Systems and Methods of Using Motion Control to Navigate Panoramas and Virtual Tours
First Claim
1. A computerized method for teleshifting from a first lateral viewing perspective to a second lateral viewing perspective of a virtual tour object, the method useful in association with a mobile device configured to be hand-held by a user, the teleshifting method comprising:
- detecting a teleshifting motion of a mobile device configured to conduct a virtual tour for a user;
evaluating a magnitude of the teleshifting motion; and
if the magnitude of the teleshifting motion is greater than a threshold, then teleshifting from a first lateral viewing perspective to a second lateral viewing perspective, and wherein the first lateral viewing perspective and the second lateral viewing perspective are adjacent lateral viewing perspectives of the virtual tour.
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Abstract
A mobile device is configured to teleshift from a first lateral viewing perspective to a second lateral viewing perspective of a virtual tour object. The mobile device includes a sensor, a processor and a display. The sensor detects a teleshifting motion of the mobile device caused by a user, and the processor determines if a magnitude of the teleshifting motion is greater than a threshold. If the magnitude of the teleshifting motion is greater than the threshold, then the display teleshifts by transitioning from a first lateral viewing perspective to a second lateral viewing perspective of the virtual tour.
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22 Claims
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1. A computerized method for teleshifting from a first lateral viewing perspective to a second lateral viewing perspective of a virtual tour object, the method useful in association with a mobile device configured to be hand-held by a user, the teleshifting method comprising:
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detecting a teleshifting motion of a mobile device configured to conduct a virtual tour for a user; evaluating a magnitude of the teleshifting motion; and if the magnitude of the teleshifting motion is greater than a threshold, then teleshifting from a first lateral viewing perspective to a second lateral viewing perspective, and wherein the first lateral viewing perspective and the second lateral viewing perspective are adjacent lateral viewing perspectives of the virtual tour. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device configured to teleshift from a first lateral viewing perspective to a second lateral viewing perspective of a virtual tour object, the mobile device comprising:
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a sensor configured to detect a teleshifting motion of the mobile device caused by a user; a processor configured to determine if a magnitude of the teleshifting motion is greater than a threshold; and a display configured to teleshift if the magnitude of the teleshifting motion is greater than the threshold, wherein the teleshifting causes the display to transition from a first lateral viewing perspective to a second lateral viewing perspective, and wherein the first lateral viewing perspective and the second video lateral viewing perspective are adjacent lateral viewing perspectives of the virtual tour. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computerized method for navigating a menu of a panorama, useful in association with a mobile device configured to be handheld by a user, the method comprising:
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detecting a flicking motion of a mobile device configured to navigate a supplemental panoramic data menu for a user, and wherein the flicking motion is substantially around an axis substantially perpendicular to a display of the mobile device; and evaluating a magnitude and a direction of the flicking motion, wherein; if the magnitude of the flicking motion is greater than a threshold and is clockwise, then traversing along a first direction of the menu; and if the magnitude of the flicking motion is greater than a threshold and is counter-clockwise, then traversing along a second direction of the menu.
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22. A mobile device configured to navigate a menu of a panorama, the mobile device comprising:
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a sensor configured to detect a flicking motion of a user holding the mobile device, wherein the flicking motion is intended to navigate a supplemental panoramic data menu for the user, and wherein the flicking motion is substantially around an axis substantially perpendicular to a display of the mobile device; and a processor configured to evaluate a magnitude and a direction of the flicking motion, wherein; if the magnitude of the flicking motion is greater than a threshold and is clockwise, then traversing along a first direction of the menu; and if the magnitude of the flicking motion is greater than a threshold and is counter-clockwise, then traversing along a second direction of the menu.
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