control device

Abstract

The application discloses a control device. The control device comprises a movable seat, a display device and a foot controller. The display device is used to provide a display scene for a user. The foot controller is configured to carry the foot of the user. The foot controller controls the content of the display scene and the displacement and / or rotation of the movable seat according to the foot action of the user. The application can be deployed and used in a light weight manner through the combination of the foot controller, the VR device and the movable seat.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of virtual reality devices, and more specifically, to a control device for motion-sensing input in virtual reality scenarios. Background Technology

[0002] The current challenge for virtual reality technology is how to move within a small, real space in a vast, virtual space.

[0003] Document 1 (CN112150881A) discloses a VR training simulation device. The device uses a special electric rotating base in conjunction with a VR terminal and a VR controller server to synchronize movements such as turning in the real space to the virtual space to achieve rotation or movement.

[0004] Considering that the device disclosed in Document 1 occupies real space due to the electric rotating base and other equipment, the VR training simulation device cannot be used as a lightweight home device. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Based on this, a first aspect of the present invention discloses a control device. The control device includes a movable seat, a display device, and a foot controller; the display device is used to provide a display scene to a user; the foot controller is configured to support the user's feet, and the foot controller controls the content of the display scene and the displacement and / or rotation of the movable seat according to the user's foot movements. In some embodiments disclosed in the present invention, the display device is a VR device; the VR device is used to provide a VR scene to the user.

[0006] In some embodiments disclosed in this invention, the foot controller synchronously controls the content of the display scene and the displacement and / or rotation of the movable seat according to the user's foot movements.

[0007] In some embodiments disclosed in this invention, the foot controller includes a control mechanism and a moving component; the control mechanism is carried on the moving component; the control mechanism is used to carry the user's foot, and the foot controller generates at least one user command based on the user's foot movements; the moving component is used to displace and / or rotate according to at least one of the user commands.

[0008] In some embodiments disclosed in this invention, the control mechanism includes at least one foot support and a control kit; the foot support is used to support at least the user's foot; the control kit is mounted on the moving component; the control kit is used to generate the user command based on the user's foot movements on the foot support.

[0009] In some embodiments disclosed in this invention, the control kit includes at least a pedaling component; the pedaling component is used to support the user's foot to pedal back and forth on the footrest, and generates at least one user command based on the pedaling action.

[0010] In some embodiments disclosed in this invention, the control kit includes at least a rocking component; the rocking component is used to support the horizontal rocking motion of the user's foot on the footrest, and generates at least one user command based on the horizontal stepping motion.

[0011] In some embodiments disclosed in this invention, the control kit includes a tilting component; the tilting component is used to support tilting movements of the user's foot on both sides of the foot support, and generates at least one user command based on the tilting movements on both sides.

[0012] In some embodiments disclosed in this invention, the moving component includes a moving bracket, moving wheels, and a motor; the moving wheels and the motor are respectively mounted on the moving bracket; the motor drives the moving wheels to rotate according to the user command.

[0013] In some embodiments disclosed in this invention, the movable seat is configured as a rotating seat. In some embodiments disclosed in this invention, the movable seat is configured as a fixed seat and a rotating platform; the fixed seat is configured to be mounted on the rotating platform.

[0014] In some embodiments disclosed in this invention, the foot controller is connected to the movable seat via at least one bridging member.

[0015] A second aspect of the present invention discloses at least one control device. The control device includes the display device and the foot controller.

[0016] A third aspect of the present invention discloses at least one control device. The control device includes the foot controller.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the control device disclosed in this invention can be deployed and used in a lightweight manner by matching a foot controller, a display device and a movable seat.

[0018] In view of the above-mentioned solutions, the present invention will describe in detail the disclosed exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will also make other features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clear. Attached Figure Description

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present invention and should not be regarded as a limitation of the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a structural block diagram of the control device in this embodiment;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the foot controller in this embodiment;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the control mechanism in this embodiment;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the tilting component in this embodiment;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the swing assembly in this embodiment;

[0025] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pedal component in this embodiment;

[0026] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pedal assembly in other embodiments.

