Projection of interactive environment

US9971458B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MEP Tech, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mark L. Davis · West Jordan, US
• Timothy A. Tabor · West Jordan, US
• Roger H. Hoole · Salt Lake City, US
• Jeffrey Taylor · Draper, US
• John M. Black · Salt Lake City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 24, 2017
• Grant date: May 15, 2018
• Expiry date: Jan 24, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2203/04808
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An interactive environment image may be projected onto one or more surfaces, and interaction with the projected environment image may be detected within a three-dimensional space over the one or more surfaces. The interactive environment image may be a three dimensional image, or it may be two dimensional. An image is projected onto a surface to provide a visual representation of a virtual space including one or more of the virtual objects, which may be spatially positioned. User interaction with the projected visualized representation of the virtual space may be detected and, in response to user interaction, the projected visualized representation may be changed.