Systems and methods for reducing hops associated with a head mounted system

A system comprising:

• a plurality of servers;
• and
• a head mounted display coupled to the plurality of servers via a computer network without using a computer between the head mounted display and the computer network, the head mounted display including:
• an external camera configured to capture images of a real-world environment including a hand-held controller in front of the head mounted display, wherein the hand-held controller includes a plurality of markers, wherein the images are configured for examination to determine positions and movements of the plurality of markers on the hand-held controller with respect to the external camera of the head mounted display;
• and
• a communications circuit coupled to the external camera, wherein the communications circuit is located within the head mounted display to receive the images from the external camera and encode the images to output a plurality of encoded images, wherein the plurality of encoded images provide the positions and movements of the plurality of markers on the hand-held controller with respect to the external camera,
• wherein the communications circuit is configured to send the plurality of encoded images via the computer network to the plurality of servers without using the computer,
• wherein the plurality of servers are configured to generate a plurality of compressed interactive media frames based on the positions and movements provided by the plurality of encoded images,
• wherein the plurality of servers are configured to send a plurality of packets including the plurality of compressed interactive media frames via the computer network to the head mounted display,
• wherein the communications circuit is configured to receive the plurality of packets of the plurality of compressed interactive media frames via the computer network without using the computer,
• wherein the head mounted display includes a display device configured to display a virtual scene based on image data provided by the compressed interactive media frames.

A method comprising:

• capturing, by an external camera of a head mounted display, images of a real-world environment including a hand-held controller in front of the head mounted display, wherein the hand-held controller includes a plurality of markers, wherein the images are configured for examination to determine positions and movements of the plurality of markers on the hand-held controller with respect to the external camera of the head mounted display;
• receiving, by a communications circuit of the head mounted display, the images from the camera;
• encoding, by the communications circuit of the head mounted display, the images to output a plurality of encoded images, wherein the plurality of encoded images provide the positions and movements of the plurality of markers on the hand-held controller with respect to the external camera;
• sending, from the head mounted display, the plurality of encoded images via the Internet to a cloud system without using a computer between the head mounted display and the Internet;
• receiving, by the head mounted display, packets of compressed interactive media frames via the Internet from the cloud system without using the computer, wherein the compressed interactive media frames are generated by the cloud system based on the positions and movements provided by the plurality of encoded images;
• and
• displaying a virtual scene based on image data provided by the compressed interactive media frames.