Remote pointer for simulators
AssigneeCAE Inc.
InventorsMark Soodeen, Nick Giannias, Andrew Fernie
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Abstract
There is provided a computer-implemented method for remotely pointing to a region of interest within a simulation environment, the process comprising the steps of: receiving coordinates of at least one point selected within a given image of at least a portion of the simulation environment, the given image being displayed on a display unit; identifying a region of interest within the simulation environment based on the received coordinates of the at least one point; and providing control signals to a projector to visually distinguish the region of interest within the simulation environment.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for remotely pointing to a region of interest within a simulator, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a first live camera feed comprising a first portion of the simulator, the first portion received from a first camera;
- receiving at least one of:
- a simulation control interface associated with the simulator, a computer-generated representation of the simulator, and a second live camera feed comprising a second portion of the simulator, the second portion received from a second camera;
- generating a given image comprising a first image from the first live camera feed and a second image from the at least one of:
- the simulation control interface, the computer-generated representation of the simulator, and the second live camera feed comprising the second portion;
- receiving coordinates of at least one point selected within the given image of at least a portion of the simulator, the given image being displayed on a display unit;
- identifying a region of interest within the simulator based on the received coordinates of the at least one point, the region of interest comprising at least one selected from the group of:
- a button, an actuator, an instrument and a control;
- and
- providing control signals to a projector to visually distinguish the region of interest to a person who is within the simulator.
A system for remotely pointing to a region of interest within a simulator, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory storage medium operatively connected to the processor, the non-transitory storage medium comprising computer readable instructions,
- the processor, upon executing the computer readable instructions, being configured for:
- receiving a first live camera feed comprising a first portion of the simulator, the first portion received from a first camera;
- receiving at least one of:
- a simulation control interface associated with the simulator, a computer-generated representation of the simulator, and a second live camera feed comprising a second portion of the simulator, the second portion received from a second camera;
- generating a given image comprising a first image from the first live camera feed and a second image from the at least one of:
- the simulation control interface, the computer-generated representation of the simulator, and the second live camera feed comprising the second portion;
- receiving coordinates of at least one point selected within the given image of at least a portion of the simulator, the given image being displayed on a display unit;
- identifying a region of interest within the simulator based on the received coordinates of the at least one point, the region of interest comprising a button, actuator, instrument or control, the region of interest comprising at least one selected from the group of:
- a button, an actuator, an instrument and a control;
- and
- providing control signals to a projector to visually distinguish the region of interest to a person who is within the simulator.
A computer program product for remotely pointing to a region of interest within a simulator, the computer program product comprising a computer readable memory storing computer executable instructions thereon that when executed by a processor perform the method steps of:
- receiving a first live camera feed comprising a first portion of the simulator, the first portion received from a first camera;
- receiving at least one of:
- a simulation control interface associated with the simulator, a computer-generated representation of the simulator, and a second live camera feed comprising a second portion of the simulator, the second portion received from a second camera;
- generating a given image comprising a first image from the first live camera feed and a second image from the at least one of:
- the simulation control interface, the computer-generated representation of the simulator, and the second live camera feed comprising the second portion;
- receiving coordinates of at least one point selected within the given image of at least a portion of the simulator, the given image being displayed on a display unit;
- identifying a region of interest within the simulator based on the received coordinates of the at least one point, the region of interest comprising a button, actuator, instrument or control, the region of interest comprising at least one selected from the group of:
- a button, an actuator, an instrument and a control;
- and
- providing control signals to a projector to visually distinguish the region of interest to a person who is within the simulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.