USER INTERFACE FOR AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM
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Abstract
A head-mounted device (HMD) includes sensors, a transparent display, a processor comprising an augmented reality (AR) application and an AR user interface module. The AR application generates virtual content based on sensing data from the sensors, and displays the virtual content in the transparent display. The AR user interface module generates an AR user interface that is positioned outside a field of view of a user based on the HMD being oriented at a reference pitch angle, causes a display of the AR user interface in the transparent display within the field of view of the user based on the HMD being oriented at a second pitch angle greater than the reference pitch angle, and causes a navigation of the AR user interface in response to a motion of the HMD and an eye gaze of the user matching a user interface trigger pattern.
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32 Claims
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11. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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generating, by a head-mounted device (HMD), an augmented reality (AR) user interface that is positioned outside a field of view of a user of a head-mounted device (HMD) based on the HMD being oriented at a reference pitch angle, the AR user interface associated with a first threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is presented on a display of the HMD, and a second threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is not presented on the display of the HMD, the first threshold angular margin being greater than the second threshold angular margin; while AR content is not being presented on the display of the HMD, detecting that orientation of the HMD has changed to a first adjusted pitch angle; comparing the first adjusted pitch angle to the second threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is not presented on the display of the HMD; and in response to determining that the first adjusted pitch angle is greater than the second threshold angular margin, causing presentation of the AR user interface on the display of the HMD within the field of view of the user, the first adjusted pitch angle being less than the first threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is presented on the display of the HMD. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a head-mounted device (HMD), cause the HMD to perform operations comprising:
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generating an augmented reality (AR) user interface that is positioned outside a field of view of a user of the HMD based on the HMD being oriented at a reference pitch angle, the AR user interface associated with a first threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is presented on a display of the HMD, and a second threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is not presented on the display of the HMD, the first threshold angular margin being greater than the second threshold angular margin; while AR content is not being presented on the display of the HMD, detecting that orientation of the HMD has changed to a first adjusted pitch angle; comparing the first adjusted pitch angle to the second threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is not presented on the display of the HMD; and in response to determining that the first adjusted pitch angle is greater than the second threshold angular margin, causing presentation of the AR user interface on the display of the HMD within the field of view of the user, the first adjusted pitch angle being less than the first threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is presented on the display of the HMD. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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generating, by a head mounted device (HMD) an augmented reality (AR) user interface that is positioned outside a field of view of a user of HMD based on the HMD being oriented at a reference pitch angle, the AR user interface associated with a first threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is presented on a display of the HMD, and a second threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is not presented on the display of the HMD, the first threshold angular margin being greater than the second threshold angular margin; while AR content is not being presented on the display of the HMD, detecting that orientation of the HMD has changed to a first adjusted pitch angle; comparing the first adjusted pitch angle to the second threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is not presented on the display of the HMD; and in response to determining that the first adjusted pitch angle is greater than the second threshold angular margin, causing presentation of the AR user interface on the display of the HMD within the field of view of the user, the first adjusted pitch angle being less than the first threshold angular margin for causing presentation of the AR user interface when AR content is presented on the display of the HMD. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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