Head mount display with automatic inter-pupillary distance adjustment
First Claim
1. A head mount display that provides visual content as part of a virtual reality experience for a user and that automatically adjusts an inter-lens distance for the user based on a measured inter-pupillary distance of the user, the head mount display including:
- a first display and a second display;
a first display mount connected to the first display;
a second display mount connected to the second display;
a gear assembly coupled to the first display mount and to the second display mount;
a motor coupled to the gear assembly, the motor able to engage the gear assembly to move the first display mount and second display mount closer together or to move the first display mount and the second display mount further apart based on a desired inter-lens distance determined based on the measured inter-pupillary distance of the user; and
a communication interface coupled to the motor, the communication interface able to receive one or more signals from a remote computing device that drive the motor, the one or more signals causing the motor to adjust the first display mount and the second display mount to the desired inter-lens distance.
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Abstract
A head mount display for use with a virtual reality system allows for an automatic adjustment of an inter-lens distance based on a particular user'"'"'s inter-pupillary distance (IPD). The IPD for the user is measured, for example by taking an image of the user in a controlled environment and calculating the distance between the user'"'"'s pupils within the image. Once the IPD is known, a desired inter-lens distance for the particular user may be defined based on user IPD. A computing device in communication with a head mount display unit may automatically adjust the inter-lens distance to match the desired inter-lens distance. A user'"'"'s IPD and desired inter-lens distance may be stored for the user in a user account. As such, whenever the user participates in the virtual reality system, a head mount display used by the user may be configured with the user'"'"'s desired inter-lens distance.
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1. A head mount display that provides visual content as part of a virtual reality experience for a user and that automatically adjusts an inter-lens distance for the user based on a measured inter-pupillary distance of the user, the head mount display including:
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a first display and a second display; a first display mount connected to the first display; a second display mount connected to the second display; a gear assembly coupled to the first display mount and to the second display mount; a motor coupled to the gear assembly, the motor able to engage the gear assembly to move the first display mount and second display mount closer together or to move the first display mount and the second display mount further apart based on a desired inter-lens distance determined based on the measured inter-pupillary distance of the user; and a communication interface coupled to the motor, the communication interface able to receive one or more signals from a remote computing device that drive the motor, the one or more signals causing the motor to adjust the first display mount and the second display mount to the desired inter-lens distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method performed by a computing device for adjusting an inter-lens distance of a remote head mount display that provides visual content as part of a virtual reality experience for a user, the method including:
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identifying, by the computing device, an inter-pupillary distance for the user, the computing device in communication with the remote head mount display worn by the user for use in a virtual reality environment; determining a desired inter-lens distance based on the inter-pupillary distance for the user; identifying a current inter-lens distance in the remote head mount display; and sending one or more signals to the remote head mount display, the one or more signals driving a motor in the remote head mount display to adjust a position of each of two display mounts based on the desired inter-lens distance and the current inter-lens distance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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