Virtual proximity compass for navigating artificial reality environments
US10984242B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/029
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An artificial reality system includes a head mounted display (HMD) and a compass generator that generates a proximity compass used to locate virtual or physical elements within an artificial reality environment. The artificial reality system can render a proximity compass around or in proximity to a virtual device, a virtual or physical object, or at a designated location. The proximity compass includes graphical elements that can represent virtual experiences (applications, games, utilities etc.), physical or virtual objects, and physical or virtual locations within the artificial reality environment. The positioning of a graphical element within the proximity compass represents a direction of the associated experience, object or location with respect to the HMD. The graphical elements within the proximity compass may rotate around a virtual hand-held device when the user changes the orientation of the hand-held device. The graphical elements may include data that identifies the experience associated with the graphical element.
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