Physical-virtual hybrid representation
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsElizabeth S. Baron, Richard T. Jakacki, Daniel H. Orr, James Stamper, JR., David Canfield
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Abstract
A virtual environment, including at least one virtual element representing a component of an item is generated. The virtual environment is mapped to a physical environment that includes a physical mockup of at least a subset of the item. The virtual environment is provided to a display. The at least one virtual element is displayed in relation to the physical element according to the mapping.
Claims21
A system, comprising:
- a physical mockup of at least a subset of an item that includes a first physical element representing a first component of the item;
- a computer server having a processor and a memory, the server configured to:
- generate a virtual environment, including at least one virtual element representing a component of the item;
- generating a mapping of the virtual environment to a physical environment that includes the physical mockup;
- provide the virtual environment to a display, wherein the at least one virtual element is displayed in relation to the physical element according to the mapping.
A method, comprising:
- generating, in a computing device having a processor and a memory, a virtual environment, including at least one virtual element representing a component of an item;
- mapping the virtual environment to a physical environment that includes a physical mockup of at least a subset of the item;
- and
- providing the virtual environment to a display, wherein the at least one virtual element is displayed in relation to the physical element according to the mapping.
A non-transitory computer readable medium tangibly embodying a set of instructions executable by a computer processor, the instructions comprising instructions for:
- generating, in a computing device having a processor and a memory, a virtual environment, including at least one virtual element representing a component of an item;
- mapping the virtual environment to a physical environment that includes a physical mockup of at least a subset of the item;
- and
- providing the virtual environment to a display, wherein the at least one virtual element is displayed in relation to the physical element according to the mapping.
The medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions for adjusting the at least one virtual element according to movement of the display.
The medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions for registering a location of the display in the physical environment according to a coordinate system for the physical environment used for the mapping.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.