公开(公告)号：US09269152B1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-23

申请号：US13226990

申请日：2011-09-07

申请人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Petr G. Shepelev ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  Robert W. Sjoberg

发明人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Petr G. Shepelev ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  Robert W. Sjoberg

IPC分类号： G06T7/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T19/00

CPC分类号： G06T7/0073 ,  A63F2300/1093 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06T2207/30196 ,  H04N7/181

摘要： Objects within a scene are modeled in two- or three-dimensions by acquiring slices of data from a distributed sensor array and generating the model of the object at least in part from those slices. The distributed sensor array may comprise optical transmitters and optical receivers configured such that they may be individually addressed and activated. The system described herein may be used to support an augmented reality environment.

摘要翻译： 通过从分布式传感器阵列获取数据片段并且至少部分地从这些片段生成对象的模型来在场景中的对象被建模为二维或三维。 分布式传感器阵列可以包括被配置为使得它们可被单独寻址和激活的光发射机和光接收机。 本文描述的系统可以用于支持增强现实环境。

公开(公告)号：US09134593B1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-15

申请号：US12977760

申请日：2010-12-23

申请人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  William Thomas Weatherford ,  Christopher Coley ,  Edward Dietz Crump

发明人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  William Thomas Weatherford ,  Christopher Coley ,  Edward Dietz Crump

IPC分类号： G03B21/14

CPC分类号： G03B21/147 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G03B17/54 ,  G03B21/14 ,  G03B21/206 ,  G03B21/26 ,  G03B33/08 ,  H04N9/3111 ,  H04N9/3147 ,  H04N9/3185 ,  H04N9/3194

摘要： A display system having a modulated light source is configured to include one or more non-visible wavelengths as part of the display sequence. In one implementation a color wheel, configured to modulate the wavelengths emitted by a projector, includes an infrared (IR) segment, allowing for projection of an IR image. The wavelength modulated non-visible light may be spatially modulated to generate a structured light pattern, for signaling, to synchronization with other devices, and so forth.

摘要翻译： 具有调制光源的显示系统被配置为包括一个或多个不可见波长作为显示序列的一部分。 在一个实施方式中，配置成调制由投影仪发射的波长的色轮包括红外（IR）段，允许投影IR图像。 波长调制的不可见光可以被空间调制以产生结构化光图案，用于发信号通知与其他设备的同步等等。

公开(公告)号：US10175750B1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US13624477

申请日：2012-09-21

申请人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  Christopher D. Coley

发明人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  Christopher D. Coley

IPC分类号： G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G09G3/34 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G06T19/00

摘要： Techniques for providing a container that is accessible to at least a first user within a multiple user environment. The container has predetermined access attributes for the first user, and for other potential users within the environment, and the container can be portable across a network and accessible to the first user within either single user or multiple user environments.

公开(公告)号：US09921641B1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US13158022

申请日：2011-06-10

申请人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Christopher Coley ,  Robert A. Yuan ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  Colter E. Cederlof

发明人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Christopher Coley ,  Robert A. Yuan ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  Colter E. Cederlof

IPC分类号： G06T19/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G02B27/01

CPC分类号： G06F3/011 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06T19/006

摘要： An augmented reality environment allows interaction between virtual and real objects. By monitoring user actions with the augmented reality environment various functions are provided to users. Users may buy or sell items with a gesture, check inventory of objects in the augmented reality environment, view advertisements, and so forth.

公开(公告)号：US09111326B1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-18

申请号：US12975175

申请日：2010-12-21

申请人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  William Thomas Weatherford ,  Christopher Coley ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  Jonathan Betts-LaCroix

发明人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  William Thomas Weatherford ,  Christopher Coley ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  Jonathan Betts-LaCroix

IPC分类号： G06T7/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： G06T7/00 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06K9/00389 ,  G06K9/00771 ,  G06T7/248 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/30196 ,  G06T2207/30232 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N7/188

摘要： An augmented reality system is configured to identify and track user gestures, sounds, and interaction with physical objects to designate active zones. These active zones may be allocated additional processing and functional resources. Gestures may include particular hand or body motions, orientation of a user's head, and so forth. Sounds may include clapping, clicks, whistles, taps, footfalls, humming, singing, speech, and so forth. Active areas as well as inactive areas of lesser or no interest may be designated as well.

摘要翻译： 增强现实系统被配置为识别和跟踪用户手势，声音和与物理对象的交互以指定活动区域。 这些活动区域可以被分配附加的处理和功能资源。 手势可以包括特定的手或身体运动，用户头部的方向等等。 声音可能包括鼓掌，点击，口哨，水龙头，脚步声，嗡嗡声，唱歌，演讲等等。 也可以指定活动区域以及较少或不感兴趣的非活动区域。

公开(公告)号：US08953889B1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-10

申请号：US13232814

申请日：2011-09-14

申请人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Edward Dietz Crump

发明人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Edward Dietz Crump

IPC分类号： G10L21/00 ,  G10L25/00 ,  G10L15/00 ,  G10L15/20 ,  G10L15/04 ,  G10L15/06 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/66 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06K9/36 ,  G06K9/54 ,  G06K9/60 ,  H04W24/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30489 ,  G06F17/30607 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G10L15/26

摘要： An augmented reality environment allows interaction between virtual and real objects and enhances an unstructured real-world environment. An object datastore comprising attributes of an object within the environment may be built and/or maintained from sources including manufacturers, retailers, shippers, and users. This object datastore may be local, cloud based, or a combination thereof. Applications may interrogate the object datastore to provide user functionality.

