Patents by Inventor Lucas Soffer

Lucas Soffer 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).

  • Pinch recognition and rejection
    Patent number: 12657958
    Abstract: Processing gesture input includes obtaining hand tracking data based on a set of camera frames, determining a hand pose based on the hand tracking data, and determining an intentionality classification for a gesture based on the hand pose. An input action corresponding to the gesture is enabled based on the hand pose and the intentionality classification. An occlusion classification is determined for the hand based on the hand pose and the input gesture can be determined based on the occlusion classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Itay Bar Yosef, Bhavin Vinodkumar Nayak, Chao-Ming Yen, Chase B. Lortie, Daniel J. Brewer, Dror Irony, Eslam A. Mostafa, Guy Engelhard, Ian R. Fasel, Julian K. Shutzberg, Liuhao Ge, Lucas Soffer, Matthias M. Schroeder, Mohammadhadi Kiapour, Victor Belyaev, Yirong Tang
  • Active and Inactive Mode Transitions for User Input
    Publication number: 20240402825
    Abstract: Processing gesture input includes obtaining hand tracking data for a first hand based on one or more camera frames, detecting a first input gesture by the first hand based on the hand tracking data, and determining whether the first hand is in an active state. An input action associated with the first gesture is initiated in accordance with a determination that the first hand is in the active state. If, while the hand is in an active state, a determination is made that the inactive criterion is satisfied, then the first hand is transitioned to an inactive state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel J. Brewer, Bharat C. Dandu, David J. Meyer, Julian K. Shutzberg, Lucas Soffer, Yirong Tang
  • Input Recognition in 3D Environments
    Publication number: 20240402800
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that interpret user activity as user interactions with user interface (UI) elements positioned within a three-dimensional (3D) space such as an extended reality (XR) environment. Some implementations enable user interactions with virtual elements displayed in 3D environments that utilize alternative input modalities, e.g., XR environments that interpret user activity as either direct interactions or indirect interactions with virtual elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Julian K. Shutzberg, David J. Meyer, David M. Teitelbaum, Mehmet N. Agaoglu, Ian R. Fasel, Chase B. Lortie, Daniel J. Brewer, Tim H. Cornelissen, Leah M. Gum, Alexander G. Berardino, Lorenzo Soto Doblado, Vinay Chawda, Itay Bar Yosef, Dror Irony, Eslam A. Mostafa, Guy Engelhard, Paul A. Lacey, Ashwin Kumar Asoka Kumar Shenoi, Bhavin Vinodkumar Nayak, Liuhao Ge, Lucas Soffer, Victor Belyaev, Bharat C. Dandu, Matthias M. Schroeder, Yirong Tang
  • Pinch Recognition and Rejection
    Publication number: 20240331447
    Abstract: Processing gesture input includes obtaining hand tracking data based on a set of camera frames, determining a hand pose based on the hand tracking data, and determining an intentionality classification for a gesture based on the hand pose. An input action corresponding to the gesture is enabled based on the hand pose and the intentionality classification. An occlusion classification is determined for the hand based on the hand pose and the input gesture can be determined based on the occlusion classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Itay Bar Yosef, Bhavin Vinodkumar Nayak, Chao-Ming Yen, Chase B. Lortie, Daniel J. Brewer, Dror Irony, Eslam A. Mostafa, Guy Engelhard, Ian R. Fasel, Julian K. Shutzberg, Liuhao Ge, Lucas Soffer, Matthias M. Schroeder, Mohammadhadi Kiapour, Victor Belyaev, Yirong Tang