Projection of interactive environment
First Claim
1. A method for projecting an interactive environment image on at least one surface, the method comprising:
- projecting an environment image on a surface, the environment image comprising a visualized representation of at least part of a virtual environment space, the visualized representation including a visualized representation of a plurality of virtual objects; and
detecting user interaction with the surface onto which the visualized representation is projected, including;
scanning a three-dimensional space over the surface onto which the visual representation is projected; and
detecting a contact between a manipulating element and a location on the surface corresponding to a virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects.
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Abstract
An interactive environment image may be projected onto one or more surfaces, and interaction with the projected environment image may be detected within a three-dimensional space over the one or more surfaces. The interactive environment image may be a three dimensional image, or it may be two dimensional. An image is projected onto a surface to provide a visual representation of a virtual space including one or more of the virtual objects, which may be spatially positioned. User interaction with the projected visualized representation of the virtual space may be detected and, in response to user interaction, the projected visualized representation may be changed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for projecting an interactive environment image on at least one surface, the method comprising:
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projecting an environment image on a surface, the environment image comprising a visualized representation of at least part of a virtual environment space, the visualized representation including a visualized representation of a plurality of virtual objects; and detecting user interaction with the surface onto which the visualized representation is projected, including; scanning a three-dimensional space over the surface onto which the visual representation is projected; and detecting a contact between a manipulating element and a location on the surface corresponding to a virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing system, comprising:
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a projection element configured to project an environment image on a surface; and a scanning mechanism configured to detect a user interaction with an environment image that is projected on a surface, the environment image including a visual representation of at least part of a virtual environment space in which a plurality of virtual objects are spatially positioned by; scanning a three-dimensional space over the surface onto which the visual representation is projected; and detecting contact between a manipulating element and a location on the surface corresponding to a virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A portable projection system, comprising:
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at least one projector configured to project an environment image representing a plurality of virtual objects that are spatially positioned in a virtual environment space; and a scanning mechanism configured to scan an area onto which the environment image is projected to determine one or more positions of a contact-based interactivity, the scanning mechanism configured to; scan a three-dimensional space over the area onto which the environment image is projected; and detect a contact between a manipulating element and a location on the surface corresponding to a virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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