Patents by Inventor Douglas Rieck

Douglas Rieck 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: 11455739
    Abstract: One variation of method includes: serving setup frames to a projector facing a scene; at a peripheral control module comprising a camera facing the scene, recording a set of images during projection of corresponding setup frames onto the scene by the projector and a baseline image depicting the scene in the field of view of the camera; calculating a pixel correspondence map based on the set of images and the setup frames; transforming the baseline image into a corrected color image—depicting the scene in the field of view of the camera—based on the pixel correspondence map; linking visual assets to discrete regions in the corrected color image; generating augmented reality frames depicting the visual assets aligned with these discrete regions; and serving the augmented reality frames to the projector to cast depictions of the visual assets onto surfaces, in the scene, corresponding to these discrete regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Lightform, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Karsch, Rajinder Sodhi, Brett Jones, Pulkit Budhiraja, Phil Reyneri, Douglas Rieck, Andrew Kilkenny, Ehsan Noursalehi, Derek Nedelman, Laura LaPerche, Brittany Factura
  • Patent number: 11245883
    Abstract: One variation of a method for augmenting surfaces in a space includes: at a projection system, recording a sequence of scans of the space; aggregating the sequence of scans into a projector-domain image of the space; detecting a set of objects in the projector-domain image; identifying an object, in the set of objects, as of a first type; detecting a surface proximal the object in the projector-domain image; defining an association between the surface and a content source based on the first type of the object; based on the association, warping visual content output by the content source according to a profile of the surface extracted from the projector-domain image; actuating a projector assembly in the projection system to locate the surface in the field of view of a light projector in the projection system; and projecting the visual content, via the light projector, toward the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Lightform, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajinder Sodhi, Brett Jones, Kevin Karsch, Pulkit Budhiraja, Phil Reyneri, Douglas Rieck
  • Patent number: 11223807
    Abstract: One variation of a method for augmenting surfaces within spaces with projected light includes: at a projector system during a first time period, projecting visual content onto nearby surfaces via a light projector integrated into the projector system and capturing a first scan of nearby surfaces, illuminated by the light projector, via an optical sensor integrated into the projector system; identifying a first space occupied by the projector system during the first time period based on features detected in the first scan; selecting a first augmented content source, from a first set of augmented content sources affiliated with the first space, associated with a first surface in the first space; articulating the light projector to locate the first surface in a field of view of the light projector; accessing a frame from the first augmented content source; and projecting the frame onto the first surface via the light projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Lightform, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajinder Sodhi, Brett Jones, Kevin Karsch, Pulkit Budhiraja, Phil Reyneri, Douglas Rieck, Andrew Kilkenny
  • Publication number: 20200413016
    Abstract: One variation of a method for augmenting surfaces within spaces with projected light includes: at a projector system during a first time period, projecting visual content onto nearby surfaces via a light projector integrated into the projector system and capturing a first scan of nearby surfaces, illuminated by the light projector, via an optical sensor integrated into the projector system; identifying a first space occupied by the projector system during the first time period based on features detected in the first scan; selecting a first augmented content source, from a first set of augmented content sources affiliated with the first space, associated with a first surface in the first space; articulating the light projector to locate the first surface in a field of view of the light projector; accessing a frame from the first augmented content source; and projecting the frame onto the first surface via the light projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Rajinder Sodhi, Brett Jones, Kevin Karsch, Pulkit Budhiraja, Phil Reyneri, Douglas Rieck, Andrew Kilkenny
  • Publication number: 20200402247
    Abstract: One variation of method includes: serving setup frames to a projector facing a scene; at a peripheral control module comprising a camera facing the scene, recording a set of images during projection of corresponding setup frames onto the scene by the projector and a baseline image depicting the scene in the field of view of the camera; calculating a pixel correspondence map based on the set of images and the setup frames; transforming the baseline image into a corrected color image—depicting the scene in the field of view of the camera—based on the pixel correspondence map; linking visual assets to discrete regions in the corrected color image; generating augmented reality frames depicting the visual assets aligned with these discrete regions; and serving the augmented reality frames to the projector to cast depictions of the visual assets onto surfaces, in the scene, corresponding to these discrete regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Karsch, Rajinder Sodhi, Brett Jones, Pulkit Budhiraja, Phil Reyneri, Douglas Rieck, Andrew Kilkenny, Ehsan Noursalehi, Derek Nedelman, Laura LaPerche, Brittany Factura
