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US 10,579,135 · App. 15/879,665 · Granted Mar 3, 2020

Headphone based modular VR/AR platform with rotating display

Inventors: Julian Michael Urbach (Los Angeles, CA); Clayton C. Sparks (Los Angeles, CA); Charles Wallace (Northridge, CA)
Assignee: OTOY, INC.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,579,135
App. No.
15/879,665
Filed
Jan 25, 2018
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2621
USPC
345/8
Abstract

Disclosed is a VR/AR device. In one embodiment, a device is disclosed comprising a housing comprising a processor disposed within the housing; a telescopic member connected to the housing via a rotatable connector at a first end of the telescopic member; and a display device connected to a second end of the telescopic member, the display device communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to rotate about an axis of the telescopic member while displaying virtual or augment reality content.

Claims (31)

1. A device comprising:

a housing comprising a processor disposed within the housing;

a telescopic member connected to the housing via a rotatable connector at a first end of the telescopic member; and

a display device connected to a second end of the telescopic member, the display device communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to rotate along an orbital path about an axis of the telescopic member while displaying virtual or augmented reality content,

the processor generating the virtual or augmented reality content based on a rotational position of the display device and configured to: track the eye movements of a user while driving the display device and adjust the position or revolutions-per-minute of the display device based on the eye movements.

2. The device of claim 1 , the display device comprising an OLED display device.

3. The device of claim 2 , the OLED display device comprising one of a single-sided, transparent, double-sided, or partially mirrored display device.

4. The device of claim 1 , the telescopic member configured to be programmatically raised, lowered, or tilted via the processor.

5. The device of claim 1 , the telescopic member comprising a flexible member.

6. The device of claim 1 , the rotatable connector comprising at least one copper slip ring, the copper slip ring facilitating communication between the processor and the display device.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a motor proximate the rotatable connector.

8. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a motor situated in the housing.

9. The device of claim 8 , the telescopic member comprising a flexible drive shaft connected to the motor.

10. The device of claim 8 , the housing further comprising an encoder communicatively coupled to the motor and the processor, the encoder identifying the position of the display device.

11. The device of claim 1 , further comprising transparent members connected to and surrounding the display device.

12. The device of claim 1 , the processor further configured to transmit image data to the display device while the display device is rotating.

13. The device of claim 1 , the processor further configured to toggle the display device on and off while the display device is rotating.

14. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a projector situated on an exterior of the housing and the processor further configured to display an image on the display device via the projector.

15. The device of claim 1 , the telescopic member detachably connected to the housing.

16. The device of claim 1 , the display device connected to the second end via a casing, the casing including a connection point connecting the casing to the display device.

17. The device of claim 16 , the connection point comprising a friction fit connection point, the connection point fixedly positioning the display device at an angle to the telescopic member.

18. The device of claim 1 , the telescopic member further comprising a plurality of components selected from the group consisting of LED markers, OLED displays, QR codes, or reflective portions.

19. A method comprising

rotating, by a processor, a display device along an orbital path about an axis of a telescopic member coupled to a housing comprising the processor;

generating, by the processor, virtual or augmented reality content based on a rotational position of the display device;

displaying, by the processor, the virtual or augmented reality content on the display device while the display device is rotating;

tracking, by the processor, eye movements of a user while driving the display device; and

adjusting, by the processor, a position or revolutions-per-minute of the display device based on the eye movements.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising programmatically raising, lowering, or tilting, by the processor, the telescopic member.

21. The method of claim 19 , further comprising toggling, by the processor, the display device on and off while the display device is rotating.

22. The method of claim 19 , further comprising displaying, by processor, an image on the display device via a projector mounted on the housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2018
From: URBACH, JULIAN M.; SPARKS, CLAYTON C.; WALLACE, CHARLES
To: OTOY, INC.
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 15877569 · Jan 23, 2018
Provisional Application 62620082 · Jan 22, 2018
Provisional Application 62454716 · Feb 3, 2017
Provisional Application 62451656 · Jan 27, 2017
Related Publication 20180217798A1 · Aug 2, 2018
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