System and method for receiving user input in virtual/augmented reality
US11399173B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/398
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system comprises a processor; a wearable virtual-reality device coupled to the processor, the virtual-reality device including a display device and a head tracker; and a memory coupled to the processor storing instructions that, when executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to detect, based on movements tracked via the head tracker, that a gaze path through a virtual environment displayed on the display device corresponds to movement of a first target; when it is detected that the gaze path corresponds to movement of the first target, cause the first target to disappear from the virtual environment displayed on the display device, and detect that the gaze path through the virtual environment displayed on the display device corresponds to movement of a second target; and when it is detected that the gaze path corresponds to movement of the second target, perform an action.
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