USER INTERACTIVE KIOSK WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY

• US 20130207962A1
• Filed: 02/10/2012
• Published: 08/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Float Hybrid Entertainment Inc.
• Original Assignee: Float Hybrid Entertainment Inc.
• Inventors: Nyo, David Tin, Oberdorfer, Peter Michael, Gaeta, John, Bennett, Michael David, Okita, Ryo Alexander
• Application Number:
  US13/371,304
• Publication Number:
  US 20130207962A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• 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: G06T 19/003 Navigation within 3D models or images

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for presenting three-dimensional images to a user. The method detects a user gesture, converts the user gesture into motion data, and presents a three-dimensional image showing an object or scene in a particular view, where the particular view is based on the motion data derived from the user gesture.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a motion detection device configured to detect a physical attribute of a user;

a processor configured to render a three-dimensional image in a perspective based in part on the physical attribute of the user; and

a display configured to present the three-dimensional image to the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the motion detection device, the processor, and the display are components of a kiosk.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the motion detection device comprises a camera configured to visually track a first direction of a user'"'"'s gaze.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the camera tracks an object worn by the user.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the motion detection device is further configured to recognize facial features of the user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system transitions from a standby state to an active state when the motion detection device detects the user entering a space that is detectable by the motion detection device, wherein at least one of the processor and display are in a sleep mode when the system is in the standby state.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the physical attribute is based on the head or eyes of the user and the three-dimensional image shows the object in the viewpoint of the user.

10. A method, comprising:

detecting a user entering a space capable of tracking movement of the user;

presenting a three-dimensional image showing an object in a first view to the user when the user enters the space;

detecting a user gesture;

converting the user gesture into motion data; and

presenting, to the user, another three-dimensional image showing the object in a second view based on the motion data.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein presenting another three-dimensional image comprises smoothly blending the three dimensional image into the another three-dimensional image.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein detecting a user entering the space and detecting the user gesture are performed by at least one of a range camera and a RGB video camera.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a plurality of two-dimensional images of the object in different views; and

generating the three-dimensional image from the plurality of two-dimensional images.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein detecting the user gesture comprises detecting movement of an item worn by the user.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein detecting the user gesture comprises detecting movement of at least one of the eye, head, arm, and hand of the user.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising calibrating a display and a motion detection device.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the another three-dimensional image is generated in real-time.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the another three-dimensional image is selected from a plurality of three-dimensional images showing the object in different views.

20. An information kiosk performing the method of claim 10.

19. A computer-implemented method for presenting an image to a user comprising:

detecting a user gesture;

converting the user gesture into motion data; and

presenting a three-dimensional image showing an object in a view, wherein the view is based on the motion data.