3D Motion Interface Systems and Methods

• US 20110169832A1
• Filed: 01/11/2011
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ROY-G-BIV Corporation
• Original Assignee: ROY-G-BIV Corporation
• Inventors: Davis, Aaron, Brown, David W.
• Application Number:
  US13/004,789
• Publication Number:
  US 20110169832A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/427
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• 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 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• 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

A 3D interface system for moving the at least one digital displayed object based on movement of the at least one physical object. The 3D interface system comprises a display system for displaying 3D images, a sensor input system, and a computing system. The sensor input system generates sensor data associated with at least one physical control object. The computing system receives the sensor data and causes the display system to display the at least one digital displayed object and the at least one digital sensed object associated with the at least one physical object. The computing system moves the at least one digital displayed object based on movement of the at least one physical object.

Claims

1. A 3D interface system comprising:

a display system for displaying 3D images;

a sensor input system, where the sensor input system generates sensor data associated with at least one physical control object; and

a computing system for receiving the sensor data and causing the display system to display

at least one digital displayed object, and

at least one digital sensed object associated with the at least one physical object;

whereby

the computing system moves the at least one digital displayed object based on movement of the at least one physical object.

2. A 3D interface system as recited in claim 1, in which:

the sensor input system defines a sensor field of view; and

the 3D images generated by the display system are associated with the sensor field of view.

3. A 3D interface system as recited in claim 2, in which the user views the 3D images generated by the display system through the sensor field of view.

4. A 3D interface system as recited in claim 2, in which the user views the 3D images generated by the display system within the sensor field of view.

5. A 3D interface system as recited in claim 4, in which at least one digital sensed object is a digital overlay object overlaid over at least one physical object associated with the digital overlay object.

6. An interactive motion system comprising:

a display system for displaying 3D images;

a sensor input system, where the sensor input system generates sensor data associated with at least one physical controlled object and at least one physical control object;

a computing system for receiving the sensor data and causing the display system to display

at least one digital displayed object associated with the at least one physical controlled object, and

at least one digital sensed object associated with the at least one physical control object; and

a motion control system;

whereby

the motion control system moves the at least physical controlled object based on movement of the at least one physical control object.

7. An interactive motion system as recited in claim 6, in which:

the sensor input system defines a sensor field of view; and

the 3D images generated by the display system are associated with the sensor field of view.

8. An interactive motion system as recited in claim 7, in which the user views the 3D images generated by the display system through the sensor field of view.

9. An interactive motion system as recited in claim 7, in which the user views the 3D images generated by the display system within the sensor field of view.

10. An interactive motion system as recited in claim 9, in which at least one digital sensed object is a digital overlay object overlaid over at least one physical object associated with the digital overlay object.

11. A method of moving at least one physical controlled object comprising the steps of:

generating sensor data associated with the at least one physical controlled object and the at least one physical control object;

displaying a 3D image comprising

at least one digital displayed object associated with the at least one physical controlled object, and

at least one digital sensed object associated with at least one physical control object;

moving the at least physical controlled object based on movement of the at least one physical control object.

12. A method as recited in claim 11, further comprising the step of displaying the 3D image through a sensor field of view.

13. A method as recited in claim 11, further comprising the step of displaying the 3D image within a sensor field of view.

14. A method as recited in claim 11, further comprising the step of overlaying a digital overlay object over at least one physical object associated with the digital overlay object.