HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATION

• US 20160364003A1
• Filed: 06/10/2015
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wayne P O'Brien
• Original Assignee: Wayne P O'Brien
• Inventors: O'BRIEN, WAYNE PATRICK
• Application Number:
  US14/736,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20160364003A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 1/0005 Adaptation of holography to specific applications holographic optical element G02B5/32; holographic scanner G02B26/106; recognition using holographic mask G06V10/88; holographic memories G11B7/0065, G11C13/042
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 2001/0061 in haptic applications when the observer interacts with the holobject
• 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

Abstract

The holographic interface for manipulation includes a holographic display unit for constructing and displaying a hologram and a motion detector for detecting movement and location of a physical command object, such as a user'"'"'s finger or hand, relative to the displayed hologram. The motion detector is in communication with a controller for converting the detected location of the physical command object relative to its position with respect to the displayed hologram into a command signal. The command signal is then transmitted to an external device, such as a robotic arm in a remote plant, or any other suitable external system. Alternatively, the hologram may be a holographic image of physical controls for an external system, for example, and the command signal may be a command for the external device to perform an act corresponding to manipulation of the holographic image of a physical control by the command object.

Claims

1. A holographic user interface system adapted for direct manipulation of an external device, the system consisting of:

an external device;

a holographic display unit for constructing and displaying a hologram, wherein the hologram visually represents at least one object being manipulated by the external device;

a motion detector for detecting direct, real time movement and location of a physical command object relative to the displayed hologram;

a controller in real time continuous communication with the motion detector for converting the detected location of the physical command object relative to its position with respect to the displayed hologram into a command signal when the command object is at or near a contact point in the hologram or performs a contact code; and

means for transmitting the command signal in real time to the external device controllable by the controller, wherein the means for transmitting the command signal further includes means for the controller to discriminate between generic motions made by the command object and motions specific to the manipulation of the external device.

2-14. -14. (canceled)