THREE-DIMENSIONAL UNLOCKING DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL UNLOCKING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20160055330A1
• Filed: 08/21/2013
• Published: 02/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd (NEC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: MORISHITA, Koji, NAGAI, Katsuyuki, NODA, Hisashi
• Application Number:
  US14/778,348
• Publication Number:
  US 20160055330A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/031 Protect user input by software means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/003 Navigation within 3D models or images
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts

Abstract

A three-dimensional unlocking device (100) includes: a virtual-data generating unit (101) that generates three-dimensional lock data representing plural virtual objects arbitrarily arranged in a three-dimensional coordinate space; a display processing unit (102) that causes a display unit to display the plural virtual objects; a position acquiring unit (103) that acquires a three-dimensional position of a specific region of an operator in the three-dimensional coordinate space; an operation detecting unit (104) that detects a selecting operation performed by the operator with the specific region to the virtual objects; a selection-information acquiring unit (105) that acquires selection information indicative of identification information corresponding to a selected virtual object and a selected order, on the basis of the detected selecting operation; and a lock controlling unit (106) that unlocks a lock by comparing the acquired selection information with selection information that has been already registered.

Claims

1. A three-dimensional unlocking device, comprising:

a virtual-data generating unit that generates three-dimensional lock data representing a plurality of virtual objects arbitrarily arranged in a three-dimensional coordinate space;

a display processing unit that causes a display unit to display the plurality of virtual objects represented by the three-dimensional lock data;

a position acquiring unit that acquires a three-dimensional position of a specific region of an operator in the three-dimensional coordinate space;

an operation detecting unit that detects a selecting operation performed by the operator with the specific region to the virtual objects, using the three-dimensional position acquired by the position acquiring unit and three-dimensional positions of the plurality of virtual objects;

a selection-information acquiring unit that acquires selection information indicative of identification information corresponding to a selected virtual object and a selected order, on the basis of the selecting operation detected by the operation detecting unit; and

a lock controlling unit that unlocks a lock by comparing the selection information acquired by the selection-information acquiring unit with selection information that has been already registered.

2. The three-dimensional unlocking device according to claim 1, wherein

the virtual-data generating unit generates the three-dimensional lock data in which the plurality of virtual objects are arranged in predetermined positions with a grid pattern in the three-dimensional coordinate space, and

the selection-information acquiring unit acquires the selection information indicative of positional information on the selected virtual object and the selected order.

3. The three-dimensional unlocking device according to claim 1, wherein

the virtual-data generating unit generates the three-dimensional lock data representing the plurality of virtual objects each having a sign uniquely attached thereto and recognizable by the operator, or representing the plurality of virtual objects each having a shape or size uniquely set thereto in a recognizable manner to the operator, and

the selection-information acquiring unit acquires the selection information indicative of a sign attached to the selected virtual object and the selected order, or the selection information indicative of a shape or size of the selected virtual object and the selected order.

4. The three-dimensional unlocking device according to claim 3, wherein

the virtual-data generating unit changes arrangement of the plurality of virtual objects at every predetermined timing.

5. The three-dimensional unlocking device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a state acquiring unit that acquires state information on the specific region of the operator, wherein

the operation detecting unit detects a selecting operation performed by the operator with the specific region to the virtual object using the three-dimensional position acquired by the position acquiring unit, the three-dimensional positions of the plurality of virtual objects, and the state information acquired by the state acquiring unit.

6. The three-dimensional unlocking device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a selection-information registering unit that registers selection information that is to be compared, in the lock controlling unit, with the selection information acquired by the selection-information acquiring unit, wherein

the display processing unit causes the display unit to display a screen for the operator to select at least one item of positional information, a sign, a shape, and a size, each of which is used as identification information corresponding to the virtual object, and

the selection-information acquiring unit causes the selection-information registering unit to register a type of the identification information selected by the operator and the selection information containing identification information related to the type in association with each other.

19. The three-dimensional unlocking device according to claim 2, further comprising:

a state acquiring unit that acquires state information on the specific region of the operator, wherein

the operation detecting unit detects a selecting operation performed by the operator with the specific region to the virtual object using the three-dimensional position acquired by the position acquiring unit, the three-dimensional positions of the plurality of virtual objects, and the state information acquired by the state acquiring unit.

20. The three-dimensional unlocking device according to claim 3, further comprising:

a state acquiring unit that acquires state information on the specific region of the operator, wherein

the operation detecting unit detects a selecting operation performed by the operator with the specific region to the virtual object using the three-dimensional position acquired by the position acquiring unit, the three-dimensional positions of the plurality of virtual objects, and the state information acquired by the state acquiring unit.

