US 9,723,117 B2
Virtual reality viewer and input mechanismGeneral
US 9,723,117 B2
Virtual reality viewer and input mechanism
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Michael Pervan
Art Unit:
2621 Selective Visual Display Systems
Agent:
DODOcase, Inc
Inventors:
Patrick Buckley
Assignee:
Priority:
07/16/14
Filed:
07/13/16
Granted:
08/01/17
Expiration:
07/16/34
Abstract
The present invention concerns virtual reality viewers for use with touchscreen enabled mobile devices. The virtual reality viewer comprises: a housing configured to receive a mobile electronic device within an interior of the housing; and an input mechanism that is accessible from an exterior of the housing and that is moveable within the interior between a first position and an extended position, wherein a surface of the input mechanism is configured to contact the touch-screen of the mobile electronic device when in the extended position. The disclosed systems and methods facilitate receiving user inputs on the exterior of the housing and providing the user inputs to the touchscreen within the housing using the electro-mechanical input mechanism. Accordingly, the viewer can be used with a variety of smartphones without requiring magnetic switches or a wireless/cable connection between the input device and the smartphone.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06F3/03547G06T19/006G06FG02B2027/0178G02BH04M1/0266H04M