Patents by Inventor Efrat Solodnik

Efrat Solodnik 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).

  • Method, system and device for navigating in a virtual reality environment
    Patent number: 9972136
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a device for navigating in a virtual reality scene, using body parts gesturing and posturing are provided herein. The method may include: projecting a synthetic 3D scene, into both eyes of a user, via a near eye display, so as to provide a virtual reality view to the user; identifying at least one gesture or posture carried out by at least one body part of said user; measuring at least one metric of a vector associated with the detected gesture or posture; applying a movement or action of said user in virtual reality environment, based on the measured metrics; and modifying the virtual reality view so as to reflect the movement or action of said user in the virtual reality environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Nadav Grossinger, Emil Alon, Iddo Bar David, Efrat Solodnik
  • METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR NAVIGATING IN A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20170169618
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a device for navigating in a virtual reality scene, using body parts gesturing and posturing are provided herein. The method may include: projecting a synthetic 3D scene, into both eyes of a user, via a near eye display, so as to provide a virtual reality view to the user; identifying at least one gesture or posture carried out by at least one body part of said user; measuring at least one metric of a vector associated with the detected gesture or posture; applying a movement or action of said user in virtual reality environment, based on the measured metrics; and modifying the virtual reality view so as to reflect the movement or action of said user in the virtual reality environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Nadav Grossinger, Emil Alon, Iddo Bar David, Efrat Solodnik
  • Method, system and device for navigating in a virtual reality environment
    Patent number: 9659413
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a device for navigating in a virtual reality scene, using body parts gesturing and posturing are provided herein. The method may include: projecting a synthetic 3D scene, into both eyes of a user, via a near eye display, so as to provide a virtual reality view to the user; identifying at least one gesture or posture carried out by at least one body part of said user; measuring at least one metric of a vector associated with the detected gesture or posture; applying a movement or action of said user in virtual reality environment, based on the measured metrics; and modifying the virtual reality view so as to reflect the movement or action of said user in the virtual reality environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Nadav Grossinger, Emil Alon, Iddo Bar David, Efrat Solodnik
  • METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR NAVIGATING IN A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20160180595
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a device for navigating in a virtual reality scene, using body parts gesturing and posturing are provided herein. The method may include: projecting a synthetic 3D scene, into both eyes of a user, via a near eye display, so as to provide a virtual reality view to the user; identifying at least one gesture or posture carried out by at least one body part of said user; measuring at least one metric of a vector associated with the detected gesture or posture; applying a movement or action of said user in virtual reality environment, based on the measured metrics; and modifying the virtual reality view so as to reflect the movement or action of said user in the virtual reality environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Nadav Grossinger, Emil Alon, Iddo Bar David, Efrat Solodnik