Patents by Inventor Kobi Kaminitz

Kobi Kaminitz 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).

  • System, device and method for providing user interface for a virtual reality environment
    Patent number: 10559113
    Abstract: A device connectable to a near eye display or to a virtual reality headset and to a portable computing platform having a processor is provided herein. The device may include: an illuminator configured to illuminate a proximity of a user wearing the headset or the near eye display with patterned light; and an TR camera configured to capture reflections of said patterned light coming from at least one object located in the proximity of the user, wherein the processor is configured to: establish data and power connection between the device and said poliable computing platform and said near eye display; and generate a depth map of said object based on the reflections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kobi Kaminitz, Nadav Grossinger, Moshe Meyassed, Nitay Romano
  • SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20180068483
    Abstract: A device connectable to a near eye display or to a virtual reality headset and to a portable computing platform having a processor is provided herein. The device may include: an illuminator configured to illuminate a proximity of a user wearing the headset or the near eye display with patterned light; and an TR camera configured to capture reflections of said patterned light coming from at least one object located in the proximity of the user, wherein the processor is configured to: establish data and power connection between the device and said poliable computing platform and said near eye display; and generate a depth map of said object based on the reflections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kobi Kaminitz, Nadav Grossinger, Moshe Meyassed, Nitay Romano
  • System, device and method for providing user interface for a virtual reality environment
    Patent number: 9858703
    Abstract: A device connectable to a near eye display or to a virtual reality headset and to a portable computing platform having a processor is provided herein. The device may include: an illuminator configured to illuminate a proximity of a user wearing the headset or the near eye display with patterned light; and an IR camera configured to capture reflections of said patterned light coming from at least one object located in the proximity of the user, wherein the processor is configured to: establish data and power connection between the device and said portable computing platform and said near eye display; and generate a depth map of said object based on the reflections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Kobi Kaminitz, Nadav Grossinger, Moshe Meyassed, Nitay Romano
  • SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20160180574
    Abstract: A device connectable to a near eye display or to a virtual reality headset and to a portable computing platform having a processor is provided herein. The device may include: an illuminator configured to illuminate a proximity of a user wearing the headset or the near eye display with patterned light; and an IR camera configured to capture reflections of said patterned light coming from at least one object located in the proximity of the user, wherein the processor is configured to: establish data and power connection between the device and said portable computing platform and said near eye display; and generate a depth map of said object based on the reflections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Kobi Kaminitz, Nadav Grossinger, Moshe Meyassed, Nitay Romano