Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Virtual reality proximity sensors
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Application No.: US15085879Application Date: 2016-03-30
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Publication No.: US09779605B1Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Michael G. Taylor , Glenn T. Black , Elliot S. Brodzki
- Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
- Current Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: G08B21/00
- IPC: G08B21/00 ; G08B21/02 ; G01S13/42

Abstract:
A proximity device, a computer-implemented method, and proximity system are described. Generally, the proximity device can be wearable or non-wearable. A wearable proximity device is configured to be worn by a user. As the user moves within a physical environment, the wearable proximity devices monitors the user's proximity to objects. Proximity indications are accordingly generated and presented to the user. A non-wearable proximity device is configured to monitor the user's proximity relative to a perimeter of an area. If the user approaches or overruns the perimeter, a proximity indication is generated and presented to the user.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170287301A1 Virtual Reality Proximity Sensors Public/Granted day:2017-10-05
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