Patents by Inventor Peter BROOK

Peter BROOK 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: 20250112477
    Abstract: Methods and devices for wired charging and communication with a wearable device are described. In one embodiment, a symmetrical contact interface comprises a first contact pad and a second contact pad, and particular wired circuitry is coupled to the first and second contact pads to enable charging as well as receive and transmit communications via the contact pads as part of various device states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, Nicholas Larson, Peter Brook, Russell Douglas Patton, Miran Alhaideri, Zhihao Hong
  • Publication number: 20250088963
    Abstract: Systems and methods for device handshaking are described. Embodiments for client device and associated wearable device initiated handshaking are described. In certain embodiments, a device such as wearable camera eyeglasses having both high-speed wireless circuitry and low-power wireless circuitry communicates with a client device. The low-power wireless circuitry is used for signaling and to manage power on handshaking for the high-speed circuitry in order to reduce power consumption. An analysis of a high-speed connection status may be performed by a client device, and used to conserve power at the glasses with signaling from the client device to indicate when the high-speed circuitry of the glasses should be powered on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Alex Bamberger, Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M Rodriguez, II
  • Publication number: 20250067977
    Abstract: One aspect disclosed is a method including determining a location from a positioning system receiver, determining, using a hardware processor and the location, that the location is approaching a path of direction of visual direction information, displaying the visual direction information on a display of a wearable device in response to the determining, determining, using the positioning system receiver, whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, determining, by the hardware processor, a first period of time for display of the content data based on whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, powering on the display and displaying, using the display, content data for the first period of time, turning off the display and the hardware processor following display of the content data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Alex Bamberger, Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II
  • Publication number: 20250041192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a malodour reduction composition comprising zinc neodecanoate adapted to be delivered from an aqueous medium to a surface containing a source of malodour and to deliver a sensorially perceptible malodour reduction effect to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventor: Matthew Peter BROOKS
  • Patent number: 12212168
    Abstract: Methods and devices for wired charging and communication with a wearable device are described. In one embodiment, a symmetrical contact interface comprises a first contact pad and a second contact pad, and particular wired circuitry is coupled to the first and second contact pads to enable charging as well as receive and transmit communications via the contact pads as part of various device states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, Nicholas Larson, Peter Brook, Russell Douglas Patton, Miran Alhaideri, Zhihao Hong
  • Patent number: 12185244
    Abstract: Systems and methods for device handshaking are described. Embodiments for client device and associated wearable device initiated handshaking are described. In certain embodiments, a device such as wearable camera eyeglasses having both high-speed wireless circuitry and low-power wireless circuitry communicates with a client device. The low-power wireless circuitry is used for signaling and to manage power on handshaking for the high-speed circuitry in order to reduce power consumption. An analysis of a high-speed connection status may be performed by a client device, and used to conserve power at the glasses with signaling from the client device to indicate when the high-speed circuitry of the glasses should be powered on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Alex Bamberger, Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M Rodriguez, II
  • Patent number: 12177561
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a location of a wearable electronic device are disclosed. In some aspects, the device includes a position acquisition device and an accelerometer. A hardware processor included in the device may be configured to generally maintain the position acquisition device in a low power state to save power. When a video or image is captured, it may tag the video or image with first location information. Given the inoperative position acquisition device, a current location may not be known. In some aspects, in response to a need for location information, measurements from an accelerometer may be stored. The position acquisition device may also be transitioned to an operative state, and after some time delay, a second location determined. In some aspects, the location of the capture may then be obtained based on the acceleration measurements and the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Zhibin Zhang, Russell Douglas Patton, Peter Brook, Dunxu Hu
  • Patent number: 12164105
