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Gesture controlled persistent handles for interface guides

US8920241B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 2010
Grant dateDec 30, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/6607
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A computing system translates a world space position of a hand of a human target to a screen space position of a user interface and locks the hand to a handle of the user interface if world space parameters of the hand overcome a grab threshold of the handle. When the hand is locked to the handle, the computing system translates a world space position of the hand to a screen space handle position that is constrained along one or more interface guides. The hand is unlocked from the handle at a release position of the handle if world space parameters of the hand overcome a release threshold of the handle. The handle is retained at the release position after the hand is unlocked from the handle.

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