Patents by Inventor Edgar C. Evangelista

Edgar C. Evangelista 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).

  • Automatic representation toggling based on depth camera field of view
    Patent number: 11475652
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining a spatial relationship between an augmented reality (AR) device and a camera-equipped device. The AR device is worn by a user. The camera-equipped device is positioned within proximity of the user. The method further comprises determining a position of the user relative to a field of view of the camera-equipped device, and providing a representation of the user for display. The representation automatically switches between a real image of the user and a virtual avatar of the user based on the position of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Edgar C. Evangelista, Aaron S. Faucher, Jaehyun Kim, Andrew R McHugh
  • EFFICIENT ENCODING OF DEPTH DATA ACROSS DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220005215
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining a spatial relationship between an augmented reality (AR) device and a camera-equipped device. The AR device is worn by a user. The camera-equipped device is positioned within proximity of the user. The method comprises determining, based on the spatial relationship, minimum and maximum boundaries of a user volume encompassing a head and one or more extremities of the user. The minimum and maximum boundaries represent a reduced depth range that is narrower than a full depth range of a camera frustum of the camera-equipped device. The method further comprises encoding, based on the minimum and maximum boundaries, a depth image frame captured via the camera-equipped device, and transmitting the encoded depth image frame over a remote network connection. A reconstructed 3D image based in part on the encoded depth image frame is rendered by a different AR device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Edgar C. Evangelista, Aaron S. Faucher, Jaehyun Kim, Andrew R. McHugh
  • AUTOMATIC REPRESENTATION TOGGLING BASED ON DEPTH CAMERA FIELD OF VIEW
    Publication number: 20210407215
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining a spatial relationship between an augmented reality (AR) device and a camera-equipped device. The AR device is worn by a user. The camera-equipped device is positioned within proximity of the user. The method further comprises determining a position of the user relative to a field of view of the camera-equipped device, and providing a representation of the user for display. The representation automatically switches between a real image of the user and a virtual avatar of the user based on the position of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Edgar C. Evangelista, Aaron S. Faucher, Jaehyun Kim, Andrew R. McHugh