IP Library Granted Patent US 12,250,525
Granted Patent B2
US 12,250,525 · App. 17/833,631 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

One-touch spatial experience with filters for AR/VR applications

Inventors: Scott Phillip Selfon (Kirkland, WA); Andrew Lovitt (Redmond, WA)
Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
H04R3/005G06F3/0482G06V20/40G11B27/031G11B27/10H04N5/76H04R1/406H04R2201/401H04R2410/01
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Patent No.
US 12,250,525
App. No.
17/833,631
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method to assess user condition for wearable devices using electromagnetic sensors is provided. The method includes receiving a signal from an electromagnetic sensor, the signal being indicative of a health condition of a user of a wearable device, selecting a salient attribute from the signal, and determining, based on the salient attribute, the health condition of the user of the wearable device. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a system to perform the above method, and the system, are also provided.

Claims (13)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, from a user of an immersive reality application, a selection of a first sound source from a recorded video in a display of a client device, the recorded video provided by a headset at an event including a headset user;

identifying a direction of audio for the first sound source relative to the headset user; and

enhancing an audio signal in the recorded video from the first sound source based on the direction of audio,

wherein identifying a direction of audio for the first sound source comprises correlating multiple waveforms from each of multiple soundtracks collected from each of multiple microphones spatially distributed on the headset with a time of arrival of the waveforms to the microphones, and determining a location of the first sound source based on the time of arrival.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying multiple sound sources from the recorded video in the display, and providing a menu of the sound sources to the user of the immersive reality application.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying multiple sound sources from the recorded video by correlating an image recognition on the recorded video with multiple audio tracks in the recorded video, the audio tracks corresponding to multiple microphones spatially distributed on the headset.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a selection of a first sound source from a video comprises identifying an indicator actuating on an image associated to the first sound source by the user of the immersive reality application on a graphic user interface of the client device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the recorded video from the headset, the recorded video including multiple soundtracks from multiple microphones spatially distributed on the headset, and storing the recorded video in a remote database, including the soundtracks and a specific location of each microphone on the headset associated with each soundtrack.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first sound source is a moving object, and identifying a direction of audio of the first sound source comprises identifying a speed and a direction of motion of the first sound source.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein enhancing an audio signal from the first sound source comprises adding multiple waveforms from multiple soundtracks collected from each of multiple microphones in the headset, in phase relative to a time of arrival of the waveforms to the microphones based on the direction of audio from the first sound source.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a second sound source from the recorded video, and enhancing the audio signal from the first sound source comprises removing an audio signal from the second sound source by adding multiple waveforms from multiple soundtracks collected from each of multiple microphones in the headset, out of phase relative to a time of arrival of the waveforms to the microphones based on a direction of audio from the second sound source.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a noise source from the recorded video, and enhancing the audio signal from the first sound source comprises removing the noise source by adding multiple waveforms from multiple soundtracks collected from each of multiple microphones in the headset, out of phase relative to a time of arrival of the waveforms to the microphones from a direction different from the direction of audio from the first sound source.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2022
From: SELFON, SCOTT PHILLIP; LOVITT, ANDREW
To: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 060602/0636 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63301269 · Jan 20, 2022
Provisional Application 63233143 · Aug 13, 2021
Related Publication 20230049175A1 · Feb 16, 2023
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