Virtual reality system
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1. A virtual reality (VR) system comprising:
- an image playback system having a storage device for maintaining a plurality of images where each image has a field-of-view defining an X direction and a Y direction;
an image viewing device operatively communicating with said image playback system for displaying a portion of said plurality of images to a user;
a directional sensor operatively communicating with said playback system for defining a viewing direction of the user in both of said X and Y directions;
a forward and rearward moving device for defining a Z direction; and
a speed sensor operably connected to said moving device and operatively communicating with said playback system for providing a rate of change of said plurality of images in said Z direction;
said VR system characterized by said image playback system having a controller operatively connected to said storage device for simultaneously coordinating said X and Y directions of said directional sensor and said Z direction of said speed sensor such that said viewing direction and said rate of change are interlaced to automatically change said portion of said plurality of images displayed by said image viewing device in said X, Y, and Z directions when the user moves the directional sensor in at least one of the X and Y directions and simultaneously moves the moving device in the Z direction.
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Abstract
A virtual reality (VR) system includes an image playback system that sends images to an image viewing device, such as a pair of display glasses. Each image has a 360-degree field of view. An user views a portion of the images. The portion of the image viewed is determined by a directional sensor mounted to the display glasses. The images are advanced according to a speed sensor attached to a moving device, such as a stationary bicycle. The VR system simultaneously coordinates the portion of the images viewed by the user by coordinating signals from the directional sensor and the speed sensor.
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1. A virtual reality (VR) system comprising:
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an image playback system having a storage device for maintaining a plurality of images where each image has a field-of-view defining an X direction and a Y direction;
an image viewing device operatively communicating with said image playback system for displaying a portion of said plurality of images to a user;
a directional sensor operatively communicating with said playback system for defining a viewing direction of the user in both of said X and Y directions;
a forward and rearward moving device for defining a Z direction; and
a speed sensor operably connected to said moving device and operatively communicating with said playback system for providing a rate of change of said plurality of images in said Z direction;
said VR system characterized by said image playback system having a controller operatively connected to said storage device for simultaneously coordinating said X and Y directions of said directional sensor and said Z direction of said speed sensor such that said viewing direction and said rate of change are interlaced to automatically change said portion of said plurality of images displayed by said image viewing device in said X, Y, and Z directions when the user moves the directional sensor in at least one of the X and Y directions and simultaneously moves the moving device in the Z direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a virtual reality (VR) system comprising:
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maintaining a plurality of images where each image has a 360-degree field-of-view defining a X direction and a Y direction;
determining a viewing direction of a user in both of the X and Y directions;
displaying a portion of the plurality of images to the user; and
sensing a rate of change of the plurality of images moving in a Z direction;
the method characterized by simultaneously coordinating the X and Y directions and the Z direction and interlacing the viewing direction and the rate of change for automatically changing the plurality of images in the X, Y, and Z directions as the user changes the viewing direction in at least one of the X and Y directions and simultaneously moves in the Z direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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