User movement interpretation in computer generated reality

• US 8,966,400 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2010
• Issued: 02/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boogio, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Yeap, Tralvex
• Primary Examiner(s): TANK, ANDREW L
• Application Number:
  US12/795,110
• Publication Number:
  US 20110302536A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,723 Days
• Field of Search: 715/757, 715/782, 715848-852, 715/863, 715/787, 345/158, 345/184
• US Class Current: 715/848
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry

Abstract

Technologies are generally described for a system for interpreting user movement in computer generated reality. In some examples, the system includes a user interface effective to generate movement data relating to movement of the user interface. In some examples, the system further includes a processor receive the movement data. In some examples, the processor is further effective to define a coordinate system based on the movement data and map the movement data to the coordinate system to produce mapped movement data. In some examples, the processor is further effective to determine a feature of the mapped movement data and to map the feature to a code. In some examples, the processor is further effective to send the code to the application and receive application data from the application in response to the code. In some examples, the processor is further effective to generate an image based on the application data.

Claims

1. A method for interpret user movement in computer generated reality, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, movement data relating to movement of a user interface;

defining, by the processor, a coordinate system based on the movement data;

the three dimensional coordinate system including a first, second and third dimension, and the three dimensional coordinate system including a cube having six sides, each side having a center and four respective edges;

mapping, by the processor, the movement data to the three dimensional coordinate system to produce mapped movement data;

determining, by the processor, a start location, a final location, a path between the start and final location, and at least one intermediate location between the start location and the final location along the path, of the mapped movement data in the coordinate system, the final location representing a change in user movement from the start location in the first dimension, in the second dimension and in the third dimension, wherein a first line between the start location and the intermediate location is different from a second line between the start location and the final location;

determining, by the processor, a feature of the mapped movement data based on the path, the mapped movement data, a first intersection between one of the edges of the cube and the mapped movement data, a second intersection between one of the centers of one of the sides of the cube in the coordinate system and the mapped movement data, and a difference between the start location and the final location; and

mapping, by the processor, the feature to a code.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

sending, by the processor, the code to an application;

receiving, by the processor, application data from the application in response to the code; and

generating, by the processor, an image based on the application data.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the difference includes a change of the mapped movement data in space and a rate of change of the mapped movement data in space.

4. A device for interpreting user movement in computer generated reality, the device comprising:

a memory effective to store instructions;

a processor in communication with the memory, the processor effective to read the instructions and effective to

receive movement data relating to movement of a user interface;

define a three dimensional coordinate system based on the movement data, the three dimensional coordinate system including a first, second and third dimension, and the three dimensional coordinate system including a cube having six sides, each side having a center and four respective edges;

map the movement data to the three dimensional coordinate system to produce mapped movement data;

determine a start location, a final location, a path between the start and final location, and at least one intermediate location between the start location and the final location along the path, of the mapped movement data in the coordinate system, the final location representing a change in user movement from the start location in the first dimension, in the second dimension and in the third dimension, wherein a first line between the start location and the intermediate location is different from a second line between the start location and the final location;

determine a feature of the mapped movement data based on the path, the mapped movement data, a first intersection between one of the edges of the cube and the mapped movement data, a second intersection between one of the centers of one of the sides of the cube in the coordinate system and the mapped movement data, and a difference between the start location and the final location; and

map the feature to a code.

5. The device as recited in claim 4, wherein:

the memory is further effective to store an application; and

the processor is further effective to

send the code to the application;

receive application data from the application in response to the code; and

generate an image based on the application data.

6. The device as recited in claim 4, wherein the difference includes a change of the mapped movement data in space and a rate of change of the mapped movement data in space.

7. A system for interpreting user movement in computer generated reality, the system comprising:

a user interface, wherein the user interface is effective to generate movement data relating to movement of the user interface;

a memory effective to store instructions;

a display;

a processor in communication with the memory, the user interface and the display, wherein the processor is effective to read the instructions and effective to

receive the movement data;

define a three dimensional coordinate system based on the movement data, the three dimensional coordinate system including a first, second and third dimension, and the three dimensional coordinate system including a cube having six sides, each side having a center and four respective edges;

map the movement data to the three dimensional coordinate system to produce mapped movement data;

determine a start location, a final location, a path between the start and final location, and at least one intermediate location between the start location and the final location along the path, of the mapped movement data in the coordinate system, the final location representing a change in user movement from the start location in the first dimension, in the second dimension and in the third dimension, wherein a first line between the start location and the intermediate location is different from a second line between the start location and the final location;

determine a feature of the mapped movement data based on the path, the mapped movement data, a first intersection between one of the edges of the cube and the mapped movement data, a second intersection between one of the centers of one of the sides of the cube in the coordinate system and the mapped movement data, and a difference between the start location and the final location;

map the feature to a code;

send the code to the memory;

receive application data from the memory in response to the code;

generate an image based on the application data; and

send the image to the display; and

wherein the display is effective to receive the image and display the image.

8. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein the difference includes a change of the mapped movement data in space and a rate of change of the mapped movement data in space.