KR102023413B1 - Hood-style virtual reality device - Google Patents

Abstract

A hood and a virtual reality device coupled to the hood, wherein the virtual reality device includes a front plate, a display receiving portion provided inside the front plate, a rear plate, between the front plate and the rear plate. Disclosed is a hood type virtual reality device including a dark room provided in a space and a coupling part for coupling the virtual reality device and the hood.

Description

Hooded Virtual Reality Device {HOOD-STYLE VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a hood type virtual reality device.

Virtual Reality (VR) is a human-computer interface that makes a particular environment or situation into a computer and makes the user interact with the surrounding environment and environment.

Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that superimposes virtual objects on the real world that users see with their eyes. It is also called Mixed Reality (MR) because it combines the virtual world with additional information in real time into one image.

Recently, various kinds of virtual reality devices have been widely used, but most of them are not easy to carry, which is an obstacle to the spread of virtual reality technology.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a hood type virtual reality device.

Problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention for solving the above problems include a virtual reality device coupled to the hood and the hood, the virtual reality device, the front plate, the display receiving portion provided inside the front plate, the rear plate A hood type virtual reality device including a dark room provided in a space between the front plate and the rear plate and a coupling unit for coupling the virtual reality device and the hood is provided.

In addition, the dark room may include a collapsible frame and an outer surface member surrounding the collapsible frame.

In addition, the frame may further include a first fixing member for fixing in the unfolded state of the frame and a second fixing member for fixing in the folded state of the frame.

In addition, the frame may be configured such that the frame can be folded and fixed in a plurality of steps according to the distance between the front plate and the rear plate so that the focus can be adjusted according to the operation of the hood type virtual reality device wearer. .

In addition, the outer surface member, may be composed of the same type of cloth as the hood.

In addition, the hood may further include a height adjustment strap used to adjust the height of the virtual reality device.

In addition, the hood may further include a height adjusting member which is used to adjust the height of the virtual reality device by folding a portion of the hood.

In addition, the front plate and the rear plate, the member is capable of bending in the front and rear direction, the virtual reality device, the fixing means for fixing the front plate and the rear plate in a curved state with a predetermined curvature It may further include.

The front plate may include a front lens made of a transparent material, and the rear plate may include one or more wide angle lenses for viewing a virtual reality image, and the one or more wide angle lenses may be movable or removable. When moved or detached, external light passing through the front lens may be transmitted to the eyes of the user wearing the virtual reality device without passing through the one or more wide-angle lenses.

The display apparatus may further include a display device accommodated in the display accommodating part, and the display device may convert the image acquired from the camera and the image provided from the front side into a virtual reality image to be displayed on the display. However, the virtual reality image may include a processor to include at least one virtual object.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the disclosed embodiment, there is an effect that the hood type virtual reality device is coupled to the hood and can be easily carried and conveniently worn.

Effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a view illustrating a hood type virtual reality device according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of sealing a hood to which a virtual reality device is coupled.
3 is a side view of a hooded virtual reality device according to an exemplary embodiment.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of adjusting the length of a hooded virtual reality device.
5 is a diagram illustrating additional components of a hooded virtual reality device according to an exemplary embodiment.
6 is a diagram illustrating a folding method of a virtual reality device, according to an exemplary embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a view illustrating the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 in detail.
8 is a diagram illustrating a virtual reality device according to an exemplary embodiment.
9 is a diagram illustrating a front side and a rear side of a virtual reality device according to an exemplary embodiment.
10 is a diagram illustrating a rear surface of a virtual reality device according to an exemplary embodiment.
11 is a diagram illustrating a display accommodating part according to an exemplary embodiment.
12 is a diagram illustrating a virtual reality device that may be bent, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be embodied in various different forms, and the present embodiments only make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the skilled worker of the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, "comprises" and / or "comprising" does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components in addition to the mentioned components. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout, and "and / or" includes each and all combinations of one or more of the mentioned components. Although "first", "second", etc. are used to describe various components, these components are of course not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, of course, the first component mentioned below may be a second component within the technical spirit of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used in the present specification (including technical and scientific terms) may be used in a sense that can be commonly understood by those skilled in the art. In addition, terms that are defined in a commonly used dictionary are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless they are specifically defined clearly.

