Patents by Inventor Yuval ASSAF

Yuval ASSAF 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: 20250053232
    Abstract: A transfer-alignment system for a Head-Mounted Display (HMD), and a display coupled to the HMD, wherein the display is adjustable by a user along the at least one degree of freedom; and a processor configured to: obtain the HMD's inertial readings information, the display's inertial readings information and the information indicating the HMD's position and/or orientation with respect to the frame of reference; continuously analyze movement information of the HMD and movement information of the display to determine relative orientation between the HMD and the display; and cause the display-processor to adjust the images to conform with respect to the frame of reference based on the information indicating the position and/or orientation and the relative movements of the HMD, wherein the frame of reference is selected from the group consisting of a platform coordinates, a fixed coordinate system established in space, an earth coordinate system, and any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Ofer MARINOV, Guy MENCEL, Ofir GABIZON, Yuval ASSAF
  • Patent number: 12197639
    Abstract: A transfer-alignment system for a Head-Mounted Display (HMD), and a display coupled to the HMD, wherein the display is adapted to display images rendered by a display-processor, and wherein the HMD is monitored by a tracking system configured to provide information indicating position and/or orientation of the HMD with respect to a Frame of Reference (FoR), the system comprising: at least one first inertial sensor attached to the HMD and configured to acquire HMD's Inertial Readings Information (IRI); at least one second inertial sensor attached to the display and configured to acquire display's IRI; and a processor configured to: obtain the HMD's IRI, the display's IRI and the information indicating the HMD's position and/or orientation with respect to the FoR; continuously analyze movement information of the HMD and the display to determine relative orientation therebetween; and cause the display-processor to adjust the images to conform with respect to the FoR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Ofer Marinov, Guy Mencel, Ofir Gabizon, Yuval Assaf
  • Patent number: 12189840
    Abstract: A transfer-alignment system for a Head-Mounted Display (HMD), and a display coupled to the HMD, wherein the display is adapted to display images rendered by a display-processor, and wherein the HMD is monitored by a tracking system configured to provide information indicating position and/or orientation of the HMD with respect to a Frame of Reference (FoR), the system comprising: at least one first inertial sensor attached to the HMD and configured to acquire HMD's Inertial Readings Information (IRI); at least one second inertial sensor attached to the display and configured to acquire display's IRI; and a processor configured to: obtain the HMD's IRI, the display's IRI and the information indicating the HMD's position and/or orientation with respect to the FoR; continuously analyze movement information of the HMD and the display to determine relative orientation therebetween; and cause the display-processor to adjust the images to conform with respect to the FoR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Ofer Marinov, Guy Mencel, Ofir Gabizon, Yuval Assaf
  • Publication number: 20240385685
    Abstract: A transfer-alignment system for a Head-Mounted Display (HMD), and a display coupled to the HMD, wherein the display is adapted to display images rendered by a display-processor, and wherein the HMD is monitored by a tracking system configured to provide information indicating position and/or orientation of the HMD with respect to a Frame of Reference (FoR), the system comprising: at least one first inertial sensor attached to the HMD and configured to acquire HMD's Inertial Readings Information (IRI); at least one second inertial sensor attached to the display and configured to acquire display's IRI; and a processor configured to: obtain the HMD's IRI, the display's IRI and the information indicating the HMD's position and/or orientation with respect to the FoR; continuously analyze movement information of the HMD and the display to determine relative orientation therebetween; and cause the display-processor to adjust the images to conform with respect to the FoR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Ofer MARINOV, Guy MENCEL, Ofir GABIZON, Yuval ASSAF
  • Publication number: 20240160278
    Abstract: A transfer-alignment system for a Head-Mounted Display (HMD), and a display coupled to the HMD, wherein the display is adapted to display images rendered by a display-processor, and wherein the HMD is monitored by a tracking system configured to provide information indicating position and/or orientation of the HMD with respect to a Frame of Reference (FoR), the system comprising: at least one first inertial sensor attached to the HMD and configured to acquire HMD's Inertial Readings Information (IRI); at least one second inertial sensor attached to the display and configured to acquire display's IRI; and a processor configured to: obtain the HMD's IRI, the display's IRI and the information indicating the HMD's position and/or orientation with respect to the FoR; continuously analyze movement information of the HMD and the display to determine relative orientation therebetween; and cause the display-processor to adjust the images to conform with respect to the FoR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Ofer MARINOV, Guy MENCEL, Ofir GABIZON, Yuval ASSAF
