APPARATUS, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND USER INTERFACE

• US 20130033459A1
• Filed: 04/13/2010
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Guo, Yongguang, Ge, Shiming
• Granted Patent: US 9,535,493 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/175
• 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 3/0346 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object

Abstract

An apparatus, method, computer program and apparatus wherein the apparatus comprises: at least one processor: and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, enable the apparatus to; detect, using a camera, motion of a user input object; and determine, for performance, a function corresponding to the detected motion of the user input object wherein the function comprises control of an entity within a three dimensional model.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code;

wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, enable the apparatus to;

detect, using a camera, motion of a user input object wherein the camera comprises a plurality of lenses, the plurality of lenses comprising a first lens and a remainder of the lenses such that the first lens is configured to enable an image to be captured independently of the remainder of the lenses; and

determine, for performance, a function corresponding to the detected motion of the user input object wherein the function comprises control of an entity within a three dimensional model.

2. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the three dimensional model comprises a three dimensional vector space.

3. An apparatus as claimed in claim 2 wherein the three dimensional model comprises one or more three dimensional entities within the three dimensional vector space.

4. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the entity which is controlled is a three dimensional entity and has depth, width and height.

5. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the entity which is controlled is a cursor which enables a user to select items within the three dimensional model.

6. An apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein the function performed comprises selection of an item using the entity.

7. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the function performed comprises movement of the entity within the three dimensional model.

8. An apparatus as claimed in claim 7 wherein the movement comprises translation of the entity.

9. An apparatus as claimed in claim 7 wherein the movement comprises rotation of the entity.

10. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, enable the apparatus to display a representation of the three dimensional model on a display.

11. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the user input object comprises part of the user'"'"'s hand.

12. An apparatus as claimed in claim 11 wherein the user input object comprises one or more fingers.

13. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the user input object comprises a stylus.

14. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the detected motion of the user input object comprises three dimensional motion.

15. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the detected motion of the user input object comprises a gesture.

16. A method comprising:

detecting, using a camera, motion of a user input object, wherein the camera comprises a plurality of lenses, the plurality of lenses comprising a first lens and a remainder of the lenses such that the first lens is configured to enable an image to be captured independently of the remainder of the lenses; and

determining, for performance, a function corresponding to the detected motion of the user input object wherein the function comprises control of an entity within a three dimensional model.

17. A method as claimed in claim 16 wherein the three dimensional model comprises a three dimensional vector space.

18. A method as claimed in claim 17 wherein the three dimensional model comprises one or more three dimensional entities within the three dimensional vector space.

19. A method as claimed in claim 16 wherein the entity which is controlled is a three dimensional entity and has depth, width and height.

20-30. -30. (canceled)

31. A physical entity embodying a computer program comprising computer program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, enable an apparatus at least to perform:

detecting, using a camera, motion of a user input object, wherein the camera comprises a plurality of lenses, the plurality of lenses comprising a first lens and a remainder of the lenses such that the first lens is configured to enable an image to be captured independently of the remainder of the lenses; and

determining, for performance, a function corresponding to the detected motion of the user input object wherein the function comprises control of an entity within a three dimensional model.

32-38. -38. (canceled)