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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2011
John Gassel, Mansfield, MA (US);
Christopher Parkinson, Richland, WA (US);
Hong Choi, Sharon, MA (US);
John Gassel, Mansfield, MA (US);
Christopher Parkinson, Richland, WA (US);
Hong Choi, Sharon, MA (US);
Kopin Corporation, Westborough, MA (US);
Abstract
Connections, software programming and interaction between a smart phone and a Head Mounted Display (HMD) or other video eyewear to improve user experience. The signal from an accelerometer and/or a touch screen in a smart phone is used only for certain control of an application program, such as to steer a racing car or a plane or to move a game persona character within a virtual space. The main scene for the game is displayed in the HMD and not the smart phone screen. One or more inputs from the HMD such as a head tracker or camera, are connected to the smart phone either via a wire or wirelessly such as via WiFi or Bluetooth. The head tracking and/or camera inputs are used as another input to the game, such as to pan/zoom or change the viewpoint of the user. In a still further implementation, the HMD also can have an integrated processor to make it a 'smart' HMD. The game can take advantage of the processing power in such a smart HMD, to implement functions such as side-by-side video processing to provide 3D video to the user.