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US 10,592,079 B2Granted
Three dimensional human-computer interface
AssigneeF. Poszat HU, LLC
InventorsPaul Anderson, Saquib Ibrahim
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Abstract
A system includes a three dimensional display device configured to project computer generated controls and a target image in a three dimensional target volume; and an actuator configured to be worn by an operator. The system further includes one or more sensors configured to sense a movement of the actuator, wherein the controls are configured to be manipulated corresponding with the movement of the actuator within the target volume to alter an appearance of the target image.
Claims14
A system comprising:
- a computer system including a display device;
- and
- one or more sensors in communication with the computer system and configured to sense operator gestures by an operator;
- wherein the computer system is configured to display, using the display device, computer-generated content above a surface, wherein the computer-generated content comprises a target volume image and a plurality of additional computer-generated images, and wherein the plurality of additional computer-generated images comprises a first additional computer-generated image comprising controls and a second additional computer-generated image for calibrating the operator gestures with interactions with the computer-generated content, wherein the computer system is further configured to allow said operator to directly view a portion of the operator's body concurrently with said second additional computer-generated image;
- wherein the computer system is further configured to perform a calibration based on an indication from the operator that the portion of the operator's body as directly viewed by the operator concurrently with said second additional computer-generated image coincides with said second additional computer-generated image;
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- wherein the computer system is further configured to, following the calibration, resize, rotate, or linearly move the target volume image in response to the operator gestures, wherein in the case that the target volume image is resized, rotated, or linearly moved at least a portion of the computer-generated content moves relative to the surface in accordance with a resizing, rotation, or linear movement of the target volume image.
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A method, comprising:
- detecting operator gestures by an operator;
- displaying computer-generated content above a surface using a computer system including display device, the computer-generated content comprising a target volume image and a plurality of additional computer-generated images, and wherein the plurality of additional computer-generated images comprises a first additional computer-generated image comprising controls and a second additional computer-generated image for calibrating the operator gestures with interactions with the computer-generated content, wherein the computer system is configured to allow said operator to directly view a portion of the operator's body concurrently with said second additional computer-generated image;
- calibrating the computer system based on an indication from the operator that the portion of the operator's body as directly viewed by the operator concurrently with said second additional computer-generated image coincides with said second additional computer-generated image;
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- following the calibrating, resizing, rotating, or linearly moving the target volume image in response to the operator gestures, wherein in the case that the target volume image is resized, rotated, or linearly moved at least a portion of the computer-generated content moves relative to the surface in accordance with a resizing, rotation, or linear movement of the target volume image.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- means for sensing operator gestures by an operator;
- a display device configured to project computer-generated content above a surface, the computer-generated content comprising a target volume image and a plurality of additional computer-generated images, wherein the plurality of additional computer-generated images comprises a first additional computer-generated image comprising controls and a second additional computer-generated image for calibrating the operator gestures with interactions with the computer-generated content, wherein the display device is arranged to allow said operator to directly view a portion of the operator's body concurrently with said second additional computer-generated image;
- means for calibrating the sensing means based on an indication from the operator that the portion of the operator's body as directly viewed by the operator concurrently with said second additional computer-generated image coincides with said second additional computer-generated image;
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- means for identifying whether to resize, rotate, or linearly move the target volume image based on the operator gestures, wherein in the case that the target volume image is resized, rotated, or linearly moved at least a portion of the computer-generated content moves relative to the surface in accordance with a resizing, rotation, or linear movement of the target volume image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.