IP Library Granted Patent US 10,248,285
Granted Patent B2
US 10,248,285 · App. 14/846,278 · Granted Apr 2, 2019

Immersive displays

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Patent No.
US 10,248,285
App. No.
14/846,278
Granted
Apr 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of displaying images on an immersive display. The method includes receiving information from an external sensor or input device of the immersive display, based on the information received, detecting an object that conflicts with a virtual reality space, adjusting at least one dimension of virtual reality space to provide an adjusted virtual reality for display on the immersive display to accommodate for the object, and displaying the adjusted virtual reality on the display of the immersive display.

Claims (32)

1. A method of displaying images on a display of an immersive display, the method comprising:

receiving information from an external sensor or input device of the immersive display;

detecting if any objects in a real environment conflict with a virtual reality space, based on the information received, by obstructing or inhibiting movement within the virtual reality space;

in response to detecting an object in the real environment that conflicts with the virtual reality space,

adjusting at least one dimension of virtual reality space to provide an adjusted virtual reality for display on the immersive display to accommodate for the object such that a location of the object in the real environment that does not correspond with a location of an object in virtual reality prior to adjusting the at least one dimension, coincides with the location of the object in virtual reality after adjusting the at least one dimension, and the object in the real environment no longer obstructs or inhibits movement in the virtual reality space, and

displaying the adjusted virtual reality on the display of the immersive display.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein detecting comprises detecting objects in the real environment that interfere with the virtual reality space.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein detecting comprises detecting objects in the real environment that interfere with predetermined regions in the virtual reality space.

4. The method according to claim 1 , comprising in response to detecting that no object conflicts with the virtual reality space, repeating receiving information and detecting.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein adjusting comprises altering a dimension of the virtual reality space such that regions of the virtual reality space for user interaction correspond with regions of the real environment.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein adjusting comprises applying a scalar adjustment that is consistent across a linear dimension.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein adjusting comprises adjusting by a non-uniform amount over a linear dimension.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein adjusting comprises adjusting a size of an object in virtual reality space.

9. The method according to claim 1 , comprising obtaining direction information by identifying a direction of view of a user, adjusting the direction information to reverse the adjustment to the virtual reality space, and transmitting the adjusted direction information from the immersive display.

10. The method according to claim 1 , comprising receiving participant direction information identifying a participant's viewing direction and adjusting the participant direction information to accommodate for the adjusted virtual reality displayed on the immersive display.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving information comprises receiving information obtained utilizing an external camera of the immersive display.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving information comprises receiving information obtained utilizing proximity sensors of the immersive display.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving information comprises receiving information from a peripheral device in communication with the immersive display.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of a computing device to perform the method of claim 1 .

15. An immersive display comprising:

a body;

an input device coupled to the body;

a display on the inside of the body for displaying a virtual image thereon; and

a processor coupled to the input device and to the display and operable to:

receive information from the input device;

detect if any objects in a real environment conflict with a virtual reality space, based on the information received from the input device, by obstructing or inhibiting movement within the virtual reality space;

in response to detecting an object in the real environment that conflicts with the virtual reality space, adjust at least one dimension of the virtual reality space to provide an adjusted virtual reality for display on the immersive display to accommodate for the object such that a location of the object in the real environment that does not correspond with a location of an object in virtual reality prior to adjusting the at least one dimension, coincides with the location of the object in virtual reality after adjusting the at least one dimension, and the object in the real environment no longer obstructs or inhibits movement in the virtual reality space, and display the adjusted virtual reality on the display of the immersive display.

16. The immersive display according to claim 15 , wherein the input device comprises a camera coupled to the body.

17. The immersive display according to claim 15 , comprising an internal camera coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is operable to obtain direction information identifying a direction of view of a user of the immersive display.

18. The immersive display according to claim 17 , wherein the processor is operable to adjust the direction information to reverse the adjustment to the virtual reality space, and transmit the adjusted direction information from the immersive display.

19. The immersive display according to claim 15 , wherein the processor is operable to detect if any objects in a real environment conflict with a virtual reality space by determining if objects in the real environment interfere with predetermined regions of the virtual reality space.

20. The immersive display according to claim 15 , wherein the virtual reality space is adjusted by altering a dimension of the virtual reality space such that regions of the virtual reality space for user interaction correspond with regions of the real environment.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2025
From: NIYA HOLDINGS, LLC
To: SHUSTER, BRIAN, MR.; UTHERVERSE DIGITAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 071950/0423 →
LIEN Recorded May 30, 2025
From: UTHERVERSE DIGITAL, INC.; SHUSTER, BRIAN, MR.
To: NIYA HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 071469/0405 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2019
From: SHUSTER, BRIAN
To: UTHERVERSE DIGITAL INC.
Reel/Frame 048257/0356 →