US 12,081,728 B2
Portable 3D projector with sharing to multiple viewers
John Bernard Ardisana, Torrance, CA (US); Yoav Ben-Haim, Culver City, CA (US); Teodor Dabov, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Varun Sehrawat, Playa Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by John Bernard Ardisana, Torrance, CA (US); Yoav Ben-Haim, Culver City, CA (US); Teodor Dabov, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Varun Sehrawat, Playa Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/849,464.
Application 17/849,464 is a continuation of application No. 16/989,976, filed on Aug. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,394,954.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/888,606, filed on Aug. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0329776 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 13/363 (2018.01); H04N 13/172 (2018.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.01); H04N 13/296 (2018.01); H04N 13/344 (2018.01); H04N 13/398 (2018.01)
CPC H04N 13/363 (2018.05) [H04N 13/172 (2018.05); H04N 13/239 (2018.05); H04N 13/296 (2018.05); H04N 13/344 (2018.05); H04N 13/398 (2018.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
8. A content sharing system comprising:
an eyewear device comprising a processor, a memory, a stereo camera, and a wireless transceiver;
a projector; and
a housing defining an interior sized and shaped to support the projector, the eyewear device, and a projector control device,
wherein the eyewear device further comprises programming in the memory, wherein execution of the programming by the processor configures the eyewear device to perform functions, including functions to:
communicate with the projector and the projector control device;
capture, using the stereo camera, a series of photographs each comprising a pair of raw images;
direct the projector control device to generate a unique invite associated with the series of photographs;
broadcast the unique invite using the wireless transceiver to a plurality of second eyewear devices;
establish a condition, wherein the condition comprises receiving an acceptance of the unique invite from a threshold number of the plurality of second eyewear devices;
based on the condition, transmit the series of photographs to the projector using the wireless transceiver; and
project the series of photographs onto a screen using the projector for viewing by at least the threshold number of the plurality of second eyewear devices.