US 11,455,035 B2 · Inputs to virtual reality devices from touch surface devices

Abstract

In example implementations, a virtual reality (VR) system is provided. The VR system includes a head mounted display (HMD), a hand wearable interface, a wireless communication interface, and a processor. The HMD is to display a computer generated artificial world. The wireless communication interface is to establish a wireless communication path. The processor is communicatively coupled to the HMD, the hand wearable interface, and the wireless communication interface. The processor is to receive an indication that a touch screen device is located from a locator device in the HMD or the hand wearable device, to establish a wireless connection to the touch screen device via the wireless communication interface, and to receive an input via the touch screen device.

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Dependent claims

A virtual reality (VR) system, comprising:

a head mounted display (HMD) to display a computer generated artificial world;
a hand wearable interface;
a wireless communication interface to establish a wireless communication path;
and
a processor communicatively coupled to the HMD, the hand wearable interface, and the wireless communication interface, the processor to receive an indication that a touch screen device is located from a locator device in the HMD or the hand wearable device, to establish a wireless connection to the touch screen device via the wireless communication interface, and to receive an input via the touch screen device, wherein the touch screen device is registered with the HMD such that the HMD can send a signal to the touch screen device to wake the touch screen device to emit an indicator that can be detected by the HMD.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising:

instructions to locate a touch screen device while a head mounted display (HMD) of a virtual reality (VR) system is displaying a computer generated artificial world, wherein the touch screen device is registered with the VR system such that the VR system can send a signal to the touch screen device to wake the touch screen device to emit an indicator that can be detected by the HMD;
instructions to establish a wireless connection to the touch screen device;
instructions to display an avatar of the touch screen device in the computer generated artificial world, wherein the avatar displays a touch input that is different than what is displayed on the touch screen device;
instructions to receive a selection of the touch input displayed on the avatar;
and
instructions to execute a function associated with the touch input in the computer generated artificial world.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Inputs to virtual reality devices from touch surface devices

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Abstract

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