Geometry-aware augmented reality effects with real-time depth map

    公开(公告)号:US12236541B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-25

    申请号:US17998736

    申请日:2020-05-29

    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

    Inventor: David Kim Ruofei Du

    Abstract: Techniques of introducing virtual objects into a physical environment of AR system include displacing vertices of a mesh representing the physical environment based on a live depth map. For example, an AR system generates a mesh template, i.e., an initial mesh with vertices that represents a physical environment and a depth map that indicates a geometry of real objects within the physical environment. The AR system is configured to represent the real objects in the physical environment by displacing the vertices of the mesh based on depth values of the depth map and parameter values of a pinhole camera model. The depth values may be taken from the perspective of an illumination source in the physical environment.

    Head-mounted device for tracking screen time

    公开(公告)号:US11994675B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17663444

    申请日:2022-05-16

    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

    CPC classification number: G02B27/0093 G08B25/016 G02B2027/014 G02B2027/0178

    Abstract: A head-mounted device, such as augmented reality glasses, can be configured to track screen time. The head-mounted device can advantageously track screen time across a variety of devices whether or not they are configured to such measurements. Various modes for tracking the screen time may be used based on accuracy, power consumption, and privacy. The head-mounted device may track in a mode based on a battery level, a device setting or a user input. The head-mounted device may accumulate screen times in a database and in some implementations, can link screen times with devices in the database based on device information gathered by the head-mounted device during the tracking process. The head-mounted device may be configured to generate and display an alert based on one or more rules about screen time.

    Avatar animation in virtual conferencing

    公开(公告)号:US11765320B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    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.

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