摘要翻译： 增强的现实环境允许虚拟和真实对象之间的交互，并增强非结构化的现实环境。 包括环境中的对象的属性的对象数据存储可以由包括制造商，零售商，托运人和用户在内的源构建和/或维护。 该对象数据存储可以是局部的，基于云的，或它们的组合。 应用程序可以询问对象数据存储区以提供用户功能。

公开(公告)号：US08840250B1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-23

申请号：US13348232

申请日：2012-01-11

申请人： Ning Yao ,  William Spencer Worley, III ,  Edward Dietz Crump

发明人： Ning Yao ,  William Spencer Worley, III ,  Edward Dietz Crump

IPC分类号： G03B21/26

CPC分类号： H04N9/3194 ,  G01S15/06 ,  G01S15/876 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06T19/006 ,  H04N9/3185

摘要： An augmented reality environment allows interaction between virtual and real objects. Various surfaces within the environment such as walls, tables, countertop, chairs, floor, ceiling, and so forth may be used as projection surfaces. Qualified projection surfaces are determined, and an initial projection surface is selected for use from these. This selection may take into account user preferences, user orientation, types of image to be projected, and so forth. Other qualified projection surfaces may have visual indicators projected thereon, indicating relative suitability for use as a projection surface.

摘要翻译： 增强的现实环境允许虚拟和实际对象之间的交互。 环境中的各种表面，例如墙壁，桌子，台面，椅子，地板，天花板等都可以用作投影面。 确定合格的投影表面，并选择初始投影表面以供从这些表面使用。 该选择可以考虑用户偏好，用户取向，要投影的图像的类型等等。 其他合格的投影表面可以具有投影在其上的视觉指示符，表示用作投影表面的相对适合性。

公开(公告)号：US10008037B1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-26

申请号：US13158062

申请日：2011-06-10

申请人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  Robert A. Yuan ,  Christopher Coley ,  Colter E. Cederlof

发明人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  Robert A. Yuan ,  Christopher Coley ,  Colter E. Cederlof

IPC分类号： G06T19/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06T19/006 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T11/00

摘要： An augmented reality environment allows interaction between virtual and real objects. By monitoring user actions with the augmented reality environment various functions are provided to users. Users may buy or sell items with a gesture, check inventory of objects in the augmented reality environment, view advertisements, and so forth.

公开(公告)号：US09721386B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US12978800

申请日：2010-12-27

申请人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Jonathan Betts-LaCroix ,  Edward Dietz Crump

发明人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Jonathan Betts-LaCroix ,  Edward Dietz Crump

IPC分类号： G06T19/00 ,  G06F3/01

CPC分类号： G06T19/006 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F9/5066

摘要： Augmented reality environments allow users in their physical environment to interact with virtual objects and information. Augmented reality applications are developed and configured to utilize local as well as cloud resources. Application management allows control over distribution of applications to select groups or all users. An application programming interface allows simplified control and distribution of tasks between local and cloud resources during development and post-development operation. This integration between local and cloud resources along with the control afforded by application management allows rapid development, testing, deployment, and updating of augmented reality applications.

公开(公告)号：US09462262B1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-04

申请号：US13220410

申请日：2011-08-29

申请人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  William Thomas Weatherford ,  Christopher Coley

发明人： William Spencer Worley, III ,  Edward Dietz Crump ,  William Thomas Weatherford ,  Christopher Coley

IPC分类号： G09G5/00 ,  H04N13/04 ,  G06T19/00

CPC分类号： H04N13/363 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F2203/012 ,  G06T19/006

摘要： An architecture includes a system to create an augmented reality environment in which images are projected onto a scene and user movement within the scene is captured. The augmented reality environment is hosted within a surrounding area in which various ambient conditions, external to the augmented reality environment, persist. The architecture monitors the external conditions and controls secondary devices that selectively modify the conditions as desired in cooperation with operation of the augmented reality environment to effectively enhance user experience. Alternatively or additionally, the architecture may inform the user of what changes to make, and the user manually makes the adjustments.

摘要翻译： 一种架构包括一个系统，用于创建增强现实环境，其中将图像投影到场景上，并捕获场景内的用户移动。 增强的现实环境托管在周围区域内，其中在增强的现实环境之外的各种环境条件持续存在。 该架构监视外部条件并控制辅助设备，根据需要与增强现实环境的操作配合选择性地修改条件，以有效地增强用户体验。 或者或另外，架构可以通知用户要做出什么改变，并且用户手动进行调整。