Snap Inc. patent applications on April 25th, 2024
Patent Applications by Snap Inc. on April 25th, 2024
Snap Inc.: 5 patent applications
Snap Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of A45C11/04 (1), G06V20/64 (1), H04B1/3888 (1), H04M1/72409 (1), G06T7/70 (1) A45C11/04 (1), G06T2207/10028 (1), H04M1/724097 (1), H04B1/3888 (1), H04M1/724092 (1)
With keywords such as: device, service, services, virtual, case, manager, light, frame, hand, and path in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Snap Inc.
20240130496.MULTIFUNCTIONAL CASE FOR ELECTRONICS-ENABLED EYEWEAR_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)
Inventor(s): Stephen Andrew Steger of Los Angeles CA (US) for snap inc., Tiffany Ming Tsao of Saratoga CA (US) for snap inc., Qiaokun Huang of Los Angeles CA (US) for snap inc.
IPC Code(s): A45C11/04, H02J7/00, H02J7/34
CPC Code(s):
Abstract: a carry case for an electronics-enabled eyewear device has incorporated therein electronic components for connection to the eyewear device while storing the eyewear device. the case comprises a rigid frame structure defining an openable holding space for the pair of smart glasses, and a compressible shock-resistant protective cover on the frame structure. the exterior of the case may be predominantly defined by the shock resistant protective cover.
20240134724.SERVICE MANAGER ON A WEARABLE DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)
Inventor(s): Adithya Gajulapally of Mountain View CA (US) for snap inc., Piotr Gurgul of Hergiswil (CH) for snap inc., Andrew Ly of Playa Vista CA (US) for snap inc., Sharon Moll of Lachen (CH) for snap inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F9/54, H04L67/133
CPC Code(s):
Abstract: systems, methods, and computer readable media for a service manger to manage services on a wearable device are disclosed. the service manager remains active in memory and listens for requests for services. the service manager then determines which services to run and which to stop to respond to the requests for services. after running a service, the service manager calls the service to respond to the request and sends a response to the request to the sender of the request. the service manager may be resident on a different processor than a processor from which the requests for services originate. the service manager maintains priorities of the services to determine which services to stop or remove from memory.
20240135555.3D SPACE CARVING USING HANDS FOR OBJECT CAPTURE_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)
Inventor(s): Branislav Micusik of St. Andrae-Woerdern (AT) for snap inc., Georgios Evangelidis of Vienna (AT) for snap inc., Daniel Wolf of Mödling (AT) for snap inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T7/292, G06F3/01, G06T7/564, G06T19/00, G06V20/64
CPC Code(s):
Abstract: a method for carving a 3d space using hands tracking is described. in one aspect, a method includes accessing a first frame from a camera of a display device, tracking, using a hand tracking algorithm operating at the display device, hand pixels corresponding to one or more user hands depicted in the first frame, detecting, using a sensor of the display device, depths of the hand pixels, identifying a 3d region based on the depths of the hand pixels, and applying a 3d reconstruction engine to the 3d region.
Inventor(s): Kai Zhou of Wr Neudorf (AT) for snap inc., Qi Qi of Los Angeles CA (US) for snap inc., Jeroen Hol of Hengelo (NL) for snap inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T15/20, G06T7/20, G06T7/50, G06T7/70
CPC Code(s):
Abstract: systems and methods of generating ground truth datasets for producing virtual reality (vr) experiences, for testing simulated sensor configurations, and for training machine-learning algorithms. in one example, a recording device with one or more cameras and one or more inertial measurement units captures images and motion data along a real path through a physical environment. a slam application uses the captured data to calculate the trajectory of the recording device. a polynomial interpolation module uses chebyshev polynomials to generate a continuous time trajectory (ctt) function. the method includes identifying a virtual environment and assembling a simulated sensor configuration, such as a vr headset. using the ctt function, the method includes generating a ground truth output dataset that represents the simulated sensor configuration in motion along a virtual path through the virtual environment. the virtual path is closely correlated with the motion along the real path as captured by the recording device. accordingly, the output dataset produces a realistic and life-like vr experience. in addition, the methods described can be used to generate multiple output datasets, at various sample rates, which are useful for training the machine-learning algorithms which are part of many vr systems.
20240137436.PHONE CASE FOR TRACKING AND LOCALIZATION_simplified_abstract_(snap inc.)
Inventor(s): Ilteris Kaan Canberk of Marina Del Rey CA (US) for snap inc., Matthew Hallberg of Los Angeles CA (US) for snap inc., Richard Zhuang of San Diego CA (US) for snap inc.
IPC Code(s): H04M1/72409, H04B1/3888, H04M1/72454
CPC Code(s):
Abstract: a case for a portable device like a smartphone includes light sources such as leds, which, when illuminated, can be detected and tracked by a head-worn augmented or virtual reality device. the light sources may be located at the corners of the case and may emit infrared light. a relative pose between the smartphone and the head-worn device can be determined based on computer vision techniques performed on images captured by the head-worn device that includes light from the light sources. relative movement between the smartphone and the head-worn device can be used to provide user input to the head-worn device, as can touch input on the portable device. in some instances, the case is powered inductively from the portable device.
