Patents by Inventor Gerald Nilles
Gerald Nilles 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: 11469606Abstract: Disclosed herein are regulated power supplies. The power source delivers power to a system load and includes battery units. The power source also includes power flow devices coupled to the battery units that are configured to provide power from the battery units to the system load. Each power flow device corresponds to a respective one of the battery units, and includes a one direction current flow device connected in series with a current regulator between the respective battery unit and the system load.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Gerald Nilles, Russell Douglas Patton, Raul Alejandro Perez, Patrick Timothy Mcsweeney Simons
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Publication number: 20220319364Abstract: Eyewear including a projector having a variable feedback loop controlling a forward current delivered to a colored light source. The colored light source is configured to generate a colored light beam to generate a displayed image. The variable feedback loop in one example has a variable resistance to selectively generate a high brightness image when the eyewear is operated outside, or in a high ambient light setting, and to selectively generate a nominal brightness image when the eyewear is operated inside. A controller selectively controls the drive current delivered to the colored light source to control the brightness mode of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Jason Heger, Gerald Nilles
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Patent number: 11431890Abstract: Apparatuses and systems for electronic wearable devices such as smart glasses are described. The wearable device can comprise a housing, an image capture component, a locking component, and a control component. The housing defines an imaging aperture. The image capture component is coupled to the housing and aligned with the imaging aperture. The image capture component is configured to capture image data of a field of view aligned with the imaging aperture. The locking component is coupled to the image capture component. The locking component modifies a capture state of the image capture component to selectively enable image capture in response to a selection releasing the locking component. The control component is coupled to the locking component. Interaction with the control component comprises the selection releasing the locking component and triggering modification of the capture state of the image capture component.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Jonathan M Rodriguez, II, Gerald Nilles
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Publication number: 20220197062Abstract: A case for an eyewear device having a conductive interface includes a housing that receives the eyewear device. A multi-purpose interface, supported by the housing, includes at least one contact arranged to couple with the conductive interface of the eyewear device when the housing receives the eyewear device. Circuitry is coupled to the at least one contact and includes a processor that detects a connection of the conductive interface of the eyewear device to the multi-purpose interface of the case. The processor performs a charging process during a charge state of the case in which an electrical charge is provided at the multi-purpose interface of the case to the eyewear device. Data is exchanged with the eyewear device during a communication state of the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Miran ALHAIDERI, Alex BAMBERGER, Gerald Nilles, Russell Douglas PATTON, Yu Jiang THAM
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Publication number: 20220159576Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. Performance of such devices is improved with reduced time to first fix of location operations in conjunction with low-power operations. In one embodiment, low-power circuitry manages high-speed circuitry and location circuitry to provide location assistance data from the high-speed circuitry to the low-power circuitry automatically on initiation of location fix operations as the high-speed circuitry and location circuitry are booted from low-power states. In some embodiments, the high-speed circuitry is returned to a low-power state prior to completion of a location fix and after capture of content associated with initiation of the location fix. In some embodiments, high-speed circuitry is booted after completion of a location fix to update location data associated with content.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, John James Robertson, Gerald Nilles, Jason Heger, Praveen Babu Vadivelu
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Patent number: 11333904Abstract: A case for an eyewear device having a conductive interface includes a housing that receives the eyewear device. A multi-purpose interface, supported by the housing, includes at least one contact arranged to couple with the conductive interface of the eyewear device when the housing receives the eyewear device. Circuitry is coupled to the at least one contact and includes a processor that detects a connection of the conductive interface of the eyewear device to the multi-purpose interface of the case. The processor performs a charging process during a charge state of the case in which an electrical charge is provided at the multi-purpose interface of the case to the eyewear device. Data is exchanged with the eyewear device during a communication state of the case.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Miran Alhaideri, Alex Bamberger, Gerald Nilles, Russell Douglas Patton, Yu Jiang Tham
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Publication number: 20220147117Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for establishing a communication link between two or more electronic devices. A portable eyewear electronic device is configured to communicate with a handheld electronic device, such as a ring, that in turn is retained by an accessory electronic device to establish a wired communication link. The accessory electronic device may be retained or housed by a second accessory electronic device, such as a remote control or wearable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Nir Daube, Gerald Nilles, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Yu Jiang Tham
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Publication number: 20220103752Abstract: An eyewear device having an image processor operable in a camera pipeline for computer vision (CV) and in augmented reality (AR) systems. The image processor is configured to selectively control a plurality of cameras to provide images having a first resolution in the high power AR mode, and to provide the images having a second resolution in the low power CV mode. The first resolution is higher than the second resolution, and the plurality of cameras consume less power in the CV mode than the AR mode. The image processor controls the camera pipeline to process the first resolution high IQ images from the plurality of cameras to operate in the AR mode, and controls the camera pipeline to process the second resolution lower IQ images from the plurality of cameras to operate in the CV mode. Substantial power is saved by reducing the resolution of the images using downscaling in the cameras themselves in the CV mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Bo Ding, Chintan Doshi, Alexander Kane, Anton Kondratenko, Gerald Nilles, John James Robertson, Dmitry Ryuma, Matthias Kalkgruber