As used herein, the term "part" or "module" refers to a hardware component such as software, FPGA, or ASIC, and the "part" or "module" plays certain roles. However, "part" or "module" is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. The “unit” or “module” may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, as an example, a "part" or "module" may include components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, Procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. Functions provided within components and "parts" or "modules" may be combined into smaller numbers of components and "parts" or "modules" or into additional components and "parts" or "modules". Can be further separated.

The spatially relative terms " below ", " beneath ", " lower ", " above ", " upper " It can be used to easily describe a component's correlation with other components. Spatially relative terms are to be understood as including terms in different directions of components in use or operation in addition to the directions shown in the figures. For example, when flipping a component shown in the drawing, a component described as "below" or "beneath" of another component may be placed "above" the other component. Can be. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can encompass both an orientation of above and below. Components may be oriented in other directions as well, so spatially relative terms may be interpreted according to orientation.

In the present specification, the virtual reality and the virtual reality image is not limited to the virtual reality (VR) and the VR image, but the virtual reality (VR, Virtual Reality), augmented reality (AR, Augmented Reality) and augmented reality image , Mixed Reality (MR) and Mixed Reality images and general images are all included, and are not limited thereto, and are used to include all kinds of images mixed with reality, virtual reality and virtual reality.

In addition, embodiments of the method using the virtual reality equipment disclosed herein are applied to both virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR, Augmented Reality), mixed reality (MR, mixed reality) and general video It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the possibility is possible.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view illustrating a hood type virtual reality device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, a hooded virtual reality device includes a hood 100 and a virtual reality device 200 coupled with the hood 100.

1 (a) is a view showing an example in which the virtual reality device 200 is mounted on the wearer's eyes, Figure 1 (b) is a virtual reality device 200 is mounted upside down so that the wearer's forehead An example is shown.

In one embodiment, the hood 100 and the virtual reality device 200 is coupled by a coupling portion. For example, the coupling unit may combine the hood 100 and the virtual reality device 200 with a cloth or a thread. In addition, the coupling portion may be to combine the hood 100 and the virtual reality device 200 with a button, zipper or Velcro.

In one embodiment, the hood 100 is coupled to one side of the virtual reality device 200. Therefore, the other side of the virtual reality device 200 that is not coupled with the hood 100 may be configured to be lowered to cover the face of the wearer or to be positioned upward on the forehead of the wearer.

Referring to FIG. 3, one side of the virtual reality device 200 is coupled to the hood 100 so that the virtual reality device 200 descends downward (FIG. 3 (a)) and upwards. A side view showing an example of (Fig. 3 (b)) is shown.

In one embodiment, when the virtual reality device 200 is upward, at least a part of the hood 100 and the other side of the virtual reality device 200 that are not coupled with the hood 100 are combined, the virtual reality The device 200 may be turned upside down to maintain the up state.

For example, the other side of the virtual reality device 200 is provided with a button, zipper or Velcro, combined with the button, zipper or Velcro provided in the crown portion of the hood 100 to guide the virtual reality device 200. It can hold | maintain in the state of 3 (b).

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of sealing a hood to which a virtual reality device is coupled.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the hood 100 and the virtual reality device 200 coupled to the hood 100 are illustrated, and the interior space 120 of the hood 100 is exposed to the outside. It is.

Hood 100 is further provided with a hood closure means 110, the hood closure means 110 may comprise a zipper, button or Velcro.

The wearer may operate the hood sealing means 110 to expose more of the inner space 120 to the outside, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), and the virtual reality device in the hood 100 as shown in FIG. Other parts except 200 may be sealed.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of adjusting the length of a hooded virtual reality device.

In one embodiment, the virtual reality device 200 coupled with the hood 100 is compressed for convenience of portability when not using the virtual reality device 200. Referring to FIG. 4A, an example in which the virtual reality device 200 is compressed is illustrated.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 4 (a), the virtual reality device 200 is coupled to the hood 100 on one side in a compressed state. In one embodiment, the virtual reality device 200 and the hood 100 further includes coupling means 130 and 210 to be coupled to each other to secure the virtual reality device 200.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the compressed virtual reality device 200 may be combined with a hood and carried as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B.

