Rapid Virtual Reality Enablement of Structured Data Assets

• US 20150269781A1
• Filed: 03/19/2015
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Machine Elf Software Inc.
• Original Assignee: Machine Elf Software Inc.
• Inventors: Koeber, Christopher K.
• Application Number:
  US14/662,626
• Publication Number:
  US 20150269781A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/32 Image data format

Abstract

Techniques are provided herein for enabling structured data assets for use in a virtual reality environment. These techniques may be embodied as a method, apparatus and instructions in a computer-readable storage media to perform the method. A computing apparatus having connectivity to a network receives a structured data asset that includes data portions identifying characteristics of the structured data asset. The structured data asset is converted to a uniform representation configured to be displayed in a virtual reality environment. The uniform representation of the structure data asset is continually processed and the uniform representation of the structured data asset is displayed in the virtual reality environment.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at a computing apparatus having connectivity to a network, receiving a structured data asset, wherein the structured data asset includes data portions identifying characteristics of the structured data asset;

converting the structured data asset to a uniform representation configured to be displayed in a virtual reality environment;

continually processing the uniform representation of the structured data asset; and

displaying the uniform representation of the structured data asset in the virtual reality environment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the structured data asset is one of a three dimensional design asset, a multimedia asset, and a data-oriented asset.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the uniform representation of the structured data asset is editable in the virtual reality environment.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

updating the structured data asset to incorporate modifications made to the editable uniform representation in the virtual reality environment.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the uniform representation of the structured data asset is editable in a virtual environment with editing functionality of a host design application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein converting further comprises:

processing the data portions of the structured data asset; and

categorizing each portion of the structured data asset at least based upon the characteristics identified in each portion.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual reality environment is presented via a head mounted display.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a network interface unit;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the network interface unit and the memory, and configured to;

receive a structured data asset, wherein the structured data asset includes data portions identifying characteristics of the structured data asset;

convert the structured data asset to a uniform representation configured to be displayed in a virtual reality environment;

continually process the uniform representation of the structured data asset; and

display the uniform representation of the structured data asset in the virtual reality environment.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the structured data asset is one of a three dimensional design asset, a multimedia asset, and a data-oriented asset.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the uniform representation of the structured data asset is editable in the virtual reality environment.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

update the structured data asset to incorporate modifications made to the editable uniform representation in the virtual reality environment.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the uniform representation of the structured data asset is editable in a virtual environment with editing functionality of a host design application.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein a processor configured to convert the structured data asset to a uniform representation comprises a processor configured to:

process the data portions of the structured data asset; and

categorize each portion of the structured data asset at least based upon the characteristics identified in each portion.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the virtual reality environment is presented via a head mounted display.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions and when the software is executed operable to:

receive a structured data asset, wherein the structured data asset includes data portions identifying characteristics of the structured data asset;

convert the structured data asset to a uniform representation configured to be displayed in a virtual reality environment;

continually process the uniform representation of the structured data asset; and

display the uniform representation of the structured data asset in the virtual reality environment.

16. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the uniform representation of the structured data asset is editable in the virtual reality environment.

17. The computer-readable storage media of claim 16, further comprising instructions operable to:

update the structured data asset to incorporate modifications made to the editable uniform representation in the virtual reality environment.

18. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the uniform representation of the structured data asset is editable in a virtual environment with editing functionality of a host design application.

19. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the instructions operable to convert the structured data asset to a uniform representation comprise instructions operable to:

process the data portions of the structured data asset; and

categorize each portion of the structured data asset at least based upon the characteristics identified in each portion.

20. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the virtual reality environment is presented via a head mounted display.