公开(公告)号：US20240361615A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18664930

申请日：2024-05-15

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Ugur Olgun ,  Patrick Kusbel ,  Russell Douglas Patton ,  Jonathan M. Ridriguez, II ,  Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons

IPC: G02C11/00 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q5/50 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H04B1/18 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04B5/24 ,  H04B5/72

CPC classification number: G02C11/10 ,  H01Q1/273 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H04B1/18 ,  H04B1/385 ,  H04B5/24 ,  H04B5/72 ,  G06Q20/3278 ,  H01Q5/50

Abstract: Apparatuses and systems for wearable devices such as eyewear are described. According to one embodiment, the wearable device includes a frame, onboard electronics components, and an antenna disposed around an eyepiece area of the frame that is configured to hold an optical element. The antenna is configured for inductive coupling. In some embodiments, a switch coupled to the antenna allows selection between circuitry for inductive charging of a battery and near-field communication (NFC) circuitry for communicating data via the antenna.

公开(公告)号：US12040640B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US18202097

申请日：2023-05-25

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Gerald Nilles ,  Russell Douglas Patton ,  Raul Alejandro Perez ,  Patrick Timothy Mcsweeney Simons

IPC: H02J3/32 ,  G01R31/3842 ,  G01R31/388 ,  G02C11/00 ,  H01M50/204 ,  H01M50/247 ,  H01M50/269 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: H02J7/0024 ,  G01R31/3842 ,  G01R31/388 ,  G02C11/10 ,  H01M50/204 ,  H01M50/247 ,  H01M50/269 ,  H02J7/0025 ,  H02J7/0063 ,  H02J2207/20

Abstract: Disclosed herein are regulated power supplies. The power source delivers power to a system load and includes battery units. The power source also includes power flow devices coupled to the battery units that are configured to provide power from the battery units to the system load. Each power flow device corresponds to a respective one of the battery units and includes a one direction current flow device connected in series with a current regulator between the respective battery unit and the system load.

公开(公告)号：US11979044B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US17376507

申请日：2021-07-15

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Russell Douglas Patton ,  Jonathan M Rodriguez, II ,  Stephen Andrew Steger

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  G02C5/14 ,  G02C11/00 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01R13/62 ,  H02J7/04 ,  H02J7/34 ,  H03K19/0185 ,  H04B3/56 ,  H04B3/54

CPC classification number: H02J7/0034 ,  G02C5/146 ,  G02C11/10 ,  H01L27/0266 ,  H01R13/6205 ,  H02J7/0045 ,  H02J7/0068 ,  H02J7/04 ,  H02J7/345 ,  H03K19/018557 ,  H04B3/56 ,  G02C11/00 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/00034 ,  H02J7/00302 ,  H02J7/00306 ,  H04B3/548 ,  H04B2203/5454 ,  H04B2203/547

Abstract: Methods and devices for wired charging and communication with a wearable device are described. In one embodiment, a symmetrical contact interface comprises a first contact pad and a second contact pad, and particular wired circuitry is coupled to the first and second contact pad to enable charging as well as receive and transmit communications via the contact pads as part of various device states.

公开(公告)号：US20240097461A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18520094

申请日：2023-11-27

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Yu Jiang Tham ,  Nicolas Larson ,  Peter Brook ,  Russell Douglas Patton ,  Miran Alhaideri ,  Zhihao Hong

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  G02C5/14 ,  G02C11/00 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01R13/62 ,  H02J7/04 ,  H02J7/34 ,  H03K19/0185 ,  H04B3/56

CPC classification number: H02J7/0034 ,  G02C5/146 ,  G02C11/10 ,  H01L27/0266 ,  H01R13/6205 ,  H02J7/0045 ,  H02J7/0068 ,  H02J7/04 ,  H02J7/345 ,  H03K19/018557 ,  H04B3/56 ,  H04B3/548

Abstract: Methods and devices for wired charging and communication with a wearable device are described. In one embodiment, a symmetrical contact interface comprises a first contact pad and a second contact pad, and particular wired circuitry is coupled to the first and second contact pads to enable charging as well as receive and transmit communications via the contact pads as part of various device states.

公开(公告)号：US11880039B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17897351

申请日：2022-08-29

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Kenneth Kubala ,  Russell Douglas Patton ,  Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G02B27/09 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B17/00

CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 ,  G02B17/006 ,  G02B27/0977 ,  G02B27/285 ,  G02B5/3058 ,  G02B2027/0178

Abstract: A see-through display including a polarized reflective pinhole mirror display. The pinhole mirror display includes a plurality of tiny switchable polarized mirrors. The respective polarized mirrors individually reflect impinging light from an illuminator, and guide the respective portion of light into a pupil of an eye. A reflective optically powered surface reflects light from the illuminator. Each mirror has a first polarization and reflects a portion of light and produces a picture element (pixel) that forms a virtual image seen by the eye of the user. A user may view the reflected virtual image having the first polarization from the illuminator, as well as the image from the real world via a rear substrate that has a second polarization. Although the mirrors are very small, human eyes can still detect the mirrors if they are not polarized. The mirrors and other components are polarized so that the eye can see the real world filtered with the second polarization, but not the mirrors having a different first polarization.

