Three-dimensional space interface apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A three-dimensional (3D) space interface apparatus comprising:
- a 3D display unit to output a 3D virtual object;
a sensing unit to generate a sensing signal for sensing a position and a movement of a user and for sensing a position and a movement of a manipulation object; and
an interface unit to verify, using the sensing signal, whether a predetermined movement of the manipulation object has occurred or whether a contact between the 3D virtual object and the manipulation object has been made, and to generate a predetermined reaction corresponding to the predetermined movement or the contact.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) space interface apparatus and method are provided. The 3D space interface apparatus provides an interface in which a user may directly touch and transform a 3D virtual object of a 3D space, which is shown in various ways depending on a position of the user. The 3D space interface apparatus may provide for manipulation of the 3D virtual object by the user using a sensing signal that senses the position and movement of a manipulation object the user. Specifically, an interface unit of the apparatus verifies, using the sensing signal, whether a predetermined movement of the manipulation object has occurred or whether a contact between the 3D virtual object and the manipulation object has been made, and generates a predetermined reaction corresponding to the predetermined movement or the contact.
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25 Claims
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1. A three-dimensional (3D) space interface apparatus comprising:
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a 3D display unit to output a 3D virtual object; a sensing unit to generate a sensing signal for sensing a position and a movement of a user and for sensing a position and a movement of a manipulation object; and an interface unit to verify, using the sensing signal, whether a predetermined movement of the manipulation object has occurred or whether a contact between the 3D virtual object and the manipulation object has been made, and to generate a predetermined reaction corresponding to the predetermined movement or the contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A 3D space interface method for interfacing with a 3D virtual object, the method comprising:
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generating a sensing signal for sensing a position and a movement of a user and for sensing a position and a movement of a manipulation object; verifying, using the sensing signal, whether a predetermined movement of the manipulation object has occurred or whether a contact between the 3D virtual object and the manipulation object has been made; and generating a predetermined reaction corresponding to the predetermined movement and the contact. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for interfacing with a rendered three-dimensional (3D) virtual object in a 3D space, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensing unit to generate a sensing signal for tracking a position and a movement of a manipulation object of a user in a sensing space of the 3D virtual object; an interface unit to verify, using the sensing signal, whether a predetermined movement of the manipulation object with respect to the 3D object has occurred in the sensing space; and a reaction generation unit to generate a predetermined reaction corresponding to the predetermined movement and to output the predetermined reaction such that it may be perceived by the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for interfacing with a rendered three-dimensional (3D) virtual object in a 3D space, the method comprising:
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generating a sensing signal to track a position and a movement of a manipulation object of a user in a sensing space of the 3D virtual object; verifying, using the sensing signal, whether a predetermined movement of the manipulation object with respect to the 3D object has occurred in the sensing space; and generating a predetermined reaction corresponding to the predetermined movement and outputting the predetermined reaction such that it may be perceived by the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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