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US 12710808 · App. 18/946,719 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Reconfigurable headset that transitions between virtual reality, augmented reality, and actual reality

Inventors: Rachel Cross (Foster City, CA); Tiffany Madruga (New York, NY); Allison Fu (San Francisco, CA); Meaghan Fitzgerald (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
G06F3/011G06V20/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12710808
App. No.
18/946,719
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for switching a configuration of an enhanced reality headset is provided. The method includes identifying a scenario to switch a configuration of an enhanced reality headset between a virtual reality configuration, an augmented reality configuration, and a direct reality configuration, wherein the virtual reality configuration and the augmented reality configuration include a computer generated image, and the direct reality configuration and the augmented reality configuration include a real-time image of an environment of a user of the enhanced reality headset. The method includes providing a notification to a user of the enhanced reality headset including an intent to switch the configuration of the enhanced reality headset, and switching the configuration of the enhanced reality headset according to the scenario.

Claims (5)

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying a scenario to switch a configuration of an enhanced reality headset;

providing a notification to a user of the enhanced reality headset, the notification including an intent to switch the configuration of the enhanced reality headset between a virtual reality configuration and an augmented reality configuration;

receiving, from the user, an input specific to the notification, the input being a validation of the intent to switch the configuration of the enhanced reality headset; and

switching, responsive to the input, the configuration.