REFLECTION-BASED TARGET SELECTION ON LARGE DISPLAYS WITH ZERO LATENCY FEEDBACK

• US 20150098143A1
• Filed: 06/26/2014
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
• Inventors: ANDERSON, Fraser, GROSSMAN, Tovi, MATEJKA, Justin Frank, FITZMAURICE, George
• Granted Patent: US 11,086,207 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/839
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/10 Projectors with built-in or built-on screen
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/62 Translucent screens

Abstract

One embodiment of the invention disclosed herein provides a system that includes a mirror apparatus with a first surface to which a half-silvered mirror film is applied, where the mirror apparatus transmits a transmitted image from a second surface to the first surface. The system further includes a servo-controlled dimmer that adjusts a level of ambient light associated with the mirror apparatus. The system further includes a motion sensing device that tracks positions of a plurality of points associated with an object; wherein the object is situated on the half-silvered mirror film side of the mirror apparatus. The system further includes a computing device including a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by a processor included in the computing device, cause the processor to control the servo-controlled dimmer to adjust the ambient light such that both the transmitted image and a reflected image is visible on the first surface.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a mirror apparatus that includes;

a transmission medium having a first surface and a second surface,

a half-silvered mirror film applied to the first surface, and

a diffusion film applied to the second surface; and

a motion sensing device that tracks a position of an object located on the half-silvered mirror film side of the mirror apparatus.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the diffusion film transmits, from the second surface to the first surface, an image projected onto the diffusion film.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the half-silvered mirror film transmits approximately 16% of visible light and reflects approximately 58% of visible light.

4. The system of claim 2, further comprising a servo-controlled dimmer that adjusts a level of ambient light related to the system.

5. The system of claim 2, further comprising a projector that projects an image onto the diffusion film.

6. A mirror apparatus, comprising:

a transmission medium having a first surface and a second surface;

a half-silvered mirror film applied to the first surface; and

a diffusion film applied to the second surface;

wherein a transmitted image comprising a user-interface screen is transmitted from the second surface to the first surface.

7. The mirror apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a diffusion film applied to the second surface, wherein the transmitted image is projected onto the diffusion film by a projector.

8. The mirror apparatus of claim 6, wherein, under a first lighting condition, a reflected image is visible on the first surface.

9. The mirror apparatus of claim 7, wherein, under the first lighting condition, no reflected image is visible on the first surface.

10. The mirror apparatus of claim 7, wherein, under a second lighting condition, the transmitted image is visible on the first surface.

11. The mirror apparatus of claim 10, wherein, under the second lighting condition, a reflected image is also visible on the first surface.

12. The mirror apparatus of claim 11, wherein the projected image comprises a black image.

13. The mirror apparatus of claim 10, wherein, under the second lighting condition, no reflected image is visible on the first surface.

14. The mirror apparatus of claim 13, wherein the projected image comprises a grey image.

15. A system, comprising:

a mirror apparatus that includes a first surface to which a half-silvered mirror film is applied and a second surface to which a diffusion film is applied, wherein the mirror apparatus transmits a transmitted image from the second surface to the first surface;

a servo-controlled dimmer that adjusts a level of ambient light associated with the mirror apparatus;

a motion sensing device that tracks positions of a plurality of points associated with an object;

wherein the object is situated on the half-silvered mirror film side of the mirror apparatus; and

a computing device including a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by a processor included in the computing device, cause the processor to control the servo-controlled dimmer to adjust the ambient light such that both the transmitted image and a reflected image is visible on the first surface.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein a diffusion film is applied to the second surface, and further comprising a projector that projects the transmitted image onto the second surface.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the transmitted image comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) element, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

determine that a position of a first point in the plurality of points corresponds to a location of the GUI element within the transmitted image;

confirm a selection of a function associated with the GUI element based on the position of the first point.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to determine that the position of the first point has entered an activation region associated with the GUI element.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to, in response to determining that the position of the first point has entered the activation region, enlarging the activation region.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to determine that the position of the first point has remained within the activation region for a first period of time.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to determine that the position of the first point is associated with a gesture performed by the object.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

determine that a position of a first point in the plurality of points is within a specified region in space and outside an activation region associated with the GUI element for a first period of time;

cause a cursor to be displayed in the transmitted image.