Security and environmental control based on virtual reality headset usage
First Claim
1. A method of providing a notification to a user of a display in which user awareness of their environment is reduced, comprising:
- in a system including a hub computing environment and a display, the display being one in which user visual awareness of a surrounding environment is reduced, the display driven by a display computing environment, the hub computing environment being coupled to at least one initiator device, the at least one initiator device being selected from the group consisting of;
an entry sensor, an alarm sensor, or a network device, transmitting a signal to the hub computing environment as a result of activation of the initiator device; and
in response to the received signal, determining if a notification should be delivered to the display, the determining based at least in part on the signal and on a user profile; and
if the determining is such that the notification should be delivered to the display, then displaying the notification on the display.
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Abstract
Systems and methods described provide and add significant functionality to virtual and augmented reality display systems. For example, when a user is “immersed” in a virtual reality environment, certain home environmental parameters may be changed, or may change state, and efforts at energy conservation can be automatically or semi-automatically initiated, at least temporarily, while the user is in the virtual reality environment. This allows the user to reduce energy consumption in their home while they are immersed in the virtual reality world by automatically turning down output to lights and other devices that the user does not need while in the headset. Users are further provided with the benefit of notifications during their virtual reality experience, bridging the gap of separation from the outside world with regard to security by allowing users to remain “in” a virtual reality environment while they are still alerted of important activity in their surroundings.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of providing a notification to a user of a display in which user awareness of their environment is reduced, comprising:
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in a system including a hub computing environment and a display, the display being one in which user visual awareness of a surrounding environment is reduced, the display driven by a display computing environment, the hub computing environment being coupled to at least one initiator device, the at least one initiator device being selected from the group consisting of;
an entry sensor, an alarm sensor, or a network device, transmitting a signal to the hub computing environment as a result of activation of the initiator device; andin response to the received signal, determining if a notification should be delivered to the display, the determining based at least in part on the signal and on a user profile; and if the determining is such that the notification should be delivered to the display, then displaying the notification on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising instructions for causing a computing environment to perform a method of providing a notification to a user of a display in which user awareness of their environment is reduced, comprising:
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in a system including a hub computing environment and a display, the display being one in which user visual awareness of a surrounding environment is reduced, the display driven by a display computing environment, the hub computing environment being coupled to at least one initiator device, the at least one initiator device being selected from the group consisting of;
an entry sensor, an alarm sensor, or a network device, transmitting a signal to the hub computing environment as a result of activation of the initiator device; and
; andin response to the received signal, determining if a notification should be delivered to the display, the determining based at least in part on the signal and on a user profile; and if the determining is such that the notification should be delivered to the display, then displaying the notification on the display.
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