Projected, interactive environment
First Claim
1. A method for projecting an interactive environment image on at least one surface, the method comprising:
- projecting an environment image, the environment image comprising a visualized representation of at least part of a virtual environment space, the visualized representation including a plurality of virtual objects; and
detecting user interaction with a three-dimensional space corresponding to the virtual environment space, including;
scanning the three-dimensional space; and
detecting interaction between a manipulating element and a location in the three-dimensional space corresponding to a location of a virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects of the visualized representation within the virtual environment space.
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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.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for projecting an interactive environment image on at least one surface, the method comprising:
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projecting an environment image, the environment image comprising a visualized representation of at least part of a virtual environment space, the visualized representation including a plurality of virtual objects; and detecting user interaction with a three-dimensional space corresponding to the virtual environment space, including; scanning the three-dimensional space; and detecting interaction between a manipulating element and a location in the three-dimensional space corresponding to a location of a virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects of the visualized representation within the virtual environment space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing system, comprising:
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a projection element configured to project an environment image including a visual representation of at least part of a virtual environment space in which a plurality of virtual objects are spatially positioned; and a scanning mechanism configured to detect a user interaction with the environment image by; scanning a three-dimensional space corresponding to the virtual environment space; and detecting interaction between a manipulating element and a location within the three-dimensional space that corresponds to a location of a virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects within the virtual environment space. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A portable projection system, comprising:
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at least one projector configured to project an environment image representing a plurality of virtual objects that are spatially positioned in a virtual environment space; and a scanning mechanism configured to scan a three-dimensional space corresponding to the virtual environment space to determine one or more locations of interactivity, the scanning mechanism configured to; scan the three-dimensional space that corresponds to the virtual environment space of the environment image; and detect interaction between a manipulating element and a location within the three-dimensional space that corresponds to a location of a virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects within the virtual environment space. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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