Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Impinj, Inc.

Other

Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Michael H Thomas

Brian James Mount

Dillon Taylor Baker

Hai Quang Kim

Kristian Kane

Joonhao Chuah

Jesse Alan DuPree

Aanand Esterberg

Lee David Thompson

Christopher J Diorio

Scott A Cooper

Marko Macura

Ronald A Oliver

Todd E Humes

Kurt Eugene Sundstrom

Omer Onen

Vincent C Moretti

Jing Zhang

Joseph F Mercurio

Larry R Foreman

Russell Lewis Ernest Blanchard

David Ord

In Woong Lee

Peter G Matthews

Mendy M Ouzillou

Jocelyn J Lau

Veronica M Gomez

Systems and methods related to user interfaces for object exploration and manipulation within virtual reality environments may include a plurality of user interfaces that are presented responsive to various user inputs or interactions. For example, a first user interface may comprise a hover card that is presented responsive to a hover indication over an object, a second user interface may comprise a detail card that is presented responsive to a selection input associated with an object, and a third user interface may comprise a detail page having a plurality of detail panels that are presented responsive to a selection of a full details option associated with an object. Further, individual detail cards and detail panels may be graspable, movable, scrollable, and otherwise manipulatable by a user to facilitate object exploration.

User interfaces for object exploration in virtual reality environments

Systems and methods related to user interfaces for virtual reality environments may include two-dimensional grid view user interfaces and three-dimensional side-by-side view user interfaces, and associated transitions therebetween. The two-dimensional grid view user interfaces may present images or models of a plurality of objects to users in a substantially flat, two-dimensional grid for viewing of objects. The three-dimensional side-by-side view user interfaces may present models of a plurality of objects to users in a substantially open, three-dimensional area for viewing and evaluation of three-dimensional models of objects.

User interfaces for browsing objects in virtual reality environments

Systems and methods related to an image capture process using panorama paths may include traversing a user device among a plurality of image capture locations of a room, sweeping the user device at each of the image capture locations, capturing imaging data using the user device during the traversal and/or during the sweep, and processing the imaging data using photogrammetry. The imaging data may be captured using an imaging sensor associated with the user device, and the imaging data may be processed based on data received from position and orientation sensors associated with the user device. In addition, a three-dimensional model of the room may be generated based on the imaging data.

Three-dimensional room model generation using panorama paths and photogrammetry

Systems and methods related to generating and modifying a room or space within a virtual reality environment may comprise addition, removal, placement, modification, and/or resizing of a plurality of environment surfaces, such as a floor, walls, and ceiling, and/or a plurality of fixtures, such as doors, windows, or openings, associated with the environment surfaces, in which each environment surface and fixture includes associated dimensions. The environment surfaces and fixtures may be added, removed, placed, moved, and/or resized by a user. During such interactions, only a subset of dimensions relevant to the current functions or operations by the user may be presented to facilitate such functions or operations. Further, various aspects associated with environment surfaces and fixtures may be modified, such as paints, colors, materials, textures, or others.

Generation and modification of rooms in virtual reality environments

Systems and methods related to an image capture process using ring paths may include traversing a user device around a ring path in a center of a room, capturing imaging data using the user device during the traversal, and processing the imaging data using photogrammetry. The imaging data may be captured using an imaging sensor associated with the user device, and the imaging data may be processed based on data received from position and orientation sensors associated with the user device. In addition, a three-dimensional model of the room may be generated based on the imaging data.

Three-dimensional room model generation using ring paths and photogrammetry

Systems and methods related to augmented reality guidance for an image capture process using panorama paths may include presenting various text, cues, and indications to guide the image capture process. A user device including an imaging sensor and position and orientation sensors may present, via a display, the various text, cues, and indications during portions of the image capture process, including a plurality of image capture locations, imaging sensor sweep guides, textual instructions, arrows, and position guides.

Three-dimensional room model generation using panorama paths with augmented reality guidance

Systems and methods related to a room measurement process may include determining a floor plane associated with a room, determining a plurality of wall planes associated with the room, and determining a ceiling plane associated with the room. The room measurements may be based on data received from an imaging sensor and position and orientation sensors associated with a user device. In addition, a three-dimensional geometric shell of the room may be generated based on the room measurements.

