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Patent No.:

US 9904055 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2015

Smart placement of virtual objects to stay in the field of view of a head mounted display

Applicant:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Aaron Burns, Newcastle, WA (US);

Ben Sugden, Redmond, WA (US);

Tom Salter, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorneys:

Mark K. Young

Mayer & Williams PC

Primary Examiner:

Kent Chang

Assistant Examiner:

Benjamin Morales Fernande

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0123 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0261 (2013.01);
Abstract

An HMD device is configured to check the placement of newly introduced objects in a virtual reality environment such as interactive elements like menus, widgets, and notifications to confirm that the objects are significantly present within the user's field of view. If the intended original placement would locate the object outside the field of view, the HMD device relocates the object so that a portion of the object is viewable at the edge of the HMD display closest to its original placement. Such smart placement of virtual objects enables the user to readily discover new objects when they are introduced into the virtual reality environment, and then interact with the objects within a range of motions and/or head positions that is comfortable to support a more optimal interaction and user experience.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Burns, Aaron. (2018). Smart placement of virtual objects to stay in the field of view of a head mounted display (U.S. Patent No. 9904055). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9904055

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