US 11,697,061 B2
Systems and methods for reducing hops associated with a head mounted system
David Perry, Newport Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/148,353.
Application 17/148,353 is a continuation of application No. 14/144,185, filed on Dec. 30, 2013, granted, now 10,905,943.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/832,773, filed on Jun. 7, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0129012 A1, May 6, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/211 (2014.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); A63F 13/40 (2014.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); A63F 13/5255 (2014.01); A63F 13/355 (2014.01); A63F 13/92 (2014.01); A63F 13/212 (2014.01); A63F 13/54 (2014.01); A63F 13/34 (2014.01); A63F 13/31 (2014.01); A63F 13/87 (2014.01); A63F 13/332 (2014.01); A63F 13/358 (2014.01); H04N 13/332 (2018.01)
CPC A63F 13/211 (2014.09) [A63F 13/212 (2014.09); A63F 13/30 (2014.09); A63F 13/31 (2014.09); A63F 13/34 (2014.09); A63F 13/355 (2014.09); A63F 13/40 (2014.09); A63F 13/5255 (2014.09); A63F 13/54 (2014.09); A63F 13/87 (2014.09); A63F 13/92 (2014.09); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); A63F 13/332 (2014.09); A63F 13/358 (2014.09); A63F 2300/538 (2013.01); A63F 2300/8082 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G09G 2350/00 (2013.01); H04N 13/332 (2018.05)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head mounted display comprising:
an external camera configured to capture images of a real-world environment including a hand-held controller in front of the head mounted display, wherein the hand-held controller includes a plurality of markers, wherein the images are configured for examination to determine positions and movements of the plurality of markers on the hand-held controller with respect to the external camera of the head mounted display;
a communications circuit coupled to the external camera, wherein the communications circuit is located within the head mounted display to receive the images from the external camera and encode the images to output a plurality of encoded images, wherein the plurality of encoded images provide the positions and movements of the plurality of markers on the hand-held controller with respect to the external camera,
wherein the communications circuit is configured to send the plurality of encoded images via the Internet to a cloud system without using a computer between the head mounted display and the Internet, wherein the communications circuit is configured to receive packets of compressed interactive media frames via the Internet without using the computer, wherein the compressed interactive media frames are generated by the cloud system based on the positions and movements provided by the plurality of encoded images; and
a display device configured to display a virtual scene based on image data provided by the compressed interactive media frames.