Virtual reality system capable of communicating sensory information
US10551909B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure describes a virtual reality system, including: a database configured to store sensory information paired with at least one virtual object; a virtual reality rendering unit to render the virtual object, where the virtual reality rendering unit is configured to render a virtual representation of a user of the system; a signal control unit configured to be connected to the virtual reality rendering unit; and a sensory stimulation unit comprising one or more sensory stimulators, where the one or more sensory stimulators are configured to be connected to at least part of an actual body of the user of the system, where the signal control unit is further configured to communicate the sensory information to the sensory stimulation unit upon interaction between the virtual object and the virtual representation in the virtual reality, and where the one or more sensory stimulators are configured to stimulate the part of the user's actual body based on the sensory information.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.