Patents by Inventor Marc-Olivier LEPAGE

Marc-Olivier LEPAGE 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).

  • Publication number: 20250069341
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for inserting imagery from a real environment into a virtual environment. While presenting (e.g., displaying) the virtual environment at an electronic device, a proximity of the electronic device to a physical object located in a real environment is detected. In response to detecting that the proximity of the electronic device to the physical object is less than a first threshold distance, imagery of the physical object is isolated from other imagery of the real environment. The isolated imagery of the physical object is inserted into the virtual environment at a location corresponding to the location of the physical object in the real environment. The imagery of the physical object has a first visibility value associated with the proximity of the electronic device to the physical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Bertrand NEPVEU, Sandy J. CARTER, Vincent CHAPDELAINE-COUTURE, Marc-Andre CHENIER, Yan COTE, Simon FORTIN-DESCHÊNES, Anthony GHANNOUM, Tomlinson HOLMAN, Marc-Olivier LEPAGE, Yves MILLETTE
  • Patent number: 12094069
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for presenting a combined view of a virtual environment and a real environment in response to detecting a transition event associated with an object in the real environment. While presenting the combined view, if an input of a first type is detected, the combined view is adjusted by increasing the visibility of imagery of the virtual environment and decreasing the visibility of imagery of the real environment. If an input of a second type is detected, the combined view is adjusted by decreasing the visibility of the imagery of the virtual environment and increasing the visibility of the imagery of the real environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bertrand Nepveu, Sandy J. Carter, Vincent Chapdelaine-Couture, Marc-Andre Chenier, Yan Cote, Simon Fortin-Deschênes, Anthony Ghannoum, Tomlinson Holman, Marc-Olivier Lepage, Yves Millette
  • Patent number: 11880911
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for transitioning between imagery and sounds of two different environments, such as a virtual environment and a real environment. A view of a first environment and audio associated with the first environment are provided. In response to detecting a transition event, a view of the first environment combined with a second environment is provided. The combined view includes imagery of the first environment at a first visibility value and imagery of the second environment at a second visibility value. In addition, in response to detecting a transition event, the first environment audio is mixed with audio associated with the second environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bertrand Nepveu, Sandy J. Carter, Vincent Chapdelaine-Couture, Marc-Andre Chenier, Yan Cote, Simon Fortin-Deschênes, Anthony Ghannoum, Tomlinson Holman, Marc-Olivier Lepage, Yves Millette
  • Publication number: 20230386095
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for presenting a combined view of a virtual environment and a real environment in response to detecting a transition event associated with an object in the real environment. While presenting the combined view, if an input of a first type is detected, the combined view is adjusted by increasing the visibility of imagery of the virtual environment and decreasing the visibility of imagery of the real environment. If an input of a second type is detected, the combined view is adjusted by decreasing the visibility of the imagery of the virtual environment and increasing the visibility of the imagery of the real environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Bertrand NEPVEU, Sandy J. CARTER, Vincent CHAPDELAINE-COUTURE, Marc-Andre CHENIER, Yan COTE, Simon FORTIN-DESCHÊNES, Anthony GHANNOUM, Tomlinson HOLMAN, Marc-Olivier LEPAGE, Yves MILLETTE
  • Patent number: 11790569
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for inserting imagery from a real environment into a virtual environment. While presenting (e.g., displaying) the virtual environment at an electronic device, a proximity of the electronic device to a physical object located in a real environment is detected. In response to detecting that the proximity of the electronic device to the physical object is less than a first threshold distance, imagery of the physical object is isolated from other imagery of the real environment. The isolated imagery of the physical object is inserted into the virtual environment at a location corresponding to the location of the physical object in the real environment. The imagery of the physical object has a first visibility value associated with the proximity of the electronic device to the physical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bertrand Nepveu, Sandy J. Carter, Vincent Chapdelaine-Couture, Marc-Andre Chenier, Yan Cote, Simon Fortin-Deschênes, Anthony Ghannoum, Tomlinson Holman, Marc-Olivier Lepage, Yves Millette
  • Publication number: 20210352255
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for transitioning between imagery and sounds of two different environments, such as a virtual environment and a real environment. A view of a first environment and audio associated with the first environment are provided. In response to detecting a transition event, a view of the first environment combined with a second environment is provided. The combined view includes imagery of the first environment at a first visibility value and imagery of the second environment at a second visibility value. In addition, in response to detecting a transition event, the first environment audio is mixed with audio associated with the second environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Bertrand NEPVEU, Sandy J. CARTER, Vincent CHAPDELAINE-COUTURE, Marc-Andre CHENIER, Yan COTE, Simon FORTIN-DESCHÊNES, Anthony GHANNOUM, Tomlinson HOLMAN, Marc-Olivier LEPAGE, Yves MILLETTE
  • Publication number: 20210192802
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for inserting imagery from a real environment into a virtual environment. While presenting (e.g., displaying) the virtual environment at an electronic device, a proximity of the electronic device to a physical object located in a real environment is detected. In response to detecting that the proximity of the electronic device to the physical object is less than a first threshold distance, imagery of the physical object is isolated from other imagery of the real environment. The isolated imagery of the physical object is inserted into the virtual environment at a location corresponding to the location of the physical object in the real environment. The imagery of the physical object has a first visibility value associated with the proximity of the electronic device to the physical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Bertrand NEPVEU, Sandy J. CARTER, Vincent CHAPDELAINE-COUTURE, Marc-Andre CHENIER, Yan COTE, Simon FORTIN-DESCHÊNES, Anthony GHANNOUM, Tomlinson HOLMAN, Marc-Olivier LEPAGE, Yves MILLETTE