Menu navigation in a head-mounted display
A wearable computing device includes a head-mounted display (HMD) that generates a virtual reality environment. Through the generation and tracking of positional data, a focal point may be tracked with respect to one or menu navigation elements. Following the fixated positioning of the focal point over the menu navigation element for a predetermined amount of time, a process corresponding to the menu navigation element is executed.
1. A method for navigation in virtual environments, the method comprising:
storing information in memory regarding a plurality of virtual elements, wherein each of the virtual elements is associated with a functionality;
generating a virtual environment that corresponds to a three-dimensional space associated with a field of view of a user, wherein the virtual environment includes one or more of the virtual elements;
tracking data indicative of one or more movements associated with the user within the virtual environment via one or more sensors;
identifying a location of a focal point in the virtual environment, wherein the focal point corresponds to a line-of-sight from an eye of the user, wherein the location of the focal point overlaps an identified one of the virtual elements;
identifying that the tracked data is translatable into a selection of the identified virtual element when an operational range extending from the location of the focal point overlaps an operational range extending from the identified virtual element; and
implementing a function corresponding to the identified virtual element based on the selection of the identified virtual element.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual environment is displayed on a head-mounted display, and wherein at least one of the sensors is associated with the head-mounted display.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual environment is superimposed over a portion of a real-world environment, and wherein the portion of the real-world environment remains visible to the user.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a display of the virtual environment is adjustable to be moved closer or further away from the eye of the user.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying that the tracked data is translatable into the selection is further based on touchless input.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the touchless input includes gesture input.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the touchless input includes voice communications.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generated virtual environment fills the field of view of the user in entirety.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generated virtual environment corresponds to a screen image, and wherein the field of view of the user includes a portion of a real-world environment.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing information regarding a navigation menu associated with the virtual elements, wherein implementing the function is based on the stored information.
11. An apparatus for navigation in virtual environments, the apparatus comprising:
memory that stores information regarding a plurality of virtual elements, wherein each of the virtual elements is associated with a functionality;
one or more sensors that track data indicative of one or more movements associated with a user; and
a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
generating a virtual environment that corresponds to a three-dimensional space associated with a field of view of the user, wherein the virtual environment includes one or more of the virtual elements;
determine that the tracking data is indicative of one or more movements associated with the user within the virtual environment via one or more sensors;
identify a location of a focal point in the virtual environment, wherein the focal point corresponds to a line-of-sight from an eye of the user, wherein the location of the focal point overlaps an identified one of the virtual elements;
identify that the tracked data is translatable into a selection of the identified virtual element when an operational range extending from the location of the focal point overlaps an operational range extending from the identified virtual element; and
implement a function corresponding to the identified virtual element based on the selection and the location of focal point overlapping of the identified virtual element.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a head-mounted display that displays the virtual environment, and wherein at least one of the sensors is associated with the head-mounted display.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the virtual environment is superimposed over a portion of a real-world environment, and wherein the portion of the real-world environment remains visible to the user.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a display of the virtual environment is adjustable to be moved closer or further away from the eye of the user.
15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor identifies that the tracked data is translatable into the selection further based on touchless input.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the touchless input includes gesture input.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the touchless input includes voice communications.
18. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the generated virtual environment fills the field of view of the user in entirety.
19. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the generated virtual environment corresponds to a screen image, and wherein the field of view of the user includes a portion of a real-world environment.
20. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the memory further stores information regarding a navigation menu associated with the virtual elements, and wherein the processor implements the function based on the stored information.
21. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for navigation in virtual environments, the method comprising:
storing information in memory regarding a plurality of virtual elements, wherein each of the virtual elements is associated with a functionality;
generating a virtual environment that corresponds to a three-dimensional space associated with a field of view of a user, wherein the virtual environment includes one or more of the virtual elements;
tracking data indicative of one or more movements associated with the user within the virtual environment via one or more sensors;
identifying a location of a focal point in the virtual environment, wherein the focal point corresponds to a line-of-sight from an eye of the user, wherein the location of the focal point overlaps an identified one of the virtual elements;
identifying that the tracked data is translatable into a selection of the identified virtual element when an operational range extending from the location of the focal point overlaps an operational range extending from the identified virtual element; and
implementing a function corresponding to the identified virtual element based on the selection of the identified virtual element.