Augmented reality cursors
AssigneeVulcan Inc.
InventorsRichard Earl Simpkinson, Keith Rosema, Jeffrey Alex Kramer, Richard Ignacio Zaragoza, Paul G. Allen
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Abstract
An augmented reality device enables selection and interaction with multiple objects viewed in an augmented reality scene. A cursor is positioned proximate to a first object in response to a first gesture. A selected state of the first object is determined in response to a second gesture. A visual indication of the selected state of the first object is displayed by the augmented reality device. A second position for the cursor, proximate to a second object, is determined. A visual indication of the first object's selected state remains displayed after the cursor is moved to be proximate to the second object.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory having stored thereon executable instructions that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
- display a cursor proximate to a first object in an augmented reality scene, the cursor positioned based at least in part on first gesture data;
- display a visual indication of a first selected state of the first object, based at least in part on second gesture data;
- and
- reposition the cursor proximate to a second object, wherein the visual indication of the first selected state of the first object remains displayed after the cursor is repositioned.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- determining a first position of a cursor, the first position proximate to a first object in an augmented reality scene, the first position determined based at least in part on first gesture data;
- causing the cursor to be displayed, at the first position, by an augmented reality device;
- determining a selected state of the first object, based at least in part on second gesture data;
- causing a visual indication of the selected state of the first object to be displayed by the augmented reality device;
- determining a second position of the cursor, the second position proximate to a second object in the augmented reality scene;
- and
- causing the cursor to be displayed, by the augmented reality device, proximate to the second object, wherein the visual indication of the first selected state of the first object remains displayed after the cursor is repositioned.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, in response to being executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to at least:
- display a cursor proximate to a first object in an augmented reality scene, the cursor positioned based at least in part on first gesture data;
- display a visual indication of a first selected state of the first object, based at least in part on second gesture data;
- and
- reposition the cursor proximate to a second object, wherein the visual indication of the first selected state of the first object remains displayed after the cursor is repositioned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.