Horizontal perspective representation

• US 20060126925A1
• Filed: 11/28/2005
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2004
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Michael A. Vesely, Nancy Clemens
• Original Assignee: Michael A. Vesely, Nancy Clemens
• Inventors: Vesely, Michael A., Clemens, Nancy
• Application Number:
  US11/291,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20060126925A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/154
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/10 Geometric effects
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/20 Perspective computation
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/10 Modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/00 Simulators for teaching or training purposes for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2213/006 Pseudo-stereoscopic systems, i.e. systems wherein a stereoscopic effect is obtained without sending different images to the viewer's eyes

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method to represent the data into realistic, hands-on 3D images using horizontal perspective. The present invention horizontal perspective representation takes the raw data, information and knowledge and renders them into horizontal perspective 3D images. The horizontal perspective images are projected into the open space with various peripheral devices that allow the end user to manipulate the images with hands or hand-held tools. The raw data, information and knowledge can be in the form of file format, 3D file format, database, digital books including texts and pictures or drawings.

Claims

1. A 3D horizontal perspective representation of knowledge comprising a data set, the data set being converted into 3D horizontal perspective images to be displayed onto an open space using 3D horizontal perspective.

2. A system as in claim 1 further comprising binaural audio.

3. A system as in claim 1 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective images are stereoscopic.

4. A system as in claim 1 wherein the data set is a computer file, a text file, a picture file, a drawing file, a measured file, or a database.

5. A system as in claim 1 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective images are to be display on a substantially horizontal surface.

6. A system as in claim 1 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective image is to be displayed for a single user.

7. A 3D horizontal perspective representation system to a user, comprising

a computer system to display a 3D horizontal perspective image onto an open space by 3D horizontal perspective;

a handheld tool to allow the user to touch the 3D horizontal perspective image;

a 3D horizontal perspective representation of knowledge to provide information to the computer system,

wherein the touching action of the user activates the 3D horizontal perspective representation of knowledge to provide information related to the touching action.

8. A system as in claim 7 further comprising binaural audio.

9. A system as in claim 7 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective images are stereoscopic.

10. A system as in claim 7 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective representation of knowledge is a computer file, a text file, a picture file, a drawing file, a measured file, or a database.

11. A system as in claim 7 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective image is to be display on a substantially horizontal surface.

12. A system as in claim 7 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective image is to be displayed for a single user.

13. A 3D horizontal perspective representation system to a user, comprising

a computer system to display a 3D horizontal perspective image onto an open space by 3D horizontal perspective;

a handheld tool to allow the user to touch the 3D horizontal perspective image;

a communication system to allow the computer system to contact an expert,

wherein the touching action of the user activates the communication system to contact an expert to provide information related to the touching action.

14. A system as in claim 13 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective image is stereoscopic.

15. A system as in claim 13 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective image is converted from a computer file, a text file, a picture file, a drawing file, a measured file, or a database.

16. A system as in claim 13 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective image represents raw data, information or knowledge.

17. A system as in claim 13 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective image is to be display on a substantially horizontal surface.

18. A system as in claim 13 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective image is to be displayed for a single user.

19. A system as in claim 13 further comprising binaural audio.

20. A system as in claim 13 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective image is from a 3D horizontal perspective representation of knowledge.

21. A method of a 3D representation onto an open space to a user, comprising

providing a data set;

converting the data set into 3D horizontal perspective images to be displayed onto an open space using 3D horizontal perspective;

storing the 3D horizontal perspective images for fast display in a 3D horizontal perspective system.

22. A method as in claim 21 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective images are stereoscopic.

23. A method as in claim 21 wherein the data set is a computer file, a text file, a picture file, a drawing file, a measured file, or a database.

24. A method as in claim 21 wherein the data set represents raw data, information or knowledge.

25. A method of a 3D representation onto an open space to a user, comprising

providing a data set;

converting the data set into 3D horizontal perspective images to be displayed onto an open space using 3D horizontal perspective;

displaying the data set onto an open space using 3D horizontal perspective.

26. A method as in claim 25 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective images are stereoscopic.

27. A method as in claim 25 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective images are to be display on a substantially horizontal surface.

28. A method as in claim 25 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective images are to be displayed onto an open space to be touchable by hand or handheld tools.

29. A method as in claim 25 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective images are to be displayed for a single user.

30. A method as in claim 25 wherein the data set is a computer file, a text file, a picture file, a drawing file, a measured file, or a database.

31. A method as in claim 25 wherein the data set represents raw data, information, or knowledge.

32. A method of a 3D representation onto an open space to a user, comprising

providing a first data set;

displaying the first data set onto an open space by 3D horizontal perspective, the displayed image being a 3D horizontal perspective image;

allowing the user to touch the 3D horizontal perspective image;

selecting a second data set and display the second data set based on the touching action of the user.

33. A method as in claim 32 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective images are stereoscopic.

34. A method as in claim 32 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective images are to be display on a substantially horizontal surface.

35. A method as in claim 32 wherein the 3D horizontal perspective images are to be displayed onto an open space to be touchable by hand or handheld tools.

36. A method as in claim 32 further comprising a step of providing binaural audio.

37. A method as in claim 32 wherein the data set is a computer file, a text file, a picture file, a drawing file, a measured file, or a database.

38. A method as in claim 32 wherein the data set represents raw data, information, or knowledge.

39. A method as in claim 32 wherein the selection of the second data set is from an expert data for clarification of the first data set.

40. A method as in claim 32 wherein the selection of the second data set is resulted from calling an expert to transfer a data for clarification of the first data set.