Horizontal perspective hands-on simulator

• US 20050248566A1
• Filed: 04/04/2005
• Published: 11/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Infinite Io, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Infinite Io, Inc.
• Inventors: Vesely, Michael A., Clemens, Nancy
• Application Number:
  US11/098,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20050248566A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/10 Geometric effects

Abstract

Thus the present invention discloses a hands-on simulator system using horizontal perspective display. The hands-on simulator system comprises a real time electronic display that can project horizontal perspective images into the open space and a peripheral device that allow the end user to manipulate the images with hands or hand-held tools.

Claims

1. A method for 3-D horizontal perspective simulation comprising

displaying a 3-D image onto an open space using horizontal perspective;

and

manipulating the display image by touching the 3-D image with a peripheral device.

2. A 3-D simulation method using a 3-D horizontal perspective simulator system, the 3-D horizontal perspective simulator system comprising

a horizontal perspective display using horizontal perspective to display a 3-D image onto an open space;

and

a peripheral device to manipulate the display image by touching the 3-D image;

the method comprising

displaying a 3-D image onto an open space using horizontal perspective; and

manipulating the display image by touching the 3-D image with the peripheral device.

3. A method as in as in claim 2 wherein the simulator system further comprises a processing unit taking the input from the peripheral device and providing output to the horizontal perspective display.

4. A method as in as in claim 2 further comprising a step of tracking the physical peripheral device to the 3-D image.

5. A method as in as in claim 2 further comprising a step of calibrating the physical peripheral device to the 3-D image.

6. A 3-D simulation method using a 3-D horizontal perspective simulator system, the 3-D horizontal perspective simulator system comprising

a processing unit;

a horizontal perspective display using horizontal perspective to display a 3-D image onto an open space;

a peripheral device to manipulate the display image by touching the 3-D image; and

a peripheral device tracking unit for mapping the peripheral device to the 3-D image;

the method comprising

displaying a 3-D image onto an open space using horizontal perspective;

tracking the peripheral device; and

manipulating the display image by touching the 3-D image with the peripheral device.

7. A method as in as in claim 6 wherein the horizontal perspective display further display a portion of the 3-D image onto an inner-access volume, whereby the image portion in the inner-access volume cannot be touched by the peripheral device.

8. A method as in as in claim 6 further comprising a step of automatic or manual eyepoint tracking for the horizontal perspective display.

9. A method as in as in claim 6 further comprising a step of zooming, rotating or moving the 3-D image.

10. A method as in as in claim 6 wherein tracking the peripheral device comprises the tracking a tip of the peripheral device.

11. A method as in as in claim 6 wherein the manipulation comprises the action of modifying the display image or the action of generating a different image.

12. A method as in as in claim 6 further comprising a step of providing 3-D sound.

13. A method as in as in claim 6 wherein the peripheral device tracking comprises inputting the position of the peripheral device to the processing unit.

14. A method as in as in claim 6 wherein the peripheral device tracking comprises a step of triangulation or infrared tracking.

15. A method as in as in claim 6 further comprising a step of calibrating the coordinate of the display image to the peripheral device.

16. A method as in as in claim 15 wherein the calibration step comprises a manual inputting a reference coordinate.

17. A method as in as in claim 15 wherein the calibration step comprises an automatic inputting a reference coordinate through a calibration procedure.

18. A method as in as in claim 6 wherein the horizontal perspective display is a stereoscopic horizontal perspective display using horizontal perspective to display a stereoscopic 3-D image.

19. A 3-D simulation method using a 3-D horizontal perspective simulator system, the 3-D horizontal perspective simulator system comprising

a processing unit;

a horizontal perspective display using horizontal perspective to display a 3-D image onto an open space;

a peripheral device to manipulate the display image by touching the 3-D image; and

a peripheral device tracking unit for mapping the peripheral device to the 3-D image;

the method comprising

calibrating the peripheral device;

displaying a 3-D image onto an open space using horizontal perspective;

tracking the peripheral device; and

manipulating the display image by touching the 3-D image with the peripheral device.

20. A 3-D simulation method using a multi-view 3-D horizontal perspective simulator system, the multi-view 3-D horizontal perspective simulator system comprising

a processing unit;

a stereoscopic horizontal perspective display using horizontal perspective to display a stereoscopic 3-D image onto an open space; and

a peripheral device to manipulate the display image by touching the 3-D image; and

a peripheral device tracking unit for mapping the peripheral device to the 3-D image;

the method comprising

displaying a stereoscopic 3-D image onto an open space using horizontal perspective;

tracking the peripheral device; and

manipulating the display image by touching the 3-D image with a peripheral device.