MENU NAVIGATION IN A HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY
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1. A method for menu navigation in a head-mounted display, the method comprising:
- generating positional data of the head-mounted display;
tracking a position of a focal point of the head-mounted display, wherein the position of the focal point is tracked within a virtual environment that includes a menu navigation element;
determining that the focal point is within an operational range of the menu navigation element;
executing a fixation timer corresponding to the navigation element, wherein the fixation timer counts down a predetermined amount of time when the focal point is within the operational range of the menu navigation element; and
implementing a corresponding function of the navigation element upon expiration of the predetermined amount of time as indicated by the fixation timer.
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Abstract
A wearable computing device includes a head-mounted display (HMD) that generates a virtual reality environment. Through the generation and tracking of positional data, a focal point may be tracked with respect to one or menu navigation elements. Following the fixated positioning of the focal point over the menu navigation element for a predetermined amount of time, a process corresponding to the menu navigation element is executed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for menu navigation in a head-mounted display, the method comprising:
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generating positional data of the head-mounted display; tracking a position of a focal point of the head-mounted display, wherein the position of the focal point is tracked within a virtual environment that includes a menu navigation element; determining that the focal point is within an operational range of the menu navigation element; executing a fixation timer corresponding to the navigation element, wherein the fixation timer counts down a predetermined amount of time when the focal point is within the operational range of the menu navigation element; and implementing a corresponding function of the navigation element upon expiration of the predetermined amount of time as indicated by the fixation timer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for menu navigation in a head-mounted display, the method comprising:
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generating positional data of the head-mounted display; tracking a position of a focal point of the head-mounted display, wherein the position of the focal point is tracked within a virtual environment that includes a menu navigation element; determining that the focal point is within an operational range of the menu navigation element; executing a fixation timer corresponding to the navigation element, wherein the fixation timer counts down a predetermined amount of time when the focal point is within the operational range of the menu navigation element; and implementing a corresponding function of the navigation element upon expiration of the predetermined amount of time as indicated by the fixation timer.
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20. A system for menu navigation, the system comprising:
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at least one of a gyroscope, magnetometer, and an accelerometer that generate positional data; a head-mounted display including at least one lens to display a focal point in a virtual environment that includes a menu navigation element; a processor that executes instructions stored in memory to; process the positional data to track the position of the focal point within the virtual environment, determine that the focal point is within an operational range of the menu navigation element, execute a fixation timer corresponding to the navigation element, wherein the fixation timer counts down a predetermined amount of time when the focal point is within the operational range of the menu navigation element, and execute a functionality associated with the menu navigation element upon expiration of the predetermined amount of time as indicated by the fixation timer.
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