公开(公告)号：US10055018B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US14517733

申请日：2014-10-17

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Todd Tokubo ,  Frederick Umminger

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  A63F13/212 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06T19/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/014 ,  A63F13/212 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/013 ,  G06F2203/04102 ,  G06T19/006

Abstract: A glove interface object is provided, comprising: an index finger portion; a resistance circuit including an index resistor defined along a length of the index finger portion, and a power source for applying a current across the index resistor; a thumb portion; a probe circuit including a thumb contact defined on the thumb portion, the probe circuit configured to read a voltage, via the thumb contact, at a location along the length of the index resistor at which contact between the thumb contact and the index resistor occurs; a data processing module for processing the voltage read by the probe circuit to generate thumb-index control data that is indicative of the location at which the contact between the thumb contact and the index resistor occurs; a communications module configured to send the thumb-index control data to a computing device for processing to define a setting for a virtual environment.

公开(公告)号：US10022625B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-17

申请号：US15690094

申请日：2017-08-29

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn Black ,  Frederick Umminger

IPC: A63F13/28 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  A63F13/285 ,  A63F13/25

Abstract: Methods and systems for adjusting a weight of a peripheral device while presenting content to a head mounted display are disclosed. One method includes processing instructions for rendering a virtual reality scene in the head mounted display. The virtual reality scene includes a virtual object. The method also includes receiving pairing of the peripheral device for use with the head mounted display for rendering the virtual reality scene and determining a movement of the virtual object. The method causes sending of instructions to the peripheral device for execution by a controller of the peripheral device to move a weight in the peripheral device. The weight is moved to provide a correlation to the determined movement of the virtual object.

公开(公告)号：US09744449B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US14579839

申请日：2014-12-22

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Glenn Black ,  Frederick Umminger

IPC: A63F13/28 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/285

CPC classification number: A63F13/28 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/285 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G06T19/006

Abstract: A system and method of simulating weight of a virtual object in a virtual environment includes receiving a weight adjusting profile in a handheld peripheral device. The weight adjusting profile corresponding to at least one weight characteristic and/or a movement characteristics of the virtual object presented in the virtual environment where the handheld peripheral device represents the virtual object. The handheld peripheral device includes a movable weight. The weight adjusting profile is stored in the handheld peripheral device and a position of the movable weight in the handheld peripheral device is adjusted to correspond to a movement of the virtual object in the virtual environment.