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Position-dependent gaming, 3-D controller, and handheld as a remote

  • US 9,159,165 B2
  • Filed: 07/13/2010
  • Issued: 10/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for augmenting video, comprising:

  • receiving a first position coordinate corresponding to a first user, the first position coordinate relative to a first video display;

    receiving a first view direction corresponding to the first user, the first view direction relative to the first video display;

    receiving a second position coordinate corresponding to a second user, the second position coordinate relative to a second video display;

    estimating a position of the second user'"'"'s head relative to a first mobile device;

    determining a direction and range from the first position coordinate to the second position coordinate; and

    rendering, on an integrated display of the first mobile device, an object based on the determined direction and range from the first position coordinate to the second position coordinate and based on the received first view direction and based on the estimated position of the second user'"'"'s head, wherein the first video display and the second video display are different from each other and from the integrated display of the first mobile device.

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