User Input Device Camera

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016014391-A1
Application number	US-201514792844-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 7, 2015
Priority date	Jul 8, 2014
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems and methods for capturing a two dimensional (2D) image of a portion of a three dimensional (3D) scene may include a computer rendering a 3D scene on a display from a user's point of view (POV). A camera mode may be activated in response to user input and a POV of a camera may be determined. The POV of the camera may be specified by position and orientation of a user input device coupled to the computer, and may be independent of the user's POV. A 2D frame of the 3D scene based on the POV of the camera may be determined and the 2D image based on the 2D frame may be captured in response to user input. The 2D image may be stored locally or on a server of a network.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A computer-implemented method for capturing a two dimensional (2D) image of a portion of a three dimensional (3D) scene, comprising:
a computer performing:
rendering a 3D scene on a display from a user's point of view (POV);
activating a camera mode in response to user input;
determining a POV of a camera, wherein the POV of the camera is specified by position and orientation of a user input device coupled to the computer, and wherein the POV of the camera is independent of the user's POV;
determining a 2D frame of the 3D scene based on the POV of the camera;
capturing the 2D image based on the 2D frame and in response to user input; and
storing the 2D image.

2 . A non-transitory computer readable memory medium storing programming instructions executable by a processor to:
render a 3D scene on a display; activate a camera mode in response to user input; determine a point of view (POV) of a camera based on a position and orientation of the at least one user input device; determine a two dimensional (2D) frame on the display based on the POV of the camera; capture an image based on the 2D frame and in response to user input; and store the image.

3 . A system comprising:
at least one display; at least one user input device; and a processor coupled to the at least one display and the at least one user input device, wherein the processor is configured to:
render a 3D scene on the at least one display;
activate a camera mode in response to user input;
determine a point of view (POV) of a camera based on a position and orientation of the at least one user input device;
determine a two dimensional (2D) frame on the display based on the POV of the camera;
capture an image based on the 2D frame and in response to user input; and
store the image.

Assignees

• Zspace Inc

Inventors

• Hosenpud Jonathan J
• Berman Arthur L
• Tu Jerome C
• Morishige Kevin D
• Chavez David A

Classifications

• H04N13/0207 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N13/0285

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/23219

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• H04N13/366

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• H04N13/334

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