Snap Inc. patent applications published on September 19th, 2024

Summary of the patent applications from Snap Inc. on September 19th, 2024

1. **Summary**: Snap Inc. has recently filed patents for innovative technologies in location-based identity communication on mobile devices, visual-inertial tracking for eyewear devices, incorporating MIDI controls into virtual conferencing systems, and real-time video capture with virtual effects based on skeletal pose information. These patents aim to enhance user experiences, improve accuracy in tracking and recording, and provide interactive features in various applications.

2. **Key Points of Patents**:

  * Location-based identity communication on mobile devices.
  * Dynamic modification of display characteristics based on user interaction.
  * Visual-inertial tracking of eyewear devices using rolling shutter cameras.
  * Integration of MIDI controls into virtual conferencing systems.
  * Real-time video capture with virtual effects based on skeletal pose information.

3. **Notable Applications**:

  * Location-based marketing and advertising.
  * Augmented reality applications, indoor navigation systems, and virtual reality experiences.
  * Virtual music performances, interactive events, and collaborative music production.
  * Entertainment industry for creating interactive videos, fitness industry for tracking workout routines, and gaming industry for immersive experiences.

Patent applications for Snap Inc. on September 19th, 2024

PLOTTING BEHIND THE SCENES WITH LEARNABLE GAME ENGINES (18121268)

Main Inventor

Willi Menapace

AR-BASED GUIDANCE FOR A USER OF A PERSONAL MOBILITY SYSTEM (18677356)

Main Inventor

Edmund Graves Brown

CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION THROUGH EYEWEAR HINGE (18677391)

Main Inventor

Douglas Wayne Moskowitz

GENERATION, CURATION, AND PRESENTATION OF MEDIA COLLECTIONS WITH AUTOMATED ADVERTISING (18672880)

Main Inventor

Jacob Andreou

SPATIAL SCANNING FOR EXTENDED REALITY (18184108)

Main Inventor

Tomasz Zakrzewski

AUGMENTED REALITY TYPOGRAPHY PERSONALIZATION SYSTEM (18678496)

Main Inventor

Piers George Cowburn

ENTERTAINING MOBILE APPLICATION FOR ANIMATING A SINGLE IMAGE OF A HUMAN BODY AND APPLYING EFFECTS (18673574)

Main Inventor

Sergei Gorbatyuk

TIGHT IMU-CAMERA COUPLING FOR DYNAMIC BENDING ESTIMATION (18184333)

Main Inventor

Jeroen Diederik Hol

CIRCUIT SYSTEMS (18671764)

Main Inventor

Stephen Andrew Steger

WAVEGUIDE EDGE HAVING REDUCED REFLECTIVITY (18603095)

Main Inventor

Cheng Shi

TECHNIQUES FOR RECOMMENDING REPLY STICKERS (18183794)

Main Inventor

Roman Golobokov

MAINTAINING A MESSAGE THREAD WITH OPT-IN PERMANENCE FOR ENTRIES (18674419)

Main Inventor

Evan Spiegel

MESSAGING SYSTEM OF PARTIAL AND OUT-OF-ORDER EVENTS (18676334)

Main Inventor

Bradley Baron

SKELETAL TRACKING FOR REAL-TIME VIRTUAL EFFECTS (18668951)

Main Inventor

Olha Rykhliuk

PROVIDING MIDI CONTROLS WITHIN A VIRTUAL CONFERENCING SYSTEM (18678568)

Main Inventor

Andrew Cheng-min Lin

VISUAL-INERTIAL TRACKING USING ROLLING SHUTTER CAMERAS (18677296)

Main Inventor

Matthias Kalkgruber

SELECTIVE LOCATION-BASED IDENTITY COMMUNICATION (18671603)

Main Inventor

Jonathan Brody