Patents by Inventor Thomas Patrick McCARTHY

Thomas Patrick McCARTHY 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).

  • Brightness roll-off compensation for virtual reality displays
    Patent number: 12597373
    Abstract: A near-eye display includes a display configured to display images, a memory device storing a compensation profile for compensating perceived brightness nonuniformity (e.g., brightness roll-off) of the display, and a display controller for controlling operations of the display. The compensation profile includes compensation values for modifying brightness in regions of the display to compensate the perceived brightness nonuniformity. The display controller is configured to control brightness of the display based on the compensation profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yongmin Park, Chul Kwon Kang, Samara Kate Sytsma, Agnes Lee, Linghui Rao, Alexander Klement, Hsin-Ying Chiu, William La, Xiangzhi Yu, Thomas Patrick McCarthy, Maggie Barbagallo
  • BRIGHTNESS ROLL-OFF COMPENSATION FOR VR DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20250118233
    Abstract: A near-eye display includes a display configured to display images, a memory device storing a compensation profile for compensating perceived brightness nonuniformity (e.g., brightness roll-off) of the display, and a display controller for controlling operations of the display. The compensation profile includes compensation values for modifying brightness in regions of the display to compensate the perceived brightness nonuniformity. The display controller is configured to control brightness of the display based on the compensation profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Yongmin PARK, Chul Kwon KANG, Samara Kate SYTSMA, Agnes LEE, Linghui RAO, Alexander KLEMENT, Hsin-Ying CHIU, William LA, Xiangzhi YU, Thomas Patrick McCARTHY, Maggie BARBAGALLO