Virtual puppeteering using a portable device
Granted: April 18, 2023
Patent Number:
11628374
A virtual puppeteering system includes a portable device including a camera, a display, a hardware processor, and a system memory storing an object animation software code. The hardware processor is configured to execute the object animation software code to, using the camera, generate an image in response to receiving an activation input, using the display, display the image, and receive a selection input selecting an object shown in the image. The hardware processor is further…
Buffering data on high bandwidth networks
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11627174
Techniques for buffering data over high bandwidth networks are provided. A first portion of data is downloaded into a buffer at a first download speed via a first network. The first portion of data is outputted from the buffer. Upon determining that data is being downloaded, via a second network, at a second download speed greater than the first download speed, a size of the buffer is expanded, and a second portion of data is downloaded into the expanded buffer.
Corrector plates for head mounted display system
Granted: April 11, 2023
Patent Number:
11624905
The embodiments herein use a corrector plate or a light field display in an AR/VR display device to compensate for sub-optimal collimation at the edge of the FOV. In one embodiment, the corrector plate is disposed between the collimator and the viewer so that the light at the edge of the FOV can be corrected so that the aberrations mentioned above do not occur. In another embodiment, rather than using a corrector plate, the AR/VR display device can include a light field display that can…
Guided interaction between a companion device and a user
Granted: April 4, 2023
Patent Number:
11622146
According to one implementation, a method of guiding an interaction between a companion module and a user includes identifying a media content for playout by a media player device, transmitting, to a remote server, an interaction schema request identifying the media content and the companion module, and receiving, from the remote server, behavioral manifest data including an instruction for guiding the interaction between the companion module and the user. Such a method also includes…
Guided interaction between a companion device and a user
Granted: April 4, 2023
Patent Number:
11622146
According to one implementation, a method of guiding an interaction between a companion module and a user includes identifying a media content for playout by a media player device, transmitting, to a remote server, an interaction schema request identifying the media content and the companion module, and receiving, from the remote server, behavioral manifest data including an instruction for guiding the interaction between the companion module and the user. Such a method also includes…
Systems and methods to improve brushing behavior
Granted: March 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11615715
This disclosure presents systems and methods to improve user brushing behavior. Exemplary implementations may: effectuate presentation of audio content via an audio output device, the audio content being characterized by an audio profile; obtain output signals from one or more sensors coupled to a user device, the output signals conveying user input information, the user input information defining user input by a user via the user device; determine, based on the user input information, a…
Learning-based sampling for image matting
Granted: March 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11615555
A method of generating a training data set for training an image matting machine learning model includes receiving a plurality of foreground images, generating a plurality of composited foreground images by compositing randomly selected foreground images from the plurality of foreground images, and generating a plurality of training images by compositing each composited foreground image with a randomly selected background image. The training data set includes the plurality of training…
Machine learning enabled evaluation systems and methods
Granted: March 21, 2023
Patent Number:
11610239
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…
Relative surface travelling map projection process
Granted: March 14, 2023
Patent Number:
11605320
A method to project content from a moving projector. The method includes analyzing an object to identify a projection surface; determining a first position of a projector relative to the projection surface; modifying a first frame of a content for projection onto the projection surface based on the projection surface and the first position of the projector; projecting the first frame of the content from the projector onto the projection surface; determining a second position of the…
System and method for robust model-based camera tracking and image occlusion removal
Granted: March 14, 2023
Patent Number:
11606512
A system and method for model-based camera tracking and image occlusion removal for a camera viewing a sports field (or other scene) includes receiving a synthesized data set comprising at least one empty field image of the field, the empty field image with at least one occlusion graphic, and camera parameters corresponding to the empty field image, training a neural network model to estimate the empty field image and the corresponding camera parameters by providing the model with an…
Haptic content presentation and implementation
Granted: March 14, 2023
Patent Number:
11604516
A method includes displaying, on a touchscreen, a video comprising a video frame and determining, based on a saliency map of the video frame, a region of interest in the video frame. The method also includes detecting a touch on a region of the touchscreen while the video frame is displayed and generating a haptic response in response to determining that the region of the touchscreen overlaps with the region of interest.
Player-controlled anonymity of interactive scoring sessions
Granted: March 14, 2023
Patent Number:
11602695
A method includes storing a plurality of scores and a plurality of session identifiers for a game. The plurality of scores are generated by monitoring player activity during game sessions identified by the plurality of session identifiers and by applying rules of the game to determine scoring events based on the player activity. The method also includes generating, during a game session, a code for a player, providing the code to the player before the player leaves the game, and…
Menu navigation mode for media discs
Granted: March 7, 2023
Patent Number:
11600305
Systems and methods are provided for reordering and/or bypassing certain informational content or menus that are conventionally presented prior to playback of media content stored on physical media discs. Upon initial use of a physical media disc, certain information content or menus may be presented to a user or viewer, for example, piracy warnings, language selection menus, etc. However, upon subsequent use of the physical media disc, such informational content or menus may be…
Automated image augmentation using a virtual character
Granted: March 7, 2023
Patent Number:
11600047
An image processing system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing an image augmentation software code, a three-dimensional (3D) shapes library, and/or a 3D poses library. The image processing system also includes a two-dimensional (2D) pose estimation module communicatively coupled to the image augmentation software code. The hardware processor executes the image augmentation software code to provide an image to the 2D pose estimation module…
Automated annotation of heterogeneous content
Granted: March 7, 2023
Patent Number:
11599804
A system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor, and a system memory storing a software code and a content labeling predictive model. The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to scan a database to identify content assets stored in the database, parse metadata stored in the database to identify labels associated with the content assets, and generate a graph by creating multiple first links linking each of the content assets to its corresponding…
Methods and systems for playing an audio corresponding to a text medium
Granted: March 7, 2023
Patent Number:
11599328
There is provided a media player device for use with a text medium having a plurality of pages each having a plurality of words, the media player device comprising an audio output, a memory storing a text medium application software; and a processor configured to execute the text medium application software to receive a first signal emitted from a wireless communication element embedded in the text medium, the first signal including a text medium ID uniquely identifying the text medium,…
Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
Granted: March 7, 2023
Patent Number:
D980237
Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
Granted: March 7, 2023
Patent Number:
D980236
Tracking system for visual effect triggering using induced magnetic field and predictive analysis
Granted: February 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11592592
A system comprises active magnetic emitters positioned within an area, passive magnetic emitters configured to be moved within the area, a magnetic field detector configured to measure a strength and direction of a magnetic field within the area, and a processor in communication with the magnetic field detector. The passive magnetic emitters are configured to be integrated in, coupled to, or secured to at least one tracked object or tracked subject within the area. The processor is…
Touchable and 360-degree playable holographic display
Granted: February 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11592686
A system for displaying three dimensional (3D) images. The system includes a 3D display operating in a first state to display a 3D image by outputting light into a viewing space and operating in a second state in which the 3D image is not displayed. The system further includes a screen element positioned between the 3D display and the viewing space. The screen element reflects light from the viewing space to appear opaque to a viewer in the viewing space when the 3D display operates in…
