Using a handheld device to recreate a human pose or align an object in an augmented reality or virtual reality environment
US11145102B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2027/0187
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of and system for recreating a real world pose or aligning a real world object in a virtual space, the method including: prompting a user to successively place a device at a plurality of positions/alignments associated with a plurality of physical points associated with a body of the user, a body of another, or an object; capturing the plurality of positions/alignments with respect to a real world frame of reference; translating the plurality of positions/alignments with respect to the real world frame of reference to a frame of reference in virtual space; and recreating a pose of the body of the user, a pose of the body of the other, or an alignment of the object in the virtual space using the translated plurality of positions/alignments.
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