Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Scott Sommers

Jeffrey Scott Sommers 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).

  • Patent number: 12102388
    Abstract: A display system can include a head-mounted display configured to project light to an eye of a user to display virtual image content at different amounts of divergence and collimation. The display system can include an inward-facing imaging system that images the user's eye and processing electronics that are in communication with the inward-facing imaging system and that are configured to obtain an estimate of a center of rotation of the user's eye. The display system may render virtual image content with a render camera positioned at a determined position relative to the determined position of the center of rotation of said eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel A. Miller, Lomesh Agarwal, Lionel Ernest Edwin, Ivan Li Chuen Yeoh, Daniel Farmer, Sergey Fyodorovich Prokushkin, Yonatan Munk, Edwin Joseph Selker, Bradley Vincent Stuart, Jeffrey Scott Sommers
  • Publication number: 20240290053
    Abstract: A display system includes a head-mounted display configured to project light, having different amounts of wavefront divergence, to an eye of a user to display virtual image content appearing to be disposed at different depth planes. The wavefront divergence may be changed in discrete steps, with the change in steps being triggered based upon whether the user is fixating on a particular depth plane. The display system may be calibrated for switching depth planes for a main user. Upon determining that a guest user is utilizing the system, rather than undergoing a full calibration, the display system may be configured to switch depth planes based on a rough determination of the virtual content that the user is looking at. The virtual content may have an associated depth plane and the display system may be configured to switch to the depth plane of that virtual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel A. MILLER, Lomesh AGARWAL, Lionel Ernest EDWIN, Ivan Li Chuen YEOH, Daniel FARMER, Sergey Fyodorovich PROKUSHKIN, Yonatan MUNK, Edwin Joseph SELKER, Erik FONSEKA, Paul M. GRECO, Jeffrey Scott SOMMERS, Bradley Vincent STUART, Shiuli DAS, Suraj Manjunath SHANBHAG
  • Publication number: 20240211028
    Abstract: Examples of wearable systems and methods can use multiple inputs (e.g., gesture, head pose, eye gaze, voice, and/or environmental factors (e.g., location)) to determine a command that should be executed and objects in the three-dimensional (3D) environment that should be operated on. The multiple inputs can also be used by the wearable system to permit a user to interact with text, such as, e.g., composing, selecting, or editing text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles, Jennifer M.R. Devine, Adam C. Carlson, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Praveen Babu J D, Ajoy Savio Fernandes, Anthony Robert Sheeder
  • Patent number: 12008723
    Abstract: A display system includes a head-mounted display configured to project light, having different amounts of wavefront divergence, to an eye of a user to display virtual image content appearing to be disposed at different depth planes. The wavefront divergence may be changed in discrete steps, with the change in steps being triggered based upon whether the user is fixating on a particular depth plane. The display system may be calibrated for switching depth planes for a main user. Upon determining that a guest user is utilizing the system, rather than undergoing a full calibration, the display system may be configured to switch depth planes based on a rough determination of the virtual content that the user is looking at. The virtual content has an associated depth plane and the display system may be configured to switch to the depth plane of that virtual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel A. Miller, Lomesh Agarwal, Lionel Ernest Edwin, Ivan Li Chuen Yeoh, Daniel Farmer, Sergey Fyodorovich Prokushkin, Yonatan Munk, Edwin Joseph Selker, Erik Fonseka, Paul M. Greco, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Bradley Vincent Stuart, Shiuli Das, Suraj Manjunath Shanbhag
  • Publication number: 20240151965
    Abstract: Head-mounted display systems with power saving functionality are disclosed. The systems can include a frame configured to be supported on the head of the user. The systems can also include a head-mounted display disposed on the frame, one or more sensors, and processing electronics in communication with the display and the one or more sensors. In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame is in a certain position (e.g., upside-down or on top of the head of the user). In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame has been stationary for at least a threshold period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Carlos A. Rivera Cintron, Gregory Link, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Matthew Thomas Hull, Jose Felix Rodriguez, Ricardo Martinez Perez
  • Patent number: 11960636
    Abstract: Examples of wearable systems and methods can use multiple inputs (e.g., gesture, head pose, eye gaze, voice, and/or environmental factors (e.g., location)) to determine a command that should be executed and objects in the three-dimensional (3D) environment that should be operated on. The multiple inputs can also be used by the wearable system to permit a user to interact with text, such as, e.g., composing, selecting, or editing text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles, Jennifer M. R. Devine, Adam C. Carlson, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Praveen Babu J D, Ajoy Savio Fernandes, Anthony Robert Sheeder
