Patents by Inventor Michael Medlock

Michael Medlock 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).

  • Patent number: 11836828
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include generating a virtual item within a virtual environment. The method may also include detecting, using various hardware sensors, a current position of a physical object that is to be portrayed within the virtual environment. The method may next include generating a virtual representation of the physical object within the virtual environment. The virtual representation of the physical object may be configured to at least partially follow movements of the physical object relative to the virtual item. The method may also include presenting the virtual item and the generated virtual representation of the physical object within the virtual environment, where the virtual representation of the physical object is at least partially, controllably decoupled from the movements of the physical object relative to the virtual item. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Furtwangler, Norah Riley Smith, Andrew C Johnson, Etienne Pinchon, Samuel Matthew Levatich, Matthew Alan Insley, Jason Charles Leimgruber, Jennifer Lynn Spurlock, Michael Medlock
  • Publication number: 20230140550
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include generating a virtual item within a virtual environment. The method may also include detecting, using various hardware sensors, a current position of a physical object that is to be portrayed within the virtual environment. The method may next include generating a virtual representation of the physical object within the virtual environment. The virtual representation of the physical object may be configured to at least partially follow movements of the physical object relative to the virtual item. The method may also include presenting the virtual item and the generated virtual representation of the physical object within the virtual environment, where the virtual representation of the physical object is at least partially, controllably decoupled from the movements of the physical object relative to the virtual item. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Brandon Furtwangler, Norah Riley Smith, Andrew C. Johnson, Etienne Pinchon, Samuel Matthew Levatich, Matthew Alan Insley, Jason Charles Leimgruber, Jennifer Lynn Spurlock, Michael Medlock