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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Virtuix Holdings Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Jan Goetgeluk, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald Kurt Bender, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
James Douglas Shuffield, Cedar Park, TX (US);
VIRTUIX HOLDINGS INC., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
In a virtual reality environment a user's movements are coupled, meaning the user cannot walk and look in different directions. Discloses are methods and systems for soft decoupling the movements of the user in a virtual reality environment, enabling the user to look and walk in different directions simulating real-world interactions. The soft decoupling is performed by receiving acceleration and orientation data from sensors attached to the user. A heading and a heading delta based on a ratio are calculated. The calculated heading and a velocity are translated into soft decoupling inputs for the virtual reality environment.