SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GESTURE-BASED CREATION OF INTERACTIVE HOTSPOTS IN A REAL WORLD ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method for creating a hotspot in a real world environment, comprising:
- detecting a gesture of a user in a three-dimensional (3D) space of the real world environment using a motion tracking device;
identifying and interpreting the gesture using a processor and a memory;
creating a hotspot in the 3D space based on the identified and interpreted gesture; and
associating the hotspot with at least one activity,wherein the gesture further comprises a hotspot-creating mode gesture which identifies that the gesture is intended to create the hotspot.
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide for gesture-based creation of interactive hotspots in a real world environment. A gesture made by a user in a three-dimensional space in the real world environment is detected by a motion capture device such as a camera, and the gesture is then identified and interpreted to create a “hotspot,” which is a region in three-dimensional space through which a user interacts with a computer system. The gesture may indicate that the hotspot is anchored to the real world environment or anchored to an object in the real world environment. The functionality of the hotspot is defined in order to identify the type of gesture which will initiate the hotspot and associate the activation of the hotspot with an activity in the system, such as control of an application on a computer or an electronic device connected with the system.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for creating a hotspot in a real world environment, comprising:
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detecting a gesture of a user in a three-dimensional (3D) space of the real world environment using a motion tracking device; identifying and interpreting the gesture using a processor and a memory; creating a hotspot in the 3D space based on the identified and interpreted gesture; and associating the hotspot with at least one activity, wherein the gesture further comprises a hotspot-creating mode gesture which identifies that the gesture is intended to create the hotspot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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4. (canceled)
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12. A system for creating a hotspot in a real world environment, comprising:
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a motion capture unit which captures a gesture of a user in a three-dimensional (3D) space of the real world environment; a gesture processing unit which identifies and interprets the gesture using a processor and a memory and creates a hotspot in the 3D space based on the identified and interpreted gesture; and a gesture association unit which associates the hotspot with at least one activity wherein the gesture further comprises a hotspot-creating mode gesture which identifies that the gesture is intended to create the hotspot. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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15. (canceled)
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23. A computer program product for creating a hotspot in a real world environment, the computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium and when executed by a computer, performs the method comprising:
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detecting a gesture of a user in a three-dimensional (3D) space of the real world environment using a motion tracking device; identifying and interpreting the gesture; creating a hotspot in the 3D space based on the identified and interpreted gesture; and associating the hotspot with at least one activity, wherein the gesture further comprises a hotspot-creating mode gesture which identifies that the gesture is intended to create the hotspot.
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