AutoInvent
Turn abandoned patents
into your own filing
Get Started
Patent drawing for Compact haptic and augmented virtual reality system
US 7,812,815 B2
Computing US 7,812,815 B2 Expired

Compact haptic and augmented virtual reality system

This invention describes a compact augmented reality system designed to fit on a desktop, using a regular computer monitor as its screen. It creates an AR experience by combining real-world views with computer graphics via a partially transparent mirror, while tracking the user's head and hands to provide both visual and touch feedback. The system can also orient text correctly and, in some versions, includes 3D sound.

Why it matters: Filed before modern tracking sensors and high-resolution monitors were commonplace. Today, standard displays offer much higher pixel density, and compact, accurate head and hand tracking is readily available, making the original cost and performance goals more achievable.

Status
ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build
SpecializedCustom housing, optics, haptics, real-time software.

3 AI reinvention directions for this patent

See all three

AI gives you a few directions you could take this. Pick one, and we check whether your version is different enough to patent, then write the filing.

Reinvent this with AI

Where this one came from

Every morning we go through millions of abandoned patents and pick out 15 worth your time. This was one of today’s.