Frederick William Umminger

US Patent:

20130021233, Jan 24, 2013

Filed:

Jul 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/188360

Inventors:

Frederick Umminger - Oakland CA, US
Jeffrey R. Stafford - Redwood City CA, US
Anton Mikhailov - Campbell CA, US

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345156

Abstract:

Described herein are hand-held controller, system, and method for providing real-time sensations of temperature and/or hardness-softness to the hand-held controller. The hand-held controller comprises a first region configured to be touched by a user and to provide a real-time computer programmable hardness-softness sensation to the user in response to a first trigger signal generated by an interactive program; and a first mechanism, coupled to the first region, to cause the first region to harden relative to a first state, and to cause the first region to soften relative to a second state.

US Patent:

20130021234, Jan 24, 2013

Filed:

Jul 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/188374

Inventors:

Frederick Umminger - Oakland CA, US
Jeffrey R. Stafford - Redwood City CA, US
Anton Mikhailov - Campbell CA, US

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345156

Abstract:

Described herein are hand-held controller, system, and method for providing real-time sensations of temperature and texture to a user of the hand-held controller. The hand-held controller comprises a first region to be touched by a user and to provide a real-time computer programmable texture sensation to a user in response to a first trigger signal generated by an interactive program; and a first mechanism, coupled to the first region, to cause the first region to roughen relative to a first state, and to cause the first region to smooth relative to a second state.

US Patent:

20130021232, Jan 24, 2013

Filed:

Jul 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/188358

Inventors:

Frederick Umminger - Oakland CA, US
Jeffrey R. Stafford - Redwood City CA, US
Anton Mikhailov - Campbell CA, US

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345156

Abstract:

Described herein are hand-held controller, system, and method for providing real-time programmable sensations of texture, hardness-softness, and temperature (thermal) to the hand-held controller. The hand-held controller comprises a first region configured to be touched by a user and to provide a real-time programmable hardness-softness sensation to the user in response to a first trigger signal generated by an interactive program; a second region to be touched by the user and to provide real-time programmable hardness-softness sensations to the user in response to a second trigger signal generated by the interactive program; and a third region to be touched by the user and to provide real-time programmable thermal sensations to the user in response to a third trigger signal generated by the interactive program.

US Patent:

20130021235, Jan 24, 2013

Filed:

Jul 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/188381

Inventors:

Frederick Umminger - Oakland CA, US
Jeffrey R. Stafford - Redwood City CA, US
Anton Mikhailov - Campbell CA, US

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345156

Abstract:

Described herein are hand-held controller, system, and method for providing real-time sensations of texture and hardness-softness to a user of the hand-held controller. The hand-held controller comprises a first region to be touched by a user and to provide real-time computer programmable texture sensations to the user in response to a first trigger signal generated by an interactive program; and a second region to be touched by the user and to provide real-time computer programmable hardness-softness sensations to the user in response to a second trigger signal generated by the interactive program.

US Patent:

20230075644, Mar 9, 2023

Filed:

Sep 13, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/944145

Inventors:

- Tokyo, JP
Frederick Umminger - Oakland CA, US
Richard Marks - Pleasanton CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06F 16/9535
G06F 16/954
G02B 27/01
G06F 3/03
G06F 3/0487
G06F 3/16
G06T 13/40
G06T 19/00
G09G 5/377

Abstract:

Methods and systems for filtering content include identifying content for presenting in a rendering space defined by one or more mechanisms of a head mounted display (HMD), wherein the content is interactive, streaming content. A rating score for the content is identified. The content is dynamically adjusted to selectively filter a portion of the content based on a user profile of the user, rating score of the content, and ongoing interactions detected at the content. The adjusted content is formatted for rendering on the HMD. The formatted content is automatically transmitted to the HMD for rendering, in response to the request.

US Patent:

20230017111, Jan 19, 2023

Filed:

Jul 15, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/865440

Inventors:

- San Mateo CA, US
Philippe CLAVEL - Belmont CA, US
Plamen DRAGOZOV - Redwood City CA, US
Jason Lawrence GOLUBOCK - Davis CA, US
Palmer Noel HOGEN - Glendale CA, US
Sandeep KANUMURI - Redmond WA, US
Pavel PAVLOV - Bishkek, KG
Slawomir STRUMECKI - Vancouver, BC, CA
Joshua Ray TAYLOR - San Mateo CA, US
Frederick William UMMINGER - Oakland CA, US

Assignee:

Roblox Corporation - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

H04S 7/00
H04S 3/00

Abstract:

Implementations described herein relate to methods, systems, and computer-readable media to provide spatialized audio in virtual experiences. The spatialized audio may be used in voice communications such as, for example, voice and/or video chats. The chats may include spatialized audio that is combined at a client device, or at an online experience platform, and is targeted to a particular user. Individual audio streams may be collected from a plurality of avatars and other objects, and combined based on the target user. The audio may also include background and/or ambient sounds to provide a rich, immersive audio stream in virtual experiences.

US Patent:

20200409453, Dec 31, 2020

Filed:

Sep 14, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/020268

Inventors:

- Tokyo, JP
Frederick Umminger - Oakland CA, US
Richard Marks - Pleasanton CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06F 16/9535
G06F 16/954
G02B 27/01
G06F 3/03
G06F 3/0487
G06F 3/16
G06T 13/40
G06T 19/00
G09G 5/377

Abstract:

Methods and systems for filtering content include identifying content for presenting in a rendering space defined by one or more mechanisms of a head mounted display (HMD), wherein the content is interactive, streaming content. A rating score for the content is identified. The content is dynamically adjusted to selectively filter a portion of the content based on a user profile of the user, rating score of the content, and ongoing interactions detected at the content. The adjusted content is formatted for rendering on the HMD. The formatted content is automatically transmitted to the HMD for rendering, in response to the request.

US Patent:

20180018827, Jan 18, 2018

Filed:

Sep 28, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/718877

Inventors:

- Tokyo, JP
Frederick Umminger - Oakland CA, US
Steven Osman - San Mateo CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 19/00
A63F 13/212
A63F 13/24
A63F 13/26
A63F 13/69
A63F 13/75
G06F 3/01
A63F 13/211
G09G 5/36
H04N 21/234
H04N 21/478
H04N 21/45
H04N 21/454
H04N 21/4545
H04N 21/475
H04N 21/431

Abstract:

A method for executing computer instructions for presenting an interactive environment in a head-mounted display (HMD) is described. The method includes identifying content associated with the interactive environment to be presented on the HMD for a user and determining whether an interactive object within the identified content satisfies a threshold for presentation to the user. The method includes augmenting the interactive object with augmentation data. The augmented data acts to change a characteristic of the interactive object. The operation of augmenting the interactive object is performed after determining that the interactive object does not satisfy the threshold for presentation to the user. The augmentation data modifies the interactive object to conform the interactive object to be within the threshold.