Manipulation of non-linearly connected transmedia content data
Granted: April 21, 2020
Patent Number:
10628405
The present invention relates to systems and methods for manipulating non-linearly connected transmedia content, in particular for creating, processing and managing non-linearly connected transmedia content. The disclosure includes content creation modes and version control systems for non-linearly connected transmedia content data, in which individual transmedia content data items are connected to either other via directional linking data.
Simulation experience with physical objects
Granted: April 21, 2020
Patent Number:
10627909
A simulation adapter can be attached to a real-world physical object and adapted to communicate one or more characteristics and/or simulation events associated with the real-world physical object to a simulation device. The simulation device is adapted to generate a simulation experience based upon the one or more characteristics of the real-world physical object and/or the simulation events associated with the real-world physical object.
Special effects system for generating a midair laser blast illusion
Granted: April 21, 2020
Patent Number:
10627079
A special effects apparatus for generating an illusion of a moving beam of light in midair. The apparatus includes a light source, such as a laser light source outputting colored light, generating a beam of light that is aimed along a linear light travel path. The apparatus further includes a dynamic light receiving assembly, and this assembly includes: an elongated support rod; a light receiving element attached to a first end of the support rod; and a driver coupled to a second end of…
Boat capture and launch system for water rides
Granted: April 21, 2020
Patent Number:
10625168
A water ride adapted for stopping and launching boats. The ride includes a flume containing flowing water and first and second sidewalls define the flume. The ride includes a boat in the flume with an interaction member extending outward from its hull. The ride includes a boat capture and launch assembly provided on the second wall, and this assembly includes: (a) a body; (b) a drive mechanism rotating the body; (c) a capture arm with a first contact surface on the body; and (d) a launch…
Interoperable keychest
Granted: April 14, 2020
Patent Number:
10621520
There is provided a system and method for an interoperable keychest. There is provided a method for use by a central key repository (CKR) or keychest to provide content access authorizations to distributors, comprising receiving a key information file including a first encrypted second key for decrypting with a first key and a content identification, decrypting the first encrypted second key using a first key to retrieve the second key, receiving, from a distributor, a key request…
Video color propagation
Granted: April 14, 2020
Patent Number:
10623709
A video processing system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code including a convolutional neural network (CNN). The hardware processor executes the software code to receive video data including a key video frame in color and a video sequence in gray scale, determine a first estimated colorization for each frame of the video sequence except the key video frame based on a colorization of a previous frame, and determine a second…
Focus control for virtual objects in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) displays
Granted: April 14, 2020
Patent Number:
10621792
Embodiments described herein include a method for authoring content for display using an optical system comprising one or more optical elements defining a field of view relative to an optical reference point. The method comprises arranging a virtual object at a first location within an authoring environment. The virtual object is configured to be included in imagery displayed by one or more display devices of the optical system to appear in a focal plane within the field of view. The…
Tracking location and resolving drift in augmented reality head mounted displays with downward projection
Granted: April 14, 2020
Patent Number:
10621789
Embodiments provide for tracking location and resolving drift in Augmented Reality (AR) devices. The AR devices includes computing devices having screens on a first face and cameras on a second, opposite face to project an image onto optical arrangements for viewing by wearers of the AR devices. The AR devices map locations for real objects in the environment to a virtual environment; anchor virtual objects at anchor locations within the virtual environment; capture station keeping…
Video super-resolution using an artificial neural network
Granted: April 14, 2020
Patent Number:
10621695
According to one implementation, a video processing system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a software code including an artificial neural network (ANN). The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to receive a first video sequence having a first display resolution, and to produce a second video sequence based on the first video sequence using the ANN. The second video sequence has a second display resolution…
Video optimizer for determining relationships between events
Granted: April 14, 2020
Patent Number:
10621596
There is provided a system and method for a video optimizer for determining relationships between events. The method comprises receiving a total number of events for a plurality of contents over a period of time, receiving a first number of events of a first content of the plurality of contents over the period of time, receiving a second number of events of the plurality of contents over the period of time, and determining a relationship between the first content and the second content…
Interoperable keychest
Granted: April 14, 2020
Patent Number:
10621518
There is provided a system and method for an interoperable keychest. There is provided a method for use by a central key repository (CKR) or keychest to provide content access authorizations to distributors, comprising receiving a key information file including a first encrypted second key for decrypting with a first key and a content identification, decrypting the first encrypted second key using a first key to retrieve the second key, receiving, from a distributor, a key request…
System and method for generating online content creator profiles and providing a searchable platform for the online content creator profiles
Granted: April 14, 2020
Patent Number:
10621242
Systems and methods for generating online content creator profiles and providing a searchable platform for the online content creator profiles. Creator information, online content information, and/or other information may be obtained from multiple online sources. The creator information, online content information, and/or other information may be organized into creator profiles for individual ones of the creators. User defined search parameters defining a search query may be received.…
Systems and methods to provide video and control signals over an internet protocol communications network
Granted: April 7, 2020
Patent Number:
10616662
Systems and methods to provide video signals and control signals over an internet protocol (IP) communications network are presented herein. Video signals and control signals may be obtained via an IP communications network. The control signals may be associated with the video signals using synchronization source identifiers as described in IETF RFC 3550.