公开(公告)号：US20230282966A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18196327

申请日：2023-05-11

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Andrea Ashwood ,  Patrick Kusbel ,  Jun Lin ,  Douglas Wayne Moskowitz ,  Ugur Olgun ,  Russell Douglas Patton ,  Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons ,  Stephen Andrew Steger

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  G02C11/00 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H01Q1/02 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H05K7/20

CPC classification number: H01Q1/273 ,  G02C11/10 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q9/0407 ,  H05K1/0203 ,  H05K1/0237 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H01Q1/02 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H05K7/2039 ,  H05K2201/10098 ,  G02C5/22

Abstract: An eyewear device has an antenna system having at least one element which contributes to wireless signal transmission, and which is thermally connected to a heat-generating electronic component of the eyewear device to serve as a heat sink for the electronic component. A driven antenna element and/or a plurality of PCB extenders electrically-connected to a PCB ground plane can thus be employed for both signal transmission and heat management.

公开(公告)号：US11705742B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17896515

申请日：2022-08-26

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Gerald Nilles ,  Russell Douglas Patton ,  Raul Alejandro Perez ,  Patrick Timothy Mcsweeney Simons

IPC: H02M7/5387 ,  H02J7/00 ,  G01R31/3842 ,  G01R31/388 ,  G02C11/00 ,  H01M50/247 ,  H01M50/269 ,  H01M50/204

CPC classification number: H02J7/0024 ,  G01R31/388 ,  G01R31/3842 ,  G02C11/10 ,  H01M50/204 ,  H01M50/247 ,  H01M50/269 ,  H02J7/0025 ,  H02J7/0063 ,  H02J2207/20

Abstract: Disclosed herein are regulated power supplies. The power source delivers power to a system load and includes battery units. The power source also includes power flow devices coupled to the battery units that are configured to provide power from the battery units to the system load. Each power flow device corresponds to a respective one of the battery units, and includes a one direction current flow device connected in series with a current regulator between the respective battery unit and the system load.

公开(公告)号：US20230224570A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US18119142

申请日：2023-03-08

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Peter Brook ,  Russell Douglas Patton ,  Jonathan W. Rodriguez, II

IPC: H04N5/235

CPC classification number: H04N23/617 ,  H04N23/73 ,  H04N23/71 ,  H04N23/65

Abstract: System, methods, devices, and instructions are described for fast boot of a processor as part of camera operation. In some embodiments, in response to a camera input, a digital signal processor (DSP) of a device is booted using a first set of instructions. Capture of image sensor data is initiated using the first set of instructions at the DSP. The DSP then receives a second set of instructions and the DSP is programmed using the second set of instructions after at least a first frame of the image sensor data is stored in a memory of the device. The first frame of the image sensor data is processed using the DSP as programmed by the second set of instructions. In some embodiments, the first set of instructions includes only instructions for setting camera sensor values, and the second set of instructions includes instructions for processing raw sensor data into formatted image files.

公开(公告)号：US11662576B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17661596

申请日：2022-05-02

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Alex Bamberger ,  Peter Brook ,  Nicolas Dahlquist ,  Matthew Hanover ,  Russell Douglas Patton ,  Jonathan M Rodriguez, II

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02C11/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F1/3293 ,  H04N23/63 ,  H04N23/60 ,  H04N23/65 ,  H04N23/66 ,  H04N23/661 ,  H04N5/76

CPC classification number: G02B27/01 ,  G02C11/10 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F1/3293 ,  H04N23/631 ,  H04N23/64 ,  H04N23/651 ,  H04N23/66 ,  H04N23/661 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  H04N5/76 ,  Y02D10/00 ,  Y02D30/50

Abstract: One aspect disclosed is a method including determining a location from a positioning system receiver, determining, using a hardware processor and the location, that the location is approaching a path of direction of visual direction information, displaying the visual direction information on a display of a wearable device in response to the determining, determining, using the positioning system receiver, whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, determining, by the hardware processor, a first period of time for display of the content data based on whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, powering on the display and displaying, using the display, content data for the first period of time, turning off the display and the hardware processor following display of the content data.

公开(公告)号：US11619809B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17518687

申请日：2021-11-04

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Kenneth Kubala ,  Russell Douglas Patton ,  Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II

IPC: G09G3/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06V20/20

Abstract: Eyewear having an optical waveguide communicating infrared light from a remote infrared emitter in the eyewear to an optical output coupler that uniformly illuminates an eye for tracking eye movement of a user. An optical input coupler couples a light beam emitted by the remote infrared emitter into the waveguide. The remote infrared emitter simplifies industrial design and is a single light source. The remote infrared emitter is not in a peripheral vision of a user's eye and improves a cosmetic impact.