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Depth-based display navigation

  • US 9,304,674 B1
  • Filed: 12/18/2013
  • Issued: 04/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • one or more processors;

    a projector;

    one or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising;

    projecting a graphical representation of an object onto a display surface with the projector;

    in response to a grasping gesture of a hand over the graphical representation, projecting a control menu onto the display surface with the projector, the control menu comprising a plurality of control panes that are visually arranged concentrically in a stack at different depths relative to each other, wherein each control pane comprises one or more selectable graphical controls that outwardly border the graphical representation of the object;

    detecting a first movement of the hand away from the display surface;

    in response to detecting the first movement, (a) making a first of the control panes visible and (b) making the graphical controls of the first control pane available for selection;

    detecting a second movement of the hand away from the display surface; and

    in response to detecting the second movement of the hand away from the display surface, (a) making a second of the control panes visible, (b) making the graphical controls of the second control pane available for selection, (c) at least partially hiding the first control pane, and (d) making the graphical controls of the first control pane unavailable for selection.

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