Patents by Inventor FABIO ZUND
FABIO ZUND 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).
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Patent number: 11132051Abstract: This disclosure presents systems and methods to provide an interactive environment in response to touch-based inputs. A first body channel communication device coupled to a user may transmit and/or receive signals configured to be propagated along skin of the user such that the skin of the user comprises a signal transmission path. A second body channel communication device coupled to an interaction entity may be configured to transmit and/or receive signals configured to be propagated along the skin of the user along the signal transmission path. A presentation device may present images of virtual content to the user. Information may be communicated between the first body channel communication device, the second body channel communication device, and the presentation device so that virtual content specific to the interaction entity may be presented to augment an appearance of the interaction entity.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignees: Disney Enterprises, Inc., ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)Inventors: Robert Sumner, Benjamin Buergisser, Fabio Zünd, Gergely Vakulya, Virag Varga, Thomas Gross, Alanson Sample
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Publication number: 20210011542Abstract: This disclosure presents systems and methods to provide an interactive environment in response to touch-based inputs. A first body channel communication device coupled to a user may transmit and/or receive signals configured to be propagated along skin of the user such that the skin of the user comprises a signal transmission path. A second body channel communication device coupled to an interaction entity may be configured to transmit and/or receive signals configured to be propagated along the skin of the user along the signal transmission path. A presentation device may present images of virtual content to the user. Information may be communicated between the first body channel communication device, the second body channel communication device, and the presentation device so that virtual content specific to the interaction entity may be presented to augment an appearance of the interaction entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Robert Sumner, Benjamin Buergisser, Fabio Zünd, Gergely Vakulya, Virag Varga, Thomas Gross, Alanson Sample
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Patent number: 10262642Abstract: Systems and methods for re-arranging a musical composition using augmented reality are disclosed. A user can be provided with one or more physical image markers representative of at least one of a musical entity and a musical style in which a musical track has been pre-recorded. Upon capturing a visual scene in which one or more of these physical image markers are included, an augmented reality version of the visual scene is displayed along with audio corresponding to the musical style(s) and/or entities represented by the one or more physical image markers.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Fabio Zund, Alessia Marra, Maurizio Nitti, Mattia Ryffel, Robert Sumner
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Patent number: 10067775Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for guided authoring of interactive content. A content generation system enabling such guided authoring includes a system processor, a system memory, and an interactive content authoring engine stored in the system memory. The system processor is configured to execute the interactive content authoring engine to receive data corresponding to an interactive content through an authoring interface of the interactive content authoring engine, and to detect at least one of an inconsistency in the interactive content and a possible conflict arising from a user interaction with the interactive content. The system processor is further configured to to execute the interactive content authoring engine to identify at least one solution for each inconsistency and/or possible conflict, and to resolve the inconsistency or inconsistencies and the possible conflict(s) to enable generation of a substantially conflict and inconsistency free interactive content.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignees: Disney Enterprises, Inc., ETH ZurichInventors: Mubbasir Kapadia, Fabio Zund, Robert Sumner
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Publication number: 20170287456Abstract: Systems and methods for re-arranging a musical composition using augmented reality are disclosed. A user can be provided with one or more physical image markers representative of at least one of a musical entity and a musical style in which a musical track has been pre-recorded. Upon capturing a visual scene in which one or more of these physical image markers are included, an augmented reality version of the visual scene is displayed along with audio corresponding to the musical style(s) and/or entities represented by the one or more physical image markers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicants: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICHInventors: FABIO ZUND, ALESSIA MARRA, MAURIZIO NITTI, MATTIA RYFFEL, ROBERT SUMNER
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Patent number: 9679547Abstract: Systems and methods for re-arranging a musical composition using augmented reality are disclosed. A user can be provided with one or more physical image markers representative of at least one of a musical entity and a musical style in which a musical track has been pre-recorded. Upon capturing a visual scene in which one or more of these physical image markers are included, an augmented reality version of the visual scene is displayed along with audio corresponding to the musical style(s) and/or entities represented by the one or more physical image markers.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignees: Disney Enterprises, Inc., Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule ZurichInventors: Fabio Zünd, Alessia Marra, Maurizio Nitti, Mattia Ryffel, Robert Sumner
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Publication number: 20160246613Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for guided authoring of interactive content. A content generation system enabling such guided authoring includes a system processor, a system memory, and an interactive content authoring engine stored in the system memory. The system processor is configured to execute the interactive content authoring engine to receive data corresponding to an interactive content through an authoring interface of the interactive content authoring engine, and to detect at least one of an inconsistency in the interactive content and a possible conflict arising from a user interaction with the interactive content. The system processor is further configured to to execute the interactive content authoring engine to identify at least one solution for each inconsistency and/or possible conflict, and to resolve the inconsistency or inconsistencies and the possible conflict(s) to enable generation of a substantially conflict and inconsistency free interactive content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2015Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Mubbasir Kapadia, Fabio Zund, Robert Sumner
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Patent number: 9324161Abstract: Methods for content-aware image compression are disclosed. One method comprises the steps of non-uniformly downscaling an original input image according to a saliency map, creating a residual image, encoding the residual image and downscaled input image, and transmitting the residual image and downscaled input image. The encoded image components are transmitted to a receiver. Downscaling may be performed using an aspect ratio that is automatically calculated from the saliency map. The saliency map may be based on an algorithm specified at an encoder or on regions of interest selected by a plurality of users of receivers that receive the transmitted encoded image components.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Fabio Zünd, Yael Pritch, Alexander Sorkine Hornung, Thomas Gross
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Publication number: 20140270553Abstract: Methods for content-aware image compression are disclosed. One method comprises the steps of non-uniformly downscaling an original input image according to a saliency map, creating a residual image, encoding the residual image and downscaled input image, and transmitting the residual image and downscaled input image. The encoded image components are transmitted to a receiver. Downscaling may be performed using an aspect ratio that is automatically calculated from the saliency map. The saliency map may be based on an algorithm specified at an encoder or on regions of interest selected by a plurality of users of receivers that receive the transmitted encoded image components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: FABIO ZUND, YAEL PRITCH, ALEXANDER SORKINE HORNUNG, THOMAS GROSS