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US 10,286,313 B2Granted
Method of generating an input in an omnidirectional locomotion system
AssigneeVirtuix Holdings Inc.
InventorsJan Goetgeluk, Ricardo Soza, Duane Bester, James Douglas Shuffield
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Abstract
A virtual environment can use an absolute orientation framework. An absolute orientation framework in a virtual environment can be activated using an omnidirectional locomotion platform. An absolute orientation framework enables a user's avatar to move independently from the current viewpoint or camera position. The user's avatar can move in an absolute manner relative to a virtual environment map.
Claims20
A method of generating a gaming input comprising:
- receiving, from two or more sensors, movement data, wherein at least one of the two or more sensors is located on a foot of a user within a locomotion platform;
- calculating, at a processor, a velocity from the movement data;
- calculating, at the processor, a heading from the movement data;
- translating, at the processor, the velocity and the heading into 2-dimensional Cartesian coordinates;
- normalizing, at the processor, the 2-dimensional Cartesian coordinates into a minimum to maximum scale range;
- and
- transmitting, the normalized coordinates as a gaming input.
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A method of generating a stop gaming input comprising:
- receiving, from two or more sensors, movement data, wherein at least one of the two or more sensors is located on a foot of a user within a locomotion platform;
- calculating, at a processor, a velocity from the movement data, wherein the velocity is a change in rotation of the foot of the user;
- normalizing, at the processor, the velocity;
- determining, at the processor, when the normalized velocity drops below a predefined threshold;
- determining, at the processor, a stop when a slope of the normalized velocity approaches zero for a predefined interval;
- and
- transmitting, at the processor, zeroes for 2-dimensional Cartesian coordinates as a gaming input.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, one or more sensor output from two or more sensors, wherein at least one of the two or more sensors is coupled to a foot of a user within a locomotion platform;
- calculating, at the processor, a velocity from the one or more sensor output;
- calculating, at the processor, a heading from the one or more sensor output;
- translating, at the processor, the velocity and the heading into 2-dimensional Cartesian coordinates;
- normalizing, at the processor, the 2-dimensional Cartesian coordinates into a minimum to maximum scale range;
- and
- transmitting, the normalized coordinates to a computing system as an input.
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