公开(公告)号：US10055018B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US14517733

申请日：2014-10-17

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Todd Tokubo ,  Frederick Umminger

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  A63F13/212 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06T19/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/014 ,  A63F13/212 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/013 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06T19/006

Abstract: A glove interface object is provided, comprising: an index finger portion; a resistance circuit including an index resistor defined along a length of the index finger portion, and a power source for applying a current across the index resistor; a thumb portion; a probe circuit including a thumb contact defined on the thumb portion, the probe circuit configured to read a voltage, via the thumb contact, at a location along the length of the index resistor at which contact between the thumb contact and the index resistor occurs; a data processing module for processing the voltage read by the probe circuit to generate thumb-index control data that is indicative of the location at which the contact between the thumb contact and the index resistor occurs; a communications module configured to send the thumb-index control data to a computing device for processing to define a setting for a virtual environment.

公开(公告)号：US20180093177A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15475976

申请日：2017-03-31

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Todd Tokubo

IPC: A63F13/235 ,  H04B7/04 ,  G09G5/00 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/327

CPC classification number: G06F3/012 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/327 ,  A63F13/332 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/53 ,  A63F2300/8082 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F2203/0384 ,  H04B7/04

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) is provided, including the following: a transceiver; a plurality of antenna arrays; a selector configured to determine which of the antenna arrays is active for wireless communication of data by the transceiver; a display configured to render video data received by the transceiver through the active antenna array.

公开(公告)号：US09649558B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-16

申请号：US14633415

申请日：2015-02-27

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Roger Stafford ,  Todd Tokubo

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F2300/1012 ,  A63F2300/1031 ,  A63F2300/1087 ,  A63F2300/1093 ,  A63F2300/301 ,  A63F2300/303 ,  A63F2300/308 ,  A63F2300/538 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/014 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06K9/00382

Abstract: A method to identify positions of fingers of a hand is described. The method includes capturing images of a first hand using a plurality of cameras that are part of a wearable device. The wearable device is attached to a wrist of a second hand and the plurality of cameras of the wearable device is disposed around the wearable device. The method includes repeating capturing of additional images of the first hand, the images and the additional images captured to produce a stream of captured image data during a session of presenting the virtual environment in a head mounted display (HMD). The method includes sending the stream of captured image data to a computing device that is interfaced with the HMD. The computing device is configured to process the captured image data to identify changes in positions of the fingers of the first hand.

公开(公告)号：US12002179B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17497712

申请日：2021-10-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Jorge Arroyo Palacios ,  Todd Tokubo

IPC: G06T19/20 ,  A63B24/00 ,  A63B71/06 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06V20/20 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06V40/20

CPC classification number: G06T19/20 ,  A63B24/0006 ,  A63B71/0622 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06V20/20 ,  G06V40/103 ,  G06V40/23 ,  A63B2071/0636 ,  G06T2219/2021

Abstract: Methods and systems describe augmenting image content presented on a mirror display. The method includes detecting images of a user in an activity volume in front of the mirror display; the detecting includes identifying a body of the user and tracking movements by the user while in the activity volume. The method includes receiving a request to predict a change in physique of the body of the user, the request includes input parameters that identify a physical exercise and an amount of said physical exercise. The method includes generating an augmented image of the body of the user; the augmented image of the body has said change in physique, the change in physique of the body is assembled from one or more three-dimensional (3D) models of one or more body parts of the body that have been adjusted in shape.

公开(公告)号：US11768537B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17689957

申请日：2022-03-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Todd Tokubo ,  Steven Osman ,  Jeffrey Roger Stafford ,  Crusoe Xiadong Mao ,  Glenn Black

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G09G5/14 ,  H04S7/00 ,  A63F13/53 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/211 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G06F3/16 ,  A63F13/32 ,  A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/30

CPC classification number: G06F3/013 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/32 ,  A63F13/53 ,  A63F13/54 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G09G3/003 ,  G09G5/14 ,  H04S7/303 ,  H04S7/304 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F2300/6081 ,  A63F2300/6615 ,  G09G2340/0407 ,  G09G2354/00 ,  G09G2370/16 ,  H04S2400/11 ,  H04S2420/01

