INTERFACING WITH VIRTUAL REALITY

• US 20090325699A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
• Original Assignee: The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
• Inventors: Delgiannidis, Leonidas
• Application Number:
  US12/446,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20090325699A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/212 using sensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat or leg activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/245 specially adapted to a particular type of game, e.g. steering wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/25 Output arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/42 by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/837 Shooting of targets
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1012 involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/30 characterized by output arrangements for receiving control signals generated by the game device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6045 for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/66 for rendering three dimensional images
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8076 Shooting
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features

Abstract

Included are embodiments for implementing virtual reality. More specifically, one embodiment of a virtual reality method includes interfacing with host game logic, the host game logic configured to provide an interactive video game interface and receiving display data from the host game logic, and provide the display data to a virtual reality head mounted display. Some embodiments include receiving user motion input to control at least a portion of the interactive video game interface, the user motion too input being provided via a virtual simulation device, the virtual simulation device configured to facilitate control of at least a portion of the interactive video game interface via simulation of user motion and translating the received user motion input into a format for controlling the interactive video game interface. Still some embodiments include providing the translated user motion input to the host game logic.

Claims

1. A virtual reality method, comprising:

interfacing with host game logic, the host game logic configured to provide an interactive video game interface;

receiving display data from the host game logic, and provide the display data to a virtual reality head mounted display;

receiving user motion input to control at least a portion of the interactive video game interface, the user motion input being provided via a virtual simulation device, the virtual simulation device configured to facilitate control of at least a portion of the interactive video game interface via simulation of user motion;

translating the received user motion input into a format for controlling the interactive video game interface; and

providing the translated user motion input to the host game logic.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving user motion input from the virtual reality head mounted display.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving user motion input from the virtual reality head mounted display includes receiving at least one of the following:

crouching input, jumping input, and head turning input.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual simulation device is embodied as a virtual simulated rifle.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the virtual simulated rifle includes at least one of the following:

a trigger button, a travel forward button, a zoom button, and at least one servo motor.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the virtual simulated rifle is configured to provide tactile simulation to simulate firing of a rifle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual simulation device is configured for at least one of the following:

wireline communication and wireless communication.

8. A virtual reality system, comprising:

an interface component configured to interface with host game logic, the host game logic configured to provide an interactive video game interface;

a first receive component configured to receive display data from the host game logic, and provide the display data to a virtual reality head mounted display;

a second receive component configured to receive user motion input to control at least a portion of the interactive video game interface, the user motion input being provided via a virtual simulation device, the virtual simulation device configured to facilitate control of at least a portion of the interactive video game interface via simulation of user motion;

a translate component configured to translate the received user motion input into a format for controlling the interactive video game interface; and

a provide component configured to provide the translated user motion input to the host game logic.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a third receive component configured to receive user motion input from the virtual reality head mounted display.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the first receive component is configured to receive at least one of the following:

crouching input, jumping input, and head turning input.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the virtual simulation device is embodied as a virtual simulated rifle.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the virtual simulated rifle includes at least one of the following:

a trigger button, a travel forward button, a zoom button, and at least one servo motor.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the virtual simulated rifle is configured to provide tactile simulation to simulate firing of a rifle.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the virtual simulation device is configured for at least one of the following:

wireline communication and wireless communication.

15. A virtual reality computer readable storage medium, comprising:

interfacing logic configured to interface with host game logic, the host game logic configured to provide an interactive video game interface;

first receiving logic configured to receive display logic configured to display data from the host game logic, and provide the display data to a virtual reality head mounted display;

second receiving logic configured to receive user motion input to control at least a portion of the interactive video game interface, the user motion input being provided via a virtual simulation device, the virtual simulation device configured to facilitate control of at least a portion of the interactive video game interface via simulation of user motion;

translating logic configured to translate the received user motion input into a format for controlling the interactive video game interface; and

providing logic configured to provide the translated user motion input to the host game logic.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising third receiving logic configured to receive user motion input from the virtual reality head mounted display.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the first receiving logic is configured to receive at least one of the following:

crouching input, jumping input, and head turning input.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the virtual simulation device is embodied as a virtual simulated rifle.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the virtual simulated rifle includes at least one of the following:

a trigger button, a travel forward button, a zoom button, and at least one servo motor.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the virtual simulated rifle is configured to provide physical motion to simulate firing of a rifle.