IP Library Granted Patent US 11,281,291
Granted Patent B1
US 11,281,291 · App. 17/075,229 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Methods and systems of extended reality environment interaction based on eye motions

Inventors: R Balaji (Bengaluru, IN); Sai Durga Venkat Reddy Pulikunta (Andhra Pradesh, IN); Jeffry Copps Robert Jose (Tamil Nadu, IN); Arun Kumar T V (Bengaluru, IN)
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
G06F3/013G06K9/4604G06T19/00
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Patent No.
US 11,281,291
App. No.
17/075,229
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods are described for extended reality environment interaction. An extended reality environment including an object is generated for display, and a sensor is used to detect a gaze directed to a first portion of the extended reality environment, where the object is included in the first portion of the extended reality environment. Opacity-based indicators are generated for display in the vicinity of the first portion of the extended reality environment, and a boundary of the object is identified. Based on the identified boundary of the object, an opacity of the at least one of the opacity-based indicators is varied.

Claims (40)

1. A method for extended reality environment interaction, comprising:

generating for display an extended reality environment comprising an object;

detecting, by using a sensor, a gaze is directed to a first portion of the extended reality environment, the object being included in the first portion of the extended reality environment;

generating for display within the extended reality environment a plurality of opacity-based indicators in the vicinity of the first portion of the extended reality environment;

identifying a boundary of the object; and

varying an opacity of the at least one of the plurality of opacity-based indicators based on the identified boundary of the object.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the at least one of the plurality of opacity-based indicators overlaps the boundary of the object;

wherein varying the opacity of the at least one of the plurality of opacity-based indicators based on the boundary of the object comprises varying respective opacities of the at least one plurality of opacity-based indicators that overlap the boundary.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of opacity-based indicators are arrows directed towards the object.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting, by using the sensor, whether the gaze has shifted to a second portion of the extended reality environment; and

in response to determining that the gaze has shifted to the second portion, causing the plurality of opacity-based indicators to be overlaid in a vicinity of the second portion of the display.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the respective opacities are varied based on a distance from the object.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the respective opacities of the indicators increase as the distance between the respective indicator and the object decreases.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the respective opacities of the indicators increase as the distance between the respective indicator and the object increases.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein an interactive media guide is provided on the display, and an action related to a media asset accessible via the interactive media guide is received at least in part based on the detected gaze.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display is presented via an extended reality head-mounted device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display is presented without the use of an extended reality head-mounted device.

11. A system for extended reality environment interaction, comprising:

a display;

control circuitry configured to:

generate for display an extended reality environment comprising an object;

detect, by using a sensor, a gaze is directed to a first portion of the extended reality environment, the object being included in the first portion of the extended reality environment;

generate for display within the extended reality environment a plurality of opacity-based indicators in the vicinity of the first portion of the extended reality environment;

identify a boundary of the object; and

vary an opacity of the at least one of the plurality of opacity-based indicators based on the identified boundary of the object.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine whether the at least one of the plurality of opacity-based indicators overlaps the boundary of the object;

in varying the opacity of the at least one of the plurality of opacity-based indicators based on the boundary of the object, vary respective opacities of the at least one plurality of opacity-based indicators that overlap the boundary.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of opacity-based indicators are arrows directed towards the object.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

detect, by using the sensor, whether the gaze has shifted to a second portion of the extended reality environment; and

in response to determining that the gaze has shifted to the second portion, cause the plurality of opacity-based indicators to be overlaid in a vicinity of the second portion of the display.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the respective opacities are varied based on a distance from the object.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the respective opacities of the indicators increase as the distance between the respective indicator and the object decreases.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the respective opacities of the indicators increase as the distance between the respective indicator and the object increases.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein an interactive media guide is provided on the display, and an action related to a media asset accessible via the interactive media guide is received at least in part based on the detected gaze.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the display is presented via an extended reality head-mounted device.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the display is presented without the use of an extended reality head-mounted device.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 4, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069113/0392 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2023
From: ADEIA GUIDES INC.; ADEIA IMAGING LLC; ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC; ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ADEIA SOLUTIONS LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063529/0272 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2020
From: BALAJI, R; PULIKUNTA, SAI DURGA VENKAT REDDY; JOSE, JEFFRY COPPS ROBERT; T V, ARUN KUMAR
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 054691/0735 →
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