Patents by Inventor Sebastian Knorr

Sebastian Knorr 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: 20240106971
    Abstract: A method of generating at least one image of a real environment comprises providing at least one environment property related to at least part of the real environment, providing at least one virtual object property related to a virtual object, determining at least one imaging parameter according to the at least one provided virtual object property and the at least one provided environment property, and generating at least one image of the real environment representing information about light leaving the real environment according to the determined at least one imaging parameter, wherein the light leaving the real environment is measured by at least one camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Patent number: 11877086
    Abstract: A method of generating at least one image of a real environment comprises providing at least one environment property related to at least part of the real environment, providing at least one virtual object property related to a virtual object, determining at least one imaging parameter according to the at least one provided virtual object property and the at least one provided environment property, and generating at least one image of the real environment representing information about light leaving the real environment according to the determined at least one imaging parameter, wherein the light leaving the real environment is measured by at least one camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Patent number: 11741624
    Abstract: Determining spatial coordinates of a 3D reconstruction includes obtaining, from a first camera system, a first image comprising a first real object, obtaining, from a second camera system, a second image comprising a second real object associated with known geometric properties, wherein the first camera system and the second camera system have a known spatial relationship, and determining a scale of the face based on the second image and the known geometric properties of the at least part of the second real object. Determining the spatial coordinates of the 3D reconstruction also includes determining a pose of the first and second camera systems, and determining the spatial coordinates based on the pose of the first camera system and the scale of the at least part of the second real object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Publication number: 20220191407
    Abstract: A method of generating at least one image of a real environment comprises providing at least one environment property related to at least part of the real environment, providing at least one virtual object property related to a virtual object, determining at least one imaging parameter according to the at least one provided virtual object property and the at least one provided environment property, and generating at least one image of the real environment representing information about light leaving the real environment according to the determined at least one imaging parameter, wherein the light leaving the real environment is measured by at least one camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Patent number: 11334156
    Abstract: Triggering a state change includes displaying a first version of a series of frames based on a first setup configuration, obtaining a second setup configuration for the series of frames, in response to obtaining a second setup configuration, monitoring for a change in an eye status, and in response to detecting a change in the eye status, displaying a second version of the series of frames based on the second setup configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Patent number: 11212464
    Abstract: A method of generating at least one image of a real environment comprises providing at least one environment property related to at least part of the real environment, providing at least one virtual object property related to a virtual object, determining at least one imaging parameter according to the at least one provided virtual object property and the at least one provided environment property, and generating at least one image of the real environment representing information about light leaving the real environment according to the determined at least one imaging parameter, wherein the light leaving the real environment is measured by at least one camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Patent number: 11182961
    Abstract: A method and system of representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment is provided which includes providing image information of a first image of at least part of a human face captured by a camera, providing at least one human face specific characteristic, determining an image area of the face in the first image as a face region, determining at least one first light falling on the face according to the face region and the at least one human face specific characteristic, and blending in the virtual object on a display device in the view of the real environment according to at least one first light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Peter Meier
  • Patent number: 11182974
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment which comprises the steps of providing image information of a first image of at least part of a human face captured by a first camera, providing at least one human face specific characteristic, determining at least part of an image area of the face in the first image as a face region of the first image, determining at least one first light falling on the face according to the face region of the first image and the at least one human face specific characteristic, and blending in the virtual object on a display device in the view of the real environment according to the at least one first light. The invention also relates to a system for representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Peter Meier
  • Publication number: 20210311550
    Abstract: Triggering a state change includes displaying a first version of a series of frames based on a first setup configuration, obtaining a second setup configuration for the series of frames, in response to obtaining a second setup configuration, monitoring for a change in an eye status, and in response to detecting a change in the eye status, displaying a second version of the series of frames based on the second setup configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Patent number: 11016565
    Abstract: Triggering a state change includes displaying a first version of a series of frames based on a first setup configuration, obtaining a second setup configuration for the series of frames, in response to obtaining a second setup configuration, monitoring for a change in an eye status, and in response to detecting a change in the eye status, displaying a second version of the series of frames based on the second setup configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Publication number: 20210110560
    Abstract: Determining spatial coordinates of a 3D reconstruction includes obtaining, from a first camera system, a first image comprising a first real object, obtaining, from a second camera system, a second image comprising a second real object associated with known geometric properties, wherein the first camera system and the second camera system have a known spatial relationship, and determining a scale of the face based on the second image and the known geometric properties of the at least part of the second real object. Determining the spatial coordinates of the 3D reconstruction also includes determining a pose of the first and second camera systems, and determining the spatial coordinates based on the pose of the first camera system and the scale of the at least part of the second real object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Patent number: 10846871