7. A three-dimensional unlocking method performed by at least one computer, including:

generating three-dimensional lock data representing a plurality of virtual objects arbitrarily arranged in a three-dimensional coordinate space;

causing a display unit to display the plurality of virtual objects represented by the three-dimensional lock data;

acquiring a three-dimensional position of a specific region of an operator in the three-dimensional coordinate space;

detecting a selecting operation performed by the operator with the specific region to the virtual objects, using the acquired three-dimensional position and three-dimensional positions of the plurality of virtual objects;

acquiring selection information indicative of identification information corresponding to a selected virtual object and a selected order, on the basis of the detected selecting operation; and

unlocking a lock by comparing the acquired selection information with selection information that has been already registered.

8. The three-dimensional unlocking method according to claim 7, wherein

said generation the three-dimensional lock data includes generating the three-dimensional lock data in which the plurality of virtual objects are arranged in predetermined positions with a grid pattern in the three-dimensional coordinate space, and

said acquiring the selection information includes acquiring the selection information indicative of positional information on the selected virtual object and the selected order.

9. The three-dimensional unlocking method according to claim 7, wherein

said generation the three-dimensional lock data includes generating the three-dimensional lock data representing the plurality of virtual objects each having a sign uniquely attached thereto and recognizable by the operator, or representing the plurality of virtual objects each having a shape or size uniquely set thereto in a recognizable manner to the operator, and

said acquiring the selection information includes acquiring the selection information indicative of a sign attached to the selected virtual object and the selected order, or the selection information indicative of a shape or size of the selected virtual object and the selected order.

10. The three-dimensional unlocking method according to claim 9, further including

changing arrangement of the plurality of virtual objects at every predetermined timing.

11. The three-dimensional unlocking method according to claim 7, further including:

acquiring state information on the specific region of the operator, wherein

said detecting the selecting operation includes detecting a selecting operation performed by the operator with the specific region to the virtual object on the basis of the three-dimensional position acquired, the three-dimensional positions of the plurality of virtual objects, and the state information acquired.

12. The three-dimensional unlocking method according to claim 7, further including:

causing the display unit to display a screen for the operator to select at least one item of positional information, a sign, a shape, and a size, each of which is used as identification information corresponding to the virtual object; and

registering a type of the identification information selected by the operator and the selection information containing identification information related to this type in association with each other.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing at least one computer to perform a three-dimensional unlocking method, comprising:

generating three-dimensional lock data representing a plurality of virtual objects arbitrarily arranged in a three-dimensional coordinate space;

causing a display unit to display the plurality of virtual objects represented by the three-dimensional lock data;

acquiring a three-dimensional position of a specific region of an operator in the three-dimensional coordinate space;

detecting a selecting operation performed by the operator with the specific region to the virtual objects, using the acquired three-dimensional position and three-dimensional positions of the plurality of virtual objects;

acquiring selection information indicative of identification information corresponding to a selected virtual object and a selected order, on the basis of the detected selecting operation; and

unlocking a lock by comparing the acquired selection information with selection information that has been already registered.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein

said generation the three-dimensional lock data includes generating the three-dimensional lock data in which the plurality of virtual objects are arranged in predetermined positions with a grid pattern in the three-dimensional coordinate space, and

said acquiring the selection information includes acquiring the selection information indicative of positional information on the selected virtual object and the selected order.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein

said generation the three-dimensional lock data includes generating the three-dimensional lock data representing the plurality of virtual objects each having a sign uniquely attached thereto and recognizable by the operator, or representing the plurality of virtual objects each having a shape or size uniquely set thereto in a recognizable manner to the operator, and

said acquiring the selection information includes acquiring the selection information indicative of a sign attached to the selected virtual object and the selected order, or the selection information indicative of a shape or size of the selected virtual object and the selected order.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, further including

changing arrangement of the plurality of virtual objects at every predetermined timing.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, further including:

acquiring state information on the specific region of the operator, wherein

said detecting the selecting operation includes detecting a selecting operation performed by the operator with the specific region to the virtual object on the basis of the three-dimensional position acquired, the three-dimensional positions of the plurality of virtual objects, and the state information acquired.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, further including:

causing the display unit to display a screen for the operator to select at least one item of positional information, a sign, a shape, and a size, each of which is used as identification information corresponding to the virtual object; and

registering a type of the identification information selected by the operator and the selection information containing identification information related to this type in association with each other.