Methods and apparatus for controlling a viewpoint within displayed content based on user motion
US11016562B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/012
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user input system for controlling a viewpoint within displayed content includes a user profile obtaining unit operable to obtain a user profile having information about head motion and eye motion for a user, an input unit operable to receive user inputs relating to a change in viewpoint within displayed content, the user inputs including the user's head motion, and a viewpoint modification unit operable to modify the viewpoint in the displayed content in dependence upon received inputs and the user profile, where the modification to the viewpoint includes a greater motion than the head motion received as an input.
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