User interface for augmented and virtual reality systems
First Claim
1. A user interface for augmented reality (AR) systems and virtual reality (VR) systems which includes a computer and virtual graphics containing virtual objects positioned in three dimensional (3D) space and in which a user experiences a view of a 3D virtual or augmented scene which includes the virtual objects, and determines a viewpoint with the position of his head and a viewing direction with the orientation of his head, said interface comprising:
- a graphical representation of said virtual line pointer to said user, the virtual line pointer extending from the user'"'"'s viewpoint into a 3D virtual scene oriented along a user'"'"'s line of sight and fixed to the user'"'"'s head, the virtual line pointer controlled with regard to position and orientation by the user'"'"'s head movements;
an intersection processor for calculating in the 3D virtual scene an intersection point of the virtual line pointer and a virtual object'"'"'s surface, the intersection point accordingly being selected by the user'"'"'s head movement and orientation; and
a user operable device for triggering manipulation of the virtual scene at the selected intersection point.
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Abstract
A user interface for augmented reality (AR) systems and virtual reality (VR) systems which include a computer and virtual graphics and in which a user experiences a virtual viewing direction, includes: a virtual line pointer included in the virtual graphics and fixed with respect to the virtual viewing direction; a representation of the virtual line pointer to the user; and a user-operable device coupled to the computer for optionally marking an object intersecting the virtual line pointer.
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1. A user interface for augmented reality (AR) systems and virtual reality (VR) systems which includes a computer and virtual graphics containing virtual objects positioned in three dimensional (3D) space and in which a user experiences a view of a 3D virtual or augmented scene which includes the virtual objects, and determines a viewpoint with the position of his head and a viewing direction with the orientation of his head, said interface comprising:
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a graphical representation of said virtual line pointer to said user, the virtual line pointer extending from the user'"'"'s viewpoint into a 3D virtual scene oriented along a user'"'"'s line of sight and fixed to the user'"'"'s head, the virtual line pointer controlled with regard to position and orientation by the user'"'"'s head movements; an intersection processor for calculating in the 3D virtual scene an intersection point of the virtual line pointer and a virtual object'"'"'s surface, the intersection point accordingly being selected by the user'"'"'s head movement and orientation; and a user operable device for triggering manipulation of the virtual scene at the selected intersection point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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