Accessory management of virtual reality system
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorsChia-Wei Chen, Lo-Chien Lee, Kai-Hsiu Chen
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Abstract
A virtual reality system includes a head-mounted display and a processing device. The head-mounted display is configured for displaying a virtual reality content. The processing device is coupled to the head-mounted display device and communicated with an accessory kit. The processing device is configured to collect descriptor information from the accessory kit, obtain an accessory type identification of the accessory kit from the descriptor information, and process input-output data of the accessory kit according to the accessory type identification. The input-output data corresponds to interaction between at least one virtual reality object in the virtual reality content and the accessory kit.
Claims20
A virtual reality system, compatible with an accessory kit, the virtual reality system comprising:
- a head-mounted display, configured for displaying a virtual reality content;
- and
- a processing device, coupled to the head-mounted display device and communicated with the accessory kit, the processing device being configured to:
- collect descriptor information from the accessory kit;
- obtain an accessory type identification of the accessory kit from the descriptor information, the accessory type identification being at least two of a button based input component type identification, and a sensor based input component type identification;
- and
- change input-output data processing of the accessory kit according to the accessory type identification, wherein the input-output data corresponds to interaction between at least one virtual reality object in the virtual reality content and the accessory kit, and wherein the input-output data processing change of the accessory kit according to the accessory type identification further comprises:
- the processing device periodically retrieves a sensor based data input when the accessory type identification includes the sensor based input component type identification, and the processing device retrieves a button based command input when a button based input component is triggered when the ATID includes the button based input component type identification.
A control method, suitable for a virtual reality system comprising an accessory kit, the control method comprising:
- collecting descriptor information from the accessory kit;
- obtaining an accessory type identification of the accessory kit from the descriptor information, the accessory type identification being at least two of a button based input component type identification, and a sensor based input component type identification;
- and
- changing input-output data processing of the accessory kit according to the accessory type identification, wherein the input-output data corresponds to data transmission between the accessory kit and at least one virtual reality object provided by the virtual reality system, and wherein the input-output data processing change of the accessory kit according to the accessory type identification further comprises:
- the processing device periodically retrieves a sensor based data input when the accessory type identification includes the sensor based input component type identification, and
- the processing device retrieves a button based command input when a button based input component is triggered when the accessory type identification includes the button based input component type identification.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with a computer program to execute a control method, wherein the control method comprises:
- collecting descriptor information from an accessory kit;
- obtaining an accessory type identification of the accessory kit from the descriptor information, the accessory type identification being at least two of a button based input component type identification, and a sensor based input component type identification;
- and
- changing input-output data processing of the accessory kit according to the accessory type identification, wherein the input-output data corresponds to interaction between the accessory kit and at least one virtual reality object provided by a virtual reality system, and wherein the input-output data processing change of the accessory kit according to the accessory type identification further comprises:
- the processing device periodically retrieves a sensor based data input when the accessory type identification includes the sensor based input component type identification, and
- the processing device retrieves a button based command input when a button based input component is triggered when the accessory type identification includes the button based input component type identification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.