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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Andrew William Walker, London, GB;
Assignee:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/212 (2014.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01); A63F 13/23 (2014.01); A63F 13/285 (2014.01); A63F 13/211 (2014.01); A63F 13/22 (2014.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/212 (2014.09); A63F 13/213 (2014.09); A63F 13/23 (2014.09); A63F 13/285 (2014.09); A63F 13/211 (2014.09); A63F 13/22 (2014.09); A63F 2300/105 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1012 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1018 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1025 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1037 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1087 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A positional tracking system for tracking a user includes: a plurality of tracking units to be worn by a user, a tracking unit identification unit operable to identify the plurality of tracking units, and a position identification unit operable to identify a position of a user in dependence upon the location of the plurality of tracking units, where each of the plurality of tracking units is operable to transmit a signal that may be used to locate that tracking unit, and wherein the transmitted signal comprises information identifying the transmitting tracking unit and its position and/or orientation.