US Patent Issued to Meta Platforms Technologies on Aug. 18 for "Waveguide-based beacon configuration for tracking" (Chinese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,645, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies LLC (Menlo Park, Calif.).

"Waveguide-based beacon configuration for tracking" was invented by Jinlin Cai (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Waveguide-based beacon configurations for tracking, for example, virtual reality (VR) controllers, are disclosed. In some implementations, a device may include a light emitting diode, a waveguide, and an optical element. The waveguide may be formed within a frame of the device for a virtual reality headset. The optical element may be configured to couple a light from the light emitting diode into the waveguide. The waveguid...