successive eye direction. Eyewear device generates a successive displayed image based on the field of view adjustment and presents the successive displayed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Ilteris Canberk, David Meisenholder, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II
  • Publication number: 20230260226
    Abstract: System, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for presenting images on a mobile device. Images are presented by monitoring the location and the orientation of the mobile device, requesting previously captured images corresponding to where the previously captured images were captured in relation to the location from a server, receiving the requested previously captured images from the server, selecting images from the requested previously captured images responsive to the location and the orientation of the mobile device, generating overlay images from the selected images including image icons associated with the selected images, presenting the overlay images on an optical assembly, receiving an image selection identifying one of the image icons in the presented overlay images, and display the selected image associated with the identified image icon on the viewing area of the optical assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: David Meisenholder, Celia Mourkogiannis, Donald Giovannini
  • Patent number: 11721045
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for augmenting scenes viewed thorough displays of an eyewear devices with audio-related image information. Scenes may be augmented by capturing, via a camera of the eyewear device, initial images of a scene, identifying features within the initial images; receiving audio-related image information (e.g., lyrics and/or images), registering the audio-related image information to the identified features, creating audio-based visual overlays including the audio-related image information registered to the identified features, and displaying the audio-based visual overlays over the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: David Meisenholder
  • Patent number: 11720126
    Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for detecting and interpreting motion of a device and a remote object to control operations of the device. The systems and methods identify a sensor input within a drone. The sensor input indicates movement of the drone within a three dimensional space. The systems and methods determine one or more movement attributes from the sensor input and, in response to the one or more movement attributes, selects one or more maneuvers corresponding to at least one movement attribute. The system and methods then execute the one or more maneuvers by controlling one or more drone control components to move the drone within the three dimensional space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: David Meisenholder, Steven Horowitz
  • Patent number: 11686940
    Abstract: System, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for presenting images on a mobile device. Images are presented by monitoring one or more physical characteristics surrounding the mobile device using at least one sensor, determining a contextual state of the mobile device based on the monitored one or more physical characteristics, selecting an image from a plurality of related images associated with the determined contextual state, generating at least one overlay image from the selected image, and presenting the at least one overlay image with an optical assembly of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: David Meisenholder
  • Publication number: 20230187875
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for wearable devices such as eyewear are described. According to one embodiment, the wearable device includes a body, electronics, and a connector. The body is configured to hold one or more optical elements, the body being disposable between a collapsed condition and a wearable condition in which the device is wearable by a user to hold the one or more optical elements within user view. The electronics are carried by the body. The connector is configured to enable establishment of an electrical and/or electronic connection with the electronics via the connector, the connector being housed by the body such that the connector is substantially obscured from view when the body is in the wearable condition, and such that the connector is exposed for connective access when the body is in the collapsed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Hanover, Qiaokun Huang, David Meisenholder, Lauryn Morris