Methods and apparatus for detecting objects in proximity to a viewer and presenting visual representations of objects in a simulated environment
First Claim
1. A method of operating an interactive system including a head mounted cell phone, comprising:
- operating a camera of the head mounted cell phone to capture an image of a physical environment where a user of said interactive system is physically located;
operating a processor in the cell phone to process the captured image to detect one or more objects in the physical environment where the user of said interactive system is physically located; and
displaying, on a display device of said head mounted cell phone, a simulated environment to said user, said displaying a simulated environment including displaying on the display device of said head mounted cell phone multiple frames between the capture of the image of the physical environment and a capture of another image of the physical environment, said displaying a simulated environment including displaying a visual representation of at least a first detected object as part of said simulated environment.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for determining location of objects surrounding a user of a 3D rendering and display system and indicating the objects to the user while the user views a simulated environment, e.g., on a headmounted display, are described. A sensor, e.g. camera, captures images or senses the physical environment where the user of the system is located. One or more objects in the physical environment are identified, e.g., by recognizing predetermined symbols on the objects and based on stored information indicating a mapping between different symbols and objects. The location of the objects relative to the user'"'"'s location in the physical environment is determined. A simulated environment, including content corresponding to a scene and visual representations of the one or more objects, is displayed. In some embodiments visual representation are displayed in the simulated environment at locations determined based on the location of the objects relative to the user.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of operating an interactive system including a head mounted cell phone, comprising:
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operating a camera of the head mounted cell phone to capture an image of a physical environment where a user of said interactive system is physically located; operating a processor in the cell phone to process the captured image to detect one or more objects in the physical environment where the user of said interactive system is physically located; and displaying, on a display device of said head mounted cell phone, a simulated environment to said user, said displaying a simulated environment including displaying on the display device of said head mounted cell phone multiple frames between the capture of the image of the physical environment and a capture of another image of the physical environment, said displaying a simulated environment including displaying a visual representation of at least a first detected object as part of said simulated environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An interactive system, comprising:
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a head mount including a slot; a cell phone inserted into said slot, the cell phone including;
i) a camera facing away from the head mount, ii) a display facing towards a position where a user'"'"'s eyes are located when the head mount is positioned on a head of a user and iii) a processor;and wherein said processor of the cell phone is configured to; process an image captured by the camera of said cell phone to detect one or more objects in a physical environment where a user of said interactive system is physically located; and control displaying of a simulated environment to said user on said display, said processor being configured to control displaying of a visual representation of at least a first detected object on said display as part of being configured to control as part of displaying of the simulated environment to said user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium including processor executable instructions which when executed by a processor of a head mounted cell phone of an interactive system control the interactive system to:
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operate a camera of the head mounted cell phone to capture an image of a physical environment where a user of said interactive system is physically located; operate the processor in the cell phone to process the captured image to detect one or more objects in the physical environment where the user of said interactive system is physically located; and display, on a display device of said head mounted cell phone, a simulated environment to said user, said displaying a simulated environment including displaying on the display device of said head mounted cell phone multiple frames between the capture of the image of the physical environment and a capture of another image of the physical environment, said displaying a simulated environment including displaying a visual representation of at least a first detected object as part of said simulated environment.
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