Method and device for interactive stereoscopic display

• US 8,947,385 B2
• Filed: 07/06/2012
• Issued: 02/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Dai, Hui, Dickinson, Timothy, Johnson, John C, Kim, Seok-Hwan, Ma, Jeong J, Rasky, Phillip D
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, JENNIFER T
• Application Number:
  US13/543,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20140009402A1
• Time in Patent Office: 942 Days
• Field of Search: 345/6, 345156-178, 178/18.01, 178/18.09
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/398 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of interactive display that includes providing a touch-based display screen capable of stereoscopic displaying of object images that further includes displaying a plurality of object images on the display screen, wherein at least a first of the object images is selectable and displayed so as to appear to be located at least partially in a zero-plane of the display screen, wherein at least a second of the object images is displayed so as to appear to be located at least one of inwardly and outwardly of the zero-plane, receiving a first input at a location of the display screen substantially corresponding to the first of the object images, and identifying the first input as corresponding to the first of the object images that is selectable and taking at least one further action upon the identification.

Claims

1. A method of interactive display comprising:

providing a touch-based display screen capable of displaying perceived three-dimensional (3D) object images;

displaying a plurality of object images on the display, wherein at least a first of the object images is selectable and displayed so as to appear to be located at least partially in a zero-plane of the touch screen, wherein at least a second of the object images is displayed so as to appear to be located at least one of inwardly and outwardly of the zero-plane;

rotating a view of the plurality of object images as a group in a camera coordinate system on the display while maintaining the apparent distance between each of the plurality of object images, wherein the rotating shifts at least one of the object images either inward or outward of the zero plane to allow selection of one or more object images that are shifted to the zero plane;

receiving a first input at a location of the display screen substantially corresponding to the first of the object images; and

identifying the first input as corresponding to the first object image that is selectable and taking at least one further action upon the identification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one further action includes displaying the first of the object images or a modified version of the first of the object images on the touch screen so as to appear to be located outwardly of the zero-plane.

3. The method of claim 1, further including modifying the display of the second of the object images to appear to be located at least partially in the zero-plane of the touch display, after the first of the object images or a modified version of the first of the object images is displayed so as to appear to be located outwardly of the zero-plane.

4. The method of claim 3, further including modifying the displaying on the touch screen so that the second of the object images or a modified version of the second of the object images is displayed so as to appear to be located outwardly of the zero-plane.

5. The method of claim 4, further including modifying the display of a third of the object images to appear to be located at least partially in the zero-plane of the touch display, after the second of the object images or a modified version of the second of the object images is displayed so as to appear to be located outwardly of the zero-plane.

6. The method of claim 1, further zooming the view of the plurality of object images on the display while maintaining the apparent distance between each of the plurality of object images.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of object images are displayed in an array.

8. A method of interactive display comprising:

displaying a plurality of object images on a touch sensitive display screen of a mobile device, wherein the plurality of object images are arranged into at least a first object group and a second object group;

displaying the first and second object groups as first and second object stacks situated substantially side by side,

wherein a first object image of the plurality of object images is displayed on the first object stack as a first top object with a first object front face exposed, and wherein the first top object is positioned to appear at least partially at a zero-plane, and

wherein a second object image of the plurality of object images is displayed on the second object stack as a second top object with a second object front face exposed, and wherein the second top object is positioned to appear at least partially at the zero-plane;

selecting any of the plurality of object images displayed, except the first top object, wherein upon selection, the plurality of object images is shifted with respect to the zero-plane to position the current selected object image at least partially at the zero-plane, and shifting the remaining object images either inward or outward of the zero-plane;

selecting one of the first top object and the second top object and modifying the display of the first object stack and second object stack to position the selected top object at least partially at the zero-plane; and

modifying the display of the unselected top object to position the unselected top object inward of the zero-plane.

9. The method of claim 8, further including displaying an image of a gradient reflection of at least a portion of the object stacks at a position that is adjacent to a bottom portion of the object stacks.

10. The method of claim 8, further including modifying the appearance of each of the first and second object stacks to appear as rows of object images.

11. The method of claim 8, further including modifying the appearance of the first top object of the first object stack to be displayed in a folded object position, so that the first top object or a modified version of the first top object is displayed so as to appear to be located substantially outwardly of the zero-plane.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein a first rear object face of the first top object is displayed when the first top object is placed in a folded object position and the first front object face is removed from view.

13. The method of claim 11, further including modifying the appearance of the first object stack to shift the object images in the first object stack in an outwardly direction, such that a first back object image that was previously positioned inward of the zero-plane and directly behind the first top object prior to folding, is displayed in the former position of the first top object prior to its folding, wherein at least a portion of the first back object image appears at least partially within the zero-plane upon assuming the former position of the first top object.

14. The method of claim 13, further including modifying the position of the object image situated in the folded object position to appear unfolded with its front object face exposed and positioned at least partially at the zero-plane.

15. The method of claim 10, further including rotating a displayed view of the first and second object stacks to display an alternate view of the first and second object stacks without modifying the spatial distance between the plurality of object images in the first and second object stacks, wherein rotation of the first and second object stacks shifts the first top object either inward or outward of the zero-plane.

16. The method of claim 8, wherein each object image of the plurality of object images is associated with an object that is at least one of stored on and accessible by the mobile device.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising displaying the associated object on the display screen upon selection of a corresponding object image.

18. The method of claim 8, wherein each object image of the plurality of object images includes at least one of a graphical and textual representation to identify the associated object.

19. A mobile device comprising:

a touch sensitive display screen capable of providing a perceived three-dimensional (3D) view,

wherein the perceived three-dimensional (3D) view includes an image displayed on the display screen that includes a plurality of object images,

wherein the object images appear to a viewer of the display screen to be situated in a three-dimensional virtual space that includes an X axis, Y axis, and Z axis with the virtual space being intersected by a zero-plane located at the surface of the display;

wherein at least one of the object images is displayed so as to appear at least partly coincident with the zero-plane, such that it is selectable by a user for performing a function, and at least one of the other object images is positioned at least one of inward and outward of the zero-plane and is not selectable to perform a function;

and wherein selection by a user shifts the at least one of the object images that is selectable out of the zero-plane and modifies an appearance of the at least one of the object images so as to be displayed in a folded object position; and

a processor that is programmed to control the display of the object images on the display screen.