  • Patent number: 11815690
    Abstract: Head mounted displays (HMD) and corresponding display methods are provided, which obtain, repeatedly, from a monitoring system of a vehicle and, a reference vector relating to the vehicle; display on the HMD a reference symbol that indicates the reference vector; and determine movements of a HMD symbology according to a spatial relation between a received user's line of sight (LOS) and the reference vector. For example, the vehicle may be an aircraft and the reference vector a flight path vector (FPV) received from the aircraft's avionics. The proposed HMD enhances the displayed information content while avoiding excessive movements of the symbology. The HMD's functional parameters may be pre-set or adapted according to user preference and flight stage characteristics. The reference symbol anchors most of the symbology, while minimal critical information may be moved along with the user's LOS, providing a clearer and more stable view through the HMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Elbit Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Avner Shahal, Omer Hasharoni, Yuval Assaf
  • Publication number: 20220404624
    Abstract: Head mounted displays (HMD) and corresponding display methods are provided, which obtain, repeatedly, from a monitoring system of a vehicle and, a reference vector relating to the vehicle; display on the HMD a reference symbol that indicates the reference vector; and determine movements of a HMD symbology according to a spatial relation between a received user's line of sight (LOS) and the reference vector. For example, the vehicle may be an aircraft and the reference vector a flight path vector (FPV) received from the aircraft's avionics. The proposed HMD enhances the displayed information content while avoiding excessive movements of the symbology. The HMD's functional parameters may be pre-set or adapted according to user preference and flight stage characteristics. The reference symbol anchors most of the symbology, while minimal critical information may be moved along with the user's LOS, providing a clearer and more stable view through the HMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Elbit Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Avner SHAHAL, Omer Hasharoni, Yuval Assaf
  • Patent number: 11422370
    Abstract: Head mounted displays (HMD) and corresponding display methods are provided, which obtain, repeatedly, from a monitoring system of a vehicle and, a reference vector relating to the vehicle; display on the HMD a reference symbol that indicates the reference vector; and determine movements of a HMD symbology according to a spatial relation between a received user's line of sight (LOS) and the reference vector. For example, the vehicle may be an aircraft and the reference vector a flight path vector (FPV) received from the aircraft's avionics. The proposed HMD enhances the displayed information content while avoiding excessive movements of the symbology. The HMD's functional parameters may be pre-set or adapted according to user preference and flight stage characteristics. The reference symbol anchors most of the symbology, while minimal critical information may be moved along with the user's LOS, providing a clearer and more stable view through the HMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Elbit Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Avner Shahal, Omer Hasharoni, Yuval Assaf
  • Publication number: 20190011707
    Abstract: Head mounted displays (HMD) and corresponding display methods are provided, which obtain, repeatedly, from a monitoring system of a vehicle and, a reference vector relating to the vehicle; display on the HMD a reference symbol that indicates the reference vector; and determine movements of a HMD symbology according to a spatial relation between a received user's line of sight (LOS) and the reference vector. For example, the vehicle may be an aircraft and the reference vector a flight path vector (FPV) received from the aircraft's avionics. The proposed HMD enhances the displayed information content while avoiding excessive movements of the symbology. The HMD's functional parameters may be pre-set or adapted according to user preference and flight stage characteristics. The reference symbol anchors most of the symbology, while minimal critical information may be moved along with the user's LOS, providing a clearer and more stable view through the HMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Elbit Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Avner SHAHAL, Omer HASHARONI, Yuval ASSAF