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Enhanced pose determination for display device

US12211271B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 2023
Grant dateJan 28, 2025
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2027/0178
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To determine the head pose of a user, a head-mounted display system having an imaging device can obtain a current image of a real-world environment, with points corresponding to salient points which will be used to determine the head pose. The salient points are patch-based and include: a first salient point being projected onto the current image from a previous image, and with a second salient point included in the current image being extracted from the current image. Each salient point is subsequently matched with real-world points based on descriptor-based map information indicating locations of salient points in the real-world environment. The orientation of the imaging devices is determined based on the matching and based on the relative positions of the salient points in the view captured in the current image. The orientation may be used to extrapolate the head pose of the wearer of the head-mounted display system.

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