Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC patent applications on April 4th, 2024
Contents
- 1 Patent Applications by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC on April 4th, 2024
- 1.1 Overview of Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC Patent Applications (April 4, 2024)
- 1.1.1 Key Areas of Innovation
- 1.1.2 Innovations in Artificial Reality
- 1.1.3 Questions about Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC's Patent Applications
- 1.1.3.1 How do these patent applications impact the future of AR technology?
- 1.1.3.2 What implications do these innovations have for user privacy and data security?
- 1.1.3.3 How does Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC ensure the scalability of these innovations?
- 1.1.3.4 What are the possible commercial applications of these patented technologies?
- 1.1.3.5 How do these innovations compare with current technologies in the market?
- 1.1.3.6 Patent Applications by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- 1.1 Overview of Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC Patent Applications (April 4, 2024)
Patent Applications by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC on April 4th, 2024
Overview of Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC Patent Applications (April 4, 2024)
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, a notable player in technological innovation, submitted a variety of patent applications on April 4, 2024. The patents focus primarily on advancements in optical devices, artificial reality (AR) systems, and computing methodologies. This summary will delve into the diverse array of intellectual property submissions Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC has made, highlighting the innovative spirit of the company in various technical fields.
Key Areas of Innovation
The patent applications can be grouped into several key categories, reflecting Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC's strategic focus on specific technologies:
- Optical Systems and Devices
- Artificial Reality (AR) Interaction and Authentication
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- Methods for translating interactions on 2D interfaces to AR experiences, involving IPC codes like G06F3/04815 and G06F3/0346
- Authentication systems tailored for AR devices, described across multiple IPC codes including G06F21/34 and G06F21/40
- Advanced Computing Techniques
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- Active federated learning systems for assistant systems outlined by IPC codes G06N3/08 and G06F40/295
- Audio generation from text input leveraging IPC codes G10L19/018 and G10L19/02
Innovations in Artificial Reality
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC has displayed a particular emphasis on enhancing AR technologies, which is evident from multiple patent filings on AR-related topics. These innovations not only advance the technical capabilities of AR systems but also aim to refine the user experience in virtual environments. Such developments include:
- Doors for AR Universe Traversal
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- This concept focuses on the creation of virtual doors within AR universes to control access and facilitate smooth transitions between different virtual environments (IPC code G06T19/00).
- Mapping Real-World Rooms for Shared AR
Questions about Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC's Patent Applications
Below are several questions that might arise from this overview of Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC's recent patent activities:
How do these patent applications impact the future of AR technology?
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC's recent patents show a strong push towards more immersive and interactive AR experiences, potentially transforming how users interact with digital content and each other in virtual spaces.
What implications do these innovations have for user privacy and data security?
With the introduction of more integrated and personalized AR systems, user privacy and data security become critical areas. The patented technologies must address these concerns adequately to ensure user trust and compliance with global data protection regulations.
How does Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC ensure the scalability of these innovations?
To reach a broad audience, scalability is crucial. The details in the patent applications suggest methods and systems that could be scaled efficiently, possibly indicating plans for widespread deployment.
What are the possible commercial applications of these patented technologies?
The commercial applications range from enhanced gaming and entertainment systems to practical uses in education, training, and remote work, indicating significant market potential.
How do these innovations compare with current technologies in the market?
Comparing these innovations with existing technologies may reveal a significant advancement in terms of efficiency, usability, and integration, setting new industry standards in the AR and optical device sectors.
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC: 17 patent applications
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC has applied for patents in the areas of G06T19/006 (6), G06T19/00 (6), G02B27/0172 (4), G06T19/20 (4), G02B27/01 (4)
With keywords such as: room, user, substrate, surface, such, optical, device, back, generate, and object in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Inventor(s): Guido GROET of Issaquah WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Xuanqi LI of Geleen (NL) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): F21V8/00, G02B27/01
Abstract: a device is provided. the device includes a waveguide configured to guide an image light to propagate from a light inputting surface to a light outputting surface. the waveguide includes a substrate having a back surface facing an eye-box region of the device and a front surface opposite to the back surface, a plurality of out-coupling structures disposed at the back surface or at least partially inside the substrate, and a medium layer embedded inside the substrate between the out-coupling structures and the front surface. the medium layer has a refractive index that is lower than the substrate. the device also includes an optical lens printed over the back surface of the substrate.