[0027] Figure labels: 100, Foot support; 200, Moving component; 210, Moving bracket; 220, Moving wheel; 300, Control mechanism; 310, Tilting component; 311, Tilting bracket; 312, Tilting wheel; 313, Tilting return spring; 314, Tilting detection gear; 315, Tilting sensor; 320, Swing component; 321, Swing bracket; 322, Swing wheel; 323, Swing return spring; 324, Swing detection gear; 325, Swing sensor; 330, Stepping component; 331, Stepping shaft; 3321, Stepping return wheel; 3322, Stepping return spring; 3331, First stepping detection gear; 3332, Second stepping detection gear; 3333, Stepping sensor; 400, Bridging component. Detailed Implementation

[0028] To facilitate understanding of this application, a more complete description will be provided below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate embodiments of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that the disclosure of this application will be thorough and complete.

[0029] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

[0030] When used here, the singular forms of “a,” “an,” and “ / the” may also include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the terms “including / contains” or “having” specify the presence of the stated feature, whole, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof, but do not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, wholes, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0031] This embodiment discloses a control device. The control device is used to display and control content in a display scene. For example, it can be used to display and control a VR scene.

[0032] Figure 1 A structural block diagram of the control device of this embodiment is shown. The control device includes a VR device, a foot controller, and a rotating seat.

[0033] VR devices are wearable virtual reality interactive devices. VR devices can provide users with VR scenes that offer rich sensory experiences, such as game scenes and audio-visual scenes.

[0034] In this embodiment, the VR device is a standard VR device from an existing brand, which provides wired and / or wireless input interfaces. A standard input device can send user commands to the VR device through the input interface to control the VR scene provided by the VR device, such as controlling characters, objects, and the environment within the VR scene.

[0035] At least one part of the foot controller is an input device that can be connected to VR devices.

[0036] In this embodiment, the foot controller supports the user's foot, particularly the area from the ball of the foot to the ankle. The foot controller supports user foot movements, such as forward and backward tilting and stepping, left and right horizontal swaying, and left and right tilting. Furthermore, the foot controller generates several user commands based on these foot movements. The VR device receives these user commands and controls the content within the VR scene accordingly.

[0037] At the same time, at least part of the foot controller is a walking device that can move on the ground.

[0038] In this embodiment, the foot controller can move autonomously on the ground according to user commands. In particular, when the VR device is controlling the content of the VR scene, the foot controller moves synchronously with the content being controlled in the VR scene. For example, when the viewpoint of the character in the VR scene is rotated, the foot controller rotates synchronously, or the foot controller rotates and the viewpoint of the character in the VR scene rotates synchronously.

[0039] Among them, movable chairs are furniture devices that support the user's body parts other than the feet.

[0040] In this embodiment, the movable seat can move in sync with the foot controller. For example, the movable seat can rotate, move forward, or move backward in sync with the foot controller.

[0041] Preferably, the motion transmission between the active seat and the foot controller can be accomplished by at least one dedicated bridging component, or by the user's torso.

[0042] For example, when the active seat is a rotating seat, the user's body rests against the rotating seat, while their feet are supported by foot controllers. The user's foot movements cause the foot controllers to generate user commands. On one hand, the foot controllers transmit these commands to the VR device to control the content in the VR scene; on the other hand, the foot controllers move synchronously with the VR scene according to the user's commands. During the movement of the foot controllers, the central axis of the rotating seat and the user's legs create constraints on the movement of the foot controllers, causing them to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise around the central axis of the rotating seat.

[0043] For example, when the movable seat is a rotating seat, the rotating seat and the foot controller are connected via a controller connector. The central axis of the rotating seat and the controller connector constrain the movement of the foot controller, causing the foot controller to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise around the central axis of the rotating seat.

[0044] In some embodiments, the movable seat is a swivel chair used in home or office settings.

[0045] In some embodiments, the movable seat consists of a fixed seat and a rotating platform. The rotating platform can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise with its central axis in a circle, and the fixed seat is securely mounted on the rotating platform and rotates with the fixed seat.

[0046] Based on this, the control device in this embodiment provides a lightweight solution for virtual VR scene input. It can be used with a foot controller in conjunction with movable chairs, furniture, and other equipment for input into virtual VR scenes.

[0047] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the foot controller in this embodiment is shown. The foot controller includes a moving component 200 and a control mechanism 300.

[0048] Figure 2 The movable assembly 200 is shown to include at least one movable support 210, movable wheels 220, and a motor. The movable wheels 220 and the motor are mounted on the movable support 210. The motor drives the rotation of the movable wheels 220 according to user commands.

