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US 2013/0173089 A1Published application
Remotely controlling a self-propelled device in a virtualized environment
AssigneeOrbotix, Inc.
InventorsIan Bernstein, Adam Wilson, Jonathan Carroll, Fabrizio Polo
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Abstract
A computing device operating as a controller can obtain image data from a camera component. The computing device can determine a location of the self-propelled device relative to the camera based on the image data. A virtual content may be generated on the computing device based at least in part on the location of the self-propelled device.
Claims16
A computer-implemented method for operating a computing device, the method comprising:
- programmatically detecting, from image data generated by a camera component of the computing device, a location of a self-propelled device relative to the computing device;
- receiving input from the self-propelled device, the input including sensor information that is obtained on the self-propelled device;
- generating content based on the location of the self-propelled device as the self-propelled device moves.
A computer-implemented method for operating a computing device, the method comprising:
- obtaining image data from a camera component that is provided with or coupled to the computing device;
- determining a location of the self-propelled device relative to the camera component using the image data;
- generating virtual content, based on the location of the self-propelled device.
A self-propelled device comprising:
- a housing;
- one or more sensors provided within the housing;
- a communication link to communicate information determined from the one or more sensors to a controller;
- wherein the housing includes a spherical aspect;
- and
- wherein the housing is modularized to be assembled onto another device as a self-contained unit, either during manufacturing or after-sale.
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