Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC patent applications on September 5th, 2024

Patent Applications by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC on September 5th, 2024

Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC: 12 patent applications

Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC has applied for patents in the areas of G02B27/01 (2), G02B6/12 (1), G06F9/451 (1), H04L51/00 (1), H04L51/10 (1) G02B6/12 (1), G02C7/022 (1), G02F1/05 (1), G02F1/3558 (1), G06T9/001 (1)

With keywords such as: device, images, element, include, material, including, mesh, layer, electrodes, and coupling in patent application abstracts.

Patent Applications by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

20240295690. HERMETICALLY-COVERED PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (PIC) ON A SUBSTRATE HAVING AN INTEGRATED LASER DIODE_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): Dusan COSO of Bothell WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Steven Alexander-Boyd Hickman of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Giuseppe Calafiore of Woodinville WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Petr Markov of Stateline NV (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Shermin Arab of East Palo Alto CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, John Michael Goward of Oxford (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Rahul Agarwal of Woodinville WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Zhujun Shi of Redmond WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): G02B6/12

CPC Code(s): G02B6/12

Abstract: according to examples, an apparatus for implementing a hermetically-covered photonic integrated circuit on a substrate having an integrated laser diode is described. the apparatus may include a cover wafer, a housing layer including a waveguide, the waveguide including a photonic integrated circuit, a laser die including a laser cavity, and a base substrate. the base substrate may include an emission window to provide a reflective design and to eliminate a need for a polarized beam splitter, a through-wafer via element to electrical coupling to the laser die and one or more pillars to set a height of the laser die relative to the photonic integrated circuit.

20240295751. WEARABLE DEVICE WITH A CORRECTIVE LENS HAVING A DIFFRACTIVE SURFACE_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): Hao ZHANG of Redmond WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Sho NAKAHARA of Bothell WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Carl CHANCY of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Garret ODOM of Tucson AZ (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): G02C7/02, G02B3/04, G02B5/18, G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G02C11/00

CPC Code(s): G02C7/022

Abstract: according to examples, a wearable device may include a frame and a prescription lens mounted to the frame, in which the corrective lens may include a diffractive surface having features structured to have a certain correction level. the wearable device may also include at least one optical component mounted to the frame, the at least one optical component being positioned immediately adjacent to the corrective lens, in which the diffractive surface of the corrective lens causes the corrective lens to have a sufficiently thin edge to prevent the edge of the corrective lens from occluding the at least one optical component.

20240295763. ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): Kenneth Alexander Diest of Kirkland WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Spencer Allan Wells of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Zhaohui Yang of Sammamish WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Nihar Ranjan Mohanty of Snoqualmie WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Richard Farrell of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Jilin Yang of Bellevue WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Ehsan Arbabi of San Jose CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): G02F1/05, C03C17/23, C30B29/30, C30B29/32, G02B6/34, G03F7/00

CPC Code(s): G02F1/05

Abstract: a device includes a pair of electrodes and a dynamic material disposed between the pair of electrodes, the dynamic material including a crystalline microstructure configured to change between at least two states in response to a change in an electric field between the two electrodes. a material includes tetragonal lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate (pmn-pt) and at least one lanthanide series element. a method includes doping a lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate material with at least one lanthanide series element, and processing the pmn-pt material to form tetragonal pmn-pt. a further method includes forming a low refractive index nanostructured grating over a carrier substrate, forming a high refractive index layer over the low refractive index grating to produce a nanostructured coupling element, forming an adhesive layer over the nanostructured coupling element, and affixing the nanostructured coupling element to a high index waveguide.

20240295793. SPECKLE MITIGATION DEVICES INCLUDING DYNAMIC MICROSTRUCTURAL MATERIALS_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): Spencer Allan Wells of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Kenneth Alexander Diest of Kirkland WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): G02F1/355, G02F1/00, G02F1/03, G02F1/035

CPC Code(s): G02F1/3558

Abstract: a device includes a pair of electrodes and a dynamic material disposed between the pair of electrodes, the dynamic material including a crystalline microstructure configured to change between at least two states in response to a change in an electric field between the two electrodes. a material includes tetragonal lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate (pmn-pt) and at least one lanthanide series element. a method includes doping a lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate material with at least one lanthanide series element, and processing the pmn-pt material to form tetragonal pmn-pt. a further method includes forming a low refractive index nanostructured grating over a carrier substrate, forming a high refractive index layer over the low refractive index grating to produce a nanostructured coupling element, forming an adhesive layer over the nanostructured coupling element, and affixing the nanostructured coupling element to a high index waveguide.

