Cylindrical interface for augmented reality/virtual reality devices
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10831335
Embodiments are described to perform an operation comprising determining a position of an augmented reality and/or virtual reality (AR/VR)-capable device relative to a position of a tracking point, determining a first arrangement of a first plurality of graphical user interface (GUI) elements associated with an application based on the position of the AR-capable device relative to the tracking point, and generating, by operation of a processor, a GUI comprising the first plurality of GUI…
Fast and accurate block matching for computer generated content
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10834413
A set of software applications configured to perform interframe and/or intraframe encoding operations based on data communicated between a graphics application and a graphics processor. The graphics application transmits a 3D model to the graphics processor to be rendered into a 2D frame of video data. The graphics application also transmits graphics commands to the graphics processor indicating specific transformations to be applied to the 3D model as well as textures that should be…
Selective audio visual synchronization for multiple displays
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10834298
The present disclosure generally relates to synchronization between multiple displays for audio and/or visual content. Video, movie, television, live broadcast, streaming or online content typically include visual content and corresponding audio content synchronized to the visual content, i.e., a particular audio frame is set to be play backed at the same time a particular video frame is displayed. The present disclosure provides for delaying the presentation of visual content with…
Multi-screen interactions in virtual and augmented reality
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10832481
Techniques for providing multi-screen interaction in an interactive application. A primary device establishes an application session. The application session includes a virtual environment relating to a physical environment in which the primary user device is located. The primary user device is configured to display a graphical image relating to a primary virtual camera view of the virtual environment. A secondary virtual camera view of the virtual environment, relating to the primary…
Optimizing images for three-dimensional model construction
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10832469
Methods, systems, and computer readable media related to generating a three-dimensional model of a target object. A first source image, of a plurality of source images of a target object, is analyzed to identify a first region of the first image, the first region having attributes meeting one or more pre-defined criteria. The first region is marked for exclusion from use in generating a three-dimensional model of the target object. The three-dimensional model of the target object is…
Systems and methods for distortion removal at multiple quality levels
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10832383
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.…
Systems and methods for correcting color for uncalibrated materials
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10832380
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…
Image decomposition and path-space motion estimation
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10832375
Particular embodiments decompose an image comprising a scene into a diffuse component and a specular component. Each of the components represent a contribution to lighting in the scene. A set of motion vectors may be extracted in order to capture motion in the scene. Finally, a final contribution of each of the components to the image may be computed based on the motion vectors.
Image decomposition and path-space motion estimation
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10832374
Particular embodiments perform a light path analysis of an image comprising a scene, wherein the scene comprises at least one refractive or reflective object. The image may be decomposed based on the light path analysis into a plurality of components, each of the components representing a contribution to lighting in the scene by a different type of light interaction. For each of the components, one or more motion vectors are extracted for each of the components in order to capture motion…
System and method for facilitating clearance of online content for distribution platforms
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10832216
Systems and methods for providing clearance workflows for facilitating clearance of online content for distribution platforms. The online content may be obtained and may include an individual online content. A clearance workflow for the individual online content may be identified. The clearance workflow may include an itemized representation of clearance items to be addressed for clearance of the individual online content. The clearance workflow may be stored in electronic storage.…
Interactive toy
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10828573
Systems, methods, and devices disclosed herein relate to an improved interactive experience. The system can be for delivery of an interactive attraction experience. The system can include a passenger vehicle having a plurality of passenger locations and a content presentation system that can present a virtual portion of the attraction experience viewable from the plurality of passenger locations. The system can include a transceiver that can transmit a trigger signal and at least one…
Systems and method for dynamic content unlock and adaptive control
Granted: November 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10828572
Systems and methods for dynamic modification of an amusement ride are disclosed herein. The system can include a simulation vehicle including a plurality of controls and at least one interface, which simulation vehicle can transit at least one passenger through a ride experience from a starting position to a terminating position. The system can include a content presentation system, and a processor. The processor can: provide content to the at least one passenger; identify a user skill…
Range detection and motion capture
Granted: November 3, 2020
Patent Number:
10827453
Embodiments herein disclose a range detection system that includes a line-of-sight (LOS) emitter that outputs a LOS signal (e.g., visible light, infrared, etc.) which is detected at a receiver (e.g., a photodiode). The receiver outputs a signal representing the intensity of the LOS signal at the receiver. The output signal is converted into a digital signal which is then used to identify a distance value corresponding to the intensity of the LOS signal. For example, the range detection…
Systems and methods for dynamically adjusting a synthetic view of a scene for showing the scene from a virtual camera perspective
Granted: November 3, 2020
Patent Number:
10827167
There is provided a system including a non-transitory memory storing an executable code and a hardware processor executing the code to receive a video content including a plurality of frames showing a scene from a perspective of a real camera, create a three-dimensional (3D) model of the scene using the plurality of frames, store the 3D model of the scene in the non-transitory memory, construct a synthetic view of the scene showing additional perspectives from one or more virtual cameras…
Toy with build-time effects
Granted: October 27, 2020
Patent Number:
10814242
A design for build-your-own (BYO) toys in which each build participant is provided a toy body or base part and asked to select a data key for their toy. The key has associated with it a set of build-time functions or special effects as well as post build-time functions. The toy body includes a controller that is operable to sense or detect when the key is properly installed or attached to the toy body (e.g., in a key receptacle or interface) and, in response, to read an identifier (ID)…
Piecewise-polynomial coupling layers for warp-predicting neural networks
Granted: October 27, 2020
Patent Number:
10818080
According to one implementation, a system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a software code including multiple artificial neural networks (ANNs). The hardware processor executes the software code to partition a multi-dimensional input vector into a first vector data and a second vector data, and to transform the second vector data using a first piecewise-polynomial transformation parameterized by one of the ANNs, based on the first…
Systems and methods for non-linear content creation
Granted: October 27, 2020
Patent Number:
10817583
A system includes a memory configured to store a plurality of tools and a processor configured to use the plurality of tools. The processor uses the plurality of tools to retrieve historical information relating to a storyline, retrieve user information relating to user interactions with the storyline, provide the historical information and the user information for incorporating into the content, and generate the content using the historical information and the user information.
Automation of media content tag selection
Granted: October 27, 2020
Patent Number:
10817565
A media content tagging system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor, and a system memory storing a tag selector software code configured to receive media content having segments, each segment including multiple content elements each associated with metadata tags having respective pre-computed confidence scores. For each content element, the tag selector software code assigns each of the metadata tags to at least one tag group, determines a confidence score for each…
Systems and methods for enhancing accuracy of spatial location and rotational orientation determination of wearable head-mounted display device
Granted: October 27, 2020
Patent Number:
10816813
Systems and methods for enhancing the accuracy of spatial location and rotational orientation determination of a wearable head-mounted display device while in a motion simulating vehicle are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: generate output signals conveying vehicle information; generate output signals conveying user information of a user; obtain presentation information; determine, based on the user information and the vehicle information, spatial location and rotational…
Communicative self-guiding automation
Granted: October 27, 2020
Patent Number:
10814487
A self-guiding automaton includes sensors, a hardware processor, and a memory storing a self-guidance software code. The hardware processor executes the self-guidance software code to detect a location and/or travel path of one or more human being(s) in a pedestrian environment using the sensors, and identify a self-guided path forward in the pedestrian environment based on the location and/or travel path of each human being(s). The self-guidance software code also determines a social…
