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US 10,473,932 B2Granted
Method for operating a virtual reality system, and virtual reality system
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorMarcus Kühne
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Abstract
A virtual reality system displays a virtual motor vehicle from a virtual observation position using virtual reality glasses worn by a person. If the virtual motor vehicle is displayed in an interior view, a height of the virtual observation position is set depending on a height position of the virtual reality glasses detected by a detection device, and depending on the vehicle model of the virtual motor vehicle on display. If the virtual motor vehicle is displayed in an exterior view, the height of the virtual observation position is set depending on the detected height position of the virtual reality glasses but independently of the vehicle model.
Claims20
A method for operating a virtual reality system, in which a virtual motor vehicle is displayed from a virtual observation position by using a virtual reality headset worn by a person, the method comprising:
- displaying an interior view of the virtual motor vehicle at a first predetermined height of the virtual observation position, the first predetermined height being determined based on a height position of the virtual reality headset, detected by a capture device, and based on a vehicle model of the virtual motor vehicle;
- displaying the interior view of the virtual motor vehicle for as long as the capture device detects the person sitting in a seating area, and switching, by the virtual reality headset, from displaying the interior view of the virtual motor vehicle to displaying an exterior view of the virtual motor vehicle when the capture device no longer detects the person sitting in the seating area;
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- displaying the exterior view of the virtual motor vehicle at a second predetermined height of the virtual observation position, the second predetermined height being determined based on the height position of the virtual reality headset detected by the capture device and independently of the vehicle model of the virtual motor vehicle.
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A virtual reality system, comprising:
- a virtual reality headset having a screen to display a virtual environment in which a virtual motor vehicle is displayed from a virtual observation position;
- a capture device to detect a height position of the virtual reality headset;
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- a controller configured to actuate the virtual reality headset to:
- display an interior view of the virtual motor vehicle at a first predetermined height of the virtual observation position, the first predetermined height being determined based on the height position of the virtual reality headset detected by the capture device, and based on a vehicle model of the virtual motor vehicle,
- display the interior view of the virtual motor vehicle for as long as the capture device detects a person wearing the virtual reality headset sitting in a seating area, and to cause the virtual reality headset to switch from displaying the interior view of the virtual motor vehicle to display an exterior view of the virtual motor vehicle when the capture device no longer detects the person sitting in the seating area, and
- display the exterior view of the virtual motor vehicle at a second predetermined height of the virtual observation position, the second predetermined height being determined based on the height position of the virtual reality headset detected by the capture device and independently of the vehicle model of the virtual motor vehicle.
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A virtual reality system, comprising:
- a virtual reality headset, wearable on a head of a person, having a screen to display a virtual environment in which a virtual motor vehicle is displayed from a virtual observation position;
- a capture device to detect, within a predefined capture space, a height position of the virtual reality headset with respect to a ground plane of the predefined capture space;
- a seat occupancy sensor system arranged at or in a seat provided within the predefined capture space, configured to detect whether the person is sitting in the seat;
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- a controller configured to actuate the virtual reality headset to:
- display one of an interior view of the virtual motor vehicle and an exterior view of the virtual motor vehicle, based on the detection by the seat occupancy sensor of whether the person is sitting in the seat,
- when the seat occupancy sensor detects the person is sitting in the seat, display the interior view of the virtual motor vehicle at a first predetermined height of the virtual observation position, the first predetermined height being determined based on the height position of the virtual reality headset detected by the capture device, and based on a vehicle model of the virtual motor vehicle, and
- when the seat occupancy sensor detects the person is not sitting in the seat, display the exterior view of the virtual motor vehicle at a second predetermined height of the virtual observation position, the second predetermined height being determined based on the height position of the virtual reality headset detected by the capture device and independently of the vehicle model of the virtual motor vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.