Blow tracking user interface system and method
AssigneeSony Computer Entertainment Inc.
InventorsRuxin Chen, Steven Osman
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Abstract
A blow tracking user interface method and apparatus may detect an orientation of blowing of a user's breath and a magnitude of blowing of the user's breath. A blow vector may be generated from the orientation and magnitude of the blowing of the user's breath. The blow vector may be used as a control input in a computer program.
Claims29
A blow tracking interface method for control of a computer program, comprising:
- detecting orientation of blowing of a breath;
- detecting a magnitude of blowing of the breath;
- generating a blow vector from the orientation and magnitude;
- and
- using the blow vector as a control input in a computer program.
A blow tracking interface apparatus for control of a computer program, comprising:
- a blow detector configured to detect one or more signals corresponding to blowing of a breath;
- and
- a processor coupled to the blow detector, wherein the processor is configured to determine an orientation and magnitude of the blowing of the breath from the one or more signals, and generate a blow vector from the orientation and magnitude, wherein the processor is configured to use the blow vector as a control input in a computer program.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions embodied therein, wherein the instructions are configured to implement a blow tracking interface method for control of a computer program when executed by a computer processor, wherein the method implemented by the execution of the instructions comprises:
- detecting orientation of blowing of a breath;
- detecting a magnitude of blowing of the breath;
- generating a blow vector from the orientation and magnitude;
- and
- using the blow vector as a control input in a computer program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.