EXOSKELETAL PLATFORM FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-DIRECTIONAL AVATAR KINETICS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. An apparatus for participant control of multi-dimensional avatar kinetics in a virtual environment, wherein the participant'"'"'s motion states comprise interaction data and correlate to avatar motion, the motion states being associated with selected, minimal actual motion in the participant'"'"'s physical surroundings, the apparatus comprising:
- a mount, interfacing with the participant and enabling the participant to have a selected range of motion;
a motion base, disposed relative to the mount so as to enable contact with the participant and, associated with such contact, providing for detection of the motion states; and
a support, the support coupling the mount and the motion base and providing the relative disposition of the mount and the motion base.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method enabling a participant to control the multi-dimensional kinetics of their avatar in a virtual environment. The participant accomplishes this control by selectably transitioning among various movements (“motion states”) from which are derived avatar motions and motion-related positions. The participant'"'"'s motion states not only comprise interaction data and are correlated to avatar motion, but also are associated with selected, minimal actual motion in the participant'"'"'s physical surroundings. The apparatus comprises a mount, a motion base and a support: the mount interfaces with the participant, enabling the participant to have a selected range of motion; the motion base is disposed relative to the mount so as to enable contact with the participant and, associated with such contact, provides for detection of the motion states; and the support couples the mount and the motion base so as to provide the relative disposition thereof. The system comprises a network system, a computing station and a kinetic control device coupled to the computing station, wherein (i) the kinetic control device comprises a mount, a motion base and a support, as previously described and (ii) the network system has a selected topology, the computing station being coupled to the network system in accordance with the topology.
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36 Claims
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1. An apparatus for participant control of multi-dimensional avatar kinetics in a virtual environment, wherein the participant'"'"'s motion states comprise interaction data and correlate to avatar motion, the motion states being associated with selected, minimal actual motion in the participant'"'"'s physical surroundings, the apparatus comprising:
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a mount, interfacing with the participant and enabling the participant to have a selected range of motion;
a motion base, disposed relative to the mount so as to enable contact with the participant and, associated with such contact, providing for detection of the motion states; and
a support, the support coupling the mount and the motion base and providing the relative disposition of the mount and the motion base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for enabling a virtual environment, wherein a participant controls the multi-dimensional kinetics of their avatar, the participant having motion states comprising interaction data and correlating to avatar motion, the motion states being associated with selected, minimal actual motion in the participant'"'"'s physical surroundings, the system comprising:
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a computing station, and a kinetic control device coupled to the computing station, the kinetic control device comprising a mount, interfacing with the participant and enabling the participant to have a selected range of motion;
a motion base, disposed relative to the mount so as to enable contact between the motion base and the participant and, associated with such contact, providing for detection of one or more motion states; and
a support, the support coupling the mount and the motion base and providing the relative disposition of the mount and the motion base. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for enabling a virtual environment, wherein an avatar of a participant has multi-dimensional kinetics, the participant has motion states comprising interaction data and correlating to avatar motion, the motion states being associated with selected, minimal actual motion in the participant'"'"'s physical surroundings, the method comprising the steps of:
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physically linking the participant to a kinetic control device;
enabling the participant to interact with a virtual environment via one or more senses;
constraining the participant'"'"'s movements and motion to a confinement space;
enabling the participant to transition substantially among a plurality of motion states;
detecting the motion states; and
providing interaction data representative of the detected motion states to at least one of a computing station and a network system. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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