Methods and devices for rendering interactions between virtual and physical objects on a substantially transparent display
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- displaying a user-interface on a substantially transparent display of a wearable computing device, wherein;
the user-interface comprises a view region and at least one content region that is located outside of the view region,the view region substantially fills a field of view of the display, andthe at least one content region is not fully visible in the field of view;
displaying a virtual object in the view region at a focal length along a first of sight;
determining a physical distance, along the first line of sight, to a physical object;
determining that the focal length is substantially equal to the physical distance to the physical object, such that the virtual object and the physical object appear substantially co-located, in a user-view through the view region, at the physical distance; and
responsive to the determination, initiating a collision action between the virtual object and the physical object, wherein the collision action comprises a graphical modification of the virtual object.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and devices for rendering interactions between virtual and physical objects on a substantially transparent display are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes displaying a user-interface on a substantially transparent display of a wearable computing device. The method further includes displaying a virtual object in the view region at a focal length along a first line of sight and detecting a physical object at a physical distance along a second line of sight. The method still further includes determining that a relationship between the focal length and the physical distance is such that the virtual object and the physical object appear substantially co-located in a user-view through the view region and, responsive to the determination, initiating a collision action between the virtual object and the physical object.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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displaying a user-interface on a substantially transparent display of a wearable computing device, wherein; the user-interface comprises a view region and at least one content region that is located outside of the view region, the view region substantially fills a field of view of the display, and the at least one content region is not fully visible in the field of view; displaying a virtual object in the view region at a focal length along a first of sight; determining a physical distance, along the first line of sight, to a physical object; determining that the focal length is substantially equal to the physical distance to the physical object, such that the virtual object and the physical object appear substantially co-located, in a user-view through the view region, at the physical distance; and responsive to the determination, initiating a collision action between the virtual object and the physical object, wherein the collision action comprises a graphical modification of the virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wearable computing device comprising:
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a substantially transparent display; at least one processor; and data storage comprising logic executable by the at least one processor to; display a user-interface on the substantially transparent display, wherein; the user-interface comprises a view region and at least one content region that is located outside of the view region, the view region substantially fills a field of view of the display, and the at least one content region is not fully visible in the field of view; display a virtual object in the view region at a focal length along a first line of sight; determining a physical distance, along the first line of sight, to a physical object; determine that the focal length is substantially equal to the physical distance to the physical object, such that the virtual object and the physical object appear substantially co-located, in a user-view through the view region, at the physical distance; and responsive to the determination, initiate a collision action between the virtual object and the physical object, wherein the collision action comprises a graphical modification of the virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:
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displaying a user-interface on a substantially transparent display of a wearable computing device, wherein; the user-interface comprises a view region and at least one content region that is located outside of the view region, the view region substantially fills a field of view of the display, and the at least one content region is not fully visible in the field of view; displaying a virtual object in the view region at a focal length along a first line of sight; determining a physical distance, along the first line of sight, to a physical object; determining that the focal length is substantially equal to the physical distance to the physical object, such that the virtual object and the physical object appear substantially co-located, in a user-view through the view region, at the physical distance; and responsive to the determination, initiating a collision action between the virtual object and the physical object, wherein the collision action comprises a graphical modification of the virtual object.
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