Abstract: An alert system for alerting a user in a virtual reality environment is provided. The virtual reality environment has a corresponding physical environment that is monitored by a detector of a fire alarm system through an alarm panel, and the virtual reality environment is provided to one or more user virtual reality devices by a central server. The alert system includes a processor in communication with the alarm panel of the fire alarm system and the central server of the virtual reality system and a memory. The processor continuously monitors the alarm panel of the fire alarm system, receives a signal from the alarm panel when an alarm of the detector has been triggered, and disconnects the one or more user virtual reality devices from the central server upon receipt of the signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods of assisting users in collision avoidance in a virtual reality environment include tracking a location of first and second users in a physical environment; based on the tracked location of each of the users, calculating a collision probability between the first user and the second user in the physical environment; comparing a threshold collision probability to the calculated collision probability; and when the calculated collision probability exceeds the threshold collision probability and the first user avatar visible to the second user and the second user avatar visible to the first user do not visually suggest to each of the first user and the second user a representation of the probability of collision in the physical environment, a collision alert is triggered.

Abstract: An alert system for alerting a user in a virtual reality environment is provided. The virtual reality environment has a corresponding physical environment that is monitored by a detector of a fire alarm system through an alarm panel, and the virtual reality environment is provided to one or more user virtual reality devices by a central server. The alert system includes a processor in communication with the alarm panel of the fire alarm system and the central server of the virtual reality system and a memory. The processor continuously monitors the alarm panel of the fire alarm system, receives a signal from the alarm panel when an alarm of the detector has been triggered, and disconnects the one or more user virtual reality devices from the central server upon receipt of the signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods of assisting users in collision avoidance in a virtual reality environment include tracking a location of first and second users in a physical environment; based on the tracked location of each of the users, calculating a collision probability between the first user and the second user in the physical environment; comparing a threshold collision probability to the calculated collision probability; and when the calculated collision probability exceeds the threshold collision probability and the first user avatar visible to the second user and the second user avatar visible to the first user do not visually suggest to each of the first user and the second user a representation of the probability of collision in the physical environment, a collision alert is triggered.

Abstract: A method may include retrieving data about the health of a plurality of applications executing in a computing environment. The method may also include determining a plurality of indications of health based upon the data about the health of the plurality of applications, and determining an indication of an overall health of a portion of the computing environment based upon the plurality of indications of health of the plurality of applications. Still further, the method may include generating a plurality of visual elements to be displayed on remote user devices, where the plurality of visual elements may present the indications of health and/or the indication of overall health, and sending the plurality of visual elements to at least one of the remote user devices. The health indications may include both availability (expressed as a percentage) and performance (expressed as time) indications of health.

Abstract: Systems and methods of assisting users in collision avoidance in a virtual reality environment include tracking a location, speed, and direction of movement of first and second users in a physical environment; based on the tracked location, speed, and direction of each of the users, calculating a collision probability between the first user and the second user in the physical environment; comparing a threshold collision probability to the calculated collision probability; and when the calculated collision probability exceeds the threshold collision probability and the first user avatar visible to the second user and the second user avatar visible to the first user do not visually suggest to each of the first user and the second user a representation of the probability of collision in the physical environment, a collision alert is triggered.

Abstract: Systems and methods of unbinding the scope of a virtual reality environment. One method includes the steps of: providing a user virtual reality device to a user; providing the virtual reality environment to the user through the user virtual reality device, wherein the virtual reality environment has a corresponding physical environment in which the users are located when interacting with the virtual reality environment; providing a virtual offset in the virtual reality environment so that the ratio of the virtual reality environment to the corresponding physical environment is greater than 1:1; and providing a user avatar in the virtual reality environment through which the user explores the virtual reality environment.

Abstract: A method may include retrieving data about the health of a plurality of applications executing in a computing environment. The method may also include determining a plurality of indications of health based upon the data about the health of the plurality of applications, and determining an indication of an overall health of a portion of the computing environment based upon the plurality of indications of health of the plurality of applications. Still further, the method may include generating a plurality of visual elements to be displayed on remote user devices, where the plurality of visual elements may present the indications of health and/or the indication of overall health, and sending the plurality of visual elements to at least one of the remote user devices. The health indications may include both availability (expressed as a percentage) and performance (expressed as time) indications of health.

Abstract: Systems and methods of assisting users in collision avoidance in a virtual reality environment include tracking a location, speed, and direction of movement of first and second users in a physical environment; based on the tracked location, speed, and direction of each of the users, calculating a collision probability between the first user and the second user in the physical environment; comparing a threshold collision probability to the calculated collision probability; and when the calculated collision probability exceeds the threshold collision probability and the first user avatar visible to the second user and the second user avatar visible to the first user do not visually suggest to each of the first user and the second user a representation of the probability of collision in the physical environment, a collision alert is triggered.

Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking object location and orientation in VR environments include: fixed position ultra-wideband transceivers transmitting within a physical space and receiving reflections of those transmissions; mobile objects located within the physical space, at least one of the mobile objects including one or more light-reflective tracking markers that reflect the ultra-wideband transmissions of the transceivers; one or more cameras mounted to at least one of the mobile objects, each camera including a wireless communication module; a processor in communication with the transceivers and the wireless communication modules of the cameras; and a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: calculate the position of each mobile object using the reflections received by the transceivers in combination with the information received from the one or more cameras mounted to each mobile object.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to computer systems for performing facility management tasks, and in particular to a method and system for providing improved computerized inspection tools, improved work order management tools, and integration of these tools with computer systems for performing other facility management tasks, including staff management, equipment automation, security, billing and inventory. Among other things, the improved computerized inspection tools provide efficient data aggregation and reporting.