Object detection and tracking for providing a virtual device experience
US9613262B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04106
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The technology disclosed can provide capabilities such as using vibrational sensors and/or other types of sensors coupled to a motion-capture system to monitor contact with a surface that a user can touch. A virtual device can be projected onto at least a portion of the surface. Location information of a user contact with the surface is determined based at least in part upon vibrations produced by the contact. Control information is communicated to a system based in part on a combination of the location on the surface portion of the virtual device and the detected location information of the user contact. The virtual device experience can be augmented in some implementations by the addition of haptic, audio and/or visual projectors.
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