System and method for providing user interface tools
US9766713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30196
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes one or more hardware processors, a head mounted display configured to display a virtual environment to a user, an input device, and a virtual mini-board module. The mini-board module is configured to render the virtual environment for presentation to the user via the HMD, the virtual environment is rendered from a first perspective providing a field of view of the virtual environment to the user, provide a virtual mini-board to the user within the field of view, the virtual mini-board displaying a region of the virtual environment, detect an interaction event performed by the user on the virtual mini-board, identify the first object based on the interaction event performed on the virtual mini-board, and perform the interaction event on the first object within the virtual environment based on the interaction event performed on the virtual mini-board.
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