公开(公告)号：US12076642B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17386468

申请日：2021-07-27

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn T. Black ,  Michael G. Taylor ,  Todd Tokubo

IPC: A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/5372 ,  A63F13/5375 ,  A63F13/5378 ,  A63F13/56 ,  A63F13/58 ,  A63F13/86 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06V40/16 ,  G10L17/22

CPC classification number: A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/5372 ,  A63F13/5375 ,  A63F13/5378 ,  A63F13/56 ,  A63F13/58 ,  A63F13/86 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06T7/74 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06V40/176 ,  G10L17/22 ,  A63F2300/8082 ,  G06T2207/30196

Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving a scene by a head mounted display (HMD) of an HMD user. One method includes receiving image data of a real world space where the HMD is located. The image data is analyzed to identify positional data on the one or more spectators present in the real world space. The method includes identifying, based on the positional data, that a personal space of a spectator is being encroached. The identifying causing an indicator to alert the HMD user of said encroachment of said personal space of the spectator.

公开(公告)号：US11826651B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US16848795

申请日：2020-04-14

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn T. Black ,  Michael G. Taylor ,  Todd Tokubo

IPC: A63F13/65 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/30 ,  G06T11/60 ,  A63F13/837 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T13/80 ,  G06T19/00

CPC classification number: A63F13/65 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  G06T11/60 ,  A63F13/837 ,  A63F2300/8082 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06T13/80 ,  G06T19/003 ,  G09G2354/00

Abstract: Methods for providing guidance to a user wearing a head mounted display (HMD) are provided. One example method includes using a camera of the HMD to track the user wearing the HMD in a real-world space, and identifying a safe zone within the real-world space for interacting with a virtual reality space via the HMD. The method further includes detecting movements of the user in the real-world space. The method includes integrating content into the virtual reality space. The content is configured to provide guidance in direction of movement of the user toward the safe zone of the real-world space. If the user continues to move away from safe zone, pausing presentation of the virtual reality space, and resuming the presentation when the user is in the safe zone.

公开(公告)号：US10905950B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-02

申请号：US16162330

申请日：2018-10-16

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn T. Black

IPC: A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/34 ,  A63F13/25 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04L29/06 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/323 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/212

Abstract: A virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD), a computer-implemented method, and a VR tracking system are described. Generally, a VR HMD includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and an optical sensor. When a second VR HMD is located in a same physical environment, the VR HMD can be operated to track a motion of the second VR HMD in the physical environment. For example, image data captured by the VR HMD in addition to inertial data of both VR HMDs are used to determine a three dimensional (3D) physical position of the second VR HMD and to track the 3D physical position over time. Three degrees of freedom (DOF) or six DOF for the motion are derived from the tracking.

公开(公告)号：US10802787B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-13

申请号：US15472226

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn T. Black ,  Michael G. Taylor ,  Todd Tokubo

IPC: G06F3/147 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/87 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06T19/00

Abstract: A method and system for integrating audience participation content into virtual reality (VR) content presented by head mounted display (HMD) of an HMD user is provided. The method includes providing a VR scene to the HMD of an HMD user and receiving indications from one or more spectator devices of one or more spectators that correspond to requests for audience participation content for participating in the VR scene. The method and system is capable of sending audience participation content to the spectator devices for enabling spectator interactivity with the audience participation content via respective spectator devices. The method and system provided also enables a receiving of the spectator input, which may then be subsequently integrated into the VR scene of the HMD.