METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING ADDITIONAL CONTENT ON A HEADS UP DISPLAY DISPLAYING A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT
Methods and systems for enabling a user to perform a full body movement while viewing a virtual reality environment on a head up displays without interfering with viewing of content on the heads up display. Specifically, a full body movement of the user is detected. In response to detecting the full body movement, the additional content is generated for display in a portion of the virtual reality environment corresponding to a foreground area of the user's visual field. The additional content assists the user perform the full body movement.
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51 . A method comprising:
receiving a main content and an additional content to be displayed on a device comprising a heads-up display, wherein the heads-up display comprises a visual field of a display overlayed on a transparent surface;
causing the heads-up display to generate for display the main content in a first portion of the visual field of the heads-up display;
detecting, using a motion sensor, that the device is substantially stationary;
based at least in part on the detecting that the heads-up display is substantially stationary, causing the heads-up display to generate for display the additional content in a second portion of the visual field of the heads-up display;
detecting, using the motion sensor, a motion of the device; and
based at least in part on the detecting the motion of the device, causing the heads-up display to remove the additional content from the visual field of the heads-up display.
52 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the device is a vehicle, the transparent surface is a windshield of the vehicle, and the main content is a speedometer display.
53 . The method of claim 51 , wherein detecting that the device is substantially stationary comprises:
determining, using the motion sensor, that an acceleration of the device is less than a threshold acceleration.
54 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the device is a head-mounted display, and the main content is a media asset.
55 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the additional content comprises content that appears to a user of the device to be superimposed on physical surroundings of the user.
56 . The method of claim 51 , further comprising:
identifying that the additional content is located in a foreground area of a visual scope associated with a user of the device; and
based on the identifying, generating the additional content in a peripheral area of the visual scope associated with the user of the device.
57 . The method of claim 56 , wherein the identifying that the additional content is located in the foreground area of the visual scope associated with the user of the device comprises:
detecting a movement of a center of gaze of the user; and
determining that the additional content is located within a threshold spatial measurement from the center of gaze.
58 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the additional content comprises a video feed of physical surroundings of the device.
59 . The method of claim 58 , wherein the causing the heads-up display to generate for display the additional content in the second portion of the visual field of the heads-up display is further based on identifying an occurrence in the physical surroundings of the device and wherein the video feed of the physical surroundings of the device comprises a video of the occurrence.
60 . The method of claim 51 , wherein the additional content comprises at least one of the following:
stock price information;
sports score information;
news information;
weather information;
a clock; or
a schedule of events.
61 . A system comprising:
control circuitry configured to:
receive a main content and an additional content to be displayed on a device comprising a heads-up display, wherein the heads-up display comprises a visual field of a display overlayed on a transparent surface;
cause the heads-up display to generate for display the main content in a first portion of the visual field of the heads-up display;
detect, using a motion sensor, that the device is substantially stationary;
based at least in part on the detecting that the heads-up display is substantially stationary, cause the heads-up display to generate for display the additional content in a second portion of the visual field of the heads-up display;
detect, using the motion sensor, a motion of the device; and
based at least in part on the detecting the motion of the device, cause the heads-up display to remove the additional content from the visual field of the heads-up display.
62 . The system of claim 61 , wherein the device is a vehicle, the transparent surface is a windshield of the vehicle, and the main content is a speedometer display.
63 . The system of claim 61 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to:
determine, using the motion sensor, when detecting that the device is substantially stationary, that an acceleration of the device is less than a threshold acceleration.
64 . The system of claim 61 , wherein the device is a head-mounted display, and the main content is a media asset.
65 . The system of claim 61 , wherein the additional content comprises content that appears to a user of the device to be superimposed on physical surroundings of the user.
66 . The system of claim 61 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
identify that the additional content is located in a foreground area of a visual scope associated with a user of the device; and
based on the identifying, generate the additional content in a peripheral area of the visual scope associated with the user of the device.
67 . The system of claim 66 , wherein, the control circuitry is configured to:
detect, when identifying that the additional content is located in the foreground area of the visual scope associated with the user of the device, a movement of a center of gaze of the user; and
determine that the additional content is located within a threshold spatial measurement from the center of gaze.
68 . The system of claim 61 , wherein the additional content comprises a video feed of physical surroundings of the device.
69 . The system of claim 68 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to cause the heads-up display to generate for display the additional content in the second portion of the visual field of the heads-up display further based on identifying an occurrence in the physical surroundings of the device and wherein the video feed of the physical surroundings of the device comprises a video of the occurrence.
70 . The system of claim 61 , wherein the additional content comprises at least one of the following:
stock price information;
sports score information;
news information;
weather information;
a clock; or
a schedule of events.