VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICE AND MODE OF OPERATION

• US 20160370592A1
• Filed: 09/01/2016
• Published: 12/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Obsinn Limited
• Original Assignee: Obsinn Limited
• Inventors: Mak, Ka Chun
• Granted Patent: US 10,180,579 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0156 with optionally usable elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0158 with adjustable nose pad
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/00 Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/022 Viewing apparatus G02B27/04, G02B27/06, G02B27/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/028 characterised by the supporting structure
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/04 having collapsible parts
• 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 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects

Abstract

The present application relates to a virtual reality device which may be formed of an outer frame, an electronic board, a screen, a folding tube, a lens frame, lenses, and a slipover frame. The outer frame of the virtual reality device may be connected with the lens frame by the folding tube. The lens frame may be connected with the slipover frame. One or more screens may be mounted on the outer frame. The screens may be connected with the electronic board. The lenses can be mounted on the lens frame or the folding tube. The virtual reality device has a reduced weight and an increased flexibility. It is not necessary to hoop the device around a user'"'"'s head when in use. It can be slipped over eyeglasses, and has various position-adjusting functions so that its usability and comfort can be increased.

Claims

1. A virtual reality device, characterized by having an outer frame, an electronic board, a screen, a lens frame, lenses, and a slipover frame;

the outer frame being connected with the lens frame by a folding tube and/or extending arms;

the lens frame being connected with the slipover frame;

the slipover frame comprising a front slipover and side slipovers;

the front slipover and/or the side slipovers being in the form of slipover plates;

the outer frame being provided with the screen;

the screen being coupled with the electronic board; and

the lenses being mounted on the lens frame and/or the folding tube.

2. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the extending arms are provided between the outer frame and the lens frame, wherein the extending arms are hingedly connected by a hinge, and the hinge is provided on the outer frame and/or the lens frame and/or the folding tube.

3. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the lens frame and/or the folding tube comprises one or more lens-restricting devices for adjusting left or right position of the lenses relative to the lens frame and/or the folding tube.

4. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that total weight of the outer frame, the screen, the folding tube, the lens frame and the lenses is 55 grams or less.

5. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the lens frame and the slipover frame are connected by one or more position-restricting mechanisms for selecting relative up or down connecting position between the lens frame and the slipover frame.

6. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the slipover plates of the slipover frame are provided with secondary slipover plates, and one or more slipover plate position-restricting mechanisms are provided between the slipover plates and the secondary slipover plates for connecting and/or changing relative front or rear connecting position between the slipover plates and the secondary slipover plates, thereby changing the slipover plates'"'"' width.

7. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the front slipover of the slipover frame comprises a nose support, and the front slipover is provided with one or more nose support position-restricting devices for adjusting high or low position of the nose support relative to the front slipover.

8. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that lightweight structure of the virtual reality device and the slipover frame make it unnecessary to hoop the device around a user'"'"'s head when in use, and unnecessary to have backward force and upward tension exerted on the user'"'"'s head when wearing the device over eyeglasses.

9. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in having one or more cameras and/or thermal-sensing lenses mounted on the outer frame, wherein the lenses are facing outwards from the outer frame.

10. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in having a positioning switch for directly switching positioning function on or off.

11. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the virtual reality device and an electronic device simultaneously connect with an electric current managing device through a connecting wire, wherein when an external power source is out of power or not connected with the electric current managing device, the electronic device will supply electricity to the virtual reality device through the connecting wire and/or the electric current managing device, and when the virtual reality device and the electronic device simultaneously connect with the electric current managing device through the connecting wire, and the external power source has power and at the same time connects with the electric current managing device, the electronic device will not supply electricity to the virtual reality device, and the external power source will simultaneously supply power to the virtual reality device and the electronic device through the connecting wire, whether the external power source connects with the electric current managing device or not, and wherein information between the virtual reality device and the electronic device is transmitted through the connecting wire and/or the electric current managing device.

12. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that under thermal sensing recognition mode and/or image recognition mode, and in front of a thermal-sensing lens and/or camera of the virtual reality device, imaging function detects condition of a user'"'"'s hand through thermal sensing and/or image recognition, cuts out an image of the user'"'"'s hand or outlines a contour of the user'"'"'s hand, and places the image in a display content on the screen as if the user views his/her hand on the screen, so that recognition can be carried out through motion of the image of the user'"'"'s hand at overlapping position with an original screen content, to thereby control the electronic device, and form interaction between the user'"'"'s hand and the original screen content as well as a virtual reality interaction mode.

13. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that left and/or right side of the virtual reality device is provided with a side wing, wherein the side wing is connected with the lens frame and/or the folding tube and/or the outer frame by a side wing hinge and/or a flexible material such that the side wing is hingedly connected with the lens frame and/or the folding tube and/or the outer frame, and the side wing is connected with the side slipover, and wherein the side wing and/or the side wing hinge and/or the flexible material is provided thereon with the electronic board and/or a connecting wire and/or a battery to thereby evenly distribute front and rear weights of the virtual reality device.

14. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 13, characterized in that one or more position-restricting mechanisms are provided between the lens frame and the front slipover and/or between the side wing and the side slipovers, so as to adjust up or down connecting position of the front slipover relative to the lens frame and/or adjust up or down connecting position of the side slipovers relative to the side wing, to thereby align the lenses provided on the lens frame with focuses of a user'"'"'s eyes and/or eyeglasses.

15. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 14, characterized in that one or more sliding devices are provided between the side wing and the side slipovers, and by means of the sliding devices, the side wing slides forwards or backwards on the side slipovers so as to adjust forward or backward position of the side wing relative to the side slipovers, and regulate inconsistent connection position of the side wing on the side slipovers due to movement between the side wing and the side slipovers.

16. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the virtual reality device is provided with a side-by-side mode switching key for switching the screen to left and right, side-by-side display.

17. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the virtual reality device is provided with a wireless function switch for switching a wireless transceiver device and/or function of the virtual reality device on or off.

18. The virtual reality device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that an electric current managing device is provided on the virtual reality device or a connecting wire, wherein when the virtual reality device and an electronic device are connected through the electric current managing device and/or the connecting wire, and an external power source is out of power or is not connected with the electric current managing device, the battery and/or the electronic device will supply power to the virtual reality device through the electric current managing device and/or the connecting wire, and when the virtual reality device and the electronic device are connected through the electric current managing device, and the external power source has power and is connected with the electric current managing device, the electronic device will no longer supply power to the virtual reality device, and the external power source will supply power to the virtual reality device and/or the electronic device and/or the battery through the electric current managing device and/or the connecting wire;

and wherein when the virtual reality device and the electronic device are connected through the electric current managing device and/or the connecting wire, information is transmitted between the virtual reality device and the electronic device through the electric current managing device and/or the connecting wire regardless whether the external power source is connected with or supplying power to the electric current management device or not.