Patents by Inventor Jonathan Kies

Jonathan Kies 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: 11960652
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for presenting information associated with at least one input option. An example method can include receiving data identifying one or more input options associated with a first device in a scene; determining, including using at least one memory, information relevant to at least one of the scene, the first device, and a user associated with a second device; and based on the one or more input options and the information, output user guidance data corresponding to an input option for which relevant context information has been determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jonathan Kies, Leonid Sheynblat
  • Publication number: 20240119692
    Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for dynamically adjusting virtual content provided by an extended reality system. In some examples, a system determines a level of distraction of a user of the extended reality system due to virtual content provided by the extended reality system. The system determines whether the level of distraction of the user due to the virtual content exceeds or is less than a threshold level of distraction, where the threshold level of distraction is determined based at least in part on one or more environmental factors associated with a real world environment in which the user is located. The system also adjusts one or more characteristics of the virtual content based on the determination of whether the level of distraction of the user due to the virtual content exceeds or is less than the threshold level of distraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Robert TARTZ, Jonathan KIES, Daniel James GUEST
  • Publication number: 20240097778
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a wireless communication device detects a trigger to transmit a message via satellite connectivity, determines one or more alignment opportunities associated with one or more satellites, wherein each alignment opportunity of the one or more alignment opportunities is a time period during which a main lobe of an antenna of the wireless communication device is predicted to be aligned with a line-of-sight (LOS) direction to at least one satellite of the one or more satellites, transitions to a sleep state until at least one alignment opportunity of the one or more alignment opportunities, and transmits the message to the at least one satellite of the one or more satellites during the at least one alignment opportunity of the one or more alignment opportunities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Junsheng HAN, Kannan MUTHURAMAN, Francesco GRILLI, Jonathan KIES, Bala RAMASAMY, Danlu ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11934572
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for extended reality (XR) operations. An XR system displays virtual content using a display according to display settings. The display settings can identify, for instance, a position, orientation, and/or size of the virtual content as displayed. The environment can be viewable using the display as the virtual content is displayed by the display, for example using a see-through display or a pass-through display. The imaging system can determine, based on one or more attributes of one or both eyes of the user of the imaging system, an extent of perception of the virtual content that is displayed using the display by the user. The attributes can identify, for instance, eye position, eye movement, pupil dilation, saccades, fixations, blinking, and/or squinting. The XR system can determine, based on the extent of perception of the virtual content by the user, a modification to the display settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bijan Forutanpour, Jonathan Kies
  • Publication number: 20240078700
    Abstract: An imaging system can receive an image of a portion of an environment. The environment can include an object, such as a hand or a display. The imaging device can identify a data stream from an external device, for instance by detecting the data stream in the image or by receiving the data stream wirelessly from the external device. The imaging device can detect a condition based on the image and/or the data stream, for instance by detecting that the object is missing from the image, by detecting that a low resource at the imaging device, and/or by detecting visual media content displayed by a display in the image. Upon detecting the condition, imaging device automatically determines a location of the object (or a portion thereof) using the data stream and/or the image. The imaging device generates and/or outputs content that is based on the location of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Bijan FORUTANPOUR, Sebastien MOUNIER, Jonathan KIES
  • Patent number: 11922594
    Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for dynamically adjusting virtual content provided by an extended reality system. In some examples, a system determines a level of distraction of a user of the extended reality system due to virtual content provided by the extended reality system. The system determines whether the level of distraction of the user due to the virtual content exceeds or is less than a threshold level of distraction, where the threshold level of distraction is determined based at least in part on one or more environmental factors associated with a real world environment in which the user is located. The system also adjusts one or more characteristics of the virtual content based on the determination of whether the level of distraction of the user due to the virtual content exceeds or is less than the threshold level of distraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Tartz, Jonathan Kies, Daniel James Guest
  • Publication number: 20240063928
