Spatially-correlated multi-display human-machine interface
First Claim
1. A display device for use with another display to provide an immersive spatial human-machine interface, the display device comprising:
- a housing graspable and supportable by the hands of a user, the housing being configured and dimensioned to move with the user'"'"'s hands to change attitude in free space;
a MARG sensor array disposed within the housing, the MARG sensor array sensing attitude of the housing;
a wireless radio disposed within the housing and coupled to the MARG sensor array, the wireless radio (a) wirelessly transmitting sensed attitude and (b) wirelessly receiving a video signal generated in response to the transmitted sensed attitude; and
a display disposed on the housing, the display coupled to the wireless radio and configured to display moving images of a part of a virtual 3D space responsive to the received video signal to provide spatial coherence between the current attitude of the housing and images of part of the virtual world displayed by the display to thereby provide immersive 3D spatiality without requiring sensing of the position of the housing.
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Abstract
A human-machine interface involves plural spatially-coherent visual presentation surfaces at least some of which are movable by a person. Plural windows or portholes into a virtual space, at least some of which are handheld and movable, are provided by using handheld and other display devices. Aspects of multi-dimensional spatiality of the moveable window (e.g., relative to another window) are determined and used to generate images. As one example, the moveable window can present a first person perspective “porthole” view into the virtual space, this porthole view changing based on aspects of the moveable window'"'"'s spatiality in multi-dimensional space relative to a stationary window. A display can present an image of a virtual space, and an additional, moveable display can present an additional image of the same virtual space.
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22 Claims
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1. A display device for use with another display to provide an immersive spatial human-machine interface, the display device comprising:
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a housing graspable and supportable by the hands of a user, the housing being configured and dimensioned to move with the user'"'"'s hands to change attitude in free space; a MARG sensor array disposed within the housing, the MARG sensor array sensing attitude of the housing; a wireless radio disposed within the housing and coupled to the MARG sensor array, the wireless radio (a) wirelessly transmitting sensed attitude and (b) wirelessly receiving a video signal generated in response to the transmitted sensed attitude; and a display disposed on the housing, the display coupled to the wireless radio and configured to display moving images of a part of a virtual 3D space responsive to the received video signal to provide spatial coherence between the current attitude of the housing and images of part of the virtual world displayed by the display to thereby provide immersive 3D spatiality without requiring sensing of the position of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a handheld display device configured to be supported by the hands of a user, the handheld display device being configured and dimensioned to move with the user'"'"'s hands to change orientations in free space; at least one orientation sensor disposed within the handheld display device, the at least one orientation sensor sensing at least one parameter indicating changing orientations of the handheld display device; a wireless radio coupled to the at least one orientation sensor, the wireless radio configured to wirelessly communicate information relating to the sensed at least one parameter indicating the changing orientations of the handheld display device; and a display disposed on the handheld display device, the display configured to display moving images of a part of a virtual 3D space and provide spatial coherence between the sensed changing orientations of the handheld display device and the moving images of the part of the virtual 3D space displayed by the display, wherein the system is not required to sense position of the handheld display device to provide said spatial coherence. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a handheld display device configured to be supported by the hands of a user, the handheld display device being configured and dimensioned to move with the user'"'"'s hands to change attitudes in free space; at least one sensor disposed within the handheld display device, the at least one sensor sensing at least one parameter relating to the changing attitudes of the handheld display device; a wireless radio coupled to the at least one sensor, the wireless radio being configured to wirelessly communicate the sensed at least one parameter; and a display disposed on the handheld display device, the display configured to display moving images of a part of a virtual 3D space and provide spatial coherence between the changing attitudes of the handheld display device and the moving images of the part of the virtual 3D space displayed by the display, wherein the at least one sensor is not required to sense position and comprises a magnetic angular rate gravity sensing array.
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22. A system comprising:
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a handheld display device configured to be supported by the hands of a user, the handheld display device being configured and dimensioned to move with the user'"'"'s hands to change orientations in free space; at least one orientation sensor disposed within the handheld display device, the at least one orientation sensor sensing at least one parameter indicating changing orientations of the handheld display device; and a display disposed on the handheld display device, the display configured to display moving images of a part of a virtual 3D space and provide spatial coherence between the sensed changing orientations of the handheld display device and the moving images of the part of the virtual 3D space displayed by the display, wherein the system is not required to sense position of the handheld display device to provide said spatial coherence with respect to further images of another part of the virtual 3D space displayed by at least one further display that does not move with the handheld display device.
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