    Abstract: Determining spatial coordinates of a 3D reconstruction includes obtaining, from a first camera system, a first image comprising a first real object, obtaining, from a second camera system, a second image comprising a second real object associated with known geometric properties, wherein the first camera system and the second camera system have a known spatial relationship, and determining a scale of the face based on the second image and the known geometric properties of the at least part of the second real object. Determining the spatial coordinates of the 3D reconstruction also includes determining a pose of the first and second camera systems, and determining the spatial coordinates based on the pose of the first camera system and the scale of the at least part of the second real object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Publication number: 20200364939
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment which comprises the steps of providing image information of a first image of at least part of a human face captured by a first camera, providing at least one human face specific characteristic, determining at least part of an image area of the face in the first image as a face region of the first image, determining at least one first light falling on the face according to the face region of the first image and the at least one human face specific characteristic, and blending in the virtual object on a display device in the view of the real environment according to the at least one first light. The invention also relates to a system for representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Peter Meier
  • Publication number: 20200293109
    Abstract: Triggering a state change includes displaying a first version of a series of frames based on a first setup configuration, obtaining a second setup configuration for the series of frames, in response to obtaining a second setup configuration, monitoring for a change in an eye status, and in response to detecting a change in the eye status, displaying a second version of the series of frames based on the second setup configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Patent number: 10733804
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment which comprises the steps of providing image information of a first image of at least part of a human face captured by a first camera, providing at least one human face specific characteristic, determining at least part of an image area of the face in the first image as a face region of the first image, determining at least one first light falling on the face according to the face region of the first image and the at least one human face specific characteristic, and blending in the virtual object on a display device in the view of the real environment according to the at least one first light. The invention also relates to a system for representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Peter Meier
  • Patent number: 10671159
    Abstract: Triggering a state change includes displaying a first version of a series of frames based on a first setup configuration, obtaining a second setup configuration for the series of frames, in response to obtaining a second setup configuration, monitoring for a change in an eye status, and in response to detecting a change in the eye status, displaying a second version of the series of frames based on the second setup configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Publication number: 20200051267
    Abstract: Determining spatial coordinates of a 3D reconstruction includes obtaining, from a first camera system, a first image comprising a first real object, obtaining, from a second camera system, a second image comprising a second real object associated with known geometric properties, wherein the first camera system and the second camera system have a known spatial relationship, and determining a scale of the face based on the second image and the known geometric properties of the at least part of the second real object. Determining the spatial coordinates of the 3D reconstruction also includes determining a pose of the first and second camera systems, and determining the spatial coordinates based on the pose of the first camera system and the scale of the at least part of the second real object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Publication number: 20200013223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment which comprises the steps of providing image information of a first image of at least part of a human face captured by a first camera, providing at least one human face specific characteristic, determining at least part of an image area of the face in the first image as a face region of the first image, determining at least one first light falling on the face according to the face region of the first image and the at least one human face specific characteristic, and blending in the virtual object on a display device in the view of the real environment according to the at least one first light. The invention also relates to a system for representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Peter Meier
  • Patent number: 10445895
    Abstract: The invention, in one aspect, is related to a method of determining spatial coordinates of a 3D reconstruction of at least part of a first real object at absolute spatial scale comprising the steps of: receiving image information of a first image including at least part of the first real object captured with a first camera, of a third image including the at least part of the first real object captured with a third camera, of a second image including at least a first part of a second real object captured with a second camera, and of a fourth image including at least a second part of the second real object captured with a fourth camera, wherein the frustum of the first camera and the frustum of the second camera do not overlap and wherein the frustum of the third camera and the frustum of the fourth camera do not overlap, and providing a first spatial transformation between the first camera and the second camera and providing a second spatial transformation between the third camera and the fourth camera, provid
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Patent number: 10417824
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment which comprises the steps of providing image information of a first image of at least part of a human face captured by a first camera, providing at least one human face specific characteristic, determining at least part of an image area of the face in the first image as a face region of the first image, determining at least one first light falling on the face according to the face region of the first image and the at least one human face specific characteristic, and blending in the virtual object on a display device in the view of the real environment according to the at least one first light. The invention also relates to a system for representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Peter Meier