Opacity control of augmented reality devices

    公开(公告)号:US12204108B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US17950923

    申请日:2022-09-22

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) eyewear device has a lens system which includes an optical screening mechanism that enables switching the lens system between a conventional see-through state and an opaque state in which the lens system screens or functionally blocks out the wearer's view of the external environment. Such a screening mechanism allows for expanded use cases of the AR glasses compared to conventional devices, e.g.: as a sleep mask; to view displayed content like movies or sports events against a visually non-distracting background instead of against the external environment; and/or to enable VR functionality.

    CONTINUOUS RENDERING FOR MOBILE APPARATUSES
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240331275A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18127310

    申请日:2023-03-28

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for continuous rendering are disclosed. Example methods include a head-wearable apparatus that is configured to continuously determine a position or pose of a user and then request graphics to be rendered from a remote rendering module based on the position or pose. If a current time is within a threshold of a presentation time, then the head-wearable apparatus selects rendered graphics received from the remote rendering module that are associated with a position or pose of the user that is closest in time to the presentation time. The selected rendered graphics are then adjusted to account for a difference between the render time and the presentation time. The adjusted rendered graphics are then presented to the user on a display of the head-wearable apparatus.

    PAUSING DEVICE OPERATION BASED ON FACIAL MOVEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240143073A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18410905

    申请日:2024-01-11

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/013 G06F3/011 G06T19/006

    Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe pausing operation of an augmented reality device based on user facial movement by monitoring user eye movement of a user of a head-wearable apparatus, determining that the user eye movement is directionally facing away from a display device coupled to the head-wearable apparatus, based on the determination, pausing operation of one or more sensors of the head-wearable apparatus.

    OPACITY CONTROL OF AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20240103271A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US17950923

    申请日:2022-09-22

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) eyewear device has a lens system which includes an optical screening mechanism that enables switching the lens system between a conventional see-through state and an opaque state in which the lens system screens or functionally blocks out the wearer's view of the external environment. Such a screening mechanism allows for expanded use cases of the AR glasses compared to conventional devices, e.g.: as a sleep mask; to view displayed content like movies or sports events against a visually non-distracting background instead of against the external environment; and/or to enable VR functionality.

    INTELLIGENT ACTUATED AND ADJUSTABLE GLASSES NOSE PAD ARMS

    公开(公告)号:US20230324711A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-12

    申请号:US17717995

    申请日:2022-04-11

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe an actuator control system for controlling intelligent actuated nose pad arms of a pair of eyeglasses. The proposed systems and methods receive a set of position data corresponding to a position of nose pad arms, generate a predicted set of position data for the position of the nose pad arms, transmit the predicted set of position data to pneumatic actuators coupled to the nose pad arms, capture a set of images comprising a plurality of views of the nose pad arms, generate an augmented set of position data of the nose pad arms based on the set of images, generate an adjusted set of position data based on the predicted set of position data and the augmented set of position data, and transmit the adjusted set of position data to the pneumatic actuators coupled to the nose pad arms.

    AUTOMATIC MEDIA CAPTURE BASED ON MOTION SENSOR DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20220375103A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17716777

    申请日:2022-04-08

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe a media capture system that receives sensor data from motion sensors coupled to a head-wearable apparatus, detects a trigger event corresponding to a head-wearable apparatus based on the sensor data, captures images using a camera coupled to the head-wearable apparatus, and transmits the captured images to a client device.

    AUTOMATIC MEDIA CAPTURE USING BIOMETRIC SENSOR DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20220373791A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17716825

    申请日:2022-04-08

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe a media capture system that receives sensor data from biometric sensors coupled to a head-wearable apparatus, detects a trigger event corresponding to a user of the head-wearable apparatus based on the sensor data, captures images using a camera coupled to the head-wearable apparatus, and transmits the captured images to a client device.

    Transmitting metadata via inaudible frequencies

    公开(公告)号:US12072930B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-27

    申请号:US17704387

    申请日:2022-03-25

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F16/683 G02B27/017 G06T19/006 H04R1/08 H04R3/005

    Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe transmitting metadata to an augmented reality device using inaudible frequencies by receiving a first stream of inaudible sound waves in real-time, generating a first binary representation of the first stream of inaudible sound waves, generating a first set of metadata based on the first binary representation, generating a first plurality of augmented reality content items based on the first set of metadata, causing display of the first plurality of augmented reality content items on a display device coupled to the head-wearable apparatus as the first stream of inaudible sound waves is being received.

    Pausing device operation based on facial movement

    公开(公告)号:US11874960B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US17704404

    申请日:2022-03-25

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/013 G06F3/011 G06T19/006

    Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe pausing operation of an augmented reality device based on user facial movement by monitoring user eye movement of a user of a head-wearable apparatus, determining that the user eye movement is directionally facing away from a display device coupled to the head-wearable apparatus, based on the determination, pausing operation of one or more sensors of the head-wearable apparatus.

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