Multi-vantage point light-field picture element display
Granted: April 7, 2020
Patent Number:
10616547
A pixel projection component for projecting a multi-vantage point light-field includes a distal layer with a plurality of apertures disposed therein, each of the plurality of apertures traversing the distal layer between a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface, and an intermediate layer comprising a plurality of light guides, the intermediate layer being mechanically coupled to the distal layer such that a proximal end of each light guide of the plurality of light guides is…
Robust classification by pre-conditioned lasso and transductive diffusion component analysis
Granted: April 7, 2020
Patent Number:
10614379
Techniques are disclosed for identifying and filtering outliers from a sample set of data prior to training a classifier on an object using the sample set. A data set including a plurality of samples used to train a classification model is retrieved. The samples in the data set have a feature dimensionality. A graph of the data set is built. Each node in the graph corresponds to a sample in the data set and edges connecting the nodes correspond to a measure of similarity between the…
Robot with inertia shifting assembly providing spin control during flight
Granted: March 31, 2020
Patent Number:
10606282
A robot configured to provide accurate control over the rate of spin or rotation of the robot. To control the rate of spin, the robot includes an inertia shifting (or moving) assembly positioned within the robot's body so that the robot can land on a surface with a target orientation and “stick the landing” of a gymnastic maneuver. The inertia shifting assembly includes sensors that allow the distance from the landing surface (or height) to be determined and that allow other…
Light ray based calibration system and method
Granted: March 31, 2020
Patent Number:
10609365
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for calibrating an optical device, such as a camera. In one example, the system includes a light-emitting device that generates light patterns and an ray generator that is positioned between the light-emitting device and the optical device. The ray generator separates the light emitted as part of the light patterns into a plurality of directional rays. The optical device then captures the directional rays and the captured data, along…
Denoising monte carlo renderings using progressive neural networks
Granted: March 31, 2020
Patent Number:
10607319
Supervised machine learning using neural networks is applied to denoising images rendered by MC path tracing. Specialization of neural networks may be achieved by using a modular design that allows reusing trained components in different networks and facilitates easy debugging and incremental building of complex structures. Specialization may also be achieved by using progressive neural networks. In some embodiments, training of a neural-network based denoiser may use importance…
Perceptual data association
Granted: March 31, 2020
Patent Number:
10607105
Embodiments provide for perceptual data association received from at least a first and a second sensor disposed at different positions in an environment, in respective time series of local scene graphs that identify several characteristics of at least one object in the environment that are updated different rates; merging, at an output rate, characteristics for each given object from the several time series of local scene graphs that are updated at the output rate; merging, at the output…
Automatically rebroadcasting video streams for confidence review
Granted: March 31, 2020
Patent Number:
10607085
There is provided a system including an Internet Protocol (IP) switch, a client, a content source, a content monitor, a system manager having a hardware processor and a memory storing a content management software code, wherein the client is communicatively coupled to the IP switch via a network path. The system receives, using the IP switch, a source content stream from the content source, transmits the source content stream to the client via the network path, replicates, at the client,…