20240296590. High-quality Rendering on Resource-constrained Devices based on View Optimized RGBD Mesh_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): Volga Aksoy of Redwood City CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Zeyar Htet of San Mateo CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Reza Nourai of Danville CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): G06T9/00, G06T15/04, G06T15/20, G06T17/20

CPC Code(s): G06T9/001

Abstract: in one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first viewpoint associated with a head-mounted device from the head-mounted device, accessing a 3d mesh of a virtual scene, selecting a portion of the 3d mesh based on the first viewpoint, generating an image and a corresponding depth map of the virtual scene based on the selected portion of the 3d mesh, generating a simplified 3d mesh based on the depth map, wherein the simplified 3d mesh has fewer primitives than the selected portion of 3d mesh of the virtual scene, generating a texture for the simplified 3d mesh based on the image, and sending the simplified 3d mesh and the texture to the head-mount device, wherein the simplified 3d mesh and the texture are configured to be used for rendering the virtual scene from one or more viewpoints different from the first viewpoint.

20240297443. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING ANTENNAS INTO TEXTILE BANDS_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): John Ho of Sunnyvale CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Wenjing Su of Mountain View CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Jiang Zhu of Cupertino CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): H01Q17/00, H01Q9/04, H01Q9/30

CPC Code(s): H01Q17/002

Abstract: a wearable device including a physical processor and a textile band that is dimensioned to secure the wearable device to a user and that comprises an antenna. the wearable device also includes a coupler that communicatively couples the antenna to the physical processor. various other devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

20240297863. GENERATING A SUMMARY OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN USERS FOR AN ADDITIONAL USER IN RESPONSE TO DETERMINING THE ADDITIONAL USER IS JOINING THE CONVERSATION_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): Andrew Lovitt of Redmond WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Scott Phillip Selfon of Kirkland WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): H04L51/00, H04L51/10, H04L51/222

CPC Code(s): H04L51/216

Abstract: a communication system actively monitors a conversation between users in an environment. once a threshold condition occurs (e.g., client device within a threshold distance of a room where the conversation is occurring, the user enters a chatroom via the client device), the client device receives a summary from the communication system. the communication system may customize the summary in accordance with user preferences. user preferences may include level of detail in summary or time range associated with summary. the client device then presents the summary to the user. the summary may be audio or text. in some embodiments, the summary may be historical audio that is overlaid over current audio at faster speed and higher volume, and stops once the historical audio reaches real time.

20240297961. Edge Assisted Virtual Calling_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): Pranav SAXENA of Sunnyvale CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Shreya JAIN of San Jose CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Amogh GUPTE of Middletown DE (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): H04N7/15, G02B27/01

CPC Code(s): H04N7/157

Abstract: implementations augment images with depth information to support hologram display. an edge system can receive, from a source system, images of a user. for example, the images can be two-dimensional images captured by multiple cameras at different perspectives (e.g., stereoscopic images), or single perspective images. the edge system can estimate depth information using the images, for example by processing the images using an engine and one or more machine learning models, and generate depth encoded images. the edge system can then transmit the depth encoded images to a target system, which can ultimately display a hologram of the user using the depth encoded images. accordingly, implementations can offload, from end-user devices (e.g., the source system and/or target system), hologram workloads to an edge system loaded with an engine and machine learning model(s).

