IP Library Granted Patent US 12,142,280
Granted Patent B2
US 12,142,280 · App. 18/504,351 · Granted Nov 12, 2024

Facilitating silent conversation

Inventors: Aviad Maizels (Ramat Hasharon, IL); Yonatan Wexler (Jerusalem, IL); Avi Barliya (Tel Aviv, IL)
Assignee: Q (Cue) Ltd.
G10L13/027G06V10/145G06V10/60
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Patent No.
US 12,142,280
App. No.
18/504,351
Granted
Nov 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media including instructions for establishing nonvocalized conversations are disclosed. The operations include establishing a wireless communication channel for enabling a nonvocalized conversation via a first wearable device and a second wearable device. The operations also include detecting by the first wearable device first facial skin micromovements occurring in an absence of perceptible vocalization, and transmitting a first communication from the first wearable device to the second wearable device, wherein the first communication is derived from the first facial skin micromovements and is transmitted for presentation via the second wearable device. The operations also include receiving a second communication from the second wearable device, wherein the second communication is derived from second facial skin micromovements detected by the second wearable device, and presenting the second communication to a wearer of the first wearable device.

Claims (36)

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform operations for establishing nonvocalized conversations, the operations comprising:

establishing a wireless communication channel for enabling a nonvocalized conversation via a first wearable device and a second wearable device, wherein both the first wearable device and the second wearable device each contain a coherent light source and a light detector configured to detect facial skin micromovements from coherent light reflections;

detecting by the first wearable device first facial skin micromovements occurring in an absence of perceptible vocalization;

transmitting a first communication via the wireless communication channel from the first wearable device to the second wearable device, wherein the first communication is derived from the first facial skin micromovements and is transmitted for presentation via the second wearable device;

receiving a second communication via the wireless communication channel from the second wearable device, wherein the second communication is derived from second facial skin micromovements detected by the second wearable device; and

presenting the second communication to a wearer of the first wearable device.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first communication contains signals reflective of the first facial skin micromovements.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations further include interpreting the first facial skin micromovements as words, and wherein the first communication includes a transmission of the words.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein presenting the second communication to the wearer of the first wearable device includes synthesizing words derived from the second facial skin micromovements.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein presenting the second communication to the wearer of the first wearable device includes providing textual output reflective of words derived from the second facial skin micromovements.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein presenting the second communication to the wearer of the first wearable device includes providing a graphical output reflective of at least one facial expression derived from the second facial skin micromovements.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the graphical output includes at least one emoji.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations further include determining that the second wearable device is located in proximity to the first wearable device.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the operations further include automatically establishing the wireless communication channel between the first wearable device and the second wearable device.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the operations further include presenting via the first wearable device a suggestion to establish a nonvocalized conversation with the second wearable device.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations further include determining an intent of the wearer of the first wearable device to initiate a nonvocalized conversation with the wearer of the second wearable device, and automatically establishing the wireless communication channel between the first wearable device and the second wearable device.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the intent is determined from the first facial skin micromovements.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication channel is established directly between the first wearable device and the second wearable device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication channel is established from the first wearable device to the second wearable device via at least one intermediate communication device.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the at least one communication device includes at least one of: a first smartphone associated with the wearer of the first wearable device, a second smartphone associated with the wearer of the second wearable device, a router, or a server.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first communication contains signals reflective of first words spoken in a first language and the second communication contains signals reflective of second words spoken in a second language, and wherein presenting the second communication to the wearer of the first wearable device includes translating the second words to the first language.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first communication contains details identifying the wearer of the first wearable device and the second communication contains signals identifying the wearer of the second wearable device.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first communication contains a time stamp indicating when the first facial skin micromovements were detected.

19. A method for establishing nonvocalized conversations, the method comprising:

establishing a wireless communication channel for enabling a nonvocalized conversation via a first wearable device and a second wearable device, wherein both the first wearable device and the second wearable device each contain a coherent light source and a light detector configured to detect facial skin micromovements from coherent light reflections;

detecting by the first wearable device first facial skin micromovements occurring in an absence of perceptible vocalization;

transmitting a first communication via the wireless communication channel from the first wearable device to the second wearable device, wherein the first communication is derived from the first facial skin micromovements and is transmitted for presentation to a wearer of the second wearable device;

receiving a second communication via the wireless communication channel from the second wearable device, wherein the second communication is derived from second facial skin micromovements detected by the second wearable device; and

presenting the second communication to a wearer of the first wearable device.

20. A system for establishing nonvocalized conversations, the system comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

establish a wireless communication channel for enabling a nonvocalized conversation via a first wearable device and a second wearable device, wherein both the first wearable device and the second wearable device each contain a coherent light source and a light detector configured to detect facial skin micromovements from coherent light reflections;

detect by the first wearable device first facial skin micromovements occurring in an absence of perceptible vocalization;

transmit a first communication via the wireless communication channel from the first wearable device to the second wearable device, wherein the first communication is derived from the first facial skin micromovements and is transmitted for presentation to a wearer of the second wearable device;

receive a second communication via the wireless communication channel from the second wearable device, wherein the second communication is derived from second facial skin micromovements detected by the second wearable device; and

present the second communication to a wearer of the first wearable device.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2026
From: Q (CUE) LTD.
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 075350/0371 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2026
From: Q (CUE) LTD.,
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 075504/0286 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2024
From: MAIZELS, AVIAD; BARLIYA, AVI; KORNBLAU, GIORA; WEXLER, YONATAN
To: Q (CUE) LTD.
Reel/Frame 068324/0204 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation PCTIB2023057369 · Jul 19, 2023
Provisional Application 63487299 · Feb 28, 2023
Provisional Application 63441183 · Jan 26, 2023
Provisional Application 63438061 · Jan 10, 2023
Provisional Application 63394329 · Aug 2, 2022
Provisional Application 63390653 · Jul 20, 2022
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