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US 2017/0364144 A1Published application
Systems and Methods for Displaying Virtual-Reality Images on a Convertible Wired/Mobile Head-Mounted Display
AssigneeOculus VR, LLC
InventorYury Anatolievich Petrov
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Abstract
A virtual-reality (VR) system includes a head-mounted display (HMD) to receive video input from a stationary computer in a first mode of operation and from a mobile computer in a second mode of operation, and to display images corresponding to the video input. The VR system also includes a headband to secure the HMD on a user's head and a holder mounted on the headband to detachably support the mobile computer.
Claims20
A virtual-reality (VR) system, comprising:
- a head-mounted display (HMD) to receive video input from a stationary computer in a first mode of operation and from a mobile computer in a second mode of operation, and to display images corresponding to the video input;
- a headband to secure the HMD on a user's head;
- and
- a holder mounted on the headband to detachably support the mobile computer.
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A method for displaying virtual-reality (VR) images produced by a VR system, the method comprising:
- in a first mode of operation:
- receiving, by a head-mounted display (HMD) of the VR system, a first video input from a stationary computer;
- and
- displaying, by the HMD, images corresponding to the first video input;
- and
- in a second mode of operation:
- receiving, by the HMD, a second video input from a mobile computer mounted in a holder on a headband of the VR system, wherein the holder is configured to detachably support the mobile computer and the headband is configured to secure the HMD on a user's head;
- and
- displaying, by the HMD, images corresponding to the second video input.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.