Patents by Inventor Jonathan Pokras

Jonathan Pokras 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).

  • Three-dimensional user interface
    Patent number: 8166421
    Abstract: A user interface method includes defining an interaction surface containing an interaction region in space. A sequence of depth maps is captured over time of at least a part of a body of a human subject. The depth maps are processed in order to detect a direction and speed of movement of the part of the body as the part of the body passes through the interaction surface. A computer application is controlled responsively to the detected direction and speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Primesense Ltd.
    Inventors: Oz Magal, Eran Guendelman, Sergio Golman, Ziv Hendel, Aviad Maizels, Tamir Berliner, Jonathan Pokras
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20090183125
    Abstract: A user interface method includes defining an interaction surface containing an interaction region in space. A sequence of depth maps is captured over time of at least a part of a body of a human subject. The depth maps are processed in order to detect a direction and speed of movement of the part of the body as the part of the body passes through the interaction surface. A computer application is controlled responsively to the detected direction and speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: PRIME SENSE LTD.
    Inventors: Oz Magal, Eran Guendelman, Sergio Golman, Ziv Hendel, Aviad Maizels, Tamir Berliner, Jonathan Pokras