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公开(公告)号:US20220308167A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-29
申请号:US17839185
申请日:2022-06-13
Applicant: Valve Corporation
Inventor: Alan Yates , Jeremy Adam Selan
IPC: G01S7/481 , G01S7/4912
Abstract: Optical positional tracking systems that may be used in virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) applications are described. Exemplary implementations comprise one or more receivers and one or more transmitters. Exemplary transmitters contain two orthogonal rotors that each emit a fan-shaped laser beam. Each beam is swept as the rotors are spun at constant speed. Exemplary optical receivers can be relatively small, and mounted at convenient locations on the VR display. These receivers consist of small optical detectors that may be mounted on head-mounted VR displays. Exemplary systems determine position by measuring the time at which each swept beam crosses each receiver/detector.
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公开(公告)号:US20230110716A1
公开(公告)日:2023-04-13
申请号:US17954076
申请日:2022-09-27
Applicant: Valve Corporation
Inventor: Evan Fletcher , Jeffrey Walter Mucha , Joshua Mark Hudman , Alan Yates , Gordon Wayne Stoll , Jeffrey George Leinbaugh , Charles Lohr
Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking the position of one or more head-mounted display (HMD) system components of an HMD system. The HMD components may carry a plurality of angle sensitive detectors or other types of detectors. The HMD system may be operative to detect corrupted position tracking samples, allowing such samples to be ignored, thereby improving the position tracking process. Control circuitry causes light sources to emit light according a specified pattern, and receives sensor data from the plurality of detectors. Control circuitry may process the sensor data, for example using machine learning or other techniques, to track a position of one or more HMD components.
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公开(公告)号:US10338186B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-02
申请号:US14937844
申请日:2015-11-10
Applicant: VALVE CORPORATION
Inventor: Alan Yates , Jeremy Selan
Abstract: Optical positional tracking systems that may be used in virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) applications are described. Exemplary implementations comprise one or more receivers and one or more transmitters. Exemplary transmitters contains two orthogonal rotors that each emit a fan-shaped laser beam. Each beam is swept as the rotors are spun at constant speed. Exemplary optical receivers can be relatively small, and mounted at convenient locations on the VR display. These receivers consist of small optical detectors that may be mounted on head-mounted VR displays. Exemplary systems determine position by measuring the time at which each swept beam crosses each receiver/detector.
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公开(公告)号:US10286308B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-14
申请号:US15055592
申请日:2016-02-27
Applicant: VALVE CORPORATION
Inventor: David Sawyer , Tristan Reidford , Yasser Malaika , Alan Yates , Jeremy Selan
IPC: G06F3/01 , G06F3/03 , A63F13/26 , G02B27/01 , A63F13/537 , G06F3/0346
Abstract: Controller visualization systems and methods for use in virtual/augmented reality environments such as walk-around virtual reality environments are described. The virtual representation of a physical control device may be altered based on the context of the virtual environment. Certain embodiments combine the virtual rendering of the tracked control device with a real-time video representation of part of the operating space. In certain embodiments, the display of additional information relating to the function of interactive elements may be displayed based on context, such as when a specific action is required from a user in the virtual space.
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公开(公告)号:US20170249019A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-31
申请号:US15055592
申请日:2016-02-27
Applicant: Valve Corporation
Inventor: DAVID SAWYER , Tristan Reidford , Yasser Malaika , Alan Yates , Jeremy Selan
IPC: G06F3/038 , A63F13/26 , A63F13/537 , G06T19/00 , G02B27/01
CPC classification number: A63F13/26 , A63F13/537 , G02B27/017 , G02B27/0179 , G02B2027/014 , G02B2027/0187 , G06F3/011 , G06F3/0304 , G06F3/0346
Abstract: Controller visualization systems and methods for use in virtual/augmented reality environments such as walk-around virtual reality environments are described. The virtual representation of a physical control device may be altered based on the context of the virtual environment. Certain embodiments combine the virtual rendering of the tracked control device with a real-time video representation of part of the operating space. In certain embodiments, the display of additional information relating to the function of interactive elements may be displayed based on context, such as when a specific action is required from a user in the virtual space.
