Patents by Inventor Peter Antoniac

Peter Antoniac 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: 11017603
    Abstract: A method includes pointing an image capture module on a head mounted augmented reality display towards a panel, recognizing fiducial markers on the panel and an interaction area defined by the fiducial markers, recognizing and using a panel identifier to select a graphical user interface, rendering the graphical user interface on the augmented reality display to appear to float in a volume between the head mounted augmented reality display and the interaction area, where at least two of the fiducial markers are configured for defining a position and orientation of the panel with respect to the head mounted augmented reality display, and using the image capture module to recognize a hand, a finger or a predefined detectable object in the volume, where the hand, the finger or the predefined detectable object is directed towards at least one graphical user interface element rendered to appear to float in the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Augumenta Ltd.
    Inventors: Damien Douxchamps, Tero Aaltonen, Peter Antoniac, Harri Kovalainen
  • Publication number: 20190371076
    Abstract: A method includes pointing an image capture module on a head mounted augmented reality display towards a panel, recognizing fiducial markers on the panel and an interaction area defined by the fiducial markers, recognizing and using a panel identifier to select a graphical user interface, rendering the graphical user interface on the augmented reality display to appear to float in a volume between the head mounted augmented reality display and the interaction area, where at least two of the fiducial markers are configured for defining a position and orientation of the panel with respect to the head mounted augmented reality display, and using the image capture module to recognize a hand, a finger or a predefined detectable object in the volume, where the hand, the finger or the predefined detectable object is directed towards at least one graphical user interface element rendered to appear to float in the volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Damien Douxchamps, Tero Aaltonen, Peter Antoniac, Harri Kovalainen
  • Patent number: 10431007
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for user interaction. The method includes pointing a first device having a sensor, towards a panel defining a physical area having a plurality of markers rendered thereon, recognizing an interaction area defined by the plurality of markers on the panel, and rendering a plurality of graphical user interface elements on the panel in an Input/Output viewport. The plurality of markers includes at least one of an object and a shape recognizable by suitable computer vision means. Further, the Input/Output viewport includes a spatial volume between the first device and the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: AUGUMENTA LTD.
    Inventors: Damien Douxchamps, Tero Aaltonen, Peter Antoniac, Harri Kovalainen
  • Publication number: 20170344124
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for user interaction. The method includes pointing a first device having a sensor, towards a panel defining a physical area having a plurality of markers rendered thereon, recognizing an interaction area defined by the plurality of markers on the panel, and rendering a plurality of graphical user interface elements on the panel in an Input/Output viewport. The plurality of markers includes at least one of an object and a shape recognizable by suitable computer vision means. Further, the Input/Output viewport includes a spatial volume between the first device and the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Damien Douxchamps, Tero Aaltonen, Peter Antoniac, Harri Kovalainen
  • Publication number: 20160357263
    Abstract: A system for providing a hand-gesture-based human-to-device interface includes an imaging device configured to record a sequence of still images and a computing device coupled in communication with the imaging device. The computing device includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to analyse the sequence of still images to identify at least one hand gesture made by a user, determine whether or not the at least one hand gesture includes at least one predefined hand gesture, identify an output signal corresponding to the at least one hand gesture, when the at least one hand gesture includes at least one predefined hand gesture, and use the output signal to control a quantity of at least one analogue parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Antoniac, Damien Douxchamps, Tero Aaltonen
  • Patent number: 9207771
    Abstract: A system and method for recognition of hand gesture in computing devices. The system recognizes a hand of a user by identifying a predefined first gesture and further collects visual information related to the hand identified on the basis of the first predefined gesture. The visual information is used to extract a second gesture (and all other gestures after the second) from the video/image captured by the camera and finally interpreting the second gesture as a user input to the computing device. The system enables gesture recognition in various light conditions and can be operated by various user hands including the ones wearing gloves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Augmenta Oy
    Inventor: Peter Antoniac
  • Publication number: 20150009124
    Abstract: A system and method for recognition of hand gesture in computing devices. The system recognizes a hand of a user by identifying a predefined first gesture and further collects visual information related to the hand identified on the basis of the first predefined gesture. The visual information is used to extract a second gesture (and all other gestures after the second) from the video/image captured by the camera and finally interpreting the second gesture as a user input to the computing device. The system enables gesture recognition in various light conditions and can be operated by various user hands including the ones wearing gloves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Augumenta Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter ANTONIAC
  • Patent number: 6771294
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of using a portable mobile communication device such as mediaphone. In the method, an image of a hand of the user is made and the natural partition of the hand is recognized. An augmented reality image of a user interface of the device is made by laying an image of a desired user interface comprising input segments onto the image of the user's hand in such a way that the segments of the user interface are separated from each other by the natural partition of the hand. The augmented reality image of the user interface is seen by the user, who selects a desirable segment by touching a partition on the hand. The selection on the hand is recognized and a function related to the selected segment is performed by the device. MARISIL is defined and used to operate this class of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Inventors: Petri Pulli, Peter Antoniac