Patents by Inventor Lukas GRUBER, JR.

Lukas GRUBER, JR. 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).

  • Apparatus and method for radiance transfer sampling for augmented reality
    Patent number: 10062210
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for radiance transfer sampling for augmented reality are presented. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving at least one video frame of an environment. The method further includes generating a surface reconstruction of the environment. The method additionally includes projecting a plurality of rays within the surface reconstruction of the environment. Upon projecting a plurality of rays within the surface reconstruction of the environment, the method includes generating illumination data of the environment from the at least one video frame. The method also includes determining a subset of rays from the plurality of rays in the environment based on areas within the environment needing refinement. The method further includes rendering the virtual object over the video frames based on the plurality of rays excluding the subset of rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lukas Gruber, Jr., Dieter Schmalstieg
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RADIANCE TRANSFER SAMPLING FOR AUGMENTED REALITY
    Publication number: 20140320530
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for radiance transfer sampling for augmented reality are presented. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving at least one video frame of an environment. The method further includes generating a surface reconstruction of the environment. The method additionally includes projecting a plurality of rays within the surface reconstruction of the environment. Upon projecting a plurality of rays within the surface reconstruction of the environment, the method includes generating illumination data of the environment from the at least one video frame. The method also includes determining a subset of rays from the plurality of rays in the environment based on areas within the environment needing refinement. The method further includes rendering the virtual object over the video frames based on the plurality of rays excluding the subset of rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lukas GRUBER, JR., Dieter Schmalstieg