System for physical rotation of volumetric display enclosures to facilitate viewing
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- rotating a volume rotational controller for a three dimensional display responsive to user rotational inputs; and
rotating the display contents responsive to rotation of the controller.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system that allows a user to physically rotate a three-dimensional volumetric display enclosure with a corresponding rotation of the display contents. The rotation of the enclosure is sampled with an encoder and the display is virtually rotated by a computer maintaining the scene by an amount corresponding to the physical rotation before being rendered. This allows the user to remain in one position while viewing different parts of the displayed scene corresponding to different viewpoints. The display contents can be rotated in direct correspondence with the display enclosure or with a gain (positive or negative) that accelerates the rotation of the contents with respect to the physical rotation of the enclosure. Any display widgets in the scene, such as a virtual keyboard, can be maintained stationary with respect to the user while scene contents rotate by applying a negative rotational gain to the widgets. The rotation can also be controlled by a time value such that the rotation continues until a specified time is reached or expires.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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rotating a volume rotational controller for a three dimensional display responsive to user rotational inputs; and
rotating the display contents responsive to rotation of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. (canceled)
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14. A computer readable storage controlling a computer with a process of determining rotation of a rotatable enclosure and rotating volumetric display contents responsive to the rotation.
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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a rotatable three-dimensional display; and
a mechanism rotating display contents of the display as the enclosure is rotated.
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display having rotatable display contents; and
an interface controlling the rotation of the display contents with the interface being omni-directionally accessible. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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determining movement of a volume movement controller; and
moving display contents of a volumetric display responsive to the movement.
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19. A method, comprising:
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rotating a volumetric display, and rotating contents of the display in correspondence to the display.
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20. A method, comprising:
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rotating a rotatable user input device for a three dimensional display responsive to user rotational inputs; and
rotating the display contents responsive to rotation of the controller.
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21. A method, comprising:
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rotating a display view orientation controller for a three dimensional display responsive to user rotational inputs; and
rotating the display contents responsive to rotation of the controller.
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Specification