Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Virtual reality
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Application No.: US16082338Application Date: 2017-03-10
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Publication No.: US10943382B2Publication Date: 2021-03-09
- Inventor: Elisheva Shapiro , Martin Shenton , Martin Echenique , Claire Blackshaw
- Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Priority: GB1604203 20160311,GB1619809 20161123,GB1702693 20170220
- International Application: PCT/GB2017/050648 WO 20170310
- International Announcement: WO2017/153770 WO 20170914
- Main IPC: G06T13/40
- IPC: G06T13/40 ; G06F3/01 ; G02B27/01 ; A63F13/211 ; H04N7/15 ; A63F13/213 ; G06F3/16 ; G06F3/03 ; A63F13/428 ; G06F3/0481 ; G06F3/0346 ; A63F13/56 ; A63F13/215 ; A63F13/26 ; A63F13/87 ; G06T19/00 ; G06T11/60 ; G06K9/00 ; G06T19/20 ; A63F13/58
Abstract:
A virtual reality apparatus includes an image generator configured to generate images representing a user of a virtual environment. The image generator is responsive to selection of a predetermined input by the user. The apparatus also includes a video camera for use in image-based tracking of a user by the image generator. The predetermined input selected by the user is the performing of a predetermined physical gesture in view of the video camera. The image generator is arranged to select a respective emoji responsive to the predetermined physical gesture of the user for display to other users.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190096106A1 Virtual Reality Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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