Facebook, Inc.

Facebook Technologies, LLC

Eldad Yitzhak

Alexander Sorkine Hornung

Gioacchino Noris

Oskar Linde

Alexandru-Eugen Ichim

Gaurav Chaurasia

Samuel Redmond D'Amico

Andrew Melim

Arthur Nieuwoudt

In one embodiment, a method includes displaying, through a head-mounted display (HMD), virtual objects to a user wearing the HMD. The method then accesses a boundary definition that corresponds to a boundary within a physical space surrounding the user and generates a plurality of spatial points based on depth measurements of physical objects within the physical space. Based on the spatial points, a location at which a physical object is likely to exist is determined. The method determines whether the location of the physical object is inside the boundary definition and, in response to this determination, issues an alert to the user.

Systems and methods for detecting intrusion while in artificial reality

A virtual reality (VR) system tracks the location and position of a controller using image sensors on a headset and a controller. The headset and controller provide a first and second view of a user's environment. Using its camera, the headset generates a map of the environment and identifies its location within it. Based headset's location, the VR system generates a simulated world of the environment and displays it to the user. The headset also estimates the location of the controller. Based on the estimated location, the headset sends a portion of the map to the controller. The controller determines its pose using the portion of the map, the image sensors, and additional sensors. The controller sends its pose and an updated portion of the map to the headset. Based on the controller's pose and updated portion of the map, the VR system modifies the content displayed to the user.

Tracking using controller cameras

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San Mateo, CA, United States of America

Eldad Yitzhak