  • Publication number: 20240108217
    Abstract: A display system can include a head-mounted display configured to project light to an eye of a user to display virtual image content at different amounts of divergence and collimation. The display system can include an inward-facing imaging system images the user's eye and processing electronics that are in communication with the inward-facing imaging system and that are configured to obtain an estimate of a center of rotation of the user's eye. The display system may render virtual image content with a render camera positioned at the determined position of the center of rotation of said eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel A. MILLER, Lomesh AGARWAL, Lionel Ernest EDWIN, Ivan Li Chuen YEOH, Daniel FARMER, Sergey Fyodorovich PROKUSHKIN, Yonatan MUNK, Edwin Joseph SELKER, Bradley Vincent STUART, Jeffrey Scott SOMMERS
  • Patent number: 11906732
    Abstract: Head-mounted display systems with power saving functionality are disclosed. The systems can include a frame configured to be supported on the head of the user. The systems can also include a head-mounted display disposed on the frame, one or more sensors, and processing electronics in communication with the display and the one or more sensors. In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame is in a certain position (e.g., upside-down or on top of the head of the user). In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame has been stationary for at least a threshold period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Carlos A. Rivera Cintron, Gregory Link, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Matthew Thomas Hull, Jose Felix Rodriguez, Ricardo Martinez Perez
  • Patent number: 11883104
    Abstract: A display system can include a head-mounted display configured to project light to an eye of a user to display virtual image content at different amounts of divergence and collimation. The display system can include an inward-facing imaging system images the user's eye and processing electronics that are in communication with the inward-facing imaging system and that are configured to obtain an estimate of a center of rotation of the user's eye. The display system may render virtual image content with a render camera positioned at the determined position of the center of rotation of said eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel A. Miller, Lomesh Agarwal, Lionel Ernest Edwin, Ivan Li Chuen Yeoh, Daniel Farmer, Sergey Fyodorovich Prokushkin, Yonatan Munk, Edwin Joseph Selker, Bradley Vincent Stuart, Jeffrey Scott Sommers
  • Publication number: 20230280587
    Abstract: Head-mounted display systems with power saving functionality are disclosed. The systems can include a frame configured to be supported on the head of the user. The systems can also include a head-mounted display disposed on the frame, one or more sensors, and processing electronics in communication with the display and the one or more sensors. In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame is in a certain position (e.g., upside-down or on top of the head of the user). In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame has been stationary for at least a threshold period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Carlos A. Rivera Cintron, Gregory Link, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Matthew Thomas Hull, Jose Felix Rodriguez, Ricardo Martinez Perez
  • Publication number: 20230273431
    Abstract: An apparatus for use with an image display device configured for head-worn by a user, includes: a screen; and a processing unit configured to assign a first area of the screen to sense finger-action of the user; wherein the processing unit is configured to generate an electronic signal to cause a change in a content displayed by the display device based on the finger-action of the user sensed by the assigned first area of the screen of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Lorena PAZMINO, Andrea Isabel MONTOYA, Savannah NILES, Alexander ROCHA, Mario Antonio BRAGG, Parag GOEL, Jeffrey Scott SOMMERS, David Charles LUNDMARK
  • Patent number: 11624909
    Abstract: Head-mounted display systems with power saving functionality are disclosed. The systems can include a frame configured to be supported on the head of the user. The systems can also include a head-mounted display disposed on the frame, one or more sensors, and processing electronics in communication with the display and the one or more sensors. In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame is in a certain position (e.g., upside-down or on top of the head of the user). In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame has been stationary for at least a threshold period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Carlos A. Rivera Cintron, Gregory Michael Link, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Matthew Thomas Hull, Jose Felix Rodriguez, Ricardo Martinez Perez
  • Patent number: 11610371