When the wearer takes off the hood in the state shown in FIG. 3 (b), the virtual reality device 200 is suspended from the hood while being coupled to the outside of the hood.

When the wearer takes off the hood in the state shown in FIG. 3A, the virtual reality device 200 may be suspended from the outside of the hood or accommodated inside the hood.

Referring to FIG. 4B, an example of extending the virtual reality device 200 to be used is shown. Referring to FIG. 4B, the virtual reality device 200 is extended to secure a focal length necessary for viewing a virtual reality image.

According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 (b), the coupling means 130 and 210 of the virtual reality device 200 and the hood 100 are coupled to each other, thereby fixing the virtual reality device 200 to the hood 100. You can.

5 is a diagram illustrating additional components of a hooded virtual reality device according to an exemplary embodiment.

In one embodiment, the hooded virtual reality device may not be further provided with means for fixing the virtual reality device 200 and the wearer's head to each other. In one embodiment, the virtual reality device 200 may further include at least one band for fixing the virtual reality device 200 to a wearer's head or ear.

In another embodiment, the position of the virtual reality device 200 may be adjusted by the hood 100.

For example, the hood 100 may be further provided with a height adjusting strap 160 used to adjust the height of the virtual reality device. The height adjustment strap 160 includes a portion 165 embedded in the hood 100, and when the wearer pulls the height adjustment strap 160, the portion 165 embedded in the hood 100 is pulled, and a virtual reality device. 200 may rise upwards.

In one embodiment, the height adjustment straps 160 and 165 are embedded along the center of the hood 100 in the direction from the rear head portion of the wearer to the top of the wearer inside the hood 100, the central portion of the virtual reality device 200. Connected with, pulling the height adjustment strap 165 may be configured to lift the virtual reality device 200 up.

Height adjustment straps 160 are provided on the left and right sides of the hood 100, the two height adjustment straps 160 are combined in one, or may be built in the same direction in the back head of the wearer.

In an embodiment, the hood 100 further includes a height adjusting member 150 provided in the hood 100 and used to adjust the height of the virtual reality device 200 by folding a portion of the hood 100. May be included.

For example, the height adjusting member 150 may be configured in the form of a tong or a tub, and may be configured to fold at least a portion of the hood 100 to be inserted into the height adjusting member 150 to be fixed. In this case, while the length of the hood 100 is shortened, the position of the virtual reality device 200 may be increased.

In one embodiment, the hood 100 is connected to the virtual reality device 200 or the display device accommodated in the virtual reality device 200 by wireless or wired, at least one speaker for outputting a sound corresponding to the virtual reality image 140 may be further provided.

For example, the speaker 140 may be provided at both ears of the wearer inside the hood 100.

In one embodiment, the hood 100 may further include at least one vibration element (or vibration motor) capable of outputting a vibration corresponding to the virtual reality image.

In one embodiment, the hood 100 may further include at least one module for preventing virtual reality motion sickness caused by the movement of the virtual reality image. For example, virtual motion sickness is caused by a gap between the motion of the virtual reality image and the motion of the actual wearer. Accordingly, the hood 100 or the virtual reality device 200 may move in the hood 100 according to the movement of the virtual reality image (for example, according to at least one of the direction, speed, and movement distance of the virtual reality image). Power means to make it may be included.

For example, the hood 100 includes at least one motor and a gear unit connected to the motor to mitigate the movement of the virtual reality image at a predetermined ratio, or convert the hood 100 into a simplified movement within a predetermined range. ) May include power means for determining the movement of the hood and allowing the hood 100 or the virtual reality device 200 to move according to the determined movement.

6 is a diagram illustrating a folding method of a virtual reality device, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, the virtual reality device 200 includes a front plate 220, a rear plate 230, and collapsible frames 240 and 250.

As shown in FIG. 6, the virtual reality device 200 may be compressed (FIG. 6A) or stretched (FIG. 6B) by the collapsible frames 240 and 250.

In one embodiment, the virtual reality device 200 includes a fixing member for allowing the collapsible frames 240 and 250 to be fixed in an unfolded state (FIG. 6B).

