SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING AN INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE
Granted: December 19, 2019
Application Number:
20190384826
Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for presenting an interactive narrative. An apparatus includes a user interface. The apparatus also includes one or more processors operatively coupled to the user interface and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The non-transitory computer-readable medium stores instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to present a first piece of content corresponding to a given narrative via the user interface. The given…
SEE-THROUGH OPERATOR AWARENESS TOOL USING SYNTHESIZED VIEWPOINTS
Granted: December 12, 2019
Application Number:
20190379878
The disclosure is directed to providing operator visibility through an object that occludes the view of the operator by using a HMD system in communication with one or more imaging devices. A method of doing so may include: using one or more imaging devices coupled to an exterior of an object to capture image data of a real-world environment surrounding the object: calculating an orientation of a HMD positioned in an interior of the object; using at least the calculated orientation of…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING COLOR FOR UNCALIBRATED MATERIALS
Granted: December 5, 2019
Application Number:
20190370939
Systems and methods for correcting color of uncalibrated material is disclosed. Example embodiments include a system to correct color of uncalibrated material. The system may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium operatively coupled to processors. The non-transitory computer-readable medium may store instructions that, when executed cause the processors to perform a number of operations. One operation is to obtain a target image of a degraded target material with one or more…
LEVERAGING MICROSERVICES TO ORCHESTRATE MEDIA WORKFLOWS IN THE CLOUD
Granted: November 28, 2019
Application Number:
20190364081
A method and system provide the ability to orchestrate a media workflow using a computer system. A payload for an application programming interface (API) to be utilized to process media content is determined. The payload is parsed to display one or more variables of the payload in a graphical user interface. The variables are mapped to webform user interface elements. A job of the media workflow is executed. During execution, a webform of the user interface elements is programmatically…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME COMPOSITING OF VIDEO CONTENT
Granted: November 7, 2019
Application Number:
20190342472
Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for compositing real-time, real-world video with virtual objects. An electronic device includes circuitry coupled to a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the circuitry to receive video of a given video capture region. The circuitry is caused to receive location information and camera information from the unmanned vehicle. The circuitry is caused to obtain a representation of a location of interest corresponding to the…
MACHINE LEARNING ENABLED EVALUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Granted: November 7, 2019
Application Number:
20190340659
Systems and methods for providing machine-learning enabled user-specific evaluations are disclosed. Implementations include obtaining a first set of evaluation data from a user interface, obtaining a first set of target-descriptive data including target-specific characteristics objectively describing the evaluation targets, and training, with a machine-learning algorithm, a user-specific evaluation profile indicating evaluation patterns relative to the first set of evaluation data and…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTORTION REMOVAL AT MULTIPLE QUALITY LEVELS
Granted: October 31, 2019
Application Number:
20190333190
Systems and methods for distortion removal at multiple quality levels are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include receiving training content. The training content may include original content, reconstructed content, and training distortion quality levels corresponding to the reconstructed content. The reconstructed content may be derived from distorted original content. The method may also include training distortion quality levels corresponding to the reconstructed content.…
DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL USING AUDIO/VISUAL RECOGNITION
Granted: October 31, 2019
Application Number:
20190333136
Systems and methods are provided for providing a platform to provide virtual storefronts to consumers. Environmental elements are associated with specific consumer services on computer server. A user in the environment takes audio or visual recordings of an environmental element and uploads the recordings to the server. The server determines the appropriate consumer service associated with the recorded environmental element and provides the user with a reference to the service.…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND TAGGING ASSETS WITHIN AN AV FILE
Granted: October 31, 2019
Application Number:
20190332829
A system for identifying, tagging, and displaying one or more assets within an audio visual (AV) file includes an asset tagging server, an asset tag acquisition device, and a database, wherein the asset tag acquisition device includes an asset identification engine configured to receive an asset identification data set and generate an asset tag data file that includes an asset tag corresponding to each asset. The asset tagging server is configured to receive, from an AV capture device,…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING A CONVERSATION
Granted: October 17, 2019
Application Number:
20190319898
Systems and methods for an interactive communications system capable of generating a response to conversational input are provided. The interactive communications system analyzes the conversational input to determine relevant topics of discussion. The interactive communications system further determines which of the relevant topics of discussion can potentially lead to an unwanted end to a conversation. The interactive communications system redirects the conversation by providing…
