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Method for displaying a stereoscopic cursor among stereoscopic objects

US8957855B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2012
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/04815
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A stereoscopic cursor method comprising: generating a virtual plane based on a variable cursor scene depth of a stereoscopic cursor for a stereoscopic user interface, the stereoscopic user interface comprising plural stereoscopic buttons, wherein the virtual plane is positioned between a viewer and the plural stereoscopic buttons; and causing the stereoscopic cursor to move along the virtual plane responsive to viewer input, the movement occurring smoothly and gradually adjacent to the plural stereoscopic buttons and varying in depth as the stereoscopic cursor progresses along the virtual plane from one of the plural stereoscopic buttons to another, the generating and causing performed by a processor in a computing device.

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