    Abstract: One aspect disclosed is a method including determining a location from a positioning system receiver, determining, using a hardware processor and the location, that the location is approaching a path of direction of visual direction information, displaying the visual direction information on a display of a wearable device in response to the determining, determining, using the positioning system receiver, whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, determining, by the hardware processor, a first period of time for display of the content data based on whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, powering on the display and displaying, using the display, content data for the first period of time, turning off the display and the hardware processor following display of the content data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Bamberger, Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M Rodriguez, II
  • Publication number: 20240381016
    Abstract: A loudspeaker system (1) comprising a first loudspeaker assembly (3) and a second loudspeaker assembly (5) is disclosed. A support bracket (7A, 7B) of the loudspeaker system (1) supports at least part of the weight of the second loudspeaker assembly (5) upon the first loudspeaker assembly (3), and holds the second loudspeaker assembly (5) in a spaced apart relation to the first loudspeaker assembly (3). The support bracket (7A, 7B) comprises a spacer (73) connected to an elastic element (82) having a lower stiffness than the spacer (73). The spacer (73) is mounted upon one of the first loudspeaker assembly (3) or the second loudspeaker assembly (5) and the clastic element (82) rests against the other one of the first loudspeaker assembly (3) or the second loudspeaker assembly (5) such that any force transmitted between the first loudspeaker assembly (3) and second loudspeaker assembly (5) via the bracket passes (7A, 7B) through the elastic element (82).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Ali Salehzadeh Nobari, Peter Brook, Tim Penfold
  • Publication number: 20240364525
    Abstract: Embodiments for device pairing using optical codes are described. One embodiment is a wearable device with an image sensor configured to capture an image including a first optical code from a first host device. The wearable device decodes the first optical code, and in response to the first optical code, initiates broadcast of a pairing advertisement. The host device displays a second optical code in response to the pairing advertisement, and the wearable device captures and processes the second optical code to determine a host pairing advertisement code. The wearable device then, in response to the second optical code, initiate broadcast of a second pairing advertisement including the host pairing advertisement code. In various embodiments, a secure wireless channel is then established and used for further secure communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover
  • Publication number: 20240305877
    Abstract: System, methods, devices, and instructions are described for fast boot of a processor as part of camera operation. In some embodiments, in response to a camera input, a digital signal processor (DSP) of a device is booted using a first set of instructions. Capture of image sensor data is initiated using the first set of instructions at the DSP. The DSP then receives a second set of instructions and the DSP is programmed using the second set of instructions after at least a first frame of the image sensor data is stored in a memory of the device. The first frame of the image sensor data is processed using the DSP as programmed by the second set of instructions. In some embodiments, the first set of instructions includes only instructions for setting camera sensor values, and the second set of instructions includes instructions for processing raw sensor data into formatted image files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Brook, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II
  • Patent number: 12074978
    Abstract: Embodiments for device pairing using optical codes are described. One embodiment is a wearable device with an image sensor configured to capture an image including a first optical code from a first host device. The wearable device decodes the first optical code, and in response to the first optical code, initiates broadcast of a pairing advertisement. The host device displays a second optical code in response to the pairing advertisement, and the wearable device captures and processes the second optical code to determine a host pairing advertisement code. The wearable device then, in response to the second optical code, initiate broadcast of a second pairing advertisement including the host pairing advertisement code. In various embodiments, a secure wireless channel is then established and used for further secure communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover
  • Patent number: 12022184
    Abstract: System, methods, devices, and instructions are described for fast boot of a processor as part of camera operation. In some embodiments, in response to a camera input, a digital signal processor (DSP) of a device is booted using a first set of instructions. Capture of image sensor data is initiated using the first set of instructions at the DSP. The DSP then receives a second set of instructions and the DSP is programmed using the second set of instructions after at least a first frame of the image sensor data is stored in a memory of the device. The first frame of the image sensor data is processed using the DSP as programmed by the second set of instructions. In some embodiments, the first set of instructions includes only instructions for setting camera sensor values, and the second set of instructions includes instructions for processing raw sensor data into formatted image files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Brook, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M Rodriguez, II
  • Publication number: 20240097461
