Audiovisual Surround Augmented Reality (ASAR)
First Claim
1. A system for providing to a user audio source data associated with an object, the system comprising:
- a head-mounted device (HMD) including;
a software module;
one or more speakers configured to provide sound associated with the object; and
an inertial measurement unit (IMU) for providing kinetic data based on motion of the HMD,wherein the software module processes the audio source data and kinetic data to provide sound to the user as if the sound were anchored to said objects, the object being fixed to a specific position independent of the movement of the HMD.
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Abstract
A system and method to enable realistic augmented reality 2D or 3D audiovisual imagery, integrating virtual object(s) and audio source data in the vicinity of a user/wearer of a head-mounted device (HMD), the HMD integrated with a mobile communication device. The system includes a HMD to facilitate enhancement of the user/wearer'"'"'s audiovisual capabilities, a mobile communication device integrated with the HMD. The system also includes a dedicated system mounted on the HMD and comprising at least an embedded software solution, at least four (4) miniature speakers mounted on the HMD and configured to optimize the audio provided to the user/wearer and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) mounted on the HMD for processing the data on and through the speakers according to the data imputed to the software instructions, thereby providing realistic sound in the HMD and anchoring of sounds deriving from virtual objects in the real world.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing to a user audio source data associated with an object, the system comprising:
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a head-mounted device (HMD) including; a software module; one or more speakers configured to provide sound associated with the object; and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) for providing kinetic data based on motion of the HMD, wherein the software module processes the audio source data and kinetic data to provide sound to the user as if the sound were anchored to said objects, the object being fixed to a specific position independent of the movement of the HMD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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7. A computerized method for enabling realistic augmented reality, the method comprising:
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distributing one or more speakers along a frame of a head mounted device (HMD); using an inertial measurement unit (IMU) to sense movement of the HMD; providing sound to the speakers; and
;using data from the IMU to adjust the volume of the sound from each speaker according to a distance and angle of a user of the HMD to a virtual object; whereby the sounds of the speakers appear to originate from the virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20)
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- 16. The method of claim 5, wherein the data is audio data.
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