  • Publication number: 20200374498
    Abstract: One variation of a method for augmenting surfaces in a space includes: at a projection system, recording a sequence of scans of the space; aggregating the sequence of scans into a projector-domain image of the space; detecting a set of objects in the projector-domain image; identifying an object, in the set of objects, as of a first type; detecting a surface proximal the object in the projector-domain image; defining an association between the surface and a content source based on the first type of the object; based on the association, warping visual content output by the content source according to a profile of the surface extracted from the projector-domain image; actuating a projector assembly in the projection system to locate the surface in the field of view of a light projector in the projection system; and projecting the visual content, via the light projector, toward the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Rajinder Sodhi, Brett Jones, Kevin Karsch, Pulkit Budhiraja, Phil Reyneri, Douglas Rieck
  • Patent number: 10805585
    Abstract: One variation of a method for augmenting surfaces within spaces with projected light includes: at a projector system during a first time period, projecting visual content onto nearby surfaces via a light projector integrated into the projector system and capturing a first scan of nearby surfaces, illuminated by the light projector, via an optical sensor integrated into the projector system; identifying a first space occupied by the projector system during the first time period based on features detected in the first scan; selecting a first augmented content source, from a first set of augmented content sources affiliated with the first space, associated with a first surface in the first space; articulating the light projector to locate the first surface in a field of view of the light projector; accessing a frame from the first augmented content source; and projecting the frame onto the first surface via the light projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Lightform, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajinder Sodhi, Brett Jones, Kevin Karsch, Pulkit Budhiraja, Phil Reyneri, Douglas Rieck, Andrew Kilkenny
  • Patent number: 10692233
    Abstract: One variation of method includes: serving setup frames to a projector facing a scene; at a peripheral control module comprising a camera facing the scene, recording a set of images during projection of corresponding setup frames onto the scene by the projector and a baseline image depicting the scene in the field of view of the camera; calculating a pixel correspondence map based on the set of images and the setup frames; transforming the baseline image into a corrected color image—depicting the scene in the field of view of the camera—based on the pixel correspondence map; linking visual assets to discrete regions in the corrected color image; generating augmented reality frames depicting the visual assets aligned with these discrete regions; and serving the augmented reality frames to the projector to cast depictions of the visual assets onto surfaces, in the scene, corresponding to these discrete regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Lightform, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Karsch, Rajinder Sodhi, Brett Jones, Pulkit Budhiraja, Phil Reyneri, Douglas Rieck, Andrew Kilkenny, Ehsan Noursalehi, Derek Nedelman, Laura LaPerche, Brittany Factura
  • Publication number: 20200195900
    Abstract: One variation of a method for augmenting surfaces within spaces with projected light includes: at a projector system during a first time period, projecting visual content onto nearby surfaces via a light projector integrated into the projector system and capturing a first scan of nearby surfaces, illuminated by the light projector, via an optical sensor integrated into the projector system; identifying a first space occupied by the projector system during the first time period based on features detected in the first scan; selecting a first augmented content source, from a first set of augmented content sources affiliated with the first space, associated with a first surface in the first space; articulating the light projector to locate the first surface in a field of view of the light projector; accessing a frame from the first augmented content source; and projecting the frame onto the first surface via the light projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Rajinder Sodhi, Brett Jones, Kevin Karsch, Pulkit Budhiraja, Phil Reyneri, Douglas Rieck, Andrew Kilkenny
  • Publication number: 20200105006
    Abstract: One variation of method includes: serving setup frames to a projector facing a scene; at a peripheral control module comprising a camera facing the scene, recording a set of images during projection of corresponding setup frames onto the scene by the projector and a baseline image depicting the scene in the field of view of the camera; calculating a pixel correspondence map based on the set of images and the setup frames; transforming the baseline image into a corrected color image—depicting the scene in the field of view of the camera—based on the pixel correspondence map; linking visual assets to discrete regions in the corrected color image; generating augmented reality frames depicting the visual assets aligned with these discrete regions; and serving the augmented reality frames to the projector to cast depictions of the visual assets onto surfaces, in the scene, corresponding to these discrete regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Karsch, Rajinder Sodhi, Brett Jones, Pulkit Budhiraja, Phil Reyneri, Douglas Rieck, Andrew Kilkenny, Ehsan Noursalehi, Derek Nedelman, Laura LaPerche, Brittany Factura