[0049] Preferably, in this embodiment, the motor is configured as a hub motor. The hub motor and its electrical components are integrated within the movable wheel 220. Therefore, the hub motor can drive the movable wheel 220 to move and / or rotate according to user commands.

[0050] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the control mechanism 300 in this embodiment is shown. The control mechanism 300 includes two foot supports 100 and a control kit.

[0051] The two foot supports 100 can respectively support the user's two feet and follow the user's foot movements to change states such as stepping forward and backward, swaying horizontally, and tilting to both sides.

[0052] The control suite is used to support the state changes of the two foot supports 100 and generate user commands based on the state changes.

[0053] Figure 4 The control kit shown in this embodiment includes a tilting component 310, a rocking component 320, and a pedaling component 330.

[0054] The tilting assembly 310 includes a tilting bracket 311, a tilting wheel 312, and two tilting return springs 313. One end of the tilting bracket 311 is rotatably connected to the movable bracket 210 via the tilting wheel 312, and the rotation axis of the tilting wheel 312 coincides with the rotation axis of the movable wheel 220. The two tilting return springs 313 are located on both sides of the tilting wheel 312 and are connected between the movable bracket 210 and the tilting assembly.

[0055] Preferably, the other end of the tilting bracket 311 relative to the rotation axis is connected to the movable seat via a bridging portion.

[0056] Furthermore, the tilting assembly 310 includes a tilt detection gear 314 and a tilt sensor 315, with the tilt sensor 315 mounted on the tilting bracket 311. The tilt detection gear 314 and the detection shaft of the tilt sensor 315 are coaxially connected, and the tilt detection gear 314 meshes with the tilting wheel 312. The tilt sensor 315 is used to detect the relative tilt angle between the tilting bracket 311 and the movable bracket 210 when the foot support 100 tilts.

[0057] The rocking assembly 320 includes a rocking bracket 321, a rocking wheel 322, and a rocking return spring 323. The rocking bracket 321 is rotatably connected to the movable bracket 210 in the horizontal direction via the rocking wheel 322, and the rocking return spring 323 is connected between the movable bracket 210 and the rocking bracket 321.

[0058] Furthermore, the rocking assembly 320 includes a rocking sensor 325 and a rocking detection gear 324. The rocking detection gear 324 meshes with the rocking wheel 322, and the detection shaft of the rocking sensor 325 is coaxially connected to the rocking detection gear 324. The rocking sensor 325 is used to detect the rotation angle of the rocking wheel 322 according to the rocking detection gear when the foot support 100 rockes.

[0059] The pedal assembly 330 includes a pedal pivot 331, a pedal return wheel 3321, and a pedal return spring 3322. The pedal pivot 331 is rotatably connected to the rocker bracket 321, and both ends of the pedal pivot 331 are fixedly connected to two foot supports 100 in the vertical direction. The pedal return wheel 3321 is coaxially fixed to the pedal pivot 331, and the pedal return spring 3322 is connected between the pedal return wheel 3321 and the rocker bracket 321.

[0060] The pedal component includes a pedal sensor 3333, a first pedal detection gear 3331, and a second pedal detection gear 3332. The first pedal detection gear 3331 is coaxially fixed to the pedal shaft 331, and the first pedal detection gear 3331 and the second pedal detection gear 3332 mesh. The detection shaft of the pedal sensor 3333 is coaxially connected to the second pedal detection gear 3332. The pedal sensor 3333 is used to detect the rotation angle of the pedal wheel based on the pedal detection gear when the foot support 100 is stepped on.

[0061] In some embodiments, Figure 7 The control mechanism 300 is shown to include two pedal components 330 that respectively engage with the foot support 100.

[0062] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the control mechanism 300 includes a control module, which is composed of electrical components. The control module receives rotation angles sent from various sensors, and generates different user commands based on these rotation angles. The control module communicates the user commands to the VR device via a wireless or wired interface, and simultaneously drives the motor to rotate according to the user commands.

[0063] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the foot controller is fixedly connected to the movable seat via a bridging member 400.

[0064] Preferred, Figure 2 The bridging component 400 is shown as a telescopic pole assembly.

[0065] The control device of this invention can be configured into various lightweight deployment schemes based on the foot controller, bridging component, movable seat and VR device.

