Patent ID: 9740010
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A63F,G02B,G06F,G06T,H04N

Claim:
1. A 3D virtual reality system, comprising: a submersion tank comprising an enveloping medium to partially submerge a user and to provide buoyancy to the user; a waterproof head-mounted display system comprising at least one sensor for tracking the user's head movements and at least one optical element that displays virtual reality images to the user; a plurality of waterproof hand sensors attached to the user to track the user's hand movements; at least three electronic surface sensors positioned on the surface of and partially submerged in the enveloping medium contained in the submersion tank that define a submersible area and continuously track the head-mounted display and hand sensors as the head-mounted display and hand sensors transition to or from above the surface of the enveloping medium in an air environment and below the surface of the enveloping medium in a liquid medium based on their position relative to the position of the surface sensors; a computer/controller that both receives location and speed data from the head-mounted display and hand sensors worn by the user and transmits said location and speed data into the waterproof head-mounted display unit worn by the user; a computer-implemented virtual reality video input signal that is dynamically modified in accordance with movement of the user's head-mounted display and/or hand sensors.