Htc Corporation

Sheng-Yang Pan

Ssu-Po Chin

Abhishek Saxena

Hsin-Ti Chueh

Chia-Wei Chen

Chien-Lung Chou

Chun-Hao Fan

The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for determining physical characteristics of objects, a host, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: detecting a first physical object in an environment; obtaining a first motion behavior of a reference object, wherein the first motion behavior corresponds to an interact event of the reference object interacting with the first physical object; and determining a first physical characteristic of the first physical object based on the first motion behavior.

Method for determining physical characteristics of objects, host, and computer readable storage medium

A method, a system and a recording medium for accessory pairing are provided. The method comprises: determining a type of the accessory based on the identifying information of an accessory; recognizing a type of a user body part according to an image; in response to the accessory is applicable to the user body part according to the type of accessory and the type of the user body part, obtaining a first position of the accessory within an environment and obtaining a second position of the user body part within the environment; and configuring the accessory to pair the user body part according to the first position of the accessory and the second position of the user body part.

Method, system and recording medium for accessory pairing

An immersive system includes a processing device. The processing device is communicated with an interface device and an electronic display in a head mounted display device. The interface device includes a haptic feedback circuit. The haptic feedback circuit is configured to induce a haptic feedback. The interface device includes a haptic feedback circuit. The haptic feedback circuit is configured to induce a haptic feedback. The processing device is configured to provide an immersive content to the electronic display. The processing device is configured to identify a simulated object corresponding to the interface device in the immersive content, and identify an interaction event occurring to the simulated object in the immersive content. The processing device is configured to determine a vibration pattern according to the interaction event and the simulated object, and control the haptic feedback circuit to induce the haptic feedback according to the vibration pattern.

Control method and immersive system for generating haptic feedback

A control method suitable for a mobile device comprising a camera includes operations as follows: obtaining a description of a first wireless device adjacent to the mobile device through a wireless communication packet; capturing a first image of a physical environment by the camera; recognizing a first candidate object within the first image; matching the first candidate object with the description of the first wireless device; and in response to that the first candidate object matches with the description of the first wireless device and a first predetermined instruction is received, generating a first command according to the description of the first wireless device, wherein the first command is to be transmitted to the first wireless device over a wireless communication for manipulating the first wireless device.

Mobile device and control method

A motion detection system, a motion detection method and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided. The motion detection system includes one or more haptic feedback devices and a motion sensor. The haptic feedback devices are equipped with one or more haptic feedback elements. The haptic feedback elements are configured to perform a haptic feedback. The haptic feedback elements are triggered to perform a haptic feedback according to a haptic feedback command. A detection value from the motion sensor is modified in response to the haptic feedback elements being triggered by the haptic feedback command. Accordingly, the precision for positioning the haptic feedback devices can be improved.

Motion detection system, motion detection method and computer-readable recording medium thereof

A control method suitable for a mobile device comprising a camera includes operations as follows: obtaining a description of a first wireless device adjacent to the mobile device over a first wireless communication; capturing a first image of a physical environment by the camera; recognizing a first candidate object within the first image; matching the first candidate object with the description of the first wireless device; and in response to that the first candidate object matches with the description of the first wireless device and a first predetermined instruction is received by the camera, generating a first command according to the description of the first wireless device, wherein the first command is to be transmitted to the first wireless device over a second wireless communication for manipulating the first wireless device.

A method, a virtual reality (VR) apparatus and a recording medium for fast moving in a virtual reality are provided. The method is applicable to a VR apparatus including a head-mounted display (HMD), a locator and a calculation device. In the method, the calculation device executes an application of the VR to display frames of the application on the HMD. Then, the calculation device detects a moving direction of a user wearing the HMD in a three-dimensional space by using the locator. Afterwards, the calculation device fast moves a field of view of the frames from a current location toward the moving direction.

Method, virtual reality apparatus and recording medium for fast moving in virtual reality

A method, a virtual reality apparatus and a recording medium for displaying fast moving frames of virtual reality are provided. The method is adapted to a virtual reality apparatus including a head-mounted display (HMD), a locator and a computing device. In the method, the computing device executes an application of virtual reality, and displays frames of the application on the HMD. When fast moving of the frames of the application is about to be occurred, the computing device prompts the fast moving to guide a user wearing the HMD to turn a line of sight to a direction of gravity, and then fast moves a field of view of the frames to the direction of gravity.

Method, virtual reality apparatus and recording medium for displaying fast-moving frames of virtual reality

A method for controlling an electronic device and an associated apparatus are provided, where the electronic device includes a proximity sensor for performing proximity detection, and the method includes the steps of: determining whether a first condition is satisfied according to an application status; performing a proximity sensor threshold adjustment operation corresponding to the first condition when the first condition is satisfied, to obtain an adjusted proximity sensor threshold for the proximity sensor; and performing proximity detection by utilizing the proximity sensor according to the adjusted proximity sensor threshold. The step of determining whether the first condition is satisfied according to the application status may further include: when a specific application is running in the foreground or launched, determining that the first condition is satisfied. For example, when the specific application is running in the foreground, the proximity sensor threshold adjustment operation corresponding to the specific application can be performed.

Method for controlling an electronic device equipped with sensing components, and associated apparatus

An electronic apparatus comprising an environment sensing device, a display, a touch sensing device, and a processing module comprising a main controller and a sub-controller is disclosed. The main controller performs a predetermined function based a touch input. The sub-controller computes a tilt angle of the electronic apparatus, and activates the touch sensing device without turning on the display if the tilt angle falls in a predetermined angle range, while the main controller is in the sleep mode. The processing module performs following steps when the display is off: determining the touch input is valid or invalid; keeping the display off if the touch input is invalid. The sub-controller wakes and activates the main controller to turn on the display and to control the electronic apparatus to perform the predetermined function according to a gesture formed by the touch input if the touch input is valid.

Touch input determining method which can determine if the touch input is valid or not valid and electronic apparatus applying the method

A touch input determining method applied to an electronic apparatus with a touch sensing device, which comprises: (a) determining a size for a region of the touch sensing device that an object provides at least one touch input to; (b) if the size is larger than or equals to a first predetermined value, not determining the touch input is a valid touch input; and (c) if the size is smaller than or equals to a second predetermined value, not determining the touch input is a valid touch input, wherein the second predetermined value is smaller than the first predetermined value.

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Sheng-Yang Pan