COHERENT PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE REALITY AND INTERACTION MODELS

• US 20130050260A1
• Filed: 08/24/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ReinCloud Corp.
• Original Assignee: ReinCloud Corp.
• Inventors: Reitan, Dan
• Granted Patent: US 9,274,595 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/633
• 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 8/315 Object-oriented languages
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/40 of characters, e.g. humans, animals or virtual beings
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/377 for mixing or overlaying two or more graphic patterns G09G5/02, G09G5/397 take precedence

Abstract

A method for navigating concurrently and from point-to-point through multiple reality models is described. The method includes: generating, at a processor, a first navigatable virtual view of a first location of interest, wherein the first location of interest is one of a first virtual location and a first non-virtual location; and concurrently with the generating the first navigatable virtual view of the first location of interest, generating, at the processor, a second navigatable virtual view corresponding to a current physical position of an object, such that real-time sight at the current physical position is enabled within the second navigatable virtual view.

Claims

13. A system for navigating concurrently and from point-to-point through multiple reality models, said system comprising:

a first navigatable virtual view generator coupled with a processor, said first navigatable virtual view generator for generating a first navigatable virtual view of a first location of interest, wherein said first location of interest is one of a first virtual location and a first non-virtual location; and

a second navigatable virtual view generator coupled with said processor, said second navigatable virtual view generator for, concurrently with said generating said first navigatable virtual view, generating a second navigatable virtual view corresponding to a current physical position of an object coupled with said system, such that real-time sight at said current physical position is enabled within said second navigatable virtual view.

1. A computer usable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for navigating concurrently and from point-to-point through multiple reality models, said method comprising:

generating, at a processor, a first navigatable virtual view of a first location of interest, wherein said first location of interest is one of a first virtual location and a first non-virtual location; and

concurrently with said generating said first navigatable virtual view of said first location of interest, generating, at said processor, a second navigatable virtual view corresponding to a current physical position of an object, such that real-time sight at said current physical position is enabled within said second navigatable virtual view.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

concurrently with said generating said first navigatable virtual view of said first location of interest, generating a third navigatable virtual view of a second location of interest, wherein said second location of interest is one of a second virtual location and a second non-virtual location.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a first virtual position information request associated with said first location of interest;

comparing said first virtual position information request with a store of location position information; and

based on said comparing, generating a response to said first virtual position information request.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving at least one of;

an advancement instruction to virtually advance towards said first location of interest until virtual position information of said first virtual position information request matches said first location of interest; and

advancement information signifying that a physical advancement towards said first location of interest has occurred, wherein said virtual position information matches said first location of interest and said advancement information includes a virtual viewing position of said first location of interest; and

in response to a received advancement instruction, advancing towards said first location of interest, thereby achieving said virtual viewing position.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

using non-real-time stored imaging associated with said current physical position.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises, wherein enabling said real-time sight at said current physical position comprises:

enabling real-time virtual sight.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a second virtual position information request associated with said second navigatable virtual view;

comparing said second virtual position information request with a store of location position information; and

based on said comparing, generating a response to said second virtual position information request.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises, wherein said providing a second navigatable virtual view comprises:

providing a virtual vehicle within said second navigatable virtual view, wherein said virtual vehicle remains within a predetermined distance from said object as said object moves.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises, wherein said generating a first navigatable virtual view of a first location of interest comprises:

generating said first navigatable view of a first virtual set of documents as said first location of interest.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises, further comprising:

generating a second navigatable view of a second virtual set of documents at said second location of interest.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises, further comprising:

locating a search request object within said first virtual set of documents.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises, wherein said generating a first navigatable virtual view of a first location of interest comprises:

generating said first navigatable virtual view of a video.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

a third navigatable virtual view generator coupled with said processor, said third navigatable virtual view generator for, concurrently with said generating said first navigatable virtual view of said first location of interest, generating a third navigatable virtual view of a second location of interest, wherein said second location of interest is one of a second virtual location and a second non-virtual location.

15. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

a first virtual position information request receiver coupled with said processor, said first virtual position information request receiver configured for receiving a first virtual position information request associated with said first location of interest;

a first virtual position information request comparor coupled with said processor, said first virtual position information request comparor configured for comparing said first virtual position information request with a store of location position information; and

a response generator coupled with said processor, said response generator configured for, based on said comparing, generating a response to said first virtual position information request.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

an advancement instruction receiver coupled with said processor, said advancement instruction receiver configured for receiving an advancement instruction to virtually advance towards said first location of interest until virtual position information of said first virtual position information request matches said first location of interest;

an advancer coupled with said processor, said advancer configured for virtually advancing towards said first location of interest, thereby achieving a virtual viewing position; and

an advancement information receiver coupled with said processor, said advancement information receiver configured for receiving advancement information signifying that a physical advancement towards said first location of interest has occurred, wherein said virtual position information matches said first location of interest and said advancement information includes said virtual viewing position of said first location of interest.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein non-real-time stored imaging associated with said current physical location is further enabled.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein said real-time sight comprises:

real-time virtual sight.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein said first location of interest comprises:

a first virtual set of documents.

19-1. The system of claim 13, wherein said second navigatable virtual view comprises:

a virtual vehicle that remains within a predetermined distance from said object as said object moves.