Inventor(s): Brent Bollman of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Gary D. Sharp of Boulder CO (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Keyuan Huang of Mountain View CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01, G02B27/28
Abstract: the disclosed computer-implemented method may include coupling an array of reflective polarizers to a back surface of a back optical substrate; coupling an array of quarter-wave plates to a front surface of the back optical substrate such that the array of quarter-wave plates is aligned with the array of reflective polarizers; molding the back optical substrate with at least one initial mold, wherein the at least one initial mold defines an initial array of optical element surfaces that is aligned with the array of quarter-wave plates; and twin-sheet thermoforming, between a front twin-sheet mold and a back twin-sheet mold, the back optical substrate with a front optical substrate, wherein the front twin-sheet mold defines a front array of optical element surfaces and the back mold defines a back array of optical element surfaces. various other methods, apparatuses, and systems are also disclosed.
Inventor(s): Eric Stratton of Redmond WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G02F1/29, G02B27/01
Abstract: the disclosed device may include a lens stack. the lens stack may include a first gradient-index liquid crystal lens and a second gradient-index liquid crystal lens in tandem with the first gradient-index liquid crystal lens. the lens stack may be configured to reach a target optical power based on a first optical power of the first gradient-index liquid crystal lens and a second optical power of the second gradient-index liquid crystal lens. various other devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
Inventor(s): Alex ELSAYAD of Toronto (CA) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/0346, G06F3/04842, G06F3/04845, G06F3/04886
Abstract: many users access artificial reality (xr) experiences through their mobile phones. however, it is difficult to translate xr experiences to a two-dimensional (2d) screen in a way that feels intuitive and natural. thus, the technology can map an interaction plane in a three-dimensional (3d) scene to the 2d screen with as many affordances as possible, even if the plane is not parallel to the mobile phone. the plane can be a fixed surface or a dynamically changeable surface through which the user sends inputs through the 2d screen. the mapping of the plane to the 2d screen can control interaction with a virtual object on the interaction plane in the xr environment, enabling parity between the same experience on xr and non-xr interfaces.
Inventor(s): Marc KREJCI of North Bend WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, David SCOVILLE of Edmonds WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Chelsea KLUKAS of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Matthew O'neil TERRELL of Oakland CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Tristam Kyle MACDONALD of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Justin PENG of Redwood City CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Florian LUDWIG of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06F21/34, G06F3/01, G06F21/33, G06F21/36, G06F21/40, G06T19/00, H04L9/32
Abstract: an administered authentication system can authenticate an artificial reality device using an authorization record between a user account and an artificial reality device. in some implementations, the authorization record is created in response to activation of a user account-specific key sent to a user-supplied contact, where an artificial reality device identifier was provided with the user-supplied contact. in other implementations, the authorization record is created in response to activation of a user account-specific key provided to the artificial reality device as a code, where activation of the key includes adding an artificial reality device identifier to a key activation message. in yet other implementations, the authorization record is created in response to an application associated with a user account activating an artificial reality device-specific key, with an artificial reality device identifier, that is provided via the artificial reality device.
Inventor(s): Kshitiz Malik of Palo Alto CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Seungwhan Moon of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Honglei Liu of San Mateo CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Anuj Kumar of Santa Clara CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Hongyuan Zhan of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Ahmed Aly of Kenmore WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06N3/08, G06F40/295, G06F40/30, G06N3/04
Abstract: in one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first client system, from one or more remote servers, a current version of a neural network model including multiple model parameters, training the neural network model on multiple examples retrieved from a local data store to generate multiple updated model parameters, wherein each of the examples includes one or more features and one or more labels, calculating a user valuation associated with the first client system, wherein the user valuation represents a measure of utility of training the neural network model on the multiple examples, and sending, to one or more of the remote servers, the trained neural network model and the user valuation, wherein the user valuation is associated with a likelihood of the first client system being selected for a subsequent training of the neural network model.
