Patents by Inventor Yan Côté

Yan Côté 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: 11693242
    Abstract: A Head-Mounted Display system together with associated techniques for performing accurate and automatic inside-out positional, user body and environment tracking for virtual or mixed reality are disclosed. The system uses computer vision methods and data fusion from multiple sensors to achieve real-time tracking. High frame rate and low latency is achieved by performing part of the processing on the HMD itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Simon Fortin-Deschênes, Vincent Chapdelaine-Couture, Yan Côté, Anthony Ghannoum
  • Publication number: 20220050290
    Abstract: A Head-Mounted Display system together with associated techniques for performing accurate and automatic inside-out positional, user body and environment tracking for virtual or mixed reality are disclosed. The system uses computer vision methods and data fusion from multiple sensors to achieve real-time tracking. High frame rate and low latency is achieved by performing part of the processing on the HMD itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Simon Fortin-Deschênes, Vincent Chapdelaine-Couture, Yan Côté, Anthony Ghannoum
  • Patent number: 11199706
    Abstract: A Head-Mounted Display system together with associated techniques for performing accurate and automatic inside-out positional, user body and environment tracking for virtual or mixed reality are disclosed. The system uses computer vision methods and data fusion from multiple sensors to achieve real-time tracking. High frame rate and low latency is achieved by performing part of the processing on the HMD itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Simon Fortin-Deschênes, Vincent Chapdelaine-Couture, Yan Côté, Anthony Ghannoum
  • Publication number: 20210011289
    Abstract: A Head-Mounted Display system together with associated techniques for performing accurate and automatic inside-out positional, user body and environment tracking for virtual or mixed reality are disclosed. The system uses computer vision methods and data fusion from multiple sensors to achieve real-time tracking. High frame rate and low latency is achieved by performing part of the processing on the HMD itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Fortin-Deschênes, Vincent Chapdelaine-Couture, Yan Côté, Anthony Ghannoum
  • Patent number: 10838206
    Abstract: A Head-Mounted Display system together with associated techniques for performing accurate and automatic inside-out positional, user body and environment tracking for virtual or mixed reality are disclosed. The system uses computer vision methods and data fusion from multiple sensors to achieve real-time tracking. High frame rate and low latency is achieved by performing part of the processing on the HMD itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Fortin-Deschênes, Vincent Chapdelaine-Couture, Yan Côté, Anthony Ghannoum
  • Publication number: 20190258058
    Abstract: A Head-Mounted Display system together with associated techniques for performing accurate and automatic inside-out positional, user body and environment tracking for virtual or mixed reality are disclosed. The system uses computer vision methods and data fusion from multiple sensors to achieve real-time tracking. High frame rate and low latency is achieved by performing part of the processing on the HMD itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Fortin-Deschênes, Vincent Chapdelaine-Couture, Yan Côté, Anthony Ghannoum