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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10943382 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 10, 2017

Virtual reality

Applicant:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Elisheva Shapiro, London, GB;

Martin Shenton, London, GB;

Martin Echenique, London, GB;

Claire Blackshaw, London, GB;

Assignee:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.;

Attorney:

Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Brian M Butcher

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/40 (2011.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); A63F 13/211 (2014.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); A63F 13/428 (2014.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); A63F 13/56 (2014.01); A63F 13/215 (2014.01); A63F 13/26 (2014.01); A63F 13/87 (2014.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); A63F 13/58 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/40 (2013.01); A63F 13/211 (2014.09); A63F 13/213 (2014.09); A63F 13/215 (2014.09); A63F 13/26 (2014.09); A63F 13/428 (2014.09); A63F 13/56 (2014.09); A63F 13/87 (2014.09); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06K 9/00355 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06T 19/003 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); H04N 7/157 (2013.01); A63F 13/58 (2014.09); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0141 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0187 (2013.01);
Abstract

A virtual reality apparatus includes an image generator configured to generate images representing a user of a virtual environment. The image generator is responsive to selection of a predetermined input by the user. The apparatus also includes a video camera for use in image-based tracking of a user by the image generator. The predetermined input selected by the user is the performing of a predetermined physical gesture in view of the video camera. The image generator is arranged to select a respective emoji responsive to the predetermined physical gesture of the user for display to other users.

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