Sony Interactive Entertainment filed a number of PSVR-related patents over the past few years, which are only now available for public consumption. Among the highlights include a PSVR headset with built-in earphones, as well as a system that is able to detect and display boundaries related to the player’s movement.
New PSVR Patents Revealed
The most recent patent pertains to the subject of detecting and displaying boundaries, and reads as follows. There’s also a second patent that expands on this by being able to display the same VR scene for multiple players.
Systems and methods for indicating that a boundary is crossed during execution of a video game are described. One of the methods includes generating, by a camera, a field-of-view, the field-of-view encompassing a plurality of boundaries that define a volume. The method further includes capturing, by the camera, one or more images of a head-mounted display (HMD) within the field-of-view.
The method includes identifying, by a processor, a position of the HMD in a real-world environment from the one or more images. The method includes determining, by the processor, whether the HMD at the position has crossed one of the boundaries.
The method includes generating one or more video frames including a guard rail upon determining that the HMD has crossed the one of the boundaries and sending the one or more video frames to the HMD for display.
As mentioned above, there’s also a patent that adds built-in earphones for the PSVR device, offering a slightly modified device than the one we have today. This is the oldest patent filed.
To propose a head-mounted display capable of enhancing convenience with respect to earphones. A head-mounted display (1) includes: a device main body (10) with a display device (11) incorporated therein; a mounting band (20) which extends toward the rear side from the device main body (10) and is used for mounting to a user’s head; a right earphone holding section (24R) which is provided at a right portion of the mounting band
(20) and to and from which a right earphone (31R) can be attached and detached; and a left earphone holding section (24L) which is provided at a left portion of the mounting band (20) and to and from which a left earphone (31L) can be attached and detached. According to the HMD 1, the user can recognize the positions of the earphones (31R) and (31L) without visual confirmation.
So, what does this all mean? Well, Sony is supporting PSVR with the PS5, so it could relate to an updated version of the existing model. Then again, it’s also heavily rumored to be working on a PSVR2, so there’s always that to consider.
Source: MP1st