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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Tom G. Salter, Seattle, WA (US);
Ben J. Sugden, Woodinville, WA (US);
Daniel Deptford, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert L. Crocco, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Brian E. Keane, Bellevue, WA (US);
Laura K. Massey, Redmond, WA (US);
Alex Aben-Athar Kipman, Redmond, WA (US);
Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Seattle, WA (US);
Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for displaying virtual objects in a mixed reality environment in a way that is optimal and most comfortable for a user to interact with the virtual objects. When a user is not focused on the virtual object, which may be a heads-up display, or HUD, the HUD may remain body locked to the user. As such, the user may explore and interact with a mixed reality environment presented by the head mounted display device without interference from the HUD. When a user wishes to view and/or interact with the HUD, the user may look at the HUD. At this point, the HUD may change from a body locked virtual object to a world locked virtual object. The user is then able to view and interact with the HUD from different positions and perspectives of the HUD.