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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.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Nevermind Capital Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Matt McCarty, Irvine, CA (US);
Hector Medina, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
David Cole, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Alan Moss, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nevermind Capital LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/472 (2011.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); H04N 21/42202 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for implementing a playback system capable of operating as a virtual or augmented reality device are described. In various embodiment one or more environmental triggers are detected and an action is taken based on the detected trigger, user input and/or other environmental conditions. The methods allow a user who is subject to an immersive experience to smoothly transition in/or out of the virtual environment and respond to environmental triggers which may require a user to take an action.