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公开(公告)号:US12013487B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-18
申请号:US17839185
申请日:2022-06-13
Applicant: Valve Corporation
Inventor: Alan Yates , Jeremy Adam Selan
IPC: G01S7/481 , G01S7/4912 , G01S17/00 , G02B27/01
CPC classification number: G01S7/481 , G01S7/4917 , G01S7/4814 , G01S17/003 , G02B27/0172
Abstract: Optical positional tracking systems that may be used in virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) applications are described. Exemplary implementations comprise one or more receivers and one or more transmitters. Exemplary transmitters contain two orthogonal rotors that each emit a fan-shaped laser beam. Each beam is swept as the rotors are spun at constant speed. Exemplary optical receivers can be relatively small, and mounted at convenient locations on the VR display. These receivers consist of small optical detectors that may be mounted on head-mounted VR displays. Exemplary systems determine position by measuring the time at which each swept beam crosses each receiver/detector.
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公开(公告)号:US11209657B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-28
申请号:US16752478
申请日:2020-01-24
Applicant: Valve Corporation
Inventor: Joshua Hudman , Alan Yates , Gordon Wayne Stoll , Evan Fletcher
IPC: G06F3/0346 , G02B27/01 , G06F3/01
Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking the position of a head-mounted display (HMD) system component, such as a wearable HMD device or a hand-held controller. The HMD component may include a support structure that carries a plurality of angle sensitive detectors that are able to detect the angle of arrival of light emitted from a light source. A processor causes light sources to emit light according a specified pattern, and receive sensor data from the plurality of angle sensitive detectors. The processor may process the received sensor data using machine learning or other techniques to track a position of the head-mounted display component based on the processing of the received sensor data.
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公开(公告)号:US20210232216A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-29
申请号:US16773840
申请日:2020-01-27
Applicant: Valve Corporation
Inventor: Joshua Hudman , Alan Yates , Gordon Wayne Stoll , Evan Fletcher
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of eye tracking for use in various applications, such as virtual reality or augmented reality applications that include head-mounted display devices. An eye tracking subsystem may be provided that includes a plurality of assemblies that each include a light source, such as an LED, a light detector, such as a silicon photodiode, and a polarizer that is configured to prevent light reflected via specular reflection from reaching the light detectors so that only scattered light is detected by the light detectors. Machine learning or other techniques may be used to track or otherwise determine a user's gaze direction, which may be used by one or more components of an HMD device to improve its functionality in various ways.
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公开(公告)号:US11045725B1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-29
申请号:US16412019
申请日:2019-05-14
Applicant: Valve Corporation
Inventor: David Sawyer , Tristan Reidford , Yasser Malaika , Alan Yates , Jeremy Selan
IPC: A63F13/26 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/01 , G02B27/01 , A63F13/537 , G06F3/03
Abstract: Controller visualization systems and methods for use in virtual/augmented reality environments such as walk-around virtual reality environments are described. The virtual representation of a physical control device may be altered based on the context of the virtual environment. Certain embodiments combine the virtual rendering of the tracked control device with a real-time video representation of part of the operating space. In certain embodiments, the display of additional information relating to the function of interactive elements may be displayed based on context, such as when a specific action is required from a user in the virtual space.
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公开(公告)号:US20240184105A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-06
申请号:US18441811
申请日:2024-02-14
Applicant: Valve Corporation
Inventor: Evan Fletcher , Jeffrey Walter Mucha , Joshua Mark Hudman , Alan Yates , Gordon Wayne Stoll , Jeffrey George Leinbaugh , Charles Lohr
CPC classification number: G02B27/0093 , G02B27/0101 , G02B27/0172 , G02B27/0179 , G02B2027/0187
Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking the position of one or more head-mounted display (HMD) system components of an HMD system. The HMD components may carry a plurality of angle sensitive detectors or other types of detectors. The HMD system may be operative to detect corrupted position tracking samples, allowing such samples to be ignored, thereby improving the position tracking process. Control circuitry causes light sources to emit light according a specified pattern, and receives sensor data from the plurality of detectors. Control circuitry may process the sensor data, for example using machine learning or other techniques, to track a position of one or more HMD components.
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