IP Library Granted Patent US 11,846,729
Granted Patent B2
US 11,846,729 · App. 17/219,904 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Virtual reality positioning device, virtual reality positioning system, and manufacturing method of virtual reality positioning device

Inventors: Li Lin (New Taipei, TW); Ker-Wei Lin (New Taipei, TW); Chun-Ta Chen (New Taipei, TW); Chun-Yu Chen (New Taipei, TW); Hao-Ming Chang (New Taipei, TW); Chun-Hsien Chen (New Taipei, TW); Shih-Ting Huang (New Taipei, TW); Hui-Yen Wang (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Acer Incorporated
G01S7/4815G01S7/4817G01S7/4972G01S17/06G02B27/0179G02B2027/0187
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Patent No.
US 11,846,729
App. No.
17/219,904
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A virtual reality positioning device including a casing, a plurality of lenses, and a plurality of optical positioning components is provided. The casing has a plurality of holes. The lenses are installed in the holes, respectively, where a field angle of each of the lenses is greater than or equal to 120 degrees and less than or equal to 160 degrees, and the lenses include convex lenses or Fresnel lenses. The optical positioning components are installed in the casing and aligned to the lenses, respectively. In addition, a virtual reality positioning system and manufacturing method of a virtual reality positioning device are provided.

Claims (27)

1. A virtual reality positioning device, comprising:

a casing, having a plurality of holes;

a plurality of lenses, installed in the holes respectively, wherein a field angle of each of the lenses is greater than or equal to 120 degrees and less than or equal to 160 degrees, and the lenses comprise convex lenses or Fresnel lenses;

and a plurality of optical positioning components sensing emitted light, installed in the casing and respectively aligned to the lenses.

2. The virtual reality positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the holes has a first hole portion and a second hole portion connected to each other, each of the lenses is installed at the first hole portion of a corresponding hole of the holes, and an inner diameter of the second hole portion of each of the holes is larger than an inner diameter of the first hole portion of each of the holes.

3. The virtual reality positioning device according to claim 2 , wherein the inner diameter of the second hole portion of each of the holes gradually increases in a direction away from the first hole portion.

4. The virtual reality positioning device according to claim 2 , wherein the first hole portion of each of the holes has a first inner wall surface, the second hole portion of each of the holes has a second inner wall surface connecting the corresponding first inner wall surface of the first hole portion, an edge of each of the lenses is connected to the first inner wall surface of the first hole portion of a corresponding hole of the holes, and an angle between the edge of each of the lenses and the second inner wall surface of the second hole portion of a corresponding hole of the holes is greater than or equal to 60 degrees and less than or equal to 80 degrees.

5. The virtual reality positioning device according to claim 4 , wherein the second inner wall surface of the second hole portion of each of the holes is an inclined surface.

6. The virtual reality positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the optical positioning components comprises an optical sensor or an optical transmitter.

7. The virtual reality positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein the casing has at least two different surfaces, and the holes are located on the at least two surfaces, respectively.

8. A virtual reality positioning system, comprising:

a first virtual reality positioning device, comprising:

a casing, having a plurality of holes;

a plurality of lenses, installed in the holes respectively, wherein a field angle of each of the lenses is greater than or equal to 120 degrees and less than or equal to 160 degrees, and the lenses comprise convex lenses or Fresnel lenses; and

a plurality of first optical positioning components, installed in the casing and aligned to the lenses, respectively; and

at least two second virtual reality positioning devices, arranged on opposite sides of the first virtual reality positioning device, wherein each of the second virtual reality positioning devices comprises a second optical positioning component, and the second optical positioning component of each of the second virtual reality positioning devices is configured to be optically coupled to the first optical positioning components.

9. The virtual reality positioning system according to claim 8 , wherein each of the holes has a first hole portion and a second hole portion connected to each other, each of the lenses is installed at the first hole portion of a corresponding hole of the holes, and an inner diameter of the second hole portion of each of the holes is larger than an inner diameter of the first hole portion of each of the holes.

10. The virtual reality positioning system according to claim 9 , wherein the inner diameter of the second hole portion of each of the holes gradually increases in a direction away from the first hole portion.

11. The virtual reality positioning system according to claim 9 , wherein the first hole portion of each of the holes has a first inner wall surface, the second hole portion of each of the holes has a second inner wall surface connecting the corresponding first inner wall surface of the first hole portion, an edge of each of the lenses is connected to the first inner wall surface of the first hole portion of a corresponding hole of the holes, and an angle between the edge of each of the lenses and the second inner wall surface of the second hole portion of a corresponding hole of the holes is greater than or equal to 60 degrees and less than or equal to 80 degrees.

12. The virtual reality positioning system according to claim 11 , the second inner wall surface of the second hole portion of each of the holes is an inclined surface.

13. The virtual reality positioning system according to claim 8 , wherein each of the first optical positioning components comprises an optical sensor or an optical transmitter.

14. The virtual reality positioning system according to claim 8 , wherein each of the second optical positioning components comprises an optical sensor or an optical transmitter.

15. The virtual reality positioning system according to claim 8 , wherein the casing has at least two different surfaces, and the holes are located on the at least two surfaces, respectively.

16. A manufacturing method of a virtual reality positioning device, comprising:

providing a casing, the casing having a plurality of holes;

respectively aligning a plurality of optical positioning components to the holes and installing the optical positioning components sensing emitted light in the casing; and

respectively installing a plurality of lenses in the holes, wherein a field angle of each of the lenses is greater than or equal to 120 degrees and less than or equal to 160 degrees, and the lenses comprise convex lenses or Fresnel lenses.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: ACER INCORPORATED; STARVR CORPORATION
To: ACER INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 064381/0221 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2021
From: LIN, LI; LIN, KER-WEI; CHEN, CHUN-TA; CHEN, CHUN-YU; CHANG, HAO-MING; CHEN, CHUN-HSIEN; HUANG, SHIH-TING; WANG, HUI-YEN
To: ACER INCORPORATED; STARVR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055790/0832 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 109112107 · Apr 10, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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