MANIPULATING VIRTUAL OBJECTS DISPLAYED BY A DISPLAY DEVICE THROUGH A PORTABLE DEVICE

• US 20140184487A1
• Filed: 05/06/2013
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CAI, YI-WEN, CHEN, CHUN-MING, LEE, CHUNG-I
• Application Number:
  US13/887,421
• Publication Number:
  US 20140184487A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0383 Remote input, i.e. interface arrangements in which the signals generated by a pointing device are transmitted to a PC at a remote location, e.g. to a PC in a LAN
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/30 User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop

Abstract

A virtual object in a virtual scene displayed on a display device disposed in a structure is capable of being manipulated by a portable device including a wireless communication unit, an image sensing unit, a display unit, and an input unit. The image sensing unit produces snapshot information corresponding to the virtual scene. The display unit displays snapshot image(s) according to the snapshot information, and displays manipulation option(s) according to manipulation item information of the virtual object provided by the display device. The input unit produces selection parameter(s) in response to a selection operation corresponding to the snapshot image(s), and produces manipulation parameter(s) in response to user input with respect to the manipulation option(s). The wireless communication unit transmits the manipulation parameter(s) to the display device to enable the display device to manipulate the virtual object according to the manipulation parameter(s).

Claims

1. A display device for manipulating a virtual object in a virtual scene, comprising:

a display unit;

a wireless communication unit communicating with a portable device; and

a control unit controlling the display unit to display the virtual scene, providing manipulation item information of the virtual object in the virtual scene to the portable device when the virtual object is selected through the portable device, and manipulating the virtual object according to one or more manipulation parameters received from the portable device.

2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the display unit is disposed on a structure to display the virtual scene.

3. The display device of claim 1, wherein the control unit determines whether the virtual object has been selected according to snapshot information and one or more selection parameters received from the portable device.

4. The display device of claim 1, wherein the control unit manipulates the virtual object by changing a portion of an image of the virtual scene corresponding to the virtual object according to the one or more manipulation parameters.

5. The display device of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls an environmental parameter device to change one or more environmental parameters according to the one or more manipulation parameters when the one or more manipulation parameters correspond to the one or more environmental parameters.

6. The display device of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls a sound producing device to change one or more device parameters of the sound producing device according to the one or more manipulation parameters when the one or more manipulation parameters correspond to the one or more device parameters.

7. The display device of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls an odor producing device to change one or more device parameters of the odor producing device according to the one or more manipulation parameters when the one or more manipulation parameters correspond to the one or more device parameters.

8. The display device of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls a sensation producing device to change one or more device parameters of the sensation producing device according to the one or more manipulation parameters when the one or more manipulation parameters correspond to the one or more device parameters.

9. A portable device for manipulating a virtual object in a virtual scene displayed by a display device, comprising:

a wireless communication unit communicating with the display device;

an image sensing unit producing snapshot information corresponding to the virtual scene displayed by the display device;

a display unit displaying one or more snapshot images according to the snapshot information; and

an input unit producing one or more selection parameters in response to a selection operation corresponding to the one or more snapshot images;

wherein the display unit displays one or more manipulation options according to manipulation item information of the virtual object in the virtual scene, the input unit produces one or more manipulation parameters in response to an input operation corresponding to the one or more manipulation options, the wireless communication unit transmits the one or more manipulation parameters to the display device.

10. The portable device of claim 9, wherein the control unit determines whether the virtual object has been selected according to the snapshot information and the one or more selection parameters.

11. The portable device of claim 10, wherein the control unit provides the manipulation item information when the virtual object is selected.

12. A display method for manipulating a virtual object in a virtual scene, comprising:

displaying the virtual scene through a display device;

determining whether the virtual object in the virtual scene is selected through a portable device communicating with the display device through a wireless network;

providing manipulation item information of the virtual object when the virtual object is selected; and

manipulating the virtual object according to one or more manipulation parameters produced by the portable device.

13. The display method of claim 12, wherein the step of displaying the virtual scene comprises displaying the virtual scene through the display device disposed on a structure.

14. The display method of claim 12, further comprising:

producing the snapshot information through the portable device;

displaying one or more snapshot images according to the snapshot information through the portable device;

producing the one or more selection parameters in response to a selection operation corresponding to the one or more snapshot images through the portable device;

displaying one or more manipulation options according to the manipulation item information through the portable device; and

producing the one or more manipulation parameters in response to an input operation corresponding to the one or more manipulation options through the portable device.

15. The display method of claim 12, wherein the step of manipulating the virtual object comprises changing a portion of an image of the virtual scene corresponding to the virtual object according to the one or more manipulation parameters.

16. The display method of claim 12, further comprising controlling an environmental parameter device to change one or more environmental parameters according to the one or more manipulation parameters when the one or more manipulation parameters correspond to the one or more environmental parameters.

17. The display method of claim 12, further comprising controlling a sound producing device to change one or more device parameters of the sound producing device according to the one or more manipulation parameters when the one or more manipulation parameters correspond to the one or more device parameters.

18. The display method of claim 12, further comprising controlling an odor producing device to change one or more device parameters of the odor producing device according to the one or more manipulation parameters when the one or more manipulation parameters correspond to the one or more device parameters.

19. The display method of claim 12, further comprising controlling a sensation producing device to change one or more device parameters of the sensation producing device according to the one or more manipulation parameters when the one or more manipulation parameters correspond to the one or more device parameters.