  • Patent number: 10532153
    Abstract: An insertion device for use with an insertion set is provided. The insertion device includes a first housing having a rail. The insertion device includes a hub having a first end coupled to the rail and a second end including a projection. The hub is movable relative to the first housing along the rail. The insertion device includes a locking carrier in the first housing and movable between a first position and a second position. The locking carrier is coupled to the projection in the first position and the projection is released in the second position. The insertion device includes a second housing coupled to the insertion set and surrounding at least a portion of the first housing to define a gap. The locking carrier is received in the gap in the second position to release the projection of the hub and to enable the insertion set to be uncoupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas A. Rieck
  • Patent number: 10373325
    Abstract: One variation of method includes: serving setup frames to a projector facing a scene; at a peripheral control module comprising a camera facing the scene, recording a set of images during projection of corresponding setup frames onto the scene by the projector and a baseline image depicting the scene in the field of view of the camera; calculating a pixel correspondence map based on the set of images and the setup frames; transforming the baseline image into a corrected color image—depicting the scene in the field of view of the camera—based on the pixel correspondence map; linking visual assets to discrete regions in the corrected color image; generating augmented reality frames depicting the visual assets aligned with these discrete regions; and serving the augmented reality frames to the projector to cast depictions of the visual assets onto surfaces, in the scene, corresponding to these discrete regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Lightform, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Karsch, Rajinder Sodhi, Brett Jones, Pulkit Budhiraja, Phil Reyneri, Douglas Rieck, Andrew Kilkenny, Ehsan Noursalehi, Derek Nedelman, Laura LaPerche, Brittany Factura
  • Publication number: 20170258989
    Abstract: An insertion device for use with an insertion set is provided. The insertion device includes a first housing having a rail. The insertion device includes a hub having a first end coupled to the rail and a second end including a projection. The hub is movable relative to the first housing along the rail. The insertion device includes a locking carrier in the first housing and movable between a first position and a second position. The locking carrier is coupled to the projection in the first position and the projection is released in the second position. The insertion device includes a second housing coupled to the insertion set and surrounding at least a portion of the first housing to define a gap. The locking carrier is received in the gap in the second position to release the projection of the hub and to enable the insertion set to be uncoupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Douglas A. Rieck
  • Patent number: 9694132
    Abstract: An insertion device for use with an insertion set is provided. The insertion device includes a first housing and a first member received in the first housing and movable relative to the first housing between a first position and a second position. The insertion device also includes a second housing substantially surrounding at least a portion of the first housing such that a gap exists between the first housing and the second housing. The first member is received in the gap in the second position. The second housing has at least one locking arm to couple the insertion set to the second housing. The first member is movable from the first position to the second position to uncouple the insertion set from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas A. Rieck
  • Publication number: 20150174319
    Abstract: An insertion device for use with an insertion set is provided. The insertion device includes a first housing and a first member received in the first housing and movable relative to the first housing between a first position and a second position. The insertion device also includes a second housing substantially surrounding at least a portion of the first housing such that a gap exists between the first housing and the second housing. The first member is received in the gap in the second position. The second housing has at least one locking arm to couple the insertion set to the second housing. The first member is movable from the first position to the second position to uncouple the insertion set from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas A. Rieck
  • Patent number: D801587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: DAQRI, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Rieck, Brian Mullins, Ryan Ries, Hien Nguyen, Arash Kalantari, Timotheos Leahy
  • Patent number: D850444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: DAQRI, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Mullins, Roy Lawrence Ashok Inigo, David Hayes, Ryan Ries, Douglas Rieck, Arash Kalantari, Siamak Sepahram, Cassie Li