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Fix Alexander Jobe
US45 patents
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FACEBOOK TECH LLC
37 patentsUS10664953B1May 26, 2020
Systems and methods for generating defocus blur effects
FACEBOOK TECH LLC42 citations97
US10893260B2Jan 12, 2021
Depth mapping with a head mounted display using stereo cameras and structured light
FACEBOOK TECH LLC33 citations95
US10852817B1Dec 1, 2020
Eye tracking combiner having multiple perspectives
FACEBOOK TECH LLC38 citations94
US10725302B1Jul 28, 2020
Stereo imaging with Fresnel facets and Fresnel reflections
FACEBOOK TECH LLC24 citations94
US10585477B1Mar 10, 2020
Patterned optical filter for eye tracking
FACEBOOK TECH LLC26 citations94
US10417784B1Sep 17, 2019
Boundary region glint tracking
FACEBOOK TECH LLC22 citations94
US10402950B1Sep 3, 2019
Optical measurement system
FACEBOOK TECH LLC18 citations93
US10241569B2Mar 26, 2019
Focus adjustment method for a virtual reality headset
FACEBOOK TECH LLC20 citations93
US11238340B1Feb 1, 2022
Predictive eyetracking using recurrent neural networks
FACEBOOK TECH LLC30 citations92
US11176367B1Nov 16, 2021
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for mapping a surface of an eye via an event camera
FACEBOOK TECH LLC22 citations92
US10937129B1Mar 2, 2021
Autofocus virtual reality headset
FACEBOOK TECH LLC10 citations86
US11094075B1Aug 17, 2021
Systems and methods utilizing a machine learning model for generating defocus blur effects
FACEBOOK TECH LLC12 citations85
US11042034B2Jun 22, 2021
Head mounted display calibration using portable docking station with calibration target
FACEBOOK TECH LLC9 citations85
US11367165B2Jun 21, 2022
Neural super-sampling for real-time rendering
FACEBOOK TECH LLC8 citations84
US10816809B2Oct 27, 2020
Holographic in-field illuminator
FACEBOOK TECH LLC10 citations84
US10445860B2Oct 15, 2019
Autofocus virtual reality headset
FACEBOOK TECH LLC11 citations84
US11112865B1Sep 7, 2021
Systems and methods for using a display as an illumination source for eye tracking
FACEBOOK TECH LLC8 citations82
US10990816B1Apr 27, 2021
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for mapping corneal curvature
FACEBOOK TECH LLC5 citations82
US10963046B1Mar 30, 2021
Drift corrected eye tracking
FACEBOOK TECH LLC3 citations73
US10878594B1Dec 29, 2020
Boundary region glint tracking
FACEBOOK TECH LLC2 citations73
US10848753B1Nov 24, 2020
Eye-tracking system using a scanning laser assembly
FACEBOOK TECH LLC6 citations73
US10440355B2Oct 8, 2019
Depth mapping with a head mounted display using stereo cameras and structured light
FACEBOOK TECH LLC3 citations73
US10685431B1Jun 16, 2020
Optical measurement system
FACEBOOK TECH LLC4 citations72
US11120258B1Sep 14, 2021
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for scanning an eye via a folding mirror
FACEBOOK TECH LLC4 citations70
US10330936B2Jun 25, 2019
Focal surface display
FACEBOOK TECH LLC3 citations70
US11409240B2Aug 9, 2022
Holographic pattern generation for head-mounted display (HMD) eye tracking using a diffractive optical element
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations62
US11407731B2Aug 9, 2022
Holographic in-field illuminator
FACEBOOK TECH LLC1 citations62
US11113794B2Sep 7, 2021
Systems and methods for generating defocus blur effects
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations62
US10948873B2Mar 16, 2021
Holographic pattern generation for head-mounted display (HMD) eye tracking using a lens array
FACEBOOK TECH LLC1 citations62
US10838362B2Nov 17, 2020
Holographic pattern generation for head-mounted display (HMD) eye tracking using a prism array
FACEBOOK TECH LLC1 citations62
US10489648B2Nov 26, 2019
Eye tracking using time multiplexing
FACEBOOK TECH LLC1 citations62
US11281160B2Mar 22, 2022
Holographic pattern generation for head-mounted display (HMD) eye tracking using a fiber exposure
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations52
US11256213B2Feb 22, 2022
Holographic pattern generation for head-mounted display (HMD) eye tracking using an array of parabolic mirrors
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations52
US10942489B2Mar 9, 2021
Wide-field holographic pattern generation for head-mounted display (HMD) eye tracking
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations52
US10878236B2Dec 29, 2020
Eye tracking using time multiplexing
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations52
US11106276B2Aug 31, 2021
Focus adjusting headset
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations50
US10558049B2Feb 11, 2020
Focal surface display
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations49
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC
5 patentsUS11715331B1Aug 1, 2023
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for mapping corneal curvature
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC3 citations71
US12310887B1May 27, 2025
Light patterns for corneal topography
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations62
US11458040B2Oct 4, 2022
Corneal topography mapping with dense illumination
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC1 citations62
US11662812B2May 30, 2023
Systems and methods for using a display as an illumination source for eye tracking
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations59
US11853473B2Dec 26, 2023
Differential illumination for corneal glint detection
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations43