Magic Leap, Inc.

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Jose Felix Rodriguez

Ricardo Martinez Perez

Reza Nourai

Matthew Thomas Hull

Gregory Michael Link

Carlos A Rivera Cintron

Jeffrey Scott Sommers

Robert Blake Taylor

Brian Keith Smith

Louis W Cappuccio

Arno Leon Konings

Mihailo Slobodan Zivkovic

Koon Keong Shee

Adam Carl Wright

Bjorn Nicolaas Servatius Vlaskamp

Guillermo Padin Rohena

Omar I Rodriguez

Aly H M Aly

Howard Russell Cohen

Bing Wu

Gary Quartana, Jr

Claudio Cassina

Humberto Eduardo Garcia

Katrina Rodriguez

Ricardo Arencibia

William Chow

Paul Daniel Lindquist

Cintron Carlos A Rivera

A virtual reality (VR) and/or augmented reality (AR) display system is configured to control a display using control information that is embedded in or otherwise included with imagery data to be presented through the display. The control information can indicate depth plane(s) and/or color plane(s) to be used to present the imagery data, depth plane(s) and/or color plane(s) to be activated or inactivated, shift(s) of at least a portion of the imagery data (e.g., one or more pixels) laterally within a depth plane and/or longitudinally between depth planes, and/or other suitable controls.

Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods

A method of generating foveated rendering using temporal multiplexing includes generating a first spatial profile for an FOV by dividing the FOV into a first foveated zone and a first peripheral zone. The first foveated zone will be rendered at a first pixel resolution, and the first peripheral zone will be rendered at a second pixel resolution lower than the first pixel resolution. The method further includes generating a second spatial profile for the FOV by dividing the FOV into a second foveated zone and a second peripheral zone, the second foveated zone being spatially offset from the first foveated zone. The second foveated zone and the second peripheral zone will be rendered at the first pixel resolution and the second pixel resolution, respectively. The method further includes multiplexing the first spatial profile and the second spatial profile temporally in a sequence of frames.

Methods to improve the perceptual quality of foveated rendered images

A virtual or augmented reality display system that controls power inputs to the display system as a function of image data. Image data itself is made of a plurality of image data frames, each with constituent color components of, and depth planes for displaying on, rendered content. Light sources or spatial light modulators to relay illumination from the light sources may receive signals from a display controller to adjust a power setting to the light source or spatial light modulator, and/or control depth of displayed image content, based on control information embedded in an image data frame.

Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods using display system control information embedded in image data

Head-mounted display systems with power saving functionality are disclosed. The systems can include a frame configured to be supported on the head of the user. The systems can also include a head-mounted display disposed on the frame, one or more sensors, and processing electronics in communication with the display and the one or more sensors. In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame is in a certain position (e.g., upside-down or on top of the head of the user). In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame has been stationary for at least a threshold period of time.

Head-mounted display systems with power saving functionality

A virtual, augmented, or mixed reality display system includes a display configured to display virtual, augmented, or mixed reality image data, the display including one or more optical components which introduce optical distortions or aberrations to the image data. The system also includes a display controller configured to provide the image data to the display. The display controller includes memory for storing optical distortion correction information, and one or more processing elements to at least partially correct the image data for the optical distortions or aberrations using the optical distortion correction information.

Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality systems and methods

A virtual or augmented reality display system can include a first sensor to provide measurements of a user's head pose over time and a processor to estimate the user's head pose based on at least one head pose measurement and based on at least one calculated predicted head pose. The processor can combine the head pose measurement and the predicted head pose using one or more gain factors. The one or more gain factors may vary based upon the user's head pose position within a physiological range of movement.

A head mounted display system can process images by assessing relative motion between the head mounted display and one or more features in a user's environment. The assessment of relative motion can include determining whether the head mounted display has moved, is moving and/or is expected to move with respect to one or more features in the environment. Additionally or alternatively, the assessment can include determining whether one or more features in the environment have moved, are moving and/or are expected to move relative to the head mounted display. The image processing can further include determining one or more virtual image content locations in the environment that correspond to a location where renderable virtual image content appears to a user when the location appears in the display and comparing the one or more virtual image content locations in the environment with a viewing zone.

Augmented reality display with frame modulation functionality

Various embodiments relate to a thermal management system for an electronic device, such as an augmented reality or virtual reality device. The thermal management system can comprise an active cooling mechanism in various embodiments to dynamically or actively cool components of the device, for example, by adjust fan speeds of a fan assembly. In some embodiments, a hardware shutdown mechanism can be provided to shut down the device if software-based thermal management devices are inoperable. In some embodiments, the air flow into and/or within the electronic device can be adjusted to cool various components of the device.

Thermal management system for electronic device

A method in a virtual, augmented, or mixed reality system includes a GPU determining/detecting an absence of image data. The method also includes shutting down a portion/component/function of the GPU. The method further includes shutting down a communication link between the GPU and a DB. Moreover, the method includes shutting down a portion/component/function of the DB. In addition, the method includes shutting down a communication link between the DB and a display panel. The further also includes shutting down a portion/component/function of the display panel.

A method of using a first device to locate a second device is disclosed. The first device, while in a first mode, transmits a first signal and receives a second signal comprising a reflection of the first signal by the second device. The first device determines, based on the received second signal, a position of the second device relative to the first device. The first device transitions to a second mode, and while in the second mode, receives a third signal from the second device. The first device determines, based on the third signal, an orientation of the second device relative to the first device. The first device comprises one or more receiving antennas, and the second device comprises one or more transmitting antennas. The third signal corresponds to a transmitting antenna of the second device.

System and method for tracking a wearable device

A virtual or augmented reality display system that controls power inputs to the display system as a function of image data. Image data itself is made of a plurality of image data frames, each with constituent color components of, and depth planes for displaying on, rendered content. Light sources or spatial light modulators to relay illumination from the light sources may receive signals from a display controller to adjust a power setting to the light source or spatial light modulator based on control information embedded in an image data frame.

A boat with an inner cabin suspended on a rotating shaft inside an outer shell. The outer shell completely encloses the inner cabin. The inner cabin freely rotates on the shaft inside the outer shell to maintain an upright orientation in any sea condition. Optionally, a motor is provided between the inner cabin and outer shell to dampen rotation of the inner cabin.

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Jose Felix Rodriguez