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Granted Patent B2
US 12,652,370 · App. 18/773,034 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Virtual reality conferencing system

Inventors: Takeshi Ishikawa (Shizuoka, JP); Yuki Ebata (Shizuoka, JP); Eri Moriyama (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
H04N7/157G06T7/70G06T17/00H04N7/152
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Patent No.
US 12,652,370
App. No.
18/773,034
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A virtual reality conferencing system includes: a projection unit disposed at each of a plurality of separate sites and configured to project a stereoscopic image generated based on design data of a product in a VR space recognizable by a user at each site; and a display unit connected to the projection unit at each of the plurality of sites and configured to display the stereoscopic image recognized by the user on a screen. Each of the display units and the projection units includes an input unit that allows an input of one or more correction instructions indicating change, addition, and/or deletion to the stereoscopic image. The correction instruction input to the input unit at one site is transmitted to the display unit at another site via a communication system, and the correction instruction is reflected on a stereoscopic image projected at each projection unit.

Claims (21)

1 . A virtual reality conferencing system comprising:

a conference management server configured to store design data of a product;

a projection unit disposed at each of a plurality of separate sites and configured to obtain the design data of the product from the conference management server, and to project a stereoscopic image generated based on the design data of the product in a VR space recognizable by a user at each site; and

a display unit connected to the projection unit at each of the plurality of sites and configured to display the stereoscopic image recognized by the user on a screen, wherein:

the display unit and the projection unit are each configured to communicate with the conference management server to obtain the design data of the product;

the display unit is configured to determine a field of view of the user wearing the projection unit, and generate, using the design data obtained from the conference management server, a display of an image of the VR space in a same range as a video shown in the field of view of the user wearing the projection unit in a state synchronized with a position and posture of the projection unit;

the display units at the plurality of sites are connected to each other via a communication system;

each of the display units and the projection units includes an input unit that allows an input of one or more correction instructions indicating change, addition, and/or deletion to the stereoscopic image; and

the correction instruction input to the input unit at one site is transmitted to the display unit at another site via the conference management server and the communication system, and the correction instruction is reflected on a stereoscopic image projected at each projection unit; and

wherein the conference management server is configured to modify the design data of the product based on the correction instruction input to the input unit.

2 . The virtual reality conferencing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the design data includes at least information indicating a three-dimensional shape of a routing path in a wire harness.

3 . The virtual reality conferencing system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a user state detection unit configured to detect a posture and a position of a specific user who wears the projection unit at one or more sites; and

a display control unit configured to reflect a change in the posture and the position detected by the user state detection unit in a display form of the stereoscopic image projected by the projection unit.

4 . The virtual reality conferencing system according to claim 3 , wherein:

the projection unit includes an avatar control unit configured to project information of an avatar corresponding to one or more specific users into the VR space together with the stereoscopic image; and

the avatar control unit reflects a change in a position of at least one of the specific users in a position of an avatar projected in the VR space.

5 . The virtual reality conferencing system according to claim 1 , wherein:

each of the plurality of sites includes a voice input and output unit; and

information on a voice uttered by a specific user who wears the projection unit at one or more sites is output from the voice input and output unit at another site via the communication system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2024
From: ISHIKAWA, TAKESHI; EBATA, YUKI; MORIYAMA, ERI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067991/0099 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-052161 · Mar 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2023011665 · Mar 23, 2023
Related Publication 20240372969A1 · Nov 7, 2024
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