TRACKING SPECIFIC GESTURES RELATIVE TO USER MOVEMENT

• US 20160206957A1
• Filed: 01/20/2015
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: GOSLIN, Michael P., OLSON, Joseph L., HASELTINE, Eric C.
• Granted Patent: US 10,265,621 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/245 specially adapted to a particular type of game, e.g. steering wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/833 Hand-to-hand fighting, e.g. martial arts competition A63F13/837 takes precedence
• 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 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for distinguishing user movements in an immersive play environment. A first tracking device is provided that measures first tracking data. A second tracking device is also provided to measure second tracking data. A controller device is also provided to receive tracking data from the second tracking device. The second tracking device measures movement of a user by receiving the first tracking data from the first tracking device and determining third tracking data movement based on a combination of the first tracking data and the second tracking data.

Claims

1. A platform providing an immersive play environment, comprising:

a controller device configured to transmit instructions to a plurality of interactive devices in the immersive play environment;

a first tracking device configured to capture first tracking data; and

a second tracking device configured to capture second tracking data, wherein the second tracking device is further configured to perform an operation for monitoring movement of a user during a play experience, the operation comprising;

receiving the first tracking data from the first tracking device,

determining third tracking data based on a combination of the first tracking data and the second tracking data, and

transmitting the third tracking data to the controller device to determine whether the third tracking data corresponds to a predefined sequence of movements.

2. The platform of claim 1, wherein the operation further comprises:

transmitting, by the controller device, instructions to an interactive device upon determining the third tracking data corresponds to the predefined sequence of movements.

3. The platform of claim 1, wherein the first tracking device includes a gyroscope, and wherein the second tracking device includes an accelerometer and a magnetometer.

4. The platform of claim 1, wherein the predefined sequence of movements corresponds to a sequence of movements performed with a sword.

5. The platform of claim 4, wherein the third tracking data indicates a movement of a line in a three-dimensional vector space and indicates a rotational velocity of the line moving in three-dimensional vector space.

6. The platform of claim 5, wherein the operation further comprises:

upon determining, by the controller device, that the rotational velocity exceeds a specified threshold and that the line is within a range of a specified location, registering a sword hit event during the play experience; and

notifying the user of the sword hit event.

7. The platform of claim 5, wherein the operation further comprises:

upon determining, by the controller device, that either the rotational velocity does not exceed a specified threshold or that the line is outside a range of a specified location, registering a miss event during the play experience; and

notifying the user of the miss event.

8. The platform of claim 1, wherein the operation further comprises:

upon determining, by the controller device, that the third tracking data corresponds to a movement in the predefined sequence of movements, notifying the user of the movement; and

instructing the user of a next movement in the predefined sequence of movements.

9. A method for monitoring movement of a user during a play experience, the method comprising:

capturing first and second tracking data;

determining third tracking data based on a combination of the first tracking data and the second tracking data; and

determining whether the third tracking data corresponds to a predefined sequence of movements.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting instructions to an interactive device upon determining the third tracking data corresponds to the predefined sequence of movements.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the predefined sequence of movements corresponds to a sequence of movements performed with a sword.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the third tracking data indicates a movement of a line in a three-dimensional vector space and indicates a rotational velocity of the line moving in three-dimensional vector space.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

upon determining that the rotational velocity exceeds a specified threshold and that the line is within a range of a specified location, registering a sword hit event during the play experience; and

notifying the user of the sword hit event.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

upon determining, by the controller device, that either the rotational velocity does not exceed a specified threshold or that the line is outside a range of a specified location, registering a miss event during the play experience; and

notifying the user of the miss event.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

upon determining that the third tracking data corresponds to a movement in the predefined sequence of movements, notifying the user of the movement; and

instructing the user of a next movement in the predefined sequence of movements.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a processor, perform an operation for monitoring movement of a user during a play experience, the operation comprising:

capturing first and second tracking data;

determining third tracking data based on a combination of the first tracking data and the second tracking data; and

determining whether the third tracking data corresponds to a predefined sequence of movements.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the operation further comprises:

transmitting instructions to an interactive device upon determining the third tracking data corresponds to the predefined sequence of movements.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the predefined sequence of movements corresponds to a sequence of movements performed with a sword.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the third tracking data indicates a movement of a line in a three-dimensional vector space and indicates a rotational velocity of the line moving in three-dimensional vector space.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the operation further comprises:

upon determining that the rotational velocity exceeds a specified threshold and that the line is within a range of a specified location, registering a sword hit event during the play experience; and

notifying the user of the sword hit event.