Inventor(s): Rachel CROSS of Foster City CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Patricia DOOLEY of Bothell WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Sarah BARRICK of Cupertino CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Jean CHIN of Menlo Park CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Katerina VASILIOU of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Tiffany MADRUGA of New York NY (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06T19/20
Abstract: aspects of the present disclosure are directed to creating virtual doors within artificial reality (xr) universes for traversal within that xr universe and between other xr universes. users can create virtual doors that control access to their privately owned property (e.g., world, parcel, house, etc.) in an xr universe. for example, an owner of a virtual door can manually lock the door to prevent any user from entering their property through the virtual door. as another example, an owner of a virtual door can configure door permissions and/or privacy settings that serve as heuristics by which a door access control manager determines whether to authorize a particular user, xr world, and/or xr universe to access. the xr universe traversal system can control an execution environment to smoothly transition between different applications, thereby enabling a user to traverse between different xr universes without having to leave the xr environment.
Inventor(s): Björn WANBO of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Michael James LEBEAU of Amsterdam (NL) for meta platforms technologies, llc, William Arthur Hugh STEPTOE of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Jonathan MALLINSON of Wrecsam (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Steven James WILSON of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Vasanth Kumar RAJENDRAN of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Vasyl BARAN of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00
Abstract: a room manager can generate mappings for a real-world room that support a shared xr environment. for example, the real-world room can include real-world objects and surfaces, such as a table(s), chair(s), wall(s), door(s), window(s), etc. the room manager can generate xr object definitions based on information received about the real-world room, object(s), and surface(s). for example, the room manager can implement a flow that guides a user equipped with an xr system to provide information for the xr object definitions, such as real-world surfaces that map to the xr object(s), borders (e.g., measured using a component of the xr system), such as borders on real-world surfaces, semantic information (e.g., number of seat assignments at an xr table, size of xr objects, etc.), and other suitable information. implementations generate previews of the shared xr environment, such as a local preview and a remote preview.
Inventor(s): Björn WANBO of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Michael James LEBEAU of Amsterdam (NL) for meta platforms technologies, llc, William Arthur Hugh STEPTOE of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Jonathan MALLINSON of Wrecsam (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Steven James WILSON of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Vasanth Kumar RAJENDRAN of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Vasyl BARAN of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06T3/40
Abstract: a room manager can generate mappings for a real-world room that support a shared xr environment. for example, the real-world room can include real-world objects and surfaces, such as a table(s), chair(s), wall(s), door(s), window(s), etc. the room manager can generate xr object definitions based on information received about the real-world room, object(s), and surface(s). for example, the room manager can implement a flow that guides a user equipped with an xr system to provide information for the xr object definitions, such as real-world surfaces that map to the xr object(s), borders (e.g., measured using a component of the xr system), such as borders on real-world surfaces, semantic information (e.g., number of seat assignments at an xr table, size of xr objects, etc.), and other suitable information. implementations generate previews of the shared xr environment, such as a local preview and a remote preview.
Inventor(s): Björn WANBO of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Michael James LEBEAU of Amsterdam (NL) for meta platforms technologies, llc, William Arthur Hugh STEPTOE of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Jonathan MALLINSON of Wrecsam (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Steven James WILSON of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Vasanth Kumar RAJENDRAN of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Vasyl BARAN of London (GB) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G02B27/01, G06F3/16, G06T7/13, G06T13/40
Abstract: a room manager can generate mappings for a real-world room that support a shared xr environment. for example, the real-world room can include real-world objects and surfaces, such as a table(s), chair(s), wall(s), door(s), window(s), etc. the room manager can generate xr object definitions based on information received about the real-world room, object(s), and surface(s). for example, the room manager can implement a flow that guides a user equipped with an xr system to provide information for the xr object definitions, such as real-world surfaces that map to the xr object(s), borders (e.g., measured using a component of the xr system), such as borders on real-world surfaces, semantic information (e.g., number of seat assignments at an xr table, size of xr objects, etc.), and other suitable information. implementations generate previews of the shared xr environment, such as a local preview and a remote preview.
