Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Graphon Corporation

Rawles LLC

Network Engineering Software, Inc.

Other

Logitech Europe S.a.

Graphon Nes Sub, Llc.

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Allen Video Technology Inc.

Network Engineering Technologies, Inc.

Christopher D Coley

Ralph E Wesinger, Jr

William Thomas Weatherford

William Spencer Worley, Iii

Edward Dietz Crump

Eric Gifford Marason

Robert Allan Yuan

Ralph E Wesinger

Thomas D Strade

Beverly L Harrison

Navid Poulad

Colter Earl Cederlof

Gareth James Selfe

Eddie E Allen

Louis LeRoi LeGrand, Iii

Menashe Haskin

Miguel Virgen

Ronald Joseph Degges, Jr

Stephen Wheeler

Oliver Hoheisel

Juli A Satoh

Matthew Dickinson

John Craig Robert DeGruchy

Jeroen Heuvelman

Petr Shepelev

Jonathan Betts-Lacroix

Samuel Henry Chang

Paul Chambers

Marshall Williams

Eric Wang

Joshua Pollack

Jijie Xu

Wei Jiang

Edwin Joseph Selker

Jeffrey Penrod Adams

Gregg Elliott Zehr

Giuseppe Russo

Ram Chaturabul

Andrew Julian Gartrell

Vijay Kamarshi

Ramy Sammy Sadek

Amit Tikare

Robert Warren Sjoberg

Renwei Yan

Gregory Staples

Steven Taylor Pancoast

Jon Lewis Lindskog

Sankara Narayana Hemanth Meenakshisundaram

Jonathan Betts-LaCroix

Lynnda Gray

Eddie A Allen

Ralph E Wesigner

Amish Rajesh Babu

Systems and methods for updating a control device may include receiving identifying information about an appliance, receiving identifying information about a component of the appliance, and sending a query to a remote server including information about the appliance and the component. The remote server may provide a response including configuration information for the control device, with a command for the appliance and a command that is specific to the component. A first input of the control device may be mapped to the command for the appliance, and a second input of the control device may be mapped to the command that is specific to the component, etc. When the second input is received, a command that is specific to the component may be generated.

Controllers with adaptable interfaces

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.

Augmented reality environment with environmental condition control

A virtual user interface is provided which may be used in conjunction with furniture such as shelves, tables, carts, and so forth. The furniture itself may have no active input/output mechanisms such as processors or onboard sensors. Visual output for the user interface may be projected from an overhead projector onto a plurality of projection surfaces on the furniture. Input, such as a user gesturing towards or touching the projected location of a control element, may be detected remotely.

Virtual user interface

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.

Projected workspace

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.

User/object interactions in an augmented reality environment

The depth of one or more objects within a scene may be determined utilizing system that includes a single light source, a reflector (e.g., an ellipsoidal reflector), a shutter mechanism associated with the light source, and a camera. More particularly, the light source may output light that is directed towards the scene (a first set of light beams) and towards the reflector (a second set of light beams) utilizing the shutter mechanism. The reflector may reflect the second set of light beams towards the scene. The camera may then capture a first image that corresponds to the first set of light beams and a second image that corresponds to the second set of light beams. The depth of a particular one of the objects within the scene may be determined based at least in part on the first image and the second image.

Reflector-based depth mapping of a scene

Systems and methods utilize a smart control hub and a relatively 'dumb' remote control device that receives display information from the control hub. The remote control communicates simplified commands that are interpreted by the control hub, and translated into commands that are transmitted by the control hub to devices being controlled. Various display pages, or menus of options, may be fed to the remote control and displayed and/or updated on the remote control. A user can navigate the various pages to control various devices using a limited number of buttons and/or a limited reconfigurable input surface. The pages may be updated, for example, to reflect current state information for devices, e.g. on/off, percent power, etc., or to change available commands, e.g. alternating between 'on' and &#x201c;off&#x201d;, &#x201c;pause&#x201d; and &#x201c;play&#x201d;, etc.

Simplified adaptable controller

Wireless button

Objects and their placement within a particular scene may be characterized using structured light with no or minimal manual intervention or calibration to the scene. The structured light pattern may be rendered with visible light, yet imperceptible to users, by generating a set of opposing excursions in one or more image properties for durations which are shorter than the integration time of the human eye. A set of assumptions and ongoing testing of those assumptions against physical objects identified within the environment allows characterization of the scene and the objects therein.

Characterization of a scene with structured light

A device includes a projection and camera system to create an augmented reality environment in which images are projected onto a scene and user movement within the scene is captured. The projection and camera system have a camera to image scattered light from the environment and determine depth of objects in the environment. The system also has a projector to project the images onto the scene. The projection images and captured environment images share a common optical path through the same lens. The system includes an image noise cancelation system to cancel, remove, or otherwise reduce unwanted image noise caused by internal reflection of the projection images from the environment images.

Optical system with integrated projection and image capture

Display media configured to receive projected content are described herein. In some instances, a display medium may be a non-powered object that a user may hold and move in different ways through a room or other environment. The display medium may be formed to fit into the user's hand and include elements that provide information to accurately project an image onto the display medium or to perform other actions.

Display media and extensions to display media

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Morgan Hill, CA, United States of America

Christopher D Coley