Abstract: A method is provided, including: tracking a location of a head-mounted display (HMD); tracking a gaze of a user of the HMD; generating video depicting a view of a virtual environment for the HMD based on the gaze of the user of the HMD; initiating wireless transmission of the video to the HMD for display on the HMD to the user, wherein initiating the wireless transmission includes setting a beamforming of a wireless transceiver towards the location of the head-mounted display; processing signal quality feedback received from the HMD to determine a quality of the wireless transmission; responsive to a loss in the quality of the wireless transmission, then adjusting the beamforming of the wireless transceiver.

公开(公告)号：US20230241491A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US17589854

申请日：2022-01-31

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Stafford ,  Andrew Young ,  Todd Tokubo

IPC: A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/217 ,  G02B27/01

CPC classification number: A63F13/215 ,  A63F13/217 ,  G02B27/0101 ,  G02B2027/014

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining a type of material of an object in a real-world environment are described. One of the methods includes receiving a plurality of sets of audio data based on sounds received from a plurality of objects within a plurality of environments. The method further includes receiving a plurality of sets of input data regarding a plurality of types of materials of the plurality of objects, training an artificial intelligence (AI) model based on the plurality of sets of audio data and the plurality of sets of input data, and applying the AI model to a set of audio data captured from the real-world environment to determine the type of material of the object within the real-world environment to enhance the realism of augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) video games and applications.

公开(公告)号：US11071915B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US15428133

申请日：2017-02-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

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

IPC: A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/58 ,  A63F13/5375 ,  A63F13/26 ,  A63F13/56 ,  A63F13/5372 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/5378 ,  A63F13/86 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G10L17/22

Abstract: Systems and methods for processing operations for delivering spectator feedback content to a head mounted display (HMD) of an HMD user are provided. A computer-implemented method includes providing a VR scene to an HMD user and capturing images of one or more spectators usable to detect a presence and emotional state of the one or more spectators. The method also includes displaying within the VR scene of the HMD user one or more avatars representing the presence of the one or more spectators. Further, the method includes delivering an indication of the detected emotional state of the one or more spectators via the one or more avatars, respectively.

公开(公告)号：US20210026588A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-28

申请号：US17069832

申请日：2020-10-13

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 computer-implemented method for processing operations for integrating audience participation content into virtual reality (VR) content presented by a head mounted display (HMD) of an HMD user is provided. The method includes providing a VR scene to the HMD of the HMD user and receiving indications from one or more spectator devices of respective one or more spectators. The indications corresponding to requests for audience participation content for participating in the VR scene. The method includes sending audience participation content to the one or more spectator devices. The audience participation content configured to be displayed on respective displays associated with the one or more spectator devices. The audience participation content further includes interactive content for obtaining spectator input from the one or more spectators via the one or more spectator devices, respectively. The method includes augmenting the VR scene based on the spectator inputs in response to the interactive content of the audience participation content.

公开(公告)号：US10747306B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US16209903

申请日：2018-12-04

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Todd Tokubo

IPC: A63F13/53 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  A63F13/332 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/5255 ,  A63F13/212 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04B7/06 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/327 ,  H04B7/04

Abstract: A wireless communication system for use by a head-mounted display (HMD), including: the HMD having a band for attachment to a head of a user; the wireless communication system includes an antenna disposed on a top side of the band of the HMD, the antenna configured to receive an RF signal from an RF transmitter, the RF signal including video data that is encoded in a compressed format; the wireless communication system includes a receiver configured to decode the RF signal received through the antenna; the HMD includes a display configured to render the video data.

公开(公告)号：US10547704B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US15481324

申请日：2017-04-06

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Erik Beran ,  Todd Tokubo

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Predictive pre-fetching of streams for 360 degree video is described. User view orientation metadata is obtained for a 360 degree video stream that includes data for a plurality of viewports. Data corresponding to one or more high-resolution frames for a particular one of the viewports is pre-fetched based on the user view orientation metadata and those frames are displayed. The high resolution frames are characterized by a higher resolution than for remaining viewports.