Inventor(s): Sarah BARRICK of Cupertino CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Rachel CROSS of Foster City CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Patricia DOOLEY of Bothell WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Jean CHIN of Menlo Park CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Katerina VASILIOU of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Tiffany MADRUGA of New York NY (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06F3/0482, G06T19/20
Abstract: aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems for capturing, recording, and playing back steps for building objects and structures in an artificial reality (xr) world. a teacher or creator can initiate a capture context within a build mode of an xr application, during which steps (and potentially other metadata) of a building process are recorded and stored. a xr world building engine can generate an interactive replay of the recorded building process that allows another user to view the building process within an xr environment at the user's preferred pace and/or from different perspectives. in some implementations, the xr world building engine can generate a replay of the teacher's or creator's avatar performing the building process, such that the user can view the building process from a third person perspective and perform the same steps to learn how to build objects and structures in an xr world.
Inventor(s): Yaniv Nechemia Taigman of Raanana (IL) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Felix Kruk of Rehovot (IL) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Yossef Mordechay Adi of Rishon Le Zion (IL) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Gabriel Synnaeve of Paris (FR) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Adam Polyak of Tel Aviv (IL) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Uriel Singer of Harish (IL) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Devi Niru Parikh of San Francisco CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Alexandre Défossez of Paris (FR) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Jade Copet of Paris (FR) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G10L19/018, G10L19/02
Abstract: methods, systems, and storage media for generating audio data includes receiving a text input. the method also includes receiving a plurality of representative audio sources and encoding the plurality of representative audio sources into a plurality of audio tokens. the method includes encoding the text input into a plurality of text representations. the method comprises mapping each audio tokens of the plurality of audio tokens to a text representation of the plurality of text representations. the method also comprises determining a relationship score based on mapping each audio tokens to the text representation, wherein the relationship score identifies a distribution of audio tokens from the plurality of audio tokens. the method and systems can also comprise decoding the subgroup of audio tokens to yield a reconstructed audio source.
Inventor(s): Wenjing Su of Mountain View CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Md Rashidul Islam of Fremont CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Juan Manuel Martinez of Redmond WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Jiang Zhu of Cupertino CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Huan Liao of San Jose CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Yonghua Wei of San Diego CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Geng Ye of Union City CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Bruno Cendon Martin of Palo Alto CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H01Q1/27, G01R27/26, G04G21/04, H01Q7/00
Abstract: the disclosed system may include a detachable capsule that includes a capsule-side capacitive plate. the system may also include a receiving antenna electrically connected to an antenna-side capacitive plate, and a capacitive sensor electrically connected to the capsule-side capacitive plate. the two plates may be coupled to each other and may transmit rf signals between them. the capacitive sensor may be configured to detect an amount of capacitance between the two capacitive plates. the system may also include an antenna matching tuner electrically connected to the capacitive sensor and to an antenna feed. then, upon receiving capacitance measurements from the capacitive sensor, the antenna matching tuner may alter various parameters of the antenna feed including impedance matching parameters. various other apparatuses and mobile wearable devices are also disclosed.
Inventor(s): Zhong Ji of San Jose CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Yonghua Wei of San Diego CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Md Rashidul Islam of Fremont CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Huan Liao of San Jose CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Geng Ye of Union City CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Bruno Cendon Martin of Palo Alto CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H01Q5/328, H01Q1/52, H01Q9/04, H01Q21/28
Abstract: the disclosed system may include a conductive enclosure, a first printed circuit board (pcb) that includes multiple antenna feeds, and a second pcb that includes a grounding layer and one or more sensors. a first antenna feed may be electrically connected to the conductive enclosure, and a second antenna feed may be electrically connected to the grounding layer of the second pcb. as such, the grounding layer of the second pcb may act as a radiating element for a second antenna. various other mobile electronic devices, apparatuses, and methods of manufacturing are also disclosed.
