Systems and methods for reducing an effect of occlusion of a tracker by people
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1. A method for identifying an obstruction to a trackable field-of-view (FOV) of a tracker, comprising:
- executing interactive content for display of a plurality of images on a head-mounted display, wherein the head-mounted display is configured to be worn by a user, wherein the execution of the interactive content is changed based on changes in a position and orientation of the head-mounted display when tracked by the tracker;
determining that the trackable FOV is obstructed by a spectator during the execution of the interactive content when the spectator is not visible via the head-mounted display to the user, wherein the obstruction by the spectator reduces a quality factor associated with tracking of the position and orientation used for generating the plurality of images displayed on the head-mounted display; and
notifying the user that the quality factor has reduced as a result of the obstruction by the spectator, wherein said notifying is provided by a message rendered by the head-mounted display.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reducing an effect of occlusion of a tracker by people are described. When a user is playing a video game using a head-mounted display, a field-of-view for tracking the user is obstructed by a spectator. The video game cannot be displayed at a normal frame rate to the user as a result of the obstruction. The systems and methods described herein determine and identify a source of the obstruction, and implement operations to remove the obstruction.
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1. A method for identifying an obstruction to a trackable field-of-view (FOV) of a tracker, comprising:
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executing interactive content for display of a plurality of images on a head-mounted display, wherein the head-mounted display is configured to be worn by a user, wherein the execution of the interactive content is changed based on changes in a position and orientation of the head-mounted display when tracked by the tracker; determining that the trackable FOV is obstructed by a spectator during the execution of the interactive content when the spectator is not visible via the head-mounted display to the user, wherein the obstruction by the spectator reduces a quality factor associated with tracking of the position and orientation used for generating the plurality of images displayed on the head-mounted display; and notifying the user that the quality factor has reduced as a result of the obstruction by the spectator, wherein said notifying is provided by a message rendered by the head-mounted display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 23, 24)
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10. A method for identifying a spectator to a user during interaction with interactive content on a head-mounted display, comprising:
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determining that the spectator is within a trackable field-of-view (FOV) of a tracker, wherein said determining that the spectator is within the trackable FOV is performed when interactive content is executed to display the interactive content on the head-mounted display, wherein the head-mounted display is configured to be worn by the user during the execution of the interactive content; determining that the spectator is identifiable upon determining that the spectator is within the trackable FOV; determining that the spectator is obstructing the trackable FOV when the spectator is not visible via the head-mounted display to the user; and notifying the user that the spectator is obstructing the trackable FOV in response to determining that the spectator is obstructing the trackable FOV. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for identifying an obstruction to a trackable field-of-view (FOV) of a tracker, comprising:
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a head-mounted display configured to be worn by a user to display interactive content; and a processor coupled to the head-mounted display, wherein the processor is configured to; execute the interactive content for display of a plurality of images on the head-mounted display, wherein the execution of the interactive content is changed based on changes in a position and orientation of the head-mounted display when tracked by the tracker; determine that the trackable FOV is obstructed by a spectator during the execution of the interactive content when the spectator is not visible via the head-mounted display to the user, wherein the obstruction by the spectator reduces a quality factor associated with a determination of the position and orientation used to generate the plurality of images displayed on the head-mounted display; identify the spectator upon determining that the trackable FOV is obstructed by the spectator; and generate a notification to be output via the head-mounted display that the quality factor is reduced as a result of the obstruction by the spectator, wherein the notification is provided by a message rendered by the head-mounted display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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