Patent ID: 9341849
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: G02B,G06F,G06K,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: causing a head-mountable device (HMD) to display a field of view to a user-interface mapped to a sphere, wherein the field of view is moveable with respect to the user-interface, and wherein the user-interface comprises: (i) a view region, and (ii) at least one content region that comprises a set of selectable content objects arranged in at least a partial ring; associating a forward-looking head position with a forward-looking location of the field of view on the sphere, wherein a default arrangement of the spherical user-interface both: (i) locates the view region within the forward-looking field of view, and (ii) locates the set of selectable content objects above and substantially outside the forward-looking field of view, wherein the forward-looking field of view is in a direction that is generally parallel to the ground; displaying one or more virtual objects in the view region; using data from one or more first sensors as a basis for determining a distance between the HMD and a physical object; and using the determined distance between the HMD and the physical object as basis for initiating a collision-avoidance action, wherein the collision-avoidance action de-emphasizes one or more of the displayed virtual objects to provide a less-obstructed view of the physical object.