Inventor(s): Andrew Samuel Berkovich of Bellevue WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Warren Andrew Hunt of Woodinville WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Daniel Morgan of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Shlomo Alkalay of Redmond WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Jack Thomas Lavier of Sammamish WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H04N5/225, G06F3/01, G06V10/25, G09G3/32, H01L23/00, H01L27/146, H01L27/15, H04N5/232
Abstract: in one example, an apparatus for integrating sensing and display system includes a first semiconductor layer that includes an image sensor; a second semiconductor layer that includes a display; a third semiconductor layer that includes compute circuits configured to support an image sensing operation by the image sensor and a display operation by the display; and a semiconductor package that encloses the first, second, and third semiconductor layers, the semiconductor package further including a first opening to expose the image sensor and a second opening to expose the display. the first, second, and third semiconductor layers form a first stack structure along a first axis. the third semiconductor layer is sandwiched between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer in the first stack structure.
Inventor(s): Andrew Samuel Berkovich of Sammamish WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Xinqiao Liu of Medina WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Onur Can Akkaya of Los Altos CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Tsung-Hsun Tsai of Redmond WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Song Chen of Redmond WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Lyle David Bainbridge of San Francisco CA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H04N25/772, H04N25/531, H04N25/532
Abstract: an image-sensing system includes multiple sensing modules. each of the multiple sensing modules includes multiple optical sensors arranged in an array. each of the multiple sensors is configured to be switched on and off to generate analog sensing data. the image-sensing system also includes an analog-to-digital converter (adc) shared by the multiple optical sensors configured to convert analog sensing data generated by the multiple optical sensors into digital data. the image-sensing system also includes a processor configured to control the multiple sensing modules.
Inventor(s): Cameron Elliot Glasscock of Redmond WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Zhenzhen Shen of Kirkland WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Felippe Jose Pavinatto of Lynnwood WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Omar Awartani of Redmond WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Allison Tuuri of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Lichuan Chen of Kirkland WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Aleksey Reiderman of Erie CO (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc, Marcos Antonio Santana Andrade, JR. of Seattle WA (US) for meta platforms technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H05K3/32, H05K1/02, H05K3/18
Abstract: the present disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for producing an interconnect. an electronic device of the present disclosure includes a deformable substrate including a circuit. the circuit includes a channel extending from a first portion of the deformable substrate to a second portion of the deformable substrate. a first circuit component is adjacent to the first portion of the deformable substrate. a second circuit component is adjacent to the second portion of the deformable substrate. a first metal material is formed overlaying a first portion of the deformable substrate including a first portion of the channel. a second metal material interfaces with the first metal material, thereby substantially occupying an interior volume of the channel.
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC patent applications on April 4th, 2024
- G02B27/01
- G06F3/04815
- G06F21/34
- G06N3/08
- G10L19/018
- Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- F21V8/00
- Meta platforms technologies, llc
- G02B27/28
- G02F1/29
- G06F3/0346
- G06F3/04842
- G06F3/04845
- G06F3/04886
- G06F3/01
- G06F21/33
- G06F21/36
- G06F21/40
- G06T19/00
- H04L9/32
- G06F40/295
- G06F40/30
- G06N3/04
- G06T19/20
- G06T3/40
- G06F3/16
- G06T7/13
- G06T13/40
- G06F3/0482
- G10L19/02
- H01Q1/27
- G01R27/26
- G04G21/04
- H01Q7/00
- H01Q5/328
- H01Q1/52
- H01Q9/04
- H01Q21/28
- H04N5/225
- G06V10/25
- G09G3/32
- H01L23/00
- H01L27/146
- H01L27/15
- H04N5/232
- H04N25/772
- H04N25/531
- H04N25/532
- H05K3/32
- H05K1/02
- H05K3/18
- G06T19/006
- G02B27/0172
