METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY AND VIRTUAL REALITY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME

• US 20170011557A1
• Filed: 07/06/2016
• Published: 01/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Seungmyung, Lee, Jueun, Powderly, James, Choi, Jinmi, Lee, Olivia
• Application Number:
  US15/203,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20170011557A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• 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 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

In an embodiment, an electric device performs a method for outputting content. In this method, the electronic device detects a selection of content by a user and ascertains a reference factor corresponding to the content. Then the electronic device determines a display mode corresponding to the reference factor and outputs the content, based on the display mode. Other embodiments are possible.

Claims

1. A method for outputting content in an electronic device, the method comprising operations of:

detecting a content selected by a user;

ascertaining a reference factor corresponding to the content;

determining a display mode corresponding to the reference factor; and

outputting the content, based on the display mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation of detecting the content selected by the user includes:

tracking a user'"'"'s eye gaze and thereby identifying the content to which the eye gaze is facing; and

in response to the eye gaze being fixed to the content for a predetermined time, determining that the content is selected.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation of detecting the content selected by the user includes:

tracking a user'"'"'s eye gaze and thereby identifying the content to which the eye gaze is facing; and

in response to receiving a user input while the eye gaze is fixed to the content, determining that the content is selected.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the user input includes a touch action, a tap action, a swipe action, or a voice input.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the reference factor includes at least one of a content creator intent, a user behavior pattern, a content file format, and external environment information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the external environment information includes at least one of user position information and electronic device sensor information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the display mode includes an augmented reality (AR) mode, a virtual reality (VR) mode, and a mixed reality (MR) mode.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the operation of outputting the content includes outputting the content by adjusting a display transparency of the electronic device to 100% in the AR mode.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the operation of outputting the content includes outputting the content by adjusting a display transparency of the electronic device to 0% in the VR mode.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the operation of outputting the content includes outputting the content by adjusting a display transparency of the electronic device to a value greater than 0% and smaller than 100% in the MR mode.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a communication module;

a sensor module;

a processor electrically connected to the display, the communication module, and the sensor module; and

a memory electrically connected to the processor,

wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to;

detect a content selected by a user;

ascertain a reference factor corresponding to the content;

determine a display mode corresponding to the reference factor; and

output the content, based on the display mode.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to detect the content selected by the user, by further causing the processor to:

track a user'"'"'s eye gaze, to thereby identify the content to which the eye gaze is facing; and

in response to the eye gaze being fixed to the content for a predetermined time, to determine that the content is selected.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to detect the content selected by the user, by further causing the processor to:

track a user'"'"'s eye gaze, to thereby identify the content to which the eye gaze is facing; and

in response to receiving a user input while the eye gaze is fixed to the content, to determine that the content is selected.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the user input includes a touch action, a tap action, a swipe action, or a voice input.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the reference factor includes at least one of a content creator intent, a user behavior pattern, a content file format, and external environment information.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the external environment information includes at least one of user position information and electronic device sensor information.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the display mode includes an augmented reality (AR) mode, a virtual reality (VR) mode, and a mixed reality (MR) mode.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the instructions cause the processor to output the content by adjusting a display transparency of the electronic device to 100% in the AR mode.

19. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the instructions cause the processor to output the content by adjusting a display transparency of the electronic device to 0% in the VR mode.

20. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the instructions cause the processor to output the content by adjusting a display transparency of the electronic device to a value greater than 0% and smaller than 100% in the MR mode.