Hand motion and orientation-aware buttons and grabbable objects in mixed reality
US11320911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for detecting user-object interaction in mixed-reality environments. A mixed-reality system detects a controller gesture with an associated controller orientation in the mixed-reality environment. The mixed-reality system then determines an interaction region for the controller gesture and identifies one or more virtual objects within the interaction region. The virtual objects each have an associated orientation affinity. Subsequently, the mixed-reality system determines an orientation similarity score between the controller orientation and the orientation affinity for each virtual object within the interaction region. In response to determining that at least one orientation similarity score exceeds a predetermined threshold, the mixed-reality system executes an interaction between the controller and the virtual object that has the greatest orientation similarity score.
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