Patents by Inventor Robert T. Held
Robert T. Held 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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Publication number: 20260094358Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that uses a horizontal shift of left eye and right eye image content to control a stereo effect of the image content. For example, a process may include obtaining image data including images to be presented with a stereo effect at a virtual screen position within a three-dimensional (3D) viewing environment. The process may further obtain depth data corresponding to distances of elements of a scene depicted in the images. The process may further determine a horizontal positioning characteristic for presenting the images at the virtual screen with the stereo effect based on the depth data and a view of the images are presented with the stereo effect based on the horizontal positioning characteristic at the virtual screen within the 3D environment. The images may additionally be presented with a blur, a lighting, a fading, and/or a vignetting effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2025Publication date: April 2, 2026Inventors: Vedant Saran, Alexander Menzies, Robert T. Held
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Publication number: 20260003559Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for switching presentation of content between devices. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining information regarding an eye condition of a user while the user views a three-dimensional (3D) environment presented through a display. In some implementations, the method includes, based on the eye condition, adjusting a virtual image distance of virtual content within the 3D environment by modifying one or more rendering parameters. In some implementations, the method includes triggering presentation of the virtual content at the virtual image distance in the 3D environment using the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2025Publication date: January 1, 2026Inventors: Robert T. Held, Luis R. Deliz Centeno
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Patent number: 12423042Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for switching presentation of content between devices. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining information regarding an eye condition. In some implementations, the method includes determining whether a first display of a first electronic device that is presenting content satisfies a presentation criterion based on the eye condition and a characteristic of the content. In some implementations, the method includes, in accordance with a determination that the first display does not satisfy the presentation criterion, triggering a second electronic device with a second display that satisfies the presentation criterion to present the content.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2023Date of Patent: September 23, 2025Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Robert T. Held, Luis R. Deliz Centeno
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Publication number: 20250106582Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for dynamically updating simulated source locations of audio sources within spatialized audio content based on detection of a change in the location and/or orientation of an audio output device (e.g., earbuds or speakers that are optionally worn by a user and are optionally included in a headset). In some examples, the simulated source locations are updated if the change in the location and/or orientation of the audio output device is greater than a threshold amount of change, and the simulated source locations are not updated if the change in the location and/or orientation of the audio output device is not greater than the threshold amount of change. In some examples, a simulated source location is identified in a three-dimensional environment. In some examples, a mode of outputting audio is changed in response to movement of an electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Gregory LUTTER, Robert T. HELD, Luis R. DELIZ CENTENO, Sam D. SMITH, Sylvain J. CHOISEL, Shai MESSINGHER LANG
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Publication number: 20250106581Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for dynamically updating simulated source locations of audio sources within spatialized audio content based on detection of a change in the location and/or orientation of an audio output device (e.g., earbuds or speakers that are optionally worn by a user and are optionally included in a headset). In some examples, the simulated source locations are updated if the change in the location and/or orientation of the audio output device is greater than a threshold amount of change, and the simulated source locations are not updated if the change in the location and/or orientation of the audio output device is not greater than the threshold amount of change. In some examples, a simulated source location is identified in a three-dimensional environment. In some examples, a mode of outputting audio is changed in response to movement of an electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Gregory LUTTER, Robert T. HELD, Luis R. DELIZ CENTENO
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Publication number: 20240402798Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an electronic device using the gaze of a user. Movement of the gaze of the user to activation regions within a gaze field of view may activate a function of the electronic device. The activation regions may be dynamically modified to prevent accidental triggering of functions associated therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Elena J Nattinger, Devin W. Chalmers, Trent A. Greene, Luis R. Deliz Centeno, Robert T. Held, Allison W. Dryer
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Patent number: 11076147Abstract: Stereoscopic display technologies are provided. A computing device generates a stereoscopic display of an object by coordinating a first image and a second image. To reduce discomfort or to reduce diplopic content, the computing device may adjust at least one display property of the first image and/or the second image depending on one or more factors. The factors may include a time period associated with the display of the object, the vergence distance to the object, the distance to the focal plane of the display, contextual data interpreted from the images and/or any combination of these and other factors. Adjustments to the display properties can include a modification of one or more contrast properties and/or other modifications to the images. The adjustment to the display properties may be applied with varying levels of intensity and/or be applied at different times depending on one or more factors and/or contextual information.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kevin J. MacKenzie, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Robert T. Held
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Publication number: 20190052871Abstract: Stereoscopic display technologies are provided. A computing device generates a stereoscopic display of an object by coordinating a first image and a second image. To reduce discomfort or to reduce diplopic content, the computing device may adjust at least one display property of the first image and/or the second image depending on one or more factors. The factors may include a time period associated with the display of the object, the vergence distance to the object, the distance to the focal plane of the display, contextual data interpreted from the images and/or any combination of these and other factors. Adjustments to the display properties can include a modification of one or more contrast properties and/or other modifications to the images. The adjustment to the display properties may be applied with varying levels of intensity and/or be applied at different times depending on one or more factors and/or contextual information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Kevin J. MACKENZIE, Anatolie GAVRILIUC, Robert T. HELD
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Patent number: 10136124Abstract: Stereoscopic display technologies are provided. A computing device generates a stereoscopic display of an object by coordinating a first image and a second image. To reduce discomfort or to reduce diplopic content, the computing device may adjust at least one display property of the first image and/or the second image depending on one or more factors. The factors may include a time period associated with the display of the object, the vergence distance to the object, the distance to the focal plane of the display, contextual data interpreted from the images and/or any combination of these and other factors. Adjustments to the display properties can include a modification of one or more contrast properties and/or other modifications to the images. The adjustment to the display properties may be applied with varying levels of intensity and/or be applied at different times depending on one or more factors and/or contextual information.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Kevin J. MacKenzie, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Robert T. Held
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Publication number: 20160316196Abstract: Stereoscopic display technologies are provided. A computing device generates a stereoscopic display of an object by coordinating a first image and a second image. To reduce discomfort or to reduce diplopic content, the computing device may adjust at least one display property of the first image and/or the second image depending on one or more factors. The factors may include a time period associated with the display of the object, the vergence distance to the object, the distance to the focal plane of the display, contextual data interpreted from the images and/or any combination of these and other factors. Adjustments to the display properties can include a modification of one or more contrast properties and/or other modifications to the images. The adjustment to the display properties may be applied with varying levels of intensity and/or be applied at different times depending on one or more factors and/or contextual information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Kevin J. MacKenzie, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Robert T. Held