DENOISING MONTE CARLO RENDERINGS USING NEURAL NETWORKS WITH ASYMMETRIC LOSS
Granted: October 3, 2019
Application Number:
20190304069
A modular architecture is provided for denoising Monte Carlo renderings using neural networks. The temporal approach extracts and combines feature representations from neighboring frames rather than building a temporal context using recurrent connections. A multiscale architecture includes separate single-frame or temporal denoising modules for individual scales, and one or more scale compositor neural networks configured to adaptively blend individual scales. An error-predicting module…
MULTI-SCALE ARCHITECTURE OF DENOISING MONTE CARLO RENDERINGS USING NEURAL NETWORKS
Granted: October 3, 2019
Application Number:
20190304068
A modular architecture is provided for denoising Monte Carlo renderings using neural networks. The temporal approach extracts and combines feature representations from neighboring frames rather than building a temporal context using recurrent connections. A multiscale architecture includes separate single-frame or temporal denoising modules for individual scales, and one or more scale compositor neural networks configured to adaptively blend individual scales. An error-predicting module…
TEMPORAL TECHNIQUES OF DENOISING MONTE CARLO RENDERINGS USING NEURAL NETWORKS
Granted: October 3, 2019
Application Number:
20190304067
A modular architecture is provided for denoising Monte Carlo renderings using neural networks. The temporal approach extracts and combines feature representations from neighboring frames rather than building a temporal context using recurrent connections. A multiscale architecture includes separate single-frame or temporal denoising modules for individual scales, and one or more scale compositor neural networks configured to adaptively blend individual scales. An error-predicting module…
METHOD FOR DAMPENING PROJECTOR VIBRATION
Granted: October 3, 2019
Application Number:
20190302472
The disclosure is directed toward stabilizing an image projected by a projector in an environment including vibrations or other movements that displace the projected image. In one set of implementations, an image projected by a projector may be stabilized by using an image stabilization system that detects a displacement of the projector from an equilibrium position and controls an optical element of the projector to offset the displacement. In an additional set of implementations, an…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING OBJECT FEATURES VIA AN AR DEVICE
Granted: September 12, 2019
Application Number:
20190281194
Systems and methods for displaying object features via an AR device are disclosed. The method may include receiving, from a transmitter, a signal from an object on a movie set. The signal may specify object data. The object may be a prop. The object data may specify one or more features corresponding to the prop. The method may include generating, with the one or more physical computer processors and the one or more AR components, a representation of the one or more features using visual…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING OBJECTS IN A FIELD OF VIEW
Granted: September 12, 2019
Application Number:
20190278995
Systems and methods for tracking objects in a field of view are disclosed. In one embodiment a method may include obtaining, from the non-transient electronic storage, object data. The object data may include a position of one or more objects as a function of time in a field of view. The method may include generating, with the one or more physical computer processors and the one or more AR components, a first virtual object to depict at least one or more of the object data of a first…
AERIAL IMAGING HIGH-ACCURACY SCALE CALIBRATION
Granted: September 5, 2019
Application Number:
20190272666
The disclosure provides for a system of markers and methods of using the system of markers to provide a precise scene scale reference for captured aerial images. Each of the markers may include one or more pairs of aligned collimated light emitters, where each pair of light emitters is configured to emit two light beams that converge at a known distance from the marker. When two or more markers are used, the system of markers may be aligned in a unique physical orientation to form a…
VARIABLE RESOLUTION RECOGNITION
Granted: August 8, 2019
Application Number:
20190244018
Systems and methods are described for dynamically adjusting an amount of retrieved recognition data based on the needs of a show, experience, or other event where participants are recognized. The retrieved recognition data may be deleted once it is no longer needed for the event. Recognition data retrieval is limited to just what is needed for the particular task, minimizing the uniqueness of any retrieved recognition data to respect participant privacy while providing an enhanced…
DIRECTED WIND EFFECT FOR AR/VR EXPERIENCE
Granted: June 27, 2019
Application Number:
20190192965
An air flow generator may be implemented on an augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) controller or head-mounted display (HMD) through which an AR or VR experience is presented. Based on content upon which the AR or VR experience is based, air flow effects can be provided by the air flow generator. In particular, desired air flow effect parameters based on or obtained from the content, can be used to enhance the AR or VR experience through generating air flow directed at a user…
CONVERSATIONAL LANGUAGE AND INFORMATIONAL RESPONSE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Granted: June 27, 2019
Application Number:
20190197106
Systems and methods for a computer-based, interactive communications system capable of generating a response to a human language input are provided. The computer-based, interactive communications systems includes a plurality of response models that may be selected to process one or more keywords extracted from the human language input. The plurality of response models may include at least one conversational response model and at least one informational response model, so that the…
