Portable device pairing with a tracking system

• US 9,162,144 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2011
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Bailey, Richard St. Clair
• Primary Examiner(s): Bibbins, Latanya
• Application Number:
  US13/311,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20130141325A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,415 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/21 characterised by their sensors, purposes or types
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/25 Output arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/61 using advertising information
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/803 Driving vehicles or craft, e.g. cars, airplanes, ships, robots or tanks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/812 Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1006 having additional degrees of freedom
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1087 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. a camera
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/30 characterized by output arrangements for receiving control signals generated by the game device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5506 using advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6045 : for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8011 : Ball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8017 : Driving on land or water; Flying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 : Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 : Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 : with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors

Abstract

In embodiments of portable device pairing with a tracking system, a pairing system includes a portable device that generates device acceleration gesture data responsive to a series of motion gestures of the portable device. The pairing system also includes a tracking system that is configured for pairing with the portable device. The tracking system recognizes the series of motion gestures of the portable device and generates tracked object position gesture data. A pairing service can then determine that the series of motion gestures of the portable device corresponds to the series of motion gestures recognized by the tracking system, and communicate a pairing match notification to both the tracking system and the portable device to establish the pairing.

Claims

1. A pairing system, comprising:

a portable device configured to generate device acceleration gesture data responsive to a series of motion gestures of the portable device;

a tracking system configured for pairing with the portable device, the tracking system further configured to recognize the series of motion gestures of the portable device and generate tracked object position gesture data; and

a pairing service configured to determine that the series of motion gestures of the portable device corresponds to the series of motion gestures recognized by the tracking system, wherein the pairing service is further configured to;

generate plane aligned device gesture data by normalizing the device acceleration gesture data that is received from the portable device;

integrate the tracked object position gesture data that is received from the tracking system to generate tracked object acceleration gesture data;

generate plane aligned object gesture data by normalizing the tracked object acceleration gesture data; and

determine a pairing match of the portable device with the tracking system by comparing the plane aligned device gesture data to the plane aligned object gesture data.

2. A pairing system as recited in claim 1, wherein the pairing service is configured to communicate a pairing match notification to both the tracking system and the portable device to establish pairing the portable device with the tracking system.

3. A pairing system as recited in claim 1, wherein the tracking system is configured to communicate with the portable device based on a pairing match of the portable device with the tracking system.

4. A pairing system as recited in claim 1, wherein the pairing service is a networked-based service configured for communication with the tracking system and with the portable device.

5. A pairing system as recited in claim 1, wherein the plane aligned device gesture data and the plane aligned object gesture data is generated based on an X,Y plane of the series of motion gestures.

6. A pairing system as recited in claim 5, wherein the plane aligned device gesture data and the plane aligned object gesture data is generated to minimize Z-coordinate motions from the series of motion gestures.

7. A method implemented at a pairing service, the method comprising:

receiving device gesture data from a portable device that generates the device gesture data responsive to a series of motion gestures of the portable device;

receiving object gesture data from a tracking system that recognizes the series of motion gestures of the portable device and generates the object gesture data;

comparing the device gesture data and the object gesture data; and

determining that the series of motion gestures of the portable device corresponds to the series of motion gestures recognized by the tracking system, and further comprising;

generating plane aligned device gesture data by normalizing the device gesture data that is received from the portable device;

integrating tracked object position gesture data that is received from the tracking system to generate tracked object acceleration gesture data;

generating plane aligned object gesture data by normalizing the tracked object acceleration gesture data; and

determining a pairing match of the portable device with the tracking system by comparing the plane aligned device gesture data to the plane aligned object gesture data.

8. A method as recited in claim 7, further comprising communicating the pairing match notification to both the tracking system and the portable device to establish pairing the portable device with the tracking system.

9. A method as recited in claim 7, wherein:

the device gesture data is received as device acceleration gesture data from the portable device; and

the object gesture data is received as tracked object position gesture data from the tracking system.

10. A method as recited in claim 7, wherein the plane aligned device gesture data and the plane aligned object gesture data is generated based on an X,Y plane of the series of motion gestures.

11. A computing device comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, implement a pairing service configured to perform operations comprising;

receiving device gesture data from a portable device that generates the device gesture data responsive to a series of motion gestures of the portable device;

receiving object gesture data from a tracking system that recognizes the series of motion gestures of the portable device and generates the object gesture data;

comparing the device gesture data and the object gesture data; and

determining that the series of motion gestures of the portable device corresponds to the series of motion gestures recognized by the tracking system, wherein;

the device gesture data is received as device acceleration gesture data from the portable device; and

the object gesture data is received as tracked object position gesture data from the tracking system; and

further comprising;

generating plane aligned device gesture data by normalizing the device acceleration gesture data that is received from the portable device;

integrating the tracked object position gesture data that is received from the tracking system to generate tracked object acceleration gesture data;

generating plane aligned object gesture data by normalizing the tracked object acceleration gesture data; and

determining a pairing match of the portable device with the tracking system by comparing the plane aligned device gesture data to the plane aligned object gesture data.

12. A computing device as recited in claim 11, further comprising communicating the pairing match notification to both the tracking system and the portable device to establish pairing the portable device with the tracking system.

13. A computing device as recited in claim 11, wherein the plane aligned device gesture data and the plane aligned object gesture data is generated based on an X,Y plane of the series of motion gestures.