Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Discontinuing display of virtual content and providing alerts based on hazardous physical obstructions
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Application No.: US15453228Application Date: 2017-03-08
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Publication No.: US10169973B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: James E. Bostick , John M. Ganci, Jr. , Martin G. Keen , Sarbajit K. Rakshit
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C.
- Agent Brian M. Restauro; Andrew D. Wright
- Main IPC: G09G5/00
- IPC: G09G5/00 ; G08B21/04 ; G06F3/01 ; G06F3/00

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method includes: detecting, by a virtual wearable computing device, a hazardous condition based on monitoring a proximity of a user wearing the virtual wearable computing device to a physical obstruction; and alerting, by the virtual wearable computing device, the user regarding the detection of the hazardous condition.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180261067A1 DISCONTINUING DISPLAY OF VIRTUAL CONTENT AND PROVIDING ALERTS BASED ON HAZARDOUS PHYSICAL OBSTRUCTIONS Public/Granted day:2018-09-13
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