Augmented reality with direct user interaction
US9529424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/366
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Augmented reality with direct user interaction is described. In one example, an augmented reality system comprises a user-interaction region, a camera that captures images of an object in the user-interaction region, and a partially transparent display device which combines a virtual environment with a view of the user-interaction region, so that both are visible at the same time to a user. A processor receives the images, tracks the object's movement, calculates a corresponding movement within the virtual environment, and updates the virtual environment based on the corresponding movement. In another example, a method of direct interaction in an augmented reality system comprises generating a virtual representation of the object having the corresponding movement, and updating the virtual environment so that the virtual representation interacts with virtual objects in the virtual environment. From the user's perspective, the object directly interacts with the virtual objects.
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