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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sridhar Kocharlakota, Cupertino, CA (US);
Moiz Sonasath, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brett Foster, Moon Bay, CA (US);
Keshav Byri, Mountainhouse, CA (US);
Kuldeep Modi, San Jose, CA (US);
Nalena Santiago, San Francisco, CA (US);
Siva Boggala, San Jose, CA (US);
Siva Penke, San Jose, CA (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Methods, devices, and computer readable media for control of user interface windows in a virtual reality environment. The method includes displaying a window in a viewable area of a virtual reality environment on a display of a head mountable device (HMD), the viewable area determined based on orientation of the HMD. The method further includes receiving a request to lock a position of the window in the viewable area and locking the position of the window in the viewable area in response to the lock request. The position of the window is fixed in the viewable area relative to the orientation of the HMD, when locked, regardless of the orientation of the HMD.