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Patent number: 11262808Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for establishing a communication link between two or more electronic devices. A portable eyewear electronic device is configured to communicate with a handheld electronic device, such as a ring, that in turn is retained by an accessory electronic device to establish a wired communication link. The accessory electronic device may be retained or housed by a second accessory electronic device, such as a remote control or wearable device.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Nir Daube, Gerald Nilles, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Yu Jiang Tham
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Patent number: 11206615Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. Performance of such devices is improved with reduced time to first fix of location operations in conjunction with low-power operations. In one embodiment, low-power circuitry manages high-speed circuitry and location circuitry to provide location assistance data from the high-speed circuitry to the low-power circuitry automatically on initiation of location fix operations as the high-speed circuitry and location circuitry are booted from low-power states. In some embodiments, the high-speed circuitry is returned to a low-power state prior to completion of a location fix and after capture of content associated with initiation of the location fix. In some embodiments, high-speed circuitry is booted after completion of a location fix to update location data associated with content.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, John James Robertson, Gerald Nilles, Jason Heger, Praveen Babu Vadivelu
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Publication number: 20210305830Abstract: Disclosed herein are regulated power supplies. The power source delivers power to a system load and includes battery units. The power source also includes power flow devices coupled to the battery units that are configured to provide power from the battery units to the system load. Each power flow device corresponds to a respective one of the battery units, and includes a one direction current flow device connected in series with a current regulator between the respective battery unit and the system load.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Gerald Nilles, Russell Douglas Patton, Raul Alejandro Perez, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons
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Publication number: 20210289444Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. Performance of such devices is improved with reduced time to first fix of location operations in conjunction with low-power operations. In one embodiment, low-power circuitry manages high-speed circuitry and location circuitry to provide location assistance data from the high-speed circuitry to the low-power circuitry automatically on initiation of location fix operations as the high-speed circuitry and location circuitry are booted from low-power states. In some embodiments, the high-speed circuitry is returned to a low-power state prior to completion of a location fix and after capture of content associated with initiation of the location fix. In some embodiments, high-speed circuitry is booted after completion of a location fix to update location data associated with content.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, John James Robertson, Gerald Nilles, Jason Heger, Praveen Babu Vadivelu
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Patent number: 11050280Abstract: Disclosed herein are regulated power supplies. The power source delivers power to a system load and includes battery units. The power source also includes power flow devices coupled to the battery units that are configured to provide power from the battery units to the system load. Each power flow device corresponds to a respective one of the battery units, and includes a one direction current flow device connected in series with a current regulator between the respective battery unit and the system load.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Gerald Nilles, Russell Douglas Patton, Raul Alejandro Perez, Patrick Timothy Mcsweeney Simons
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Publication number: 20210185616Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. Performance of such devices is improved with reduced time to first fix of location operations in conjunction with low-power operations. In one embodiment, low-power circuitry manages high-speed circuitry and location circuitry to provide location assistance data from the high-speed circuitry to the low-power circuitry automatically on initiation of location fix operations as the high-speed circuitry and location circuitry are booted from low-power states. In some embodiments, the high-speed circuitry is returned to a low-power state prior to completion of a location fix and after capture of content associated with initiation of the location fix. In some embodiments, high-speed circuitry is booted after completion of a location fix to update location data associated with content.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, John James Robertson, Gerald Nilles, Jason Heger, Praveen Babu Vadivelu
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Patent number: 11039394Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. Performance of such devices is improved with reduced time to first fix of location operations in conjunction with low-power operations. In one embodiment, low-power circuitry manages high-speed circuitry and location circuitry to provide location assistance data from the high-speed circuitry to the low-power circuitry automatically on initiation of location fix operations as the high-speed circuitry and location circuitry are booted from low-power states. In some embodiments, the high-speed circuitry is returned to a low-power state prior to completion of a location fix and after capture of content associated with initiation of the location fix. In some embodiments, high-speed circuitry is booted after completion of a location fix to update location data associated with content.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, John James Robertson, Gerald Nilles, Jason Heger, Praveen Babu Vadivelu
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Publication number: 20210173451Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for establishing a communication link between two or more electronic devices. A portable eyewear electronic device is configured to communicate with a handheld electronic device, such as a ring, that in turn is retained by an accessory electronic device to establish a wired communication link. The accessory electronic device may be retained or housed by a second accessory electronic device, such as a remote control or wearable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Nir Daube, Gerald Nilles, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Yu Jiang Tham
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Patent number: D928780Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, Gerald Nilles, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Nir Daube
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Patent number: D932429Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, Gerald Nilles, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Nir Daube
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Patent number: D956743Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, Gerald Nilles, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Nir Daube
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Patent number: D962864Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, Gerald Nilles, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Nir Daube