Patents by Inventor Neil Warren Konzen

Neil Warren Konzen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Virtual Reality System with Head-Mounted Display, Camera and Hand-Held Controllers
    Publication number: 20180173320
    Abstract: A method is performed in a virtual-reality system that includes a head-mounted display (HMD), a camera, and a hand-held controller having a plurality of illumination sources to provide light that is detectable by the camera. The method includes displaying, on the HMD, an image of a hand and using the camera to detect movement of the hand-held controller by tracking positions of respective illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources. The method further includes displaying, on the HMD, motion of the image of the hand corresponding to the detected movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Yi-yaun Chen, Jason Andrew Higgins, Benjamin E. Tunberg Rogoza, Sharvil Shailesh Talati, Neil Warren Konzen, James S. Webb
  • Hand-held controllers for virtual reality system
    Patent number: 9921642
    Abstract: A hand-held controller includes a user-input surface, a grip coupled to the user-input surface, and a cage coupled to the user-input surface at two points without the grip interposed between the user-input surface and the cage. The hand-held controller includes may further include a plurality of illumination sources on an outer surface of the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: OCULUS VR, LLC
    Inventors: James S. Webb, Benjamin E. Tunberg Rogoza, Peter Wesley Bristol, Jason Andrew Higgins, Sharvil Shailesh Talati, Yi-yaun Chen, Neil Warren Konzen
  • Virtual reality system with head-mounted display, camera and hand-held controllers
    Patent number: 9898091
    Abstract: A virtual-reality system includes a head-mounted display (HMD), a forward-looking camera coupled to the HMD and a hand-held controller communicatively coupleable to the HMD. The hand-held controller includes a first user-input key, a grip, and an outward-facing surface coupled to the grip. The outward-facing surface includes a plurality of illumination sources which provide light that is detectable by the camera for sensing a position of the controller based on a user motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Oculus VR, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Yi-yaun Chen, Jason Andrew Higgins, Benjamin E. Tunberg Rogoza, Sharvil Shailesh Talati, Neil Warren Konzen, James S. Webb
  • HAND-HELD CONTROLLERS FOR VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170262048
    Abstract: A hand-held controller includes a user-input surface, a grip coupled to the user-input surface, and a cage coupled to the user-input surface at two points without the grip interposed between the user-input surface and the cage. The hand-held controller includes may further include a plurality of illumination sources on an outer surface of the cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: James S. Webb, Benjamin E. Tunberg Rogoza, Peter Wesley Bristol, Jason Andrew Higgins, Sharvil Shailesh Talati, Yi-yaun Chen, Neil Warren Konzen
  • Hand-held controllers for virtual reality system
    Patent number: 9678566
    Abstract: There is provided a handheld controller for a virtual reality system. The hand-held controller includes a user-input surface and a grip coupled to the user-input surface. The user-input surface has a first user-input key. The hand-held controller further includes a cage coupled to the user-input surface. The cage includes a plurality of illumination sources on an outer surface of the cage, which provide light to be detected by a camera for sensing a position of the controller based on a user motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: OCULUS VR, LLC
    Inventors: James S. Webb, Benjamin E. Tunberg Rogoza, Peter Wesley Bristol, Jason Andrew Higgins, Sharvil Shailesh Talati, Yi-yaun Chen, Neil Warren Konzen
  • Hand-Held Controllers For Virtual Reality System
    Publication number: 20160357249
    Abstract: There is provided a handheld controller for a virtual reality system. The hand-held controller includes a user-input surface and a grip coupled to the user-input surface. The user-input surface has a first user-input key. The hand-held controller further includes a cage coupled to the user-input surface. The cage includes a plurality of illumination sources on an outer surface of the cage, which provide light to be detected by a camera for sensing a position of the controller based on a user motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: James S. Webb, Benjamin E. Tunberg Rogoza, Peter Wesley Bristol, Jason Andrew Higgins, Sharvil Shailesh Talati, Yi-yaun Chen, Neil Warren Konzen
  • Virtual Reality System with Head-Mounted Display, Camera and Hand-Held Controllers
    Publication number: 20160357261
    Abstract: A virtual-reality system includes a head-mounted display (HMD), a forward-looking camera coupled to the HMD and a hand-held controller communicatively coupleable to the HMD. The hand-held controller includes a first user-input key, a grip, and an outward-facing surface coupled to the grip. The outward-facing surface includes a plurality of illumination sources which provide light that is detectable by the camera for sensing a position of the controller based on a user motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Yi-yaun Chen, Jason Andrew Higgins, Benjamin E. Tunberg Rogoza, Sharvil Shalesh Talati, Neil Warren Konzen, James S. Webb