Patents by Inventor Matt Mireles

Matt Mireles 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: 20210195142
    Abstract: One variation of a method for video conferencing includes, during a setup period: accessing a test video feed; and generating a face model, representing facial characteristics of a first user depicted in the test video feed, based on features detected in the test video feed. The method also includes, during an operating period: accessing a video feed; representing constellations of facial landmarks, detected in frames in the video feed, in a feed of facial landmark containers; representing sets of facial muscle actions, detected in frames in the video feed, in a feed of facial expression containers; and transforming the feed of facial landmark containers, the feed of facial expression containers, and the face model into a feed of synthetic face images according to the synthetic face generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Matt Mireles, Yousif Astarabadi, Shaun Astarabadi, Emil Romanus, Kristina Nikkhah
  • Publication number: 20210144338
    Abstract: One variation of a method for video conferencing includes, at a first device associated with a first user: capturing a first video feed; representing constellations of facial landmarks, detected in the first video feed, in a first feed of facial landmark containers; and transmitting the first feed of facial landmark containers to a second device. The method further includes, at the second device associated with a second user: accessing a first face model representing facial characteristics of the first user; accessing a synthetic face generator; transforming the first feed of facial landmark containers and the first face model into a first feed of synthetic face images according to the synthetic face generator; and rendering the first feed of synthetic face images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Yousif Astarabadi, Matt Mireles, Shaun Astarabadi
  • Patent number: 10958874
    Abstract: One variation of a method for video conferencing includes, at a first device associated with a first user: capturing a first video feed; representing constellations of facial landmarks, detected in the first video feed, in a first feed of facial landmark containers; and transmitting the first feed of facial landmark containers to a second device. The method further includes, at the second device associated with a second user: accessing a first face model representing facial characteristics of the first user; accessing a synthetic face generator; transforming the first feed of facial landmark containers and the first face model into a first feed of synthetic face images according to the synthetic face generator; and rendering the first feed of synthetic face images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Present Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Yousif Astarabadi, Matt Mireles, Shaun Astarabadi
  • Publication number: 20200358983
    Abstract: One variation of a method for video conferencing includes, at a first device associated with a first user: capturing a first video feed; representing constellations of facial landmarks, detected in the first video feed, in a first feed of facial landmark containers; and transmitting the first feed of facial landmark containers to a second device. The method further includes, at the second device associated with a second user: accessing a first face model representing facial characteristics of the first user; accessing a synthetic face generator; transforming the first feed of facial landmark containers and the first face model into a first feed of synthetic face images according to the synthetic face generator; and rendering the first feed of synthetic face images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Yousif Astarabadi, Matt Mireles, Shaun Astarabadi