The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2022
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert S. Stumm, Edina, MN (US);
Kameron A. Healy, Champlin, MN (US);
Sarah K. Amundsen, Chaska, MN (US);
Jeremy D. Montour, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Matthew M. Culver, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Marc J. Jensen, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Paul D. Eckhardt, Austin, TX (US);
Shawn A. Roske, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A virtual reality system includes a network, a virtual reality server coupled to the network including a voice streaming server configured to stream audio data, a plurality of computing devices coupled to the network and the virtual reality server and each having a display assembly configured to render virtual reality spaces and objects. At least one of the computing devices is a virtual reality headset that includes one or more tracking cameras configured to sense positioning of a user's hands relative to the headset worn by the user, at least one microphone and at least one speaker. The voice streaming server is activated to stream microphone audio data from the microphone to speakers associated with other of the plurality of computing devices when one of the user's hands associated with the headset is located a threshold distance from the tracking camera of the headset.