    Abstract: In some implementations, a mobile device may perform a plurality of signal strength measurements of a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted by a satellite, wherein performing the plurality of signal strength measurements occurs over a period of time during which the mobile device is subject to a movement. The mobile device may determine, for each signal strength measurement of the plurality of signal strength measurements, a respective orientation of the mobile device corresponding to when the respective signal strength measurement was performed. The mobile device may determine a target orientation for the satellite-based communications based at least in part on a value of a particular signal strength measurement of the plurality of signal strength measurements and the respective orientation of the mobile device corresponding to the particular signal strength measurement. The mobile device may provide guidance for rotating the mobile device to the target orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Udayan BHAWNANI, Francesco GRILLI, Junsheng HAN, Carl HARDIN, Jonathan KIES, Victor KULIK, Vanitha Aravamudhan KUMAR, Nirupama LOCANINDI, Vinay PARADKAR, Manmeet SINGH
  • Publication number: 20240063893
    Abstract: In some implementations, a mobile device may determine a set of target orientations of the mobile device in which an antenna lobe of the mobile device is pointed toward the satellite, the set of target orientations based on: an orientation of the antenna lobe relative to the mobile device, and a location of the satellite relative to the mobile device. The mobile device may determine a current orientation of the mobile device. The mobile device may provide, at a user interface (UI) of the mobile device, guidance for rotating the mobile device from the current orientation to an orientation within the set of target orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Francesco GRILLI, Kannan MUTHURAMAN, Udayan BHAWNANI, Jonathan KIES, Manmeet SINGH, Junsheng HAN, Carl HARDIN, Vanitha Aravamudhan KUMAR, Nirupama LOCANINDI, Vinay PARADKAR, Victor KULIK
  • Publication number: 20240045515
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for tracking operations using data received from a wearable device. An example method can include determining a first position of a wearable device in a physical space; receiving, from the wearable device, position information associated with the wearable device; determining a second position of the wearable device based on the received position information; and tracking, based on the first position and the second position, a movement of the wearable device relative to an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastien MOUNIER, Tom Edward BOTTERILL, Jonathan KIES, Ramesh CHANDRASEKHAR
  • Patent number: 11861065
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for using a wearable ring device for extended reality (XR) functionalities. An example wearable device can include a structure defining a receiving space configured to receive a finger associated with a user, the structure including a first surface configured to contact the finger received via the receiving space; one or more sensors integrated into the structure, the one or more sensors being configured to detect a rotation of at least a portion of the structure about a longitudinal axis of the receiving space; and a wireless transmitter configured to send, to an electronic device, data based on the rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sebastien Mounier, Ramesh Chandrasekhar, Jonathan Kies, Tom Edward Botterill
  • Patent number: 11847793
    Abstract: An imaging system can receive an image of a portion of an environment. The environment can include an object, such as a hand or a display. The imaging device can identify a data stream from an external device, for instance by detecting the data stream in the image or by receiving the data stream wirelessly from the external device. The imaging device can detect a condition based on the image and/or the data stream, for instance by detecting that the object is missing from the image, by detecting that a low resource at the imaging device, and/or by detecting visual media content displayed by a display in the image. Upon detecting the condition, imaging device automatically determines a location of the object (or a portion thereof) using the data stream and/or the image. The imaging device generates and/or outputs content that is based on the location of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bijan Forutanpour, Sebastien Mounier, Jonathan Kies
  • Patent number: 11836301
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for tracking operations using data received from a wearable device. An example method can include determining a first position of a wearable device in a physical space; receiving, from the wearable device, position information associated with the wearable device; determining a second position of the wearable device based on the received position information; and tracking, based on the first position and the second position, a movement of the wearable device relative to an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sebastien Mounier, Tom Edward Botterill, Jonathan Kies, Ramesh Chandrasekhar
  • Patent number: 11765318
    Abstract: A device may be configured to determining display properties for virtual content in an environment with a plurality of physical participants by capturing an image of the environment, analyzing the captured image to identify at least one object in the environment, determining a parameter for the identified object, and determining a display property of a digital representation of virtual content based on the determined parameter. Embodiments may include negotiating display properties with other devices to generate coordinated display properties, and rendering the digital representation of the virtual content so that the remote participant appears to be in the same fixed position to all co-located participants and sized consistent with the co-located participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jonathan Kies, Robert Tartz, Daniel James Guest
  • Patent number: 11740694
