Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Philippe Harscoet

Ciaran Thomas Rochford

Xiaoguang Li

Kihwan Choi

Yoonjeong Heo

Sathyanarayanan Nagarajan Iyer

Kinjal Bhavsar

Ku In Seog

Joungsoo Lee

Ciaran Rochford

Yoon-Jeong Heo

In-Seog Ku

Jung-Soo Lee

Ki-Hwan Choi

An electronic mobile device having a physical display, at least one processor, a volatile memory, and non-volatile memory. Stored in the volatile memory are first instructions for generating a 2D user interface and second instructions for generating a 3D VR environment, and system instructions. In a first operation, the first instructions are executed to generate the 2D user interface and provide the 2D user interface to the physical display. In a second operation, the first instructions are executed to generate the 2D user interface and provide the 2D user interface to a virtual display in the volatile memory. Also, in the second operation, the second instructions are executed to generate the 3D VR environment so as to obtain the 2D user interface from the virtual display and render a 3D image using at least part of the 2D user interface, and provide the 3D image to the physical display.

System and method for two dimensional application usage in three dimensional virtual reality environment

A method and apparatus for coordinating a master/follower device arrangement in a virtual reality (VR) environment is disclosed. A head mounted display (HMD) includes a transceiver, a display, and a processor coupled to the transceiver and display. The processor is configured to control the transceiver to receive, from at least one other HMD, data related to a field of view (FOV) of the at least one other HMD in a virtual reality (VR) environment. The processor is further configured to generate, using the data related to the FOV of the at least one other HMD, an FOV of the HMD in the VR environment.

Guided view mode for virtual reality

A method for dynamic scaling is disclosed. The method includes identifying first scene information to be rendered for display on an electronic device, the electronic device including a screen with a physical resolution, the first scene information associated with an application. The method also includes generating a scaling factor, the scaling factor controlling a resolution of the first scene information as rendered on the screen independently of the physical resolution of the screen. Additionally, the method includes rendering the first scene information as one or more pixels of a virtual display with a virtual resolution based on the scaling factor.

System and method for dynamic transparent scaling of content display

An apparatus and method are presented for displaying information on a head mounted display (HMD). The HMD includes an internal display, visible to a user of the HMD, and an external display, visible to a person other than the user. The method includes displaying internal information on the internal display and displaying external information on the external display, where the external information relates to host system information received from the host system or user information relating to the user.

Dual screen head mounted display

A system and method are presented for alerting a head mounted display (HMD) user to real-world objects. The HMD includes a controller, an internal display, and an external sensor. One or more characteristics of an object in a vicinity of the user are detected, using the external sensor. It is determined whether a detected characteristic matches a predefined criterion, and, if so, an alert is displayed to the user on the internal display.

System and method for alerting VR headset user to real-world objects

A wearable device includes a display, a transceiver, and a processor. The processor is configured to detect, via the transceiver, a device controllable by the wearable device. The processor is also configured to generate a user interface (UI) associated with the device for display on the display based on the detected device. The processor detects an input based on the UI and transmits, via the transceiver, a signal to the device to control the device based on the detected input.

Augmented reality control of internet of things devices

A head mounted device (HMD), method, and computer readable medium for control of AR content to create a sensation that virtual objects are real. The HMD includes a camera, a display, a memory and a processor. The processor is coupled to the memory, the display, and the camera. The processor is configured to identify a physical object in the image data as a marker object. The processor is further configured to display an overlay on the marker object on the display. The processor is further configured to track motion of the marker object. The processor is also configured to adjust the overlay on the display based on the motion of the marker object.

System and method for augmented reality control

A method, electronic device, and non-transitory computer readable medium for a mobile wallet remittance are provided. The method includes displaying, on a display, content including an object. The method also includes determining an area of an eye focus on the display, and associating the area of the eye focus with the object. The method additionally includes receiving a verbal command and deriving a command based on a detected set of lip movements. The method also includes extracting contextual information from at least one of the object associated with the eye focus, the received verbal command, or the derived command. The method also includes determining an intended command, based on the extracted contextual information and a reconciliation of the verbal command with the derived command. The method then performs the determined intended command

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Bellevue, WA, United States of America

Philippe Harscoet