Method and system for communicating gaze in an immersive virtual environment
US7532230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of communicating gaze. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a method of communicating gaze in an immersive virtual environment. The method begins by representing an immersive virtual environment on a monitor that is viewable by a viewing participant. The monitor displays a plurality of objects in the virtual environment. The physical gaze of the viewing participant is tracked to determine a physical direction of the physical gaze within a physical environment including the viewing participant. Thereafter, a viewed object is determined at which the viewing participant is gazing. Then, a virtual direction is determined between the viewing participant and the viewed object in the immersive virtual environment. A model of the viewing participant is rotated based on the physical and virtual directions to render a view of the viewing participant such that the viewing participant is facing the viewed object in the immersive virtual environment.
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