20240297972. SYSTEM AND COMPONENT ARCHITECTURES FOR AR AND VR DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): Hanqiao Zhang of Sammamish WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Patrick Codd of Carnation WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Dongmin Yang of San Jose CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Yi Zhou of San Jose CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Yizhi Xiong of Foster City CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Fei Liu of Los Altos CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Abhishek Dhanda of San Ramon CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Michael Okincha of San Jose CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Linsen Bie of San Francisco CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Honghong Peng of Los Altos CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Zhaochun Yu of Wilmette IL (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Lidu Huang of Danville CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Shaomin Xiong of Newark CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Gabriel Molina of Sunnyvale CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Pablo Castillo Canales of San Ramon CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Peng Chen of Fremont CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Danni Luo of Sunnyvale CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Eddie Alex Azuma of Pleasanton CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Kong Boon Yeap of Campbell CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Dana Jensen of Redwood City CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Cameron O'Neill of New York NY (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Guangwu Duan of Cupertino CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Raffael Engleitner of Morris Twp NJ (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, David Xu of Lafayette CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Yibo Liu of Richmond Hill CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Ankur Verma of San Jose CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Lei Zhao of Pittsburgh PA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Yuecheng Li of Pittsburgh PA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Dawei Wang of Pittsburgh PA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): H04N13/239, H04N13/156

CPC Code(s): H04N13/239

Abstract: an augmented reality apparatus includes a plurality of transmission lines, plural signal-generating circuits, at least one additional transmission line, at least one signal-processing circuit, a multiplexer having a plurality of inputs and at least one output, a plurality of matching networks, and an additional matching network coupling the additional transmission line to the output of the multiplexer. example ar/vr devices include a camera configured to receive light from the external environment of the device and to provide a camera signal. the camera may include a surface variable lens including a support layer, an optical layer, a membrane layer, and an actuator. a computer-implemented method for anatomical electromyography test design includes identifying a wearable device having a frame including a plurality of electrodes, and calibrating the plurality of electrodes. in augmented reality and virtual reality systems, dnn accelerators may be based on various technologies to improve computing speed and energy efficiency.

20240298084. Smart Cameras Enabled by Assistant Systems_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): Lisa Xiaoyi Huang of Mountain View CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Eric Xiao of Berkeley CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Nicholas Michael Andrew Benson of Redmond WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Yating Sheng of San Francisco CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Zijian He of Menlo Park CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): H04N5/232, G06F9/451, G06V40/16, G06V40/18, G06V40/20, H04N5/76

CPC Code(s): H04N23/611

Abstract: in one embodiment, a method includes accessing sensory data captured by cameras, identifying people in a field of view of the cameras based on facial recognition of the sensory data, detecting actions of one or more of the people based on the sensory data, generating media files with each being associated with one or more of a recording of at least one of the people or at least one of the determined actions, and sending instructions for presenting one or more of the media files to a client system.

20240298097. PIXEL SENSOR USING A DUAL PIXEL ARRAY_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): Guangxun Liao of San Jose CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Minhua Liang of Mukilteo WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Andrew Matthew Bardagjy of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): H04N25/78, H04N25/11, H04N25/771

CPC Code(s): H04N25/78

Abstract: one example apparatus for providing a dual pixel array includes an array of pixels, each pixel comprising a plurality of photodiodes, each photodiode configured to generate a charge in response to incoming light and connected to at least one charge storage device. the plurality of photodiodes comprises one or more color photodiodes each including a chromatic filter, a color-select switch, and having at least one associated monochrome photodiode with a monochrome filter and a monochrome-select switch. the dual pixel array further comprises one or more analog-to-digital converters (“adc”), each adc connected to at least one of the charge storage devices of the photodiodes via the respective select switch, configured to selectively convert one or more stored voltages into a pixel value in response to a control signal. the color photodiodes and the monochrome photodiodes are arranged according to an arrangement.

20240298366. SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INDICATING MAPPING INFORMATION_simplified_abstract_(meta platforms technologies, llc)

Inventor(s): Muhammad Kumail Haider of Sunnyvale CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Binita Gupta of San Diego CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Chunyu Hu of Saratoga CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc

IPC Code(s): H04W76/11, H04W84/12, H04W88/10

CPC Code(s): H04W76/11

Abstract: a device within an access point multi-link device (ap mld) having a plurality of wireless links may include one or more processors configured to generate a first frame including a first subfield. the first subfield may include a plurality of bits corresponding to the plurality of wireless links. each bit may indicate whether a plurality of traffic identifiers (tids) are mapped to a corresponding wireless link. the device may wirelessly transmit, through a transmitter in a wireless local area network (wlan), the first frame.

Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC patent applications on September 5th, 2024