System and method for facilitating virtual interactions with a three-dimensional virtual environment in response to sensor input into a control device having sensors
US9983697B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various implementations provide for a three-dimensional trackpad in which sensors and a three-dimensional physical region may be used to interact with a three-dimensional virtual environment. The methods, systems, techniques, and components described herein may facilitate interactions with virtual objects in a three-dimensional virtual environment in response to sensor input into a control device having one or more sensors implemented thereon. The control device may be coupled to a display that may be configured to display the three-dimensional virtual environment. In various implementations, the sensor(s) capture physical movement of a user interaction element (a hand, a stylus, a physical object, etc.) within a specified three-dimensional physical region. The physical movement may be translated into a virtual interaction with the three-dimensional virtual environment. A virtual action in the three-dimensional virtual environment may be identified and displayed.
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