Patents by Inventor Greg Dudey
Greg Dudey 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: 12659419Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20220353432Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 11394898Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 10839577Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20190082118Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20190080498Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: 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
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Patent number: D610160Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2008Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Greg Dudey, Rachel Goldeen, Steve Jobs, Jeff Ma, Jeff Robbin
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Patent number: D697520Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Greg Dudey, Rachel Goldeen, Steve Jobs, Jeff Ma, Jeff Robbin
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Patent number: D816691Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Greg Dudey, Rachel Goldeen, Steve Jobs, Jeffrey Ma, Jeffrey L. Robbin
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Patent number: D1088025Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2023Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Greg Dudey, Rachel Goldeen, Steven P. Jobs, Jeffrey Ma, Jeffrey L. Robbin