Patents by Inventor MATTHEW DEUEL
MATTHEW DEUEL 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).
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Patent number: 11804006Abstract: In one implementation, an enhanced vision system includes a portable user device, a base station including a hardware processor and a memory storing a virtual effects rendering software code, and a display device communicatively coupled to the base station. The hardware processor executes the virtual effects rendering software code to detect the presence of the portable user device in a real-world environment, obtain a mapping of the real-world environment, and identify one or more virtual effect(s) for display in the real-world environment. The hardware processor further executes the virtual effects rendering software code to detect actuation of the portable user device, and to control the display device to display the virtual effect(s) in the real-world environment based on the mapping, and the position and orientation of the portable user device during the detected actuation.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Steven M. Chapman, Matthew Deuel, Daniel Baker, Dane Coffey, Mark R. Mine, Evan Goldberg
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Publication number: 20230302374Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an entertainment system for a vehicle. In one embodiment, the entertainment system includes a display external to the vehicle and viewable by an occupant of the vehicle. The entertainment system includes a communication module to receive occupant preferences from an occupant, and a processor configured to generate or modify content to be presented on the display based on the occupant preferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Matthew Deuel, Steven M. Chapman, Joseph Mohos
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Publication number: 20230302372Abstract: An entertainment system for a vehicle is disclosed. In one embodiment, the entertainment system includes an at least partially enclosed structure configured to receive an on-road vehicle, where the structure defines a path along which the on-road vehicle is configured to move autonomously; a content output system configured to generate content based on one or more characteristics of the on-road vehicle; and a guide system configured to guide the on-road vehicle along the path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Matthew Deuel, Steven M. Chapman, Joseph Mohos
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Patent number: 11587284Abstract: In one implementation, a virtual-world simulator includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code, a tracking system communicatively coupled to the computing platform, and a projection device communicatively coupled to the computing platform. The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to obtain a map of a geometry of a real-world venue including the virtual-world simulator, to identify one or more virtual effects for display in the real-world venue, and to use the tracking system to track a moving perspective of one of a user in the real-world venue or a camera in the real-world venue. The hardware processor is further configured to execute the software code to control the projection device to simulate a virtual-world by conforming the identified one or more virtual effects to the geometry of the real-world venue from a present vantage point of the tracked moving perspective.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Dane M. Coffey, Evan M. Goldberg, Steven M. Chapman, Daniel L. Baker, Matthew Deuel, Mark R. Mine
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Patent number: 11567723Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for displaying supplemental content. The method includes determining environmental characteristics, e.g., wall space, empty areas, colors, etc., for a display environment, determining supplemental content based in part on a primary content displayed by a primary display, and displaying the supplemental content in the display environment.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Evan M. Goldberg, Daniel L. Baker, Steven M. Chapman, Dane M. Coffey, Matthew Deuel, Mark R. Mine
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Publication number: 20220358186Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for generating and issuing secondary digital assets based on ownership of primary assets. These techniques include determining that a recipient owns a first asset relating to an entity, and identifying a second asset relating to the entity, where the second asset includes a token and an associated digital asset, and where information relating to the second asset is included in a blockchain. The techniques further include, based on the determining that the recipient owns the first asset, distributing the second asset to the recipient, including recording data in the blockchain, the data relating to distribution of the second asset to the recipient. The techniques further include modifying the second asset based on a change relating to the first asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Matthew A. DEUEL, Steven M. CHAPMAN, Alif KHALFAN
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Publication number: 20220076484Abstract: In one implementation, a virtual-world simulator includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code, a tracking system communicatively coupled to the computing platform, and a projection device communicatively coupled to the computing platform. The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to obtain a map of a geometry of a real-world venue including the virtual-world simulator, to identify one or more virtual effects for display in the real-world venue, and to use the tracking system to track a moving perspective of one of a user in the real-world venue or a camera in the real-world venue. The hardware processor is further configured to execute the software code to control the projection device to simulate a virtual-world by conforming the identified one or more virtual effects to the geometry of the real-world venue from a present vantage point of the tracked moving perspective.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Dane M. Coffey, Evan M. Goldberg, Steven M. Chapman, Daniel L. Baker, Matthew Deuel, Mark R. Mine
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Publication number: 20220051013Abstract: Tracking an item of interest through an environment is described. Tracking the item of interest through the environment is accomplished using passive optical tracking where an item is identified in an image of the environment using image processing and various locations of the item are tracked through the environment. When a user wants to know an item's location, a location image is projected onto the location of the item to allow a user view a current location of the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Evan M. GOLDBERG, Mark R. MINE, Matthew DEUEL, Daniel L. BAKER, Dane M. COFFEY, Steven M. CHAPMAN