Three-dimensional room measurement process

Systems and methods related to augmented reality guidance for a room measurement process may include presenting various text, cues, and indications to guide the room measurement process. A user device including an imaging sensor and position and orientation sensors may present, via a display, the various text, cues, and indications during portions of the room measurement process, including identification of the floor, walls, and ceiling.

Three-dimensional room measurement process with augmented reality guidance

A vehicle includes a passenger compartment, a touch-screen for receiving an input signal from an occupant when the occupant touches the touch-screen, an output device, and a controller. The controller changes a characteristic of an electromagnetic wave in the form of visible light and/or an audible sound, which is transmitted into the passenger compartment via the output device in response to the input signal. The output device includes light sources, such as light-emitting diodes (LED) or electro-luminescent (EL) ribbon and a speaker. The controller presents a predetermined set of lighting and/or sound options on the touch-screen which the occupant can touch to generate the input signal, thus selectively illuminating the light sources or playing a particular sound file. The controller can also play a digital sound file whenever a corresponding vehicle condition is detected.

System for customizing lighting and sound effects in a vehicle

Radio frequency identification (RFID) reader devices are disclosed. An RFID reader device of one aspect may include a radio frequency (RF) output port operable to allow a plurality of RFID antenna modules to be coupled with the RFID reader device. An RF signal generator of the device may be coupled with the RF output port. The RF signal generator may be operable to generate an RF signal and provide the RF signal to the RF output port. A select signal generator of the device may be operable to generate a select signal. The select signal may be operable to be output to select one or more of the plurality of RFID antenna modules.

RFID reader devices and methods thereof

A media portal for a vehicle includes a structure within a vehicle passenger compartment that defines a cavity. The cavity is selectively variable in size in order to retain a portable electronic device. A sensor is configured to detect the presence of the portable electronic device in the cavity. An inductive charger is positioned to generate a changing magnetic field in the cavity to inductively charge a battery of the portable electronic device. At least one user interface device is included through which data can be received from or transmitted to the portable electronic device.

Media portal for vehicle

RFID reader systems, readers, components, software and methods are provided for inventorying RFID tags. In some embodiments, a population of RFID tags begins being inventoried using a first set of communication parameters, and then continues using a second set of communication parameters. This way, some RFID tags can be inventoried faster, without missing tags that require a longer time to read.

Adjusting communication parameters while inventorying RFID tags

A transmitter shifts a baseband data signal having a bandwidth of 2&#x3c9;using a tone signal having a frequency &#x3c9;, which centers a sideband of the data signal at zero frequency. The transmitter then filters the shifted signal to filter out the non-centered sideband, and then adds the tone signal to form a composite signal. The transmitter upconverts the composite signal during a first operational mode using a RF signal having a frequency &#x3c9;equal to a center frequency of a channel. In a second operational mode, the transmitter upconverts a DC level using the same RF signal. The upconverted DC level can be used as a continuous wave carrier signal having a frequency &#x3c9;. The transmitter has a single RF oscillator to output both a SSB signal centered at frequency &#x3c9;during the first mode and a carrier signal of frequency &#x3c9;during the second mode.

Single RF oscillator single-side band modulation for RFID readers with frequency translation and filtering

A transmitter upconverts a SSB data signal during a first operational mode using a RF upconverting signal having a frequency that is offset from a center frequency of a channel (&#x3c9;) by an amount that depends on the data signal's SSB bandwidth (&#x3c9;). In a second operational mode, the transmitter upconverts a tone signal having a frequency &#x3c9;using the same RF upconverting signal. The upconverted tone signal can be used as a continuous wave (CW) carrier signal having a frequency &#x3c9;. The transmitter has a single RF oscillator to output both a SSB signal centered at frequency &#x3c9;during the first mode and a carrier signal of frequency &#x3c9;during the second mode.

Single RF oscillator single-side band modulation for RFID readers using tone insertion during reader reception

Methods of and apparatuses for matching the signal delay, clock timing, frequency response, gain, offset, and/or transfer function of signal pathways in electrical circuits such as, for example, time-interleaved and pipelined circuits using analog-valued floating-gate MOSFETs are disclosed. The methods and apparatuses disclosed are applicable to a variety of circuits, including but not limited to, sample-and-hold or track-and-hold circuits, quadrature mixers, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), digital-to-analog converters (DACs), analog or digital filters, and amplifiers.

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Michael H Thomas