US 12,076,642 B2
Delivery of spectator feedback content to virtual reality environments provided by head mounted display
Glenn T. Black, San Mateo, CA (US); Michael G. Taylor, San Mateo, CA (US); and Todd Tokubo, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/386,468.
Application 17/386,468 is a continuation of application No. 15/428,133, filed on Feb. 8, 2017, granted, now 11,071,915, issued on Jul. 27, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/402,994, filed on Sep. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0370172 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01); A63F 13/26 (2014.01); A63F 13/537 (2014.01); A63F 13/5372 (2014.01); A63F 13/5375 (2014.01); A63F 13/5378 (2014.01); A63F 13/56 (2014.01); A63F 13/58 (2014.01); A63F 13/86 (2014.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G10L 17/22 (2013.01)
CPC A63F 13/537 (2014.09) [A63F 13/213 (2014.09); A63F 13/26 (2014.09); A63F 13/5372 (2014.09); A63F 13/5375 (2014.09); A63F 13/5378 (2014.09); A63F 13/56 (2014.09); A63F 13/58 (2014.09); A63F 13/86 (2014.09); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06V 40/176 (2022.01); G10L 17/22 (2013.01); A63F 2300/8082 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving content for rendering in a head mounted display (HMD) of an HMD user;
processing positional data of one or more spectators present in a real world space where the HMD user is located using a camera, the positional data usable to determine a location of the one or more spectators relative to the HMD user in the real world space; and
generating an overhead view of the real world space, the overhead view is generated responsive to a possible encroachment by the HMD user of a personal space of one or more of the spectators present in the real world space, the overhead view identifying a position of the HMD user that is tracked relative to a position of said one or more of the spectators;
wherein said overhead view provides an identification of the possible encroachment of the one or more spectators.