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Publication number: 20220020204Abstract: In one implementation, a virtual-world simulator includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code, a tracking system communicatively coupled to the computing platform, and a projection device communicatively coupled to the computing platform. The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to obtain a map of a geometry of a real-world venue including the virtual-world simulator, to identify one or more virtual effects for display in the real-world venue, and to use the tracking system to track a moving perspective of one of a user in the real-world venue or a camera in the real-world venue. The hardware processor is further configured to execute the software code to control the projection device to simulate a virtual-world by conforming the identified one or more virtual effects to the geometry of the real-world venue from a present vantage point of the tracked moving perspective.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Dane M. Coffey, Evan M. Goldberg, Steven M. Chapman, Daniel L. Baker, Matthew Deuel, Mark R. Mine
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Patent number: 11210843Abstract: In one implementation, a virtual-world simulator includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code, a tracking system communicatively coupled to the computing platform, and a projection device communicatively coupled to the computing platform. The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to obtain a map of a geometry of a real-world venue including the virtual-world simulator, to identify one or more virtual effects for display in the real-world venue, and to use the tracking system to track a moving perspective of one of a user in the real-world venue or a camera in the real-world venue. The hardware processor is further configured to execute the software code to control the projection device to simulate a virtual-world by conforming the identified one or more virtual effects to the geometry of the real-world venue from a present vantage point of the tracked moving perspective.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Dane M. Coffey, Evan M. Goldberg, Steven M. Chapman, Daniel L. Baker, Matthew Deuel, Mark R. Mine
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Publication number: 20210383595Abstract: In one implementation, an enhanced vision system includes a portable user device, a base station including a hardware processor and a memory storing a virtual effects rendering software code, and a display device communicatively coupled to the base station. The hardware processor executes the virtual effects rendering software code to detect the presence of the portable user device in a real-world environment, obtain a mapping of the real-world environment, and identify one or more virtual effect(s) for display in the real-world environment. The hardware processor further executes the virtual effects rendering software code to detect actuation of the portable user device, and to control the display device to display the virtual effect(s) in the real-world environment based on the mapping, and the position and orientation of the portable user device during the detected actuation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Steven M. Chapman, Matthew Deuel, Daniel Baker, Dane Coffey, Mark R. Mine, Evan Goldberg
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Publication number: 20210373834Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for displaying supplemental content. The method includes determining environmental characteristics, e.g., wall space, empty areas, colors, etc., for a display environment, determining supplemental content based in part on a primary content displayed by a primary display, and displaying the supplemental content in the display environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Evan M. Goldberg, Daniel L. Baker, Steven M. Chapman, Dane M. Coffey, Matthew Deuel, Mark R. Mine
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Patent number: 10775838Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to automatically rotating displays to display media content based on metadata extracted from the media content that provides an indication of a target display orientation to display the media content. In one implementation, a method includes: detecting media content for display on a display, wherein the display is mounted on a rotatable display mount; extracting metadata from the detected media content, the extracted metadata providing an indication of a target display orientation to display the media content; using at least the extracted metadata, automatically causing the rotatable display mount to rotate the display to the target orientation; and displaying the media content on the rotated display.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Mehul Patel, Steven M. Chapman, Joseph Popp, Matthew Deuel
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Publication number: 20200225696Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to automatically rotating displays to display media content based on metadata extracted from the media content that provides an indication of a target display orientation to display the media content. In one implementation, a method includes: detecting media content for display on a display, wherein the display is mounted on a rotatable display mount; extracting metadata from the detected media content, the extracted metadata providing an indication of a target display orientation to display the media content; using at least the extracted metadata, automatically causing the rotatable display mount to rotate the display to the target orientation; and displaying the media content on the rotated display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Mehul Patel, Steven M. Chapman, Joseph Popp, Matthew Deuel
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Patent number: 10045092Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enforcing the consumption and broadcasting of protected content. A user device on which protected content may be captured, consumed and/or broadcast to other user devices, identifies content being consumed and/or broadcast. Upon identifying the content, the content is determined as being protected or unprotected. If the content is deemed to be protected, the user device can cease consumption of the content on the user device as well as to the other user devices to which the content is being broadcast. Additionally, the user device can transmit a warning notification to one or more of the user device and the other user devices. Further still, the user device can present options to legitimize the presentation of the content on the user device and/or the other user devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Deuel, Leon Silverman
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Publication number: 20170111711Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enforcing the consumption and broadcasting of protected content. A user device on which protected content may be captured, consumed and/or broadcast to other user devices, identifies content being consumed and/or broadcast. Upon identifying the content, the content is determined as being protected or unprotected. If the content is deemed to be protected, the user device can cease consumption of the content on the user device as well as to the other user devices to which the content is being broadcast. Additionally, the user device can transmit a warning notification to one or more of the user device and the other user devices. Further still, the user device can present options to legitimize the presentation of the content on the user device and/or the other user devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: MATTHEW DEUEL, LEON SILVERMAN