Patents by Inventor Nathan Burba

Nathan Burba 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: 9832451
    Abstract: A method for reduced-bandwidth wireless 3D video transmission includes receiving initial first-eye frame data, reprojecting the initial first-eye frame data to the second eye (which creates initial second-eye frame data), receiving sensor data; time-warping the initial first-eye and second-eye frame data, and receiving next second-eye frame data S140. The method can additionally or alternatively include perspective warping the initial first-eye frame data; reprojecting the next second-eye frame data to the first eye (which creates next first-eye frame data); performing infilling on the next first-eye frame data with the perspective-warped initial first-eye frame data; time-warping the next first-eye and second-eye frame data; and/or encoding transmitted frame data with sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Survios, Inc.
    Inventors: Johnathon Selstad, Nathan Burba
  • Patent number: 9746933
    Abstract: A system includes a hand controller that includes a rigid ergonomic chassis; a hand strap, coupled to the right side of the ergonomic chassis; a main trigger, configured such that the main trigger is operable by an index finger of the right hand; a lower lever, fixed to the front of the rigid ergonomic chassis and below the main trigger, configured such that the lower lever is actuated by contraction of any of a middle finger, a ring finger, and a pinky finger of the right hand; a joystick, configured such that the joystick is operable by a thumb of the right hand; a tracking module that enables tracking of a position and orientation of the hand controller; and a wireless communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Survios, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Burba, Joseph Choi, Timothy Irving, Marc Webster, Umez Liauwala
  • Publication number: 20170155885
    Abstract: A method for reduced-bandwidth wireless 3D video transmission includes receiving initial first-eye frame data, reprojecting the initial first-eye frame data to the second eye (which creates initial second-eye frame data), receiving sensor data; time-warping the initial first-eye and second-eye frame data, and receiving next second-eye frame data S140. The method can additionally or alternatively include perspective warping the initial first-eye frame data; reprojecting the next second-eye frame data to the first eye (which creates next first-eye frame data); performing infilling on the next first-eye frame data with the perspective-warped initial first-eye frame data; time-warping the next first-eye and second-eye frame data; and/or encoding transmitted frame data with sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Survios, Inc.
    Inventors: Johnathon Selstad, Nathan Burba
  • Publication number: 20170011554
    Abstract: A system for dynamic spectating includes a first virtual environment display that displays a first perspective of a virtual environment to a spectator; a status overlay that displays information about an event occurring within the virtual environment; and a virtual camera manager that controls the position and orientation of the first perspective within the virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan Burba, James IIiff
  • Publication number: 20170003738
    Abstract: A system for immersive physical interaction includes a hand position and orientation tracker that tracks a first hand position and a first hand orientation of a first hand of a user and tracks a second hand position and a second hand orientation of a second hand of the user; a physical criteria generator comprising a body physics simulator that simulates avatar motion and a constrained object interaction system that manages virtual object coupling; and an input translator that translates the first hand position and the first hand orientation into a first virtual hand position and a first virtual hand orientation of a user avatar in a virtual environment and translates the second hand position and the second hand orientation into a second virtual hand position and a second virtual hand orientation of the user avatar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Alexander Silkin, Nathan Burba, Eugene Elkin
  • Publication number: 20160342218
    Abstract: A system includes a hand controller that includes a rigid ergonomic chassis; a hand strap, coupled to the right side of the ergonomic chassis; a main trigger, configured such that the main trigger is operable by an index finger of the right hand; a lower lever, fixed to the front of the rigid ergonomic chassis and below the main trigger, configured such that the lower lever is actuated by contraction of any of a middle finger, a ring finger, and a pinky finger of the right hand; a joystick, configured such that the joystick is operable by a thumb of the right hand; a tracking module that enables tracking of a position and orientation of the hand controller; and a wireless communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Nathan Burba, Joseph Choi, Timothy Irving, Marc Webster, Umez Liauwala