In one embodiment, the virtual reality device 200 includes a fixing member that allows the collapsible frames 240 and 250 to be fixed in a folded state (FIG. 6 (a)).

In one embodiment, the VR device 200 is a collapsible frame (240 and 250) is the front plate 220 and the rear plate 230, so that the focus can be adjusted according to the operation of the wearer of the virtual reality device 200) It may be configured to be folded and fixed in a plurality of steps according to the distance between.

The specific mechanical structure for compressing and stretching the virtual reality device 200 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 6, and any mechanical structure capable of performing the above-described functions may be applied to the virtual reality device 200 according to the disclosed embodiment. Can be used.

FIG. 7 is a view illustrating the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 in detail.

FIG. 7 (a) corresponds to FIG. 6 (a) and FIG. 7 (b) corresponds to FIG. 6 (b).

Referring to FIG. 7A, the virtual reality device 200 includes a front plate 220, a rear plate 230, and collapsible frames 240 and 250.

Referring to the state in which the virtual reality device 200 is stretched according to FIG. 7 (b), the virtual reality device 200 includes a front plate 220, a rear plate 230, and a collapsible frame 240, 242, 250, and the like. 252).

In addition, the front plate 220 of the virtual reality device 200 includes a front lens 225 made of a transparent material, the rear plate 230, one or more wide-angle lenses 232 and 234 for viewing a virtual reality image ).

8 is a diagram illustrating a virtual reality device according to an exemplary embodiment.

The virtual reality device 200 shown in FIG. 8 further includes an outer surface member 260 surrounding the frames 240, 242, 250, and 252 foldable in the virtual reality device 200 shown in FIG. 7B. .

In one embodiment, the outer member 260 may be made of the same type of cloth as the hood 100, but is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, the outer surface member 260 is made of a material that can block the external light, it is used to form a dark room 270 between the front plate 220 and the rear plate 230.

9 is a diagram illustrating a front side and a rear side of a virtual reality device according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 9A illustrates a front surface of the virtual reality device 200 and FIG. 9B illustrates a rear surface of the virtual reality device 200.

The front plate 220 of the virtual reality device 200 includes a front lens 225 made of a transparent material, and the rear plate 230 includes one or more wide-angle lenses 232 and 234 for viewing a virtual reality image. Include. In addition, the back plate 230 further includes a nose receiving portion 236 for receiving the wearer's nose and supporting the virtual reality device 200 by the wearer's nose.

10 is a diagram illustrating a rear surface of a virtual reality device according to an exemplary embodiment.

In one embodiment, the one or more wide-angle lenses 232 and 234 are movable or removable, so that when light is moved or removed, external light passing through the front lens 225 does not pass through the one or more wide-angle lenses 232 and 234. It can be delivered to the eyes of the user wearing the virtual reality device 200 without.

For example, the front lens 225 of the virtual reality device 200 may be made of a transparent or color-containing transparent material, and may serve as a front lens of the goggles.

In addition, the wide-angle lenses 232 and 234 are detached or moved (eg, sliding movement, retractable movement, etc.) so that the wearer can directly look at the front lens 225 through the through holes 233 and 235. Can be.

In this case, the wearer can look at the outside through only the through holes 233 and 235 and the front lens 225, thereby obtaining the same effect as wearing goggles.

For example, the wide-angle lenses 232 and 234 may be connected to the rear plate 230 and the fixing parts 232_1 and 234_1, respectively, and moved to expose the through holes 233 and 235.

11 is a diagram illustrating a display accommodating part according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 11, the virtual reality device 200 includes a display accommodating part 280 provided inside the front plate 220. The display accommodating part 280 accommodates the display apparatus 300, and the display apparatus 300 is a computing device including at least one processor and at least one display.

The display receiving unit 280 includes a through hole 282 for observing the image output from the display device 300 from the rear plate 230 side.

In one embodiment, the front plate 220 is connected to the virtual reality device 200 on one side, and the other side is detachably coupled to the virtual reality device 200. For example, the front plate 220 may be combined with the virtual reality device 200 by a zipper, a button or a Velcro. The user may open the front plate 220 to receive the display device 300 in the display accommodating part 280 and then combine the front plate 220 with the virtual reality device 200 again.

