Method for controlling an object
US10789775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/40
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method for controlling an object, wherein the object is arranged in the real space and is linked to at least one virtual element of a character space, wherein the object, a depiction device, an operator control device and/or a control device are functionally connected to one another, having the steps of ascertaining a position and an orientation of the operator control device and/or of the depiction device in relation to the object, generating a virtual pointer from the ascertained position and the ascertained orientation of the operator control device and/or of the depiction device, selecting the object by means of the virtual pointer, depicting the object, augmented with the at least one element of the character space, by means of the depiction device, and/or controlling the object by means of the operator control device.
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