    Abstract: Methods and devices for wired charging and communication with a wearable device are described. In one embodiment, a symmetrical contact interface comprises a first contact pad and a second contact pad, and particular wired circuitry is coupled to the first and second contact pads to enable charging as well as receive and transmit communications via the contact pads as part of various device states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, Nicolas Larson, Peter Brook, Russell Douglas Patton, Miran Alhaideri, Zhihao Hong
  • Publication number: 20240031685
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, media, and instructions are described for fast video sensor adjustment. In one embodiment, a portable electronic device with image capturing capabilities automatically captures a first plurality of frames upon selection of an input button while sensors of the device are determining camera settings for the environment. The first plurality of frames are captured using different automatic bracketing settings. Once the camera settings are determined, a second plurality of images are captured using the determined camera settings. One or more of the first plurality of images are used along with the second plurality of images for a video file. The one or more images may be selected based on a match between certain of the automatic bracketing settings and the final camera settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Peter Brook
  • Patent number: 11876391
    Abstract: Methods and devices for wired charging and communication with a wearable device are described. In one embodiment, a symmetrical contact interface comprises a first contact pad and a second contact pad, and particular wired circuitry is coupled to the first and second contact pads to enable charging as well as receive and transmit communications via the contact pads as part of various device states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC
    Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, Nicholas Larson, Peter Brook, Russell Douglas Patton, Miran Alhaideri, Zhihao Hong
  • Patent number: 11862804
    Abstract: A battery includes a battery case including a housing having side walls defining a first open end and a second open end, the battery case including a separate top cover to cover the first open end of the housing and a separate bottom cover to cover the second open end of the housing; a first electrode located within the case; a second electrode located within the case; a first terminal coupled to the first electrode and exposed outside the case; and a second terminal coupled to the second electrode and exposed outside the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt E. Koshiol, Benjamin J. Haasl, Joseph Charles Delmedico, Aaron Peter Brooks, Steven Lawrence Frandrup, Andrew Dauwalter, Keith R. Maile, Ignacio Chi
  • Publication number: 20230396877
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a location of a wearable electronic device are disclosed. In some aspects, the device includes a position acquisition device and an accelerometer. A hardware processor included in the device may be configured to generally maintain the position acquisition device in a low power state to save power. When a video or image is captured, it may tag the video or image with first location information. Given the inoperative position acquisition device, a current location may not be known. In some aspects, in response to a need for location information, measurements from an accelerometer may be stored. The position acquisition device may also be transitioned to an operative state, and after some time delay, a second location determined. In some aspects, the location of the capture may then be obtained based on the acceleration measurements and the second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Zhibin Zhang, Russell Douglas Patton, Peter Brook, Dunxu Hu
  • Patent number: 11812160
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, media, and instructions are described for fast video sensor adjustment. In one embodiment, a portable electronic device with image capturing capabilities automatically captures a first plurality of frames upon selection of an input button while sensors of the device are determining camera settings for the environment. The first plurality of frames are captured using different automatic bracketing settings. Once the camera settings are determined, a second plurality of images are captured using the determined camera settings. One or more of the first plurality of images are used along with the second plurality of images for a video file. The one or more images may be selected based on a match between certain of the automatic bracketing settings and the final camera settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Brook
  • Patent number: 11785336
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a location of a wearable electronic device are disclosed. In some aspects, the device includes a position acquisition device and an accelerometer. A hardware processor included in the device may be configured to generally maintain the position acquisition device in a low power state to save power. When a video or image is captured, it may tag the video or image with first location information. Given the inoperative position acquisition device, a current location may not be known. In some aspects, in response to a need for location information, measurements from an accelerometer may be stored. The position acquisition device may also be transitioned to an operative state, and after some time delay, a second location determined. In some aspects, the location of the capture may then be obtained based on the acceleration measurements and the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Zhibin Zhang, Russell Douglas Patton, Peter Brook, Dunxu Hu