Capturing Spatial Sound on Unmodified Mobile Devices with the Aid of an Inertial Measurement Unit

    公开(公告)号:US20250080904A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-06

    申请号:US18460280

    申请日:2023-09-01

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides computer-implemented methods, systems, and devices for capturing spatial sound for an environment. A computing system captures, using two or more microphones, audio data from an environment around a mobile device. The computing system analyzes the audio data to identify a plurality of sound sources in the environment around the mobile device based on the audio data. The computing system determines, based on characteristics of the audio data and data produced by one or more movement sensors, an estimated location for each respective sound source in the plurality of sound sources. The computing system generates a spatial sound recording of the audio data based, at least in part, on the estimated location of each respective sound source in the plurality of sound sources.

    Scalable Gesture Sensor for Wearable and Soft Electronic Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20230266852A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-24

    申请号:US18001830

    申请日:2021-10-04

    Applicant: Google LLC

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0446 G06F3/0488

    Abstract: This document describes techniques directed to a scalable gesture sensor for wearable and soft electronic devices. The scalable gesture sensor is integrated into an object such as a wearable garment or a large-surface embedded system to provide a touch-sensitive surface for the object. The sensor includes a repeated localized crossover pattern formed by the same few sensor lines, resulting in the same two conductive lines having multiple crossover points across the touch-sensitive surface. The repeated crossover pattern enables detection of the occurrence and relative direction of a swipe gesture based at least on a repeated sequence of capacitance changes over a set of conductive lines in the repeated crossover pattern. Also, the scalable gesture sensor is computationally simple, uses low power, and is uniquely scalable to cover a large area with few electrodes.

    ATTENTION TRACKING TO AUGMENT FOCUS TRANSITIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230086766A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17933631

    申请日:2022-09-20

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Systems and methods are related to tracking an attention of a user with respect to content presented on a virtual screen, detecting a defocus event associated with a first region of the content, and determining a next focus event associated with a second region of the content. The determination can be based at least in part on the defocus event and on the tracked attention of the user. The systems and methods can include generating, based on the determined next focus event, a marker for differentiating the second region of the content from a remainder of the content, and in response to detecting a refocus event associated with the virtual screen, triggering execution of the marker associated with the second region of the content.

    AVATAR ANIMATION IN VIRTUAL CONFERENCING

    公开(公告)号:US20230051409A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17444890

    申请日:2021-08-11

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: According to a general aspect, a method can include receiving a photo of a virtual conference participant, and a depth map based on the photo, and generating a plurality of synthesized images based on the photo. The plurality of synthesized images can have respective simulated gaze directions of the virtual conference participant. The method can also include receiving, during a virtual conference, an indication of a current gaze direction of the virtual conference participant. The method can further include animating, in a display of the virtual conference, an avatar corresponding with the virtual conference participant. The avatar can be based on the photo. Animating the avatar can be based on the photo, the depth map and at least one synthesized image of the plurality of synthesized images, the at least one synthesized image corresponding with the current gaze direction.

    Symbiotic smartwatch displays
    28.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11487249B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US16541532

    申请日:2019-08-15

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Inventor: Alex Olwal

    Abstract: Aspects of the technology provide a symbiotic graphical display on a client device such as a smartwatch. The system includes at least one emissive display element and at least one non-emissive display element. The display elements are arrayed in layers or other configurations such that content or other information is concurrently aligned across the respective display surfaces of the different elements. A first set of content is rendered using the non-emissive display element while a second set of content is rendered using the emissive display element. Depending on characteristics or features of a given content item, that item may be rendered by one or both of the display elements. Certain content may be transitioned from the emissive display element to the non-emissive display element according to a time threshold or other criteria.

    User Interface Visualizations In A Hybrid Smart Watch

    公开(公告)号:US20210405590A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US17474405

    申请日:2021-09-14

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a hybrid smartwatch that incorporates digital technology with an analog timepiece in a wristwatch form factor. A digital display layer of a non-emissive material is configured to present notices, data, content and other information. An analog display layer includes one or more hands of the timepiece, and overlies the digital display layer. The hands may be controlled by a processor through micro-stepper motors or other actuators. Physical motion of the hands is simultaneously coupled with arrangement of content or other elements on the display layer, which results in numerous types of hybrid visualizations. This includes temporal presentations using hourly, daily, monthly or other time scales. Shape-shifting of the watch hands between 2D and 1D arrangements can linearly focus on certain information. And various content-aware layouts can highlight, bracket, occlude or otherwise emphasize or deemphasize displayed information.

    Symbiotic Smartwatch Displays
    30.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250076819A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-06

    申请号:US18913494

    申请日:2024-10-11

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Inventor: Alex Olwal

    Abstract: Aspects of the technology provide a symbiotic graphical display on a client device such as a smartwatch. The system includes at least one emissive display element and at least one non-emissive display element. The display elements are arrayed in layers or other configurations such that content or other information is concurrently aligned across the respective display surfaces of the different elements. A first set of content is rendered using the non-emissive display element while a second set of content is rendered using the emissive display element. Depending on characteristics or features of a given content item, that item may be rendered by one or both of the display elements. Certain content may be transitioned from the emissive display element to the non-emissive display element according to a time threshold or other criteria.

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