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Is a vr headset patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a vr headset have been patented many times, but "a vr headset" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 3,378 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “virtual realityvr headsetgoggledisplay” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 326 best keyword matches we examined, 204 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2002.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: OCULUS VR LLC (17), SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC (12), FUJIFILM CORP (12), FACEBOOK TECH LLC (9).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): G02B (250), G06F (170), G06T (87), H04N (62).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a vr headset
- Landscape display and orientation arrangement for virtual reality headsets US-2025164740-A1 2025 · META PLATFORMS TECH LLC
Systems, methods, or devices relate to a head mounted display providing a landscape panel layout. In examples, the landscape panel layout includes at least one optical display having a source driver positioned opposite a nasal reg…
View on Google Patents - Method and system for compensating for a crash event during display of a virtual environment on a virtual reality headset US-12436828-B2 2025 · SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE LTD
A method for compensating for a crash event during display of a virtual environment on a virtual reality, VR, headset, the method comprising: receiving virtual display content representing a virtual environment, tracking the orien…
View on Google Patents - Virtual reality headset with built in continous refractive state correction lenses WO-2025101958-A1 2025 · OCUDOC INC
The present invention relates to a system for continuous refractive error correction to be used in conjunction with virtual reality or augmented reality headsets. The system comprises a camera to take pictures of an eye, a compute…
View on Google Patents - Diffraction grating, diffractive waveguide combiner and headset for augmented reality or virtual reality display US-2024411067-A1 2024 · SNAP INC
A diffraction grating for use as an output element of a diffractive waveguide combiner for an augmented reality or virtual reality display. First and second periodic arrays of optical structures are arranged on a plane according t…
View on Google Patents - Efficient pancake lens for peripheral view in virtual reality headsets US-2023273437-A1 2023 · META PLATFORMS TECH LLC
A virtual reality headset includes a peripheral display including light emitting pixels, an eyebox delimiting a location of a pupil in a user’s eye, and an optical assembly. The optical assembly includes an angularly selective ele…
View on Google Patents - Front and peripheral view lens areas for virtual reality headsets WO-2022241136-A1 2022 · UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC
The present disclosure is directed to a virtual reality headset (10) that includes a primary lens area (16, 18) and a peripheral lens area (20, 22). The virtual reality headset (10) may also include one or more primary display scr…
View on Google Patents - Apparatus, method, and program product for displaying information on a virtual reality headset US-2020310531-A1 2020 · LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD
Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for displaying information on a virtual reality headset. One apparatus includes a virtual reality headset. The virtual reality headset includes an inner surface visible to a…
View on Google Patents - Display of Visual Data with a Virtual Reality Headset US-2019266802-A1 2019 · NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
This specification describes a method including determining a resolution of visual source content, determining a resolution and a field of view of a display of a virtual reality headset, determining, based at least in part on the …
View on Google Patents - Display screen and virtual reality headset WO-2018098905-A1 2018 · INLIFE HANDNET CO LTD
A display screen and a virtual reality headset. The display screen comprises a pixel matrix for emitting light and displaying and a light shielding layer (8) for preventing colored light crosstalk among pixel units in the pixel ma…
View on Google Patents - Display non-uniformity calibration for a virtual reality headset US-10019844-B1 2018 · OCULUS VR LLC
An electronic display is driven to compensate for non-uniformity in a display property across display regions of the electronic display. Non-uniformity measures are determined for a set of electronic displays. A transformation is …
View on Google Patents - Aging compensation for virtual reality headset display device US-10018838-B2 2018 · OCULUS VR LLC
An electronic display is driven to compensate for aging of pixels in the electronic display. An aging factor is determined based on initial display data for a display portion of the electronic display during one or more monitored …
View on Google Patents - Eyeglass lens simulation system using virtual reality headset and method thereof US-2017052393-A1 2017 · VIEWITECH CO LTD
The present invention relates to an eyeglass lens comparison simulation system using virtual reality headset device including: a first user terminal configured to receive at least one parameter relating to virtual eyeglass lens im…
View on Google Patents - Virtual reality headset US-9804393-B1 2017 · GOOGLE INC
In a general aspect, a virtual reality headset can include a goggle portion having a chassis including left, right, top and bottom sides. The chassis can be open at a first end and a second end. The first end can be configured for…
View on Google Patents - Low latency methodologies for a headset-mounted camera on virtual reality displays US-2016027220-A1 2016 · JRC INTEGRATED SYSTEMS INC
Systems and methods for camera and inertial sensor integration are described. The systems and methods may include receiving inertial data from one or more inertial sensors; processing the inertial data with an inertial sensor algo…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a vr headset been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Consumer electronics are among the most heavily patented areas; the specific circuit, mounting, or interaction is what distinguishes a design.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.