METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSORY SIMULATION IN VIRTUAL REALITY TO ENHANCE IMMERSION

• US 20190310711A1
• Filed: 04/05/2019
• Published: 10/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2018
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Majormega, LLC
• Original Assignee: Majormega, LLC
• Inventors: BRIDGMAN, Michael Richard, HENNESSEY, Sean
• Application Number:
  US16/376,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20190310711A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/28 responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating scent dispensers or affecting temperature or light controlling the output signals based on the game progress A63F13/50
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8082 Virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1917 using digital means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/013 Force feedback applied to a game
• 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 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user

Abstract

A multi-sensory virtual reality system enhances a user'"'"'s 3-D environment immersion and minimizes the chance of immersion breaking events with the multi-sensory virtual reality system including a headset, a data process system, a dynamic platform, and an HVAC system. The headset includes a display unit configured to display 3-D virtual environment. The data process system is configured to generate data representing motion, wind, and/or temperature simulations associated with a 3-D environment events and a user'"'"'s actions. The dynamic motion platform is configured to produce motions associated with the 3-D environment events and the user'"'"'s actions based on the processed data. The HVAC system is configured to produce air movement associated with the 3-D environment events and the user'"'"'s movements based on the processed data. The virtual reality system also provides for temperature adjustments associated with the 3-D environment events and the user'"'"'s actions.

Claims

1. A multi-sensory virtual reality system, comprising a dynamic platform including at least one actuator configured to produce interactive movement based on a user'"'"'s input and events within a virtual reality system.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more headsets including a display unit configured to display a virtual reality environment.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the display unit is additionally configured to produce sounds based on the user inputs and events within the virtual reality system.

4. The system of claim 2, further comprising one or more wind units configured to generate wind incident upon a user based on the user inputs and events within the virtual reality system.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the wind units are individually controlled.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a confined space that includes one or more walls and a ceiling.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the confined space defines an enclosure with a defined ingress and egress.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the dynamic platform produces three-dimensional interactive movement based on a user'"'"'s input and events within a virtual reality system.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a safety feature which prevents a user'"'"'s body portion from entering a gap produced by the movement of the dynamic platform.

10. The system of claim 10, wherein the safety feature includes a leaf spring.