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Virtual manipulating apparatus and method

  • US 5,670,987 A
  • Filed: 03/07/1996
  • Issued: 09/23/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A virtual manipulating apparatus, comprising:

  • presentation means for presenting a manipulation target in a three-dimensional virtual space using three-dimensional computer graphics;

    position detecting means for detecting a finger tip position of an operator, including;

    a position source for generating a magnetic field;

    position sensors, mounted on a tip of a thumb and a tip of an index finger of the operator, for detecting the magnetic field from said position source;

    transmitting means, mounted on the tip of the thumb and the tip of the index finger for transmitting position information from said position sensors; and

    receiving means for receiving the position information sent from said transmitting means;

    interpreting means for interpreting a manipulation instruction, using prescribed rules, on the basis of a relation between the position of the finger tip which is detected by said position detecting means and the position of the manipulation target on the presentation means.

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