    Abstract: User interfaces for virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality display systems are disclosed. The user interfaces may be virtual or physical keyboards. Techniques are described for displaying, configuring, and/or interacting with the user interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles, Haney Awad, William Wheeler, Nari Choi, Timothy Michael Stutts, Josh Anon, Jeffrey Scott Sommers
  • Publication number: 20230037046
    Abstract: A display system includes a head-mounted display configured to project light, having different amounts of wavefront divergence, to an eye of a user to display virtual image content appearing to be disposed at different depth planes. The wavefront divergence may be changed in discrete steps, with the change in steps being triggered based upon whether the user is fixating on a particular depth plane. The display system may be calibrated for switching depth planes for a main user. Upon determining that a guest user is utilizing the system, rather than undergoing a full calibration, the display system may be configured to switch depth planes based on a rough determination of the virtual content that the user is looking at. The virtual content has an associated depth plane and the display system may be configured to switch to the depth plane of that virtual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel A. Miller, Lomesh Agarwal, Lionel Ernest Edwin, Ivan Li Chuen Yeoh, Daniel Farmer, Sergey Fyodorovich Prokushkin, Yonatan Munk, Edwin Joseph Selker, Erik Fonseka, Paul M. Greco, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Bradley Vincent Stuart, Shiuli Das, Suraj Manjunath Shanbhag
  • Publication number: 20220327281
    Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) device can be configured to monitor ambient audio data. The AR device can detect speech in the ambient audio data, convert the detected speech into text, or detect keywords such as rare words in the speech. When a rare word is detected, the AR device can retrieve auxiliary information (e.g., a definition) related to the rare word from a public or private source. The AR device can display the auxiliary information for a user to help the user better understand the speech. The AR device may perform translation of foreign speech, may display text (or the translation) of a speaker's speech to the user, or display statistical or other information associated with the speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Jennifer M.R. Devine, Joseph Wayne Seuck, Adrian Kaehler
  • Patent number: 11468640
    Abstract: A display system includes a head-mounted display configured to project light, having different amounts of wavefront divergence, to an eye of a user to display virtual image content appearing to be disposed at different depth planes. The wavefront divergence may be changed in discrete steps, with the change in steps being triggered based upon whether the user is fixating on a particular depth plane. The display system may be calibrated for switching depth planes for a main user. Upon determining that a guest user is utilizing the system, rather than undergoing a full calibration, the display system may be configured to switch depth planes based on a rough determination of the virtual content that the user is looking at. The virtual content has an associated depth plane and the display system may be configured to switch to the depth plane of that virtual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel A. Miller, Lomesh Agarwal, Lionel Ernest Edwin, Ivan Li Chuen Yeoh, Daniel Farmer, Sergey Fyodorovich Prokushkin, Yonatan Munk, Edwin Joseph Selker, Erik Fonseka, Paul M. Greco, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Bradley Vincent Stuart, Shiuli Das, Suraj Manjunath Shanbhag
  • Patent number: 11423909
    Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) device can be configured to monitor ambient audio data. The AR device can detect speech in the ambient audio data, convert the detected speech into text, or detect keywords such as rare words in the speech. When a rare word is detected, the AR device can retrieve auxiliary information (e.g., a definition) related to the rare word from a public or private source. The AR device can display the auxiliary information for a user to help the user better understand the speech. The AR device may perform translation of foreign speech, may display text (or the translation) of a speaker's speech to the user, or display statistical or other information associated with the speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Jennifer M. R. Devine, Joseph Wayne Seuck, Adrian Kaehler
  • Patent number: 11391951
    Abstract: An optical device includes a waveguide including an in-coupling optical element configured to in-couple light into the waveguide, a light distributing element configured to receive light from the in-coupling optical element and distribute light at a selected wavelength, and an out-coupling optical element configured to receive light from the light distributing element and out-couple light out of the waveguide. The out-coupling optical element includes a first region configured to out-couple light at a first depth plane based on a lens function of the first region and a second region configured to out-couple light at a second depth plane based on a different lens function of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric C. Browy, Jeffrey Scott Sommers
  • Patent number: D1003861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: David Charles Lundmark, Jeffrey Scott Sommers
  • Patent number: D1015305
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: David Charles Lundmark, Jeffrey Scott Sommers