SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CUSTOMIZED VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES

• US 20150310758A1
• Filed: 04/24/2015
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Travelers Indemnity Company (The Travelers Cos., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The Travelers Indemnity Company (The Travelers Cos., Inc.)
• Inventors: Daddona, Amy E., Edinger, Henry F., Martin, Sean D., Traeger, Nirmal, Humphrey, Scott D., Ransford, Audra L.
• Application Number:
  US14/696,148
• Publication Number:
  US 20150310758A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/02 for teaching control of vehicles or other craft
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/05 the view from a vehicle being simulated G09B9/052, G09B9/058 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/052 characterised by provision for recording or measuring trainee's performance devices for psychotechnics, e.g. for vehicle drivers A61B5/16, A61B5/18
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/063 by using visual displays
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/24 including display or recording of simulated flight path

Abstract

Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for generating customized virtual reality experiences based on information associated with a user or other entity, including, for example, distraction information associated with a previous driving session of a user.

Claims

1. A system for providing virtual reality presentations, the system comprising:

a display output device for displaying at least one virtual reality image for a customized virtual reality presentation; and

a virtual reality server in communication with the display output device, the virtual reality server comprising;

a processor; and

a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor, the computer-readable memory storing instructions for generating customized virtual reality presentations, that when executed by the processor direct the processor to;

determine data associated with an entity;

select, from a plurality of available virtual reality scenarios and based on the determined data associated with the entity, at least one virtual reality scenario;

generate a customized virtual reality presentation including at least one virtual reality image, based on the at least one selected virtual reality scenario and the determined data associated with the entity; and

present, via the display output device, the customized virtual reality presentation to a user.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an audio output device for outputting audio for a customized virtual reality presentation; and

a user input device for receiving input from a user during a customized virtual reality presentation.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the data associated with the entity comprises driving session data associated with a previous driving session by the entity;

and

wherein selecting the at least one virtual reality scenario from the plurality of available virtual reality scenarios comprises;

selecting, based on the driving simulation data, at least one virtual reality driving scenario from a database of virtual reality driving scenarios.

4. The system of claim 1,

wherein the data associated with the entity comprises driver distraction data associated with a previous driving session by the user;

and

wherein selecting the at least one virtual reality scenario from the plurality of available virtual reality scenarios comprises;

selecting, based on the driver distraction data, at least one virtual reality driving scenario from a database of virtual reality driving scenarios; and

wherein generating the customized virtual reality presentation comprises;

generating the customized virtual reality presentation based on the selected at least one virtual reality driving scenario and the driver distraction data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the data associated with the entity comprises one or more of the following types of driving simulation data:

driving condition data, driver condition data, and vehicle data.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the vehicle data describes one or more of the following:

a type of automobile,

a type of truck,

a type of construction vehicle,

a type of maritime vessel, and

a type of aircraft.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the driving condition data describes one or more of the following:

road conditions,

environmental conditions data,

environmental obstacles data,

structures data,

weather conditions, and

equipment conditions.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the data associated with the entity comprises telematics data associated with a vehicle driven by the entity.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further direct the processor to:

determine virtual reality session data based on interaction of the user with the customized virtual reality presentation.

10. A system for simulating driver distractions in virtual reality driving simulations, the system comprising:

a display output device for displaying at least one virtual reality image for a customized virtual reality driving simulation;

a user input device for receiving input from a user during a customized virtual reality driving simulation; and

a virtual reality server in communication with the display output device and with the user input device, the virtual reality server comprising;

a processor; and

a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor, the computer-readable memory storing instructions for generating customized virtual reality driving simulations, that when executed by the processor direct the processor to;

receive driving session data associated with at least one previous driving session of a driver, wherein the driving session data associated with the first driver comprises driver distraction data;

select, based on the driving session data, a virtual reality driving scenario from a database of virtual reality driving scenarios;

generate a customized virtual reality driving simulation based on the selected at least one virtual reality driving scenario and the driver distraction data; and

present, via the display output device, the customized virtual reality driving simulation to a user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the driver distraction data comprises indications of one or more of the following:

a shift of the driver'"'"'s eye gaze away from a view of a road during a previous driving session, the driver'"'"'s view during a previous driving session,

a driving error made by the driver during a previous driving session,

an action taken by the driver during a previous driving session, and

an object interacted with by the driver during a previous driving session.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein generating the customized virtual reality driving simulation comprises:

generating, based on the driver distraction data, a virtual reality image representative of the driver'"'"'s view during a time of the previous driving session when the driver was distracted.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein generating the customized virtual reality driving simulation comprises:

generating, based on the driver distraction data, a virtual reality image representative of a view the driver could not see during a time of the previous driving session when the driver was distracted.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein generating the customized virtual reality driving simulation comprises:

generating, based on the driver distraction data, a first virtual reality image representative of the driver'"'"'s view during a time of the previous driving session when the driver was distracted; and

generating, based on the driver distraction data, a second virtual reality image representative of a view the driver could not see during a time of the previous driving session when the driver was distracted.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein generating the customized virtual reality driving simulation comprises:

generating, based on the driver distraction data, a virtual reality image representative of an action taken by the driver during a time of the previous driving session when the driver was distracted.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein generating the customized virtual reality driving simulation comprises:

generating, based on the driver distraction data, a virtual reality image representative of an object interacted with by the driver during a previous driving session when the driver was distracted.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the driving session data comprises information based on a real world driving session of the driver.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the driving session data comprises information based on a virtual reality driving simulation previously presented to the driver.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein the driving session data further includes one or more of the following types:

driving condition data, driver condition data, vehicle data, and telematics data.

20. The system of claim 10, wherein the user is the driver for the at least one previous driving session.

21. A method for simulating driver distractions in virtual reality driving simulations, the method comprising:

receiving, by a virtual reality server storing instructions for generating customized virtual reality driving simulations, driving session data associated with at least one previous driving session of a driver, wherein the driving session data associated with the first driver comprises driver distraction data;

selecting, by the virtual reality server and based on the driving session data, a virtual reality driving scenario from a database of virtual reality driving scenarios;

generating, by the virtual reality server in accordance with the instructions for generating customized virtual reality driving simulations, a customized virtual reality driving simulation based on the selected at least one virtual reality driving scenario and the driver distraction data; and

presenting, by the virtual reality server via the display output device, the customized virtual reality driving simulation to a user.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the driver distraction data comprises an indication of one or more of the following:

a shift of the driver'"'"'s eye gaze away from a view of a road during a previous driving session, the driver'"'"'s view during a previous driving session,

a driving error made by the driver during a previous driving session,

an action taken by the driver during a previous driving session, and

an object interacted with by the driver during a previous driving session.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein generating the customized virtual reality driving simulation comprises:

generating, based on the driver distraction data, a virtual reality image representative of the driver'"'"'s view during a time of the previous driving session when the driver was distracted.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein generating the customized virtual reality driving simulation comprises:

generating, based on the driver distraction data, a virtual reality image representative of a view the driver could not see during a time of the previous driving session when the driver was distracted.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein generating the customized virtual reality driving simulation comprises:

generating, based on the driver distraction data, a virtual reality image representative of an action taken by the driver during a time of the previous driving session when the driver was distracted.