Patents by Inventor Durrell R. Blanks

Durrell R. Blanks 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: 20200242797
    Abstract: In a method for orienting AR information for display to a user of a user device disposed within a dynamic environment, a physical fiducial marker is placed within a target area of the dynamic environment. A digitally modeled representation of the target area is displayed on the user device and a digital fiducial marker is positioning in the display by the user. A real-time digital image of the target area and the physical fiducial marker is captured and displayed on the user device. The digital fiducial marker is associated with the physical fiducial marker and the modeled representation of the target area is repositioned by the user to match the captured digital image. The AR information is then displayed in conjunction with the real-time digital image of the target area with the AR information positioned adjacent to a location of the digital fiducial marker on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel J. McPeters, Durrell R. Blanks, Mary C. McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20160086372
    Abstract: A method is provided for obtaining AR information for display on a mobile interface device. The method comprises placing a three dimensional targeting structure in a target space, the targeting structure comprising a plurality of planar, polygonal facets each having a unique target pattern applied thereto. A position of the targeting structure relative to the target space is then determined. The method further comprises capturing an image of a portion of the target space including the targeting structure and identifying the unique target pattern of one of the plurality facets visible in the captured image. The method also comprises establishing a pose of the mobile interface device relative to the target space using the captured image and the position of the targeting structure, obtaining AR information associated with the unique target pattern of the particular one of the plurality facets, and displaying the AR information on the mobile interface device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: David M. Trull, Durrell R. Blanks, Mary C. Mclaughlin