    Abstract: Various embodiments include processing devices and methods for managing multisensor inputs on a mobile computing device. Various embodiments may include receiving multiple inputs from multiple touch sensors, identifying types of user interactions with the touch sensors from the multiple inputs, identifying sensor input data in a multisensor input data structure corresponding with the types of user interactions, and determining whether the multiple inputs combine as a multisensor input in an entry in the multisensor input data structure having the sensor input data related to a multisensor input response. Various embodiments may include detecting a trigger for a multisensor input mode, entering the multisensor input mode in response to detecting the trigger, and enabling processing of an input from a touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Robyn Teresa Oliver, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil, Jonathan Kies
  • Publication number: 20230154125
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses (or devices), methods, and computer-readable media are provided for generating virtual content. For example, a device (e.g., an extended reality device) can obtain an image of a scene of a real-world environment, wherein the real-world environment is viewable through a display of the extended reality device as virtual content is displayed by the display. The device can detect at least a part of a physical hand of a user in the image. The device can generate a virtual keyboard based on detecting at least the part of the physical hand. The device can determine a position for the virtual keyboard on the display of the extended reality device relative to at least the part of the physical hand. The device can display the virtual keyboard at the position on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Scott BEITH, Jonathan KIES, Robert TARTZ, Ananthapadmanabhan Arasanipalai KANDHADAI
  • Publication number: 20230144091
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for extended reality (XR) operations. An XR system displays virtual content using a display according to display settings. The display settings can identify, for instance, a position, orientation, and/or size of the virtual content as displayed. The environment can be viewable using the display as the virtual content is displayed by the display, for example using a see-through display or a pass-through display. The imaging system can determine, based on one or more attributes of one or both eyes of the user of the imaging system, an extent of perception of the virtual content that is displayed using the display by the user. The attributes can identify, for instance, eye position, eye movement, pupil dilation, saccades, fixations, blinking, and/or squinting. The XR system can determine, based on the extent of perception of the virtual content by the user, a modification to the display settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Bijan FORUTANPOUR, Jonathan KIES
  • Patent number: 11635810
    Abstract: Various embodiments include processing devices and methods for managing multisensor inputs on a mobile computing device. Various embodiments may include receiving multiple inputs from multiple touch sensors, identifying types of user interactions with the touch sensors from the multiple inputs, identifying sensor input data in a multisensor input data structure corresponding with the types of user interactions, and determining whether the multiple inputs combine as a multisensor input in an entry in the multisensor input data structure having the sensor input data related to a multisensor input response. Various embodiments may include detecting a trigger for a multisensor input mode, entering the multisensor input mode in response to detecting the trigger, and enabling processing of an input from a touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Robyn Teresa Oliver, Robert Tartz, Douglas Brems, Suhail Jalil, Jonathan Kies
  • Publication number: 20230116190
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for presenting information associated with at least one input option. An example method can include receiving data identifying one or more input options associated with a first device in a scene; determining, including using at least one memory, information relevant to at least one of the scene, the first device, and a user associated with a second device; and based on the one or more input options and the information, output user guidance data corresponding to an input option for which relevant context information has been determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan KIES, Leonid SHEYNBLAT
  • Publication number: 20230078612
    Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for dynamically adjusting virtual content provided by an extended reality system. In some examples, a system determines a level of distraction of a user of the extended reality system due to virtual content provided by the extended reality system. The system determines whether the level of distraction of the user due to the virtual content exceeds or is less than a threshold level of distraction, where the threshold level of distraction is determined based at least in part on one or more environmental factors associated with a real world environment in which the user is located. The system also adjusts one or more characteristics of the virtual content based on the determination of whether the level of distraction of the user due to the virtual content exceeds or is less than the threshold level of distraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Robert TARTZ, Jonathan Kies, Daniel James Guest
  • Publication number: 20230082420
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described herein for displaying digital media content (e.g., electronic books) on physical surfaces or objects. The systems and techniques can be implemented by various types of systems, such as by an extended reality (XR) system or device. For example, a process can include receiving, by an extended reality device, a request to display media content on a display surface. The process can include determining a pose of the display surface and a pose of the extended reality device. The process can include, based on the pose of the display surface and the pose of the extended reality device, displaying the media content by the extended reality device relative to the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yang YU, Scott BARKER, Jonathan KIES