[0066] For example, in this embodiment, the control device includes a VR device, a foot controller, and a movable seat. The movable seat is a common household swivel chair. When using the control device, the user wears the VR device on their head, rests their body against the swivel chair, and supports their feet on the foot controller. The foot controller generates user commands based on the user's foot tilting, swaying, and stepping movements. These user commands are sent to the VR device to control its scene content, and simultaneously control the foot controller to move synchronously. The foot controller uses the user's legs as a bridge to force the swivel chair to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise to match the changes in the VR device's scene content.

[0067] For example, in this embodiment, the control device includes a VR device, a foot controller, a movable seat, and a bridging component. The movable seat is a common household swivel chair. The bridging component is a telescopic rod assembly. Unlike the previous example, the foot controller uses the telescopic rod assembly to force the swivel chair to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise to match changes in the VR device's scene content.

[0068] For example, in this embodiment, the control device includes a VR device, a foot controller, and a movable seat. The movable seat consists of a rotating platform and a commonly used household fixed seat. The rotating platform is a rotatable flat support placed on the ground, and the fixed seat is fixedly mounted on the rotating platform and rotates synchronously with it. Unlike the previous example, the foot controller uses a telescopic rod assembly to force the rotating platform to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, thereby changing the scene content of the VR device in conjunction with the ordinary seat.

[0069] For example, in this embodiment, the control device includes a VR device, a foot controller, a movable seat, and a bridging component. The movable seat consists of a rotating platform and a standard household fixed seat. The bridging component is a telescopic rod assembly. Unlike the previous example, the foot controller uses the telescopic rod assembly to force the rotating platform to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, thereby changing the scene content of the VR device in conjunction with the ordinary seat.

[0070] Furthermore, this embodiment discloses at least one control device. The control device includes the display device and the foot controller. Therefore, the display device and foot controller can be used with any commonly used portable chair in a home.

[0071] Furthermore, this embodiment discloses at least one control device. The control device includes the foot controller. Therefore, the foot controller can be used with any commonly used household chair and display device.

[0072] Based on the above description of the implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the present invention can be implemented with the aid of software and necessary general-purpose hardware, and of course it can also be implemented with hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method.

[0073] Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer floppy disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), flash memory, hard disk, or optical disk, etc., including several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods of the various embodiments of the present invention.

[0074] Note that the above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and the technical principles employed. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and various obvious changes, readjustments, and substitutions can be made without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in detail through the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and may include many other equivalent embodiments without departing from the concept of the present invention, the scope of which is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A control device, characterized in that, The control device includes a display device, a foot controller, and a movable seat; The display device provides a display scene to the user, and the display device controls the content of the display scene according to at least one user instruction; The foot controller includes a control mechanism and a moving component, with the control mechanism mounted on the moving component; The control mechanism supports the user's foot, and the control mechanism generates at least one user command based on the user's foot movements; The moving component is displaced and / or rotated according to at least one of the user commands; The movable seat follows the displacement and / or rotation of the moving component via the user's torso and / or at least one bridging portion.

2. The control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The display device controls the content of the display scene according to the user instructions, and synchronizes with... The moving component is displaced and / or rotated according to the user's instructions.

3. The control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The control mechanism includes at least one foot support and a control kit; The foot support is used to at least support the user's foot; The control kit is carried on the mobile component; The control suite is used to generate the user commands based on the user's foot movements on the footrest.

4. The control device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The control kit includes at least a pedal assembly; The pedaling component is used to support the user's foot to step forward and backward on the foot support, and generates at least one user command based on the stepping forward and backward movements.

5. The control device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The control kit includes at least a swing component; The rocking component is used to support the horizontal rocking motion of the user's foot on the foot support, and generates at least one user command based on the horizontal stepping motion.

6. The control device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The control kit includes at least a tilting component; The tilting component is used to support the user's foot tilting on both sides of the foot support, and generates at least one user command based on the tilting action on both sides.

7. The control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The moving component includes a moving support, moving wheels, and a motor; The movable wheel and the motor are respectively mounted on the movable bracket; The motor drives the rotation of the moving wheel according to the user's instructions.

8. A control device, characterized in that, Includes the display device and the foot controller as described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. A control device, characterized in that, Includes the foot controller as described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

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