SYSTEM FOR TRACKING A HANDHELD DEVICE IN VIRTUAL REALITY

摘要

A system for tracking a first electronic device, such as a handheld smartphone, in a virtual reality environment generated by a second electronic device, such as a head mounted display may include detection, by a camera included in one of the first electronic device or the second electronic device, of at least one visual marker included on the other of the first electronic device or the second electronic device. Features detected within the field of view corresponding to known features of the visual markers may be used to locate and track movement of the first electronic device relative to the second electronic device, so that movement of the second electronic device may be translated into an interaction in a virtual experience generated by the second electronic device.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
operably coupling a first electronic device with a second electronic device so that the first electronic device and the second electronic device are in communication with each other while operating in an ambient environment, the second device being configured to generate and display a virtual environment while operating in the ambient environment; detecting at least one visual marker on one of the first electronic device or the second electronic device by a sensor of the other of the first electronic device or the second electronic device; detecting and tracking movement of the first electronic device in the ambient environment based on features detected in the at least one visual marker; and translating the detected and tracked movement of the first electronic device in the ambient environment into a corresponding action in the virtual environment.