Patents by Inventor Eric Beale

Eric Beale 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: 20220353432
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for generating AR self-portraits or “AR selfies.” In an embodiment, a method comprises: capturing, by a first camera of a mobile device, live image data, the live image data including an image of a subject in a physical, real-world environment; receiving, by a depth sensor of the mobile device, depth data indicating a distance of the subject from the camera in the physical, real-world environment; receiving, by one or more motion sensors of the mobile device, motion data indicating at least an orientation of the first camera in the physical, real-world environment; generating a virtual camera transform based on the motion data, the camera transform for determining an orientation of a virtual camera in a virtual environment; and generating a composite image data, using the image data, a matte and virtual background content selected based on the virtual camera orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaohuan Corina Wang, Zehang Sun, Joe Weil, Omid Khalili, Stuart Mark Pomerantz, Marc Robins, Toshihiro Horie, Eric Beale, Nathalie Castel, Jean-Michel Berthoud, Brian Walsh, Kevin O'Neil, Andy Harding, Greg Dudey
  • Patent number: 11394898
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for generating AR self-portraits or “AR selfies.” In an embodiment, a method comprises: capturing, by a first camera of a mobile device, live image data, the live image data including an image of a subject in a physical, real-world environment; receiving, by a depth sensor of the mobile device, depth data indicating a distance of the subject from the camera in the physical, real-world environment; receiving, by one or more motion sensors of the mobile device, motion data indicating at least an orientation of the first camera in the physical, real-world environment; generating a virtual camera transform based on the motion data, the camera transform for determining an orientation of a virtual camera in a virtual environment; and generating a composite image data, using the image data, a matte and virtual background content selected based on the virtual camera orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaohuan Corina Wang, Zehang Sun, Joe Weil, Omid Khalili, Stuart Mark Pomerantz, Marc Robins, Toshihiro Horie, Eric Beale, Nathalie Castel, Jean-Michel Berthoud, Brian Walsh, Kevin O'Neil, Andy Harding, Greg Dudey
  • Patent number: 10839577
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for generating AR self-portraits or “AR selfies.” In an embodiment, a method comprises: capturing, by a first camera of a mobile device, image data, the image data including an image of a subject in a physical, real-world environment; receiving, by a depth sensor of the mobile device, depth data indicating a distance of the subject from the camera in the physical, real-world environment; receiving, by one or more motion sensors of the mobile device, motion data indicating at least an orientation of the first camera in the physical, real-world environment; generating a virtual camera transform based on the motion data, the camera transform for determining an orientation of a virtual camera in a virtual environment; and generating a composite image data, using the image data, a matte and virtual background content selected based on the virtual camera orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Horie, Kevin O'Neil, Zehang Sun, Xiaohuan Corina Wang, Joe Weil, Omid Khalili, Stuart Mark Pomerantz, Marc Robins, Eric Beale, Nathalie Castel, Jean-Michel Berthoud, Brian Walsh, Andy Harding, Greg Dudey
  • Publication number: 20190080498
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for generating AR self-portraits or “AR selfies.” In an embodiment, a method comprises: capturing, by a first camera of a mobile device, image data, the image data including an image of a subject in a physical, real-world environment; receiving, by a depth sensor of the mobile device, depth data indicating a distance of the subject from the camera in the physical, real-world environment; receiving, by one or more motion sensors of the mobile device, motion data indicating at least an orientation of the first camera in the physical, real-world environment; generating a virtual camera transform based on the motion data, the camera transform for determining an orientation of a virtual camera in a virtual environment; and generating a composite image data, using the image data, a matte and virtual background content selected based on the virtual camera orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Horie, Kevin O'Neil, Zehang Sun, Xiaohuan Corina Wang, Joe Weil, Omid Khalili, Stuart Mark Pomerantz, Marc Robins, Eric Beale, Nathalie Castel, Jean-Michel Berthoud, Brian Walsh, Andy Harding, Greg Dudey
  • Publication number: 20190082118
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for generating AR self-portraits or “AR selfies.” In an embodiment, a method comprises: capturing, by a first camera of a mobile device, live image data, the live image data including an image of a subject in a physical, real-world environment; receiving, by a depth sensor of the mobile device, depth data indicating a distance of the subject from the camera in the physical, real-world environment; receiving, by one or more motion sensors of the mobile device, motion data indicating at least an orientation of the first camera in the physical, real-world environment; generating a virtual camera transform based on the motion data, the camera transform for determining an orientation of a virtual camera in a virtual environment; and generating a composite image data, using the image data, a matte and virtual background content selected based on the virtual camera orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaohuan Corina Wang, Zehang Sun, Joe Weil, Omid Khalili, Stuart Mark Pomerantz, Marc Robins, Toshihiro Horie, Eric Beale, Nathalie Castel, Jean-Michel Berthoud, Brian Walsh, Kevin O'Neil, Andy Harding, Greg Dudey