Apparatuses, methods and systems for a sensor array adapted for vision computing
AssigneeMeta View, Inc.
InventorsAli Shahdi, Agis Mesolongitis, Alan Beltran
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosed apparatuses, methods and systems provide a sensor array including multiple sensors configured and arranged to enable one or more augmented or virtual reality applications in computer vision system. For example, the sensor array is arranged and configured to acquire different types of sensor data that are combined and processed using computer vision processes in order to augment a user's physical environment with virtual information.
Claims23
A sensor array optimized for an augmented or virtual reality system, the array comprising:
- a plurality of sensors including:
- two cameras;
- and
- a mechanical assembly positioning the plurality of sensors in a configuration optimized to sense information for one or more computer vision applications of the augmented or virtual reality system, wherein the mechanical assembly includes:
- a first generally planar portion including two opposite ends;
- and
- two wing portions, each wing portion extending from one of the ends of the first portion and formed of a generally planar portion angled from the ends of the first planar portion, each wing portion positioning one of the two cameras to sense features in wide compound field of view and stereoscopically sense features in an overlapping field of view,
- wherein the angle formed between a plane of the first portion and a plane of each wing portion is a compound angle.
A sensor array optimized for an augmented or virtual reality system, the array comprising:
- a plurality of sensors including:
- two cameras;
- and
- a mechanical assembly positioning the plurality of sensors in a configuration optimized to sense information for one or more computer vision applications of the augmented or virtual reality system, the mechanical assembly including:
- a first generally planar portion including two opposite ends;
- and
- two wing portions, each wing portion extending from one of the ends of the first portion and formed of a generally planar portion angled from the ends of the first planar portion, each wing portion positioning one of the two cameras,
- wherein an angle formed between each wing portion and the first portion in a horizontal plane bisecting the first portion and the wing portion is approximately 120-150 degrees an angle formed by the intersection of the generally planar portion of each wing portion and the horizontal plane is approximately 60-70 degrees.
An augmented reality or virtual reality head mounted display (HMD) system comprising:
- a display,
- an optical element;
- and
- a sensor array, the sensor array including:
- a plurality of sensors including:
- two cameras;
- and
- a mechanical assembly positioning the plurality of sensors in a configuration optimized to sense information for one or more computer vision applications of an augmented reality processing system, the mechanical assembly including:
- a first generally planar portion including two opposite ends and
- two wing portions, each wing portion extending from one of the ends of the first portion and formed of a generally planar portion angled from the ends of the first planar portion, each wing portion positioning one of the two cameras to sense features in wide compound field of view and stereoscopically sense features in an overlapping field of view;
- and
- a housing adapted to be worn on a head of a user of the HMD including a plurality of openings, wherein the optical element is positioned by the housing relative to the display to reflect or project light emitted from the display to the eyes of the user, and the openings of the housing align with the plurality of sensors arranged by the mechanical assembly within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.