Interactive video display system using strobed light
First Claim
1. A video gaming system comprising:
- a camera system operable to provide images of an object; and
a computing device configured toreceive the images from the camera system,drive a display system, andgenerate an influence image comprising a plurality of outline areas partially surrounding a representation of the object and positioned successively further away from the representation of the object, wherein a portion of the plurality of outline areas that impinge at least one virtual object are used to estimate a strength and a direction of an interaction with the at least one virtual object.
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Abstract
An interactive video display system uses strobing light to allow easy and unencumbered interaction between a person and projected video images. A camera may be synchronized to the strobing light and the strobing light may be in an infrared spectral range. A processing system detects images of a human in the field of view of the camera and controls the display so that the projected video images are changed based on an interaction between the human and the projected video images. The system may project the video images on a surface around the person and may move the projected video images on the surface based on a movement of the person. The projected video images may include computer-generated characters and/or virtual objects that react to the movement of a person.
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13 Claims
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1. A video gaming system comprising:
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a camera system operable to provide images of an object; and a computing device configured to receive the images from the camera system, drive a display system, and generate an influence image comprising a plurality of outline areas partially surrounding a representation of the object and positioned successively further away from the representation of the object, wherein a portion of the plurality of outline areas that impinge at least one virtual object are used to estimate a strength and a direction of an interaction with the at least one virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of tracking an object, the method configured for execution by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices, the method comprising:
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receiving at a computing system a plurality of images of an object from a detector; generating an influence image comprising a plurality of outline areas that partially surround the object and are positioned successively further away from the object; transmitting video images for display on a display device, the video images including a virtual object and a representation of the object; and based at least on a position of the plurality of outline areas associated with the object in the influence image and a position of the virtual object in one or more of the video images, detecting a strength and a direction of an interaction between the object and the virtual object when the influence image impinges the virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A gaming system comprising:
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a camera system operable to provide images of an object; a display system operable to render video images; and a computing device coupled to receive the images from the camera system and coupled to drive the display system, the computing device operable to determine at least one of a strength or a direction of an interaction between the object and a virtual object included in the video images based on at least a location of the virtual object in relation to one or more computer-generated outline areas that partially surround the object and are positioned successively further away from the object and have progressively lower pixel values as the outline areas are further away from the object. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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