Automatic peripheral pairing with hand assignments in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (xR) applications

A hardware memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of a Head-Mounted Device (HMD) worn by a user, cause the HMD to:

• in response to activation of a pairing button, detect one or more Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) landmarks corresponding to a peripheral device;
• receive a pairing code from the peripheral device via a first communication channel;
• transmit an indication of the pairing code to the peripheral device via a second communication channel;
• pair the peripheral device to the HMD;
• split a Field-of-View (FOV) into a left side and a right side;
• and
• at least one of:
• in response to the one or more SLAM landmarks being located on the left side, assign the peripheral device to the user's left hand;
• or
• in response to the one or more SLAM landmarks being located on the right side, assign the peripheral device to the user's right hand.

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by an Information Handling System (IHS), one or more Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) landmarks corresponding to a peripheral device;
• in response to the detection, firstly exchanging a pairing code with the peripheral device via a first communication channel;
• in response to a successful first exchange, secondly exchanging an indication of the pairing code with the peripheral device via a second communication channel;
• in response to a successful second exchange, pairing the peripheral device with the IHS;
• assigning the peripheral device to a user;
• detecting, by the IHS, one or more other SLAM landmarks corresponding to another peripheral device;
• in response to the detection, thirdly exchanging another pairing code with the other peripheral device;
• in response to a successful third exchange, pairing the other peripheral device with the IHS;
• and
• assigning the other peripheral device to another user.

An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to:
• receive one or more Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) landmarks corresponding to a peripheral device;
• transmit a pairing code to the peripheral device via a first communication channel;
• in response to activation of a pairing button, receive an indication of the pairing code from the peripheral device via a second communication channel;
• pair the peripheral device;
• receive one or more other SLAM landmarks corresponding to another peripheral device;
• and
• at least one of:
• determine that the other peripheral device belongs to the user based upon a distance between the other SLAM landmarks and the HMD being below a first threshold;
• determine whether the other peripheral device belongs to the user based upon a comparison between a Kalman Gain of the one or more SLAM landmarks and another Kalman Gain of the other one or more SLAM landmarks;
• or
• determine that the other peripheral device belongs to another user based upon a distance between the other SLAM landmarks and the HMD being above a second threshold.