Snap Inc.

Alexander Sourov

John James Robertson

Gerald Nilles

Matthias Kalkgruber

Daniel Wolf

Sumant Milind Hanumante

Dmitry Ryuma

Bernhard Jung

Edward Lee Kim-Koon

Anton Kondratenko

A magnification application for use with augmented reality (AR) eyewear devices. The magnification application enables a user of an eyewear device to activate a magnification overlay on a display whenever a camera on the eyewear device detects that the field of view includes a registered virtual marker. The magnified overlay includes one or more frames of the captured video data, presented according to a predefined and configurable magnification power. A pointer including a vector and a visual tether guides the user toward the virtual marker. When the eyewear device location is near a perimeter associated with the virtual marker, the magnified overlay appears in a predefined and configurable frame on the display.

Magnified overlays correlated with virtual markers

Media control tools for controlling communications between devices are described. A communications application allows a user to selectively signal another device to interrupt a presentation in progress on the other device, and to send a prioritized speech to the other device in accordance with a media priority. The prioritized speech may be translated and presented in a select language. The application detects an interrupt command, such as a keyword or a gesture, which is associated with a particular other device. The presentation resumes after a continue condition is detected.

Media control tools for managing communications between devices

A medical image overlay application for use with augmented reality (AR) eyewear devices. The image overlay application enables a user of an eyewear device to activate an image overlay on a display when the eyewear device detects that the camera field of view includes a medical image location. Medical image locations are defined relative to virtual markers. The image overlay includes one or more medical images, presented according to a configurable transparency value. An image registration tool transforms the location and scale of each medical image to the physical environment, such that the medical image as presented on the display closely matches the location and size of real objects.

Medical image overlays for augmented reality experiences

Devices and methods for dynamic power configuration (e.g., reduction) for thermal management (e.g., mitigation) in a wearable electronic device such as an eyewear device. The wearable electronic device monitors its temperature and, responsive to the temperature, configures the services it provides to operate in different modes for thermal mitigation (e.g., to prevent overheating). For example, based on temperature, the wearable electronic device adjusts sensors (e.g., turns cameras on or off, changes the sampling rate, or a combination thereof) and adjusts display components (e.g., adjusted rate at which a graphical processing unit generates images and a visual display is updated). This enables the wearable electronic device to consume less power when temperatures are too high in order to provide thermal mitigation.

Eyewear device dynamic power configuration

Devices and methods for dynamic power configuration (e.g., reduction) for thermal management (e.g., mitigation) in a wearable electronic device such as an eyewear device. The wearable electronic device monitors its temperature and, responsive to the temperature, configures the services is provides to operate in different modes for thermal mitigation (e.g., to prevent overheating). For example, based on temperature, the wearable electronic device adjusts sensors (e.g., turns cameras on or off, changes the sampling rate, or a combination thereof) and adjusts display components (e.g., adjusted rate at which a graphical processing unit generates images and a visual display is updated). This enables the wearable electronic device to consume less power when temperatures are too high in order to provide thermal mitigation.

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Alexander Sourov