Virtual reality: patent review
Virtual reality goes back forty years though it has only caught the public imagination during the last ten, usually in connection with computer games. However, it has a far wider range of applications with a consequent increase in patent activity. In this paper the author explores these changes, and the corresponding patent trends, with especial reference to specific illustrative patents.
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