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Application (pre-grant publication)

Augmented Reality Controls for User Interactions with a Virtual World

Number
20170097676
Published
2017-04-06
Filed
2015-10-01
Assignee
Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors
Lazor; Sara et al.
CPC
G06F3/017; G06F3/0488; G06F3/0346; G06T19/20; G06F3/012; G06F3/013; G06F3/0425; G06T19/006; G06F3/011
Verdict
Medium Notable software
Source
Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

AR interaction controls letting a user manipulate a virtual world overlay — novel interaction system.

Abstract

There is provided an augmented reality control for interacting with a virtual world comprising a projector, a display surface for displaying the virtual world, a physical object, a memory storing, and a processor to: project, using the projector, a user control onto the physical object including a visual representation correlated with a virtual element in the virtual world, determine a user input for controlling the virtual element based on a user manipulation of the physical object, and update, using the projector, the user control projected onto the physical object based on the user manipulation of the physical object to maintain the visual representation correlated with the virtual element in the virtual world.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an exemplary systemproviding augmented reality controls for user interactions with a virtual world, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 shows an exemplary environment including the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 shows an exemplary environment including the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 shows an exemplary environment including the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart illustrating an exemplary method of providing augmented reality controls for user interactions with a virtual world, according to one implementation of the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description contains specific information pertaining to implementations in the present disclosure. The drawings in the present application and their accompanying detailed description are directed to merely exemplary implementations. Unless noted otherwise, like or corresponding elements among the figures may be indicated by like or corresponding reference numerals. Moreover, the drawings and illustrations in the present application are generally not to scale,and are not intended to correspond to actual relative dimensions.

FIG. 1 shows an exemplary system providing augmented reality controls for user interactions wit

Claims

1. A system comprising: a projector; a display surface for displaying a virtual world; a physical object; a memory storing an augmented reality software program; and a processor executing the augmented reality software program to: project, using the projector, a user control onto the physical object, the user control including a visual representation correlated with a virtual element in the virtual world; determine a user input for controlling the virtual element in the virtual world based on a user manipulation of the physical object; and update, using the projector, the user control projected onto the physical object based on the user manipulation of the physical object to maintain the visual representation correlated with the virtual element in the virtual world. 11. The method for use with a system having a display surface for displaying a virtual world, a projector, a physical object, a memory, and a processor, the method comprising: projecting, using the projector,a user control onto the physical object, the user control including a visual representation correlated with a virtual element in the virtual world; determining, using the processor, a user input for controlling the virtual element in the virtual world based on a user manipulation of the physical object; and updating, using the projector, the user control projected onto the physical object based on the user manipulation of the physical object to maintain the visual representation correlated with the virtual element in the virtual world.