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Protection for head mounted display device

US10952479B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 2018
Grant dateMar 23, 2021
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2027/0167
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A head mounted display (HMD) device that includes a plurality of sensors, an actuator, a plurality of protective mechanisms, and a processor configured to identify a situational state of a user of the HMD device within a proximity of the user, based on sensor input received from the plurality of sensors. A risk-level of a potential injury to the user from a component of the HMD device is determined based on the identified situational state and the sensor input. A protective mechanism is selected from the plurality of protective mechanisms based on the identified situational state and the determined risk-level. The actuator is controlled to deploy the selected protective mechanism to mitigate injury to the user from the component of the HMD device, based on the identified situational state and the determined risk-level.

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