Snap Inc. patent applications on August 29th, 2024

Patent Applications by Snap Inc. on August 29th, 2024

Snap Inc.: 10 patent applications

Snap Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of G06T19/00 (3), G06T7/246 (2), G06T7/73 (2), G06F3/01 (2), G02B27/01 (1) G06T19/006 (2), G02B27/0172 (1), G06F3/017 (1), G06F3/04847 (1), G06T7/80 (1)

With keywords such as: user, content, image, signal, item, device, based, messaging, sensing, and level in patent application abstracts.

Patent Applications by Snap Inc.

20240288696. ENERGY-EFFICIENT ADAPTIVE 3D SENSING_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)

Inventor(s): Jian Wang of West New York NJ (US) for snap inc., Sizhuo Ma of Long Island City NY (US) for snap inc., Brevin Tilmon of New York City NY (US) for snap inc., Yicheng Wu of Belmont MA (US) for snap inc., Gurunandan Krishnan Gorumkonda of Kirkland WA (US) for snap inc., Ramzi Zahreddine of Denver CO (US) for snap inc., Georgios Evangelidis of Vienna (AU) for snap inc.

IPC Code(s): G02B27/01, G06F3/01, G06T19/00

CPC Code(s): G02B27/0172

Abstract: an energy-efficient adaptive 3d sensing system. the adaptive 3d sensing system includes one or more cameras and one or more projectors. the adaptive 3d sensing system captures images of a real-world scene using the one or more cameras and computes depth estimates and depth estimate confidence values for pixels of the images. the adaptive 3d sensing system computes an attention mask based on the one or more depth estimate confidence values and commands the one or more projectors to send a distributed laser beam into one or more areas of the real-world scene based on the attention mask. the adaptive 3d sensing system captures 3d sensing image data of the one or more areas of the real-world scene and generates 3d sensing data for the real-world scene based on the 3d sensing image data.

20240288946. SHARED AUGMENTED REALITY EYEWEAR DEVICE WITH HAND TRACKING ALIGNMENT_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)

Inventor(s): Georgios Evangelidis of Vienna (AT) for snap inc., Bernhard Jung of Perchtoldsdorf (AT) for snap inc., Ilteris Kaan Canberk of Marina Del Rey CA (US) for snap inc., Daniel Wolf of Mödling (AT) for snap inc., Balázs Töth of Budapest (HU) for snap inc., Márton Gergely Kajtár of Felsopakony (HU) for snap inc., Branislav Micusik of St.. Andrae-Woerdern (AT) for snap inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06T7/246, G06T7/73

CPC Code(s): G06F3/017

Abstract: a method for aligning coordinate systems of user devices in an augmented reality system using somatic points of a user's hand as alignment markers. images captured from multiple user devices are used to align the reference coordinate systems of the user devices to a common reference coordinate system. in some examples, user devices capture images of a hand of a user and use object recognition to identify somatic points as alignment markers. the somatic points of a user device are translated to a common reference coordinate system determined by another user device.

20240289009. VIDEO EDITING APPLICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)

Inventor(s): Ian Anthony Wehrman of Venice CA (US) for snap inc., Devin Doty of Brooklyn NY (US) for snap inc., Richard Andrew Leatham of London (GB) for snap inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/04847, G11B27/031

CPC Code(s): G06F3/04847

Abstract: a method, to navigate a video editing project within a video editing application, includes storing a project timeline comprising a plurality of media content items arranged in a chronological sequence, the project timeline having a start time and an end time; causing presentation of a first tool interface, the first tool interface comprising: a video editing canvas for playback of the project timeline; a plurality of tools to enable respective video editing functions; and a plurality of indicia representing the respective plurality of media content items; detecting activation of a first indicium associated with a first media content item of the plurality of media content items; and advancing the playback of the project timeline to a chronological location corresponding to the location of the first media content item within the project timeline.

20240289988. INTRINSIC PARAMETERS ESTIMATION IN VISUAL TRACKING SYSTEMS_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)

Inventor(s): Clemens Birklbauer of Vienna (AT) for snap inc., Georg Halmetschlager-Funek of Vienna (AT) for snap inc., Matthias Kalkgruber of Vienna (AT) for snap inc., Kai Zhou of Wiener Neudorf (AT) for snap inc.

IPC Code(s): G06T7/80, G06V10/44, H04N17/00, H04N23/61, H04N23/65, H04N23/68

CPC Code(s): G06T7/80

Abstract: a method for adjusting camera intrinsic parameters of a multi-camera visual tracking device is described. in one aspect, a method for calibrating the multi-camera visual tracking system includes disabling a first camera of the multi-camera visual tracking system while a second camera of the multi-camera visual tracking system is enabled, detecting a first set of features in a first image generated by the first camera after detecting that the temperature of the first camera is within the threshold of the factory calibration temperature of the first camera, and accessing and correcting intrinsic parameters of the second camera based on the projection of the first set of features in the second image and a second set of features in the second image.

20240290043. REAL-TIME FASHION ITEM TRANSFER SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)

Inventor(s): Kai Zhou of Wiener Neudorf (AT) for snap inc., Laura Rosalia Luidolt of Vienna (AT) for snap inc., Himmy Tam of London (GB) for snap inc., Riza Alp Guler of London (GB) for snap inc., Iason Kokkinos of London (GB) for snap inc., Avihay Assouline of Tel Aviv (IL) for snap inc.

IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06T13/40

CPC Code(s): G06T19/006

Abstract: methods and systems are disclosed for transferring garments from a real-world object to a virtual object. the system receives, by a client device, an image that includes a depiction of a real-world object having a fashion item in a real-world environment. the system accesses a three-dimensional (3d) avatar model of a human and generates a graphic item corresponding to the fashion item being worn by the real-world object depicted in the image. the system modifies the 3d avatar model of the human based on the graphic item and presents the 3d avatar model that has been modified based on the graphic item within a view of the real-world environment on the client device.

20240290047. AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)

Inventor(s): David Li of London (GB) for snap inc.

IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06T1/60, G06T7/246, G06T7/40, G06T7/60, G06T7/73, G06T15/04, G06T15/20, G06T17/20

CPC Code(s): G06T19/006

Abstract: the disclosure concerns an augmented reality method in which visual information concerning a real-world object, structure or environment is gathered and a deformation operation is performed on that visual information to generate virtual content that may be displayed in place of, or additionally to, real-time captured image content of the real-world object, structure or environment. some particular embodiments concern the sharing of visual environment data and/or information characterizing the deformation operation between client devices.

20240291453. HIGH GAIN, LOW-OFFSET, CLASS AB AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)

Inventor(s): Stewart S. Taylor of Beaverton OR (US) for snap inc.

IPC Code(s): H03F3/45, H03G1/00

CPC Code(s): H03F3/45748

Abstract: an amplifier circuit including a first folded double cascode stage configured to receive a differential input signal at a first pair of input transistors and generate a first drive signal, a second folded double cascode stage configured to receive the differential input signal at a second pair of input transistors and generate a second drive signal, and an output stage. the output stage includes a pmos common-source output transistor configured to receive the first drive signal at its gate, and an nmos common-source output transistor configured to receive the first drive signal at its gate, the pmos common-source output transistor and nmos common-source output transistor being jointly configured to generate an output signal based on the first drive signal and the second drive signal.

20240291779. CUSTOMIZABLE CHATBOT FOR INTERACTIVE PLATFORMS_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)

Inventor(s): Jacob Catalano of Santa Monica CA (US) for snap inc., Christie Marie Heikkinen of Sherman Oaks CA (US) for snap inc., Charles Melbye of Sherman Oaks CA (US) for snap inc., Daniel Moreno of New York NY (US) for snap inc., Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis of Los Angeles CA (US) for snap inc., Joshua Siegel of Venice CA (US) for snap inc., Evan Spiegel of Los Angeles CA (US) for snap inc., Nathan Kenneth Boyd of Los Angeles CA (US) for snap inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L51/02, G06F40/40

CPC Code(s): H04L51/02

Abstract: a chatbot system for an interactive platform. the chatbot receives prompts in a form of interactive platform posts to the interactive platform, and generates responses in the form of the interactive platform posts. in an aspect, the chatbot system generates messages that are used on the interactive platform for group chats with multiple users and chats with a single user. in another aspect, a user may customize a chatbot to create a personal chatbot having a persona. in some examples, prompts to the chatbot from the user are analyzed to filter out abusive language and/or harmful content.

20240291780. SHORTCUTS FOR PRIVATE CONTENT COLLECTIONS SHARING WITHIN A MESSAGING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)

Inventor(s): Nathan Kenneth Boyd of Los Angeles CA (US) for snap inc., Xingnan Xia of Los Angeles CA (US) for snap inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L51/04, G06F3/04817, G06Q50/00, H04L51/10

CPC Code(s): H04L51/04

Abstract: a method, includes causing, on a first device associated with a first user, a display of a carousel of a plurality of messaging shortcut icons in a messaging application, receiving, from the first device, a selected messaging shortcut icon of the plurality of messaging shortcut icons, the selected messaging shortcut icon indicating first user input to share a content collection between the first user and a second user associated with the selected messaging shortcut icon, the content collection includes at least one media content item, the second user corresponding to a contact of the first user within the messaging application, and in response to receiving the selected messaging shortcut icon, enabling a display of the content collection on a second device associated with the second user.

20240292122. HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE FOR DUAL PIXEL SENSORS_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)

Inventor(s): Sagi Katz of Yokneam Ilit (IL) for snap inc., Netanel Kligler of Tzippori (IL) for snap inc., Gilad Refael of Ashdod (IL) for snap inc.

IPC Code(s): H04N25/57

CPC Code(s): H04N25/57

Abstract: a method for increasing a dynamic range of a dual-pixel image sensor is described. the method includes detecting an intensity level of a full pixel from a plurality of pixels of an optical sensor, one or more full pixels of the plurality of pixels includes at least two sub-pixels, detecting an intensity level of one or more sub-pixels, detecting that the intensity level of the full pixel of the optical sensor has reached a saturation level of the full pixel, and in response to detecting that the intensity level of the full pixel of the optical sensor has reached the saturation level of the full pixel, computing an extrapolated intensity level of the full pixel based on the intensity level of the one or more sub-pixels.

Snap Inc. patent applications on August 29th, 2024