Navigation of rendered virtual environments using physical tags
US6573916B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T19/003
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating a computing system that includes a display for rendered graphical images and an electronic tag reader configured to read an identifier of the electronic tag providing signals indicating target regions within images presented by the display. The method includes presenting a start image on the display, wherein the start image includes a first surface perceptible as viewed from a start viewpoint within a three-dimensional data space, receiving an identifier from an electronic tag indicating a target image, and presenting the target image on the display.
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