In one embodiment, the display device 300 may have a display on the front and a camera on the back.

The camera may photograph the outside through the front lens 225, and the display apparatus 300 may convert the image obtained from the camera into a virtual reality image and display it on the display. According to an embodiment, at least one virtual object may be included in the virtual reality image displayed by the display apparatus 300.

For example, the display device 300 photographs the outside through the front lens 225, converts the captured external image into a virtual reality image, and displays the image, but includes the virtual object in the virtual reality image to augmented reality or mixed reality. Images can be displayed on the display.

Therefore, the wearer may see the front through the augmented reality or mixed reality image provided by the display device 300 even when the front cannot be seen due to the use of the virtual reality device 200. In addition, the display apparatus 300 may provide various information by outputting information collected from the surrounding environment or information collected about the surrounding environment in a virtual reality image.

12 is a diagram illustrating a virtual reality device that may be bent, according to an exemplary embodiment.

In one embodiment, the front plate 220 and the rear plate 230 of the virtual reality device 200 is composed of a member that can be bent in the front and rear direction, the virtual reality device 200, the front plate 220 And fixing means capable of fixing the rear plate 230 in a curved state with a predetermined curvature.

For example, the front plate 220 and the rear plate 230 of the virtual reality device 200 may be made of plastic, silicon or rubber, but the material is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 12, the virtual reality device 200 is not bent 202 and the virtual reality device 200 is bent back and forth, respectively.

The virtual reality device 200 may be fixed in a curved state according to the curvature of the user according to the positional relationship with the hood 100, and may be in close contact with the wearer's body.

For example, in a state in which the wearer wears the virtual reality device 200 in a usable state 204 and in a state in which the virtual reality device 200 is mounted on the forehead 206, the virtual reality device 200 may have different directions. Can be bent and fixed to the body of the wearer.

In the above, embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. I can understand that. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.

100: hood
200: virtual reality device

Claims (10)

Hoods; And
A virtual reality device coupled with the hood; Including,
The virtual reality device,
Front plate;
A display accommodating part provided inside the front plate;
Back plate;
A dark room provided in a space between the front plate and the rear plate; And
A coupling unit coupling the virtual reality device and the hood; Including;
The front plate,
A front lens made of a transparent material; Including,
The back plate,
One or more wide-angle lenses for viewing virtual reality images; Including,
The at least one wide angle lens,
Hooded virtual reality, which is movable or detachable so that external light passing through the front lens can be transmitted to the eyes of the user wearing the virtual reality device without passing through the one or more wide-angle lenses when moved or detached. Device. According to claim 1,
The dark room,
A foldable frame; And
An outer member surrounding the collapsible frame; Including, hood type virtual reality device. The method of claim 2,
The frame,
A first fixing member to be fixed in an unfolded state of the frame; And
A second fixing member allowing the frame to be fixed in a folded state; Further comprising a hooded virtual reality device. The method of claim 2,
The frame,
Hooded virtual reality device is configured to be folded and fixed in a plurality of steps according to the distance between the front plate and the rear plate to enable focusing according to the operation of the hood type virtual reality device wearer. The method of claim 2,
The outer member,
Hood type virtual reality device, characterized in that consisting of the same kind of cloth as the hood. According to claim 1,
A height adjustment strap built in the hood and used to adjust the height of the virtual reality device; Further comprising, a hooded virtual reality device. According to claim 1,
A height adjusting member provided in the hood and used to adjust a height of the virtual reality device by folding a part of the hood; Further comprising a hooded virtual reality device. According to claim 1,
The front plate and the back plate,
Consists of members that can be bent back and forth,
The virtual reality device,
Fixing means capable of fixing the front plate and the rear plate in a curved state with a predetermined curvature; Further comprising, a hooded virtual reality device. delete According to claim 1,
A display device accommodated in the display accommodating part; More,
The display device,
A display provided at the front;
A camera provided on the back; And
A processor for converting an image obtained from the camera into a virtual reality image and displaying the same on the display, wherein the virtual reality image includes at least one virtual object; Including, hood type virtual reality device.

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