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Virtual environment generating system

US9734633B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 27, 2012
Grant dateAug 15, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V20/20
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and related methods for visually augmenting an appearance of a physical environment as seen by a user through a head-mounted display device are provided. In one embodiment, a virtual environment generating program receives eye-tracking information, lighting information, and depth information from the head-mounted display. The program generates a virtual environment that models the physical environment and is based on the lighting information and the distance of a real-world object from the head-mounted display. The program visually augments a virtual object representation in the virtual environment based on the eye-tracking information, and renders the virtual object representation on a transparent display of the head-mounted display device.

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