US 11,904,179 B2
Virtual reality headset and system for delivering an individualized therapy session
Michael J. Hasselberg, Rochester, NY (US); David John Mitten, Rochester, NY (US); Kostantinos Vasalos, Rochester, NY (US); and Wendy Cross, Rochester, NY (US)
Assigned to UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY (US)
Filed by UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/487,863.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/085,269, filed on Sep. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0096863 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. A61N 5/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 5/0618 (2013.01) [G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G09B 19/00 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0626 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0648 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A virtual reality (VR) device comprising:
an accelerometer;
a processor; and
a memory including instructions that are executable by the processor for causing the processor to perform operations including:
receiving data detected by the accelerometer, the data including head position data and head movement data;
determining a view direction of a user of the VR device using the head position data;
determining a heart rate of the user by using the view direction of the user to process the head movement data;
outputting the heart rate of the user to a remote device;
receiving, from the remote device, a command to adjust a VR session presented by the VR device to the user; and
adjusting, based on the command, one or more parameters of the VR session presented by the VR device.