AUGMENTED BOOKS IN A MIXED REALITY ENVIRONMENT
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1. A system for presenting a mixed reality experience to one or more users, the system comprising:
- a display device for a user of the one or more users, the display device including a display unit for displaying a virtual image to the user of the display device; and
a computing system operatively coupled to the display device, the computing system generating the virtual image for display on the display device, the virtual image added in relation to reading material the user is reading or an image the user is viewing.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for augmenting a reading experience in a mixed reality environment. In response to predefined verbal or physical gestures, the mixed reality system is able to answer a user'"'"'s questions or provide additional information relating to what the user is reading. Responses may be displayed to the user on virtual display slates in a border or around the reading material without obscuring text or interfering with the user'"'"'s reading experience.
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1. A system for presenting a mixed reality experience to one or more users, the system comprising:
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a display device for a user of the one or more users, the display device including a display unit for displaying a virtual image to the user of the display device; and a computing system operatively coupled to the display device, the computing system generating the virtual image for display on the display device, the virtual image added in relation to reading material the user is reading or an image the user is viewing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of presenting a mixed reality experience to a user viewing a reading material including at least one of text and an image, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a request for information regarding a portion of the reading material; (b) searching for a response to the request for information received in said step (a); (c) formatting a virtual object for displaying content with the response if a response is found in said step (b); and (d) displaying the virtual object to a user at a position in the user'"'"'s field of view that does not overlap with text and or images from the reading material. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of presenting a mixed reality experience to a user viewing a reading material including at least one of text and an image, the method comprising:
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(a) identifying a position of the reading material in three-dimensional space; (b) tracking a position of a user'"'"'s eyes with respect to text or images in the reading material; (c) receiving a request for information regarding a portion of the reading material; (d) searching for a response to the request for information received in said step (a); (e) displaying the response to a user, if found in said step (d), in a virtual display slate at a position in the user'"'"'s field of view that does not overlap with text and or images from the reading material; and (f) pinning the position of the virtual display slate in a fixed position with respect to the reading material in the user'"'"'s field of view. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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