Viewing angles influenced by head and body movements

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018307306-A1
Application number	US-201715495034-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 24, 2017
Priority date	Apr 24, 2017
Publication date	Oct 25, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology to improve user experience when viewing simulated 3D objects on a display. Head and upper-body movements may be tracked and recognized as gestures to alter the displayed viewing angle. The technology provides for a very natural way to look around, under, or over objects.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system, comprising:
a processor communicatively connected to a persistent memory; a display to show at least one simulated 3D object communicatively connected to the processor; a camera to track a user head position communicatively connected to the processor; wherein if the head position moves in one direction, the processor causes a scene perspective to rotate in an opposite direction to aid in looking around the simulated 3D object.

2 . The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein a small movement in head position causes an exaggerated scene perspective rotation.

3 . The system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a wearable to track user movements.

4 . The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein if the user shifts in one direction, the scene perspective shifts in the opposite direction.

5 . A system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the display comprises at least one of a 2D panel display, a head mounted display (HMD), or a pyramid display.

6 . A system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising advertising circuitry communicatively connected to the processor to cause targeted advertisements to be displayed.

7 . A method, comprising:
displaying on a 2D display simulated 3D objects; tracking with a camera a user head position; observing the user head position moving in one direction to identify a gesture, and translating a viewing angle of the simulated 3D objects according to the gesture.

8 . The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein a small movement in head position causes an exaggerated scene perspective rotation.

9 . The method as recited in claim 7 , further comprising using a wearable to track user movements.

10 . The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein when the user shifts in one direction, the scene perspective shifts in the opposite direction.

11 . A method as recited in claim 7 , wherein the display comprises at least one of a 2D panel display, a head mounted display (HMD), or a pyramid display.

12 . A method as recited in claim 7 , further comprising placing targeted advertising in the simulated 3D scene.

13 . An apparatus, comprising:
a display to show simulated 3D objects; a camera to track a user head position; wherein when the head position moves in one direction, the scene perspective rotates in an opposite direction to aid in looking around simulated 3D objects.

14 . The apparatus as recited in claim 13 , wherein a small movement in head position causes an exaggerated scene perspective rotation.

15 . The apparatus as recited in claim 13 , further comprising a wearable to track user movements.

16 . The apparatus as recited in claim 13 , wherein when the user shifts in one direction, the scene perspective shifts in the opposite direction.

17 . The apparatus as recited in claim 13 , wherein the display comprises at least one of a 2D panel display, a head mounted display (HMD), or a pyramid display.

18 . The apparatus as recited in claim 13 , further comprising targeted advertising displayed in the simulated 3D scene.

19 . A system, comprising:
a 3D pipeline to process game content; a display to show the game content including a plurality of 3D surfaces; and at least one advertisement targeted to a user's preferences, wherein the at least one advertisement is wrapped around at least one of the 3D surfaces during a course of a game.

20 . The system as recited in claim 19 , wherein the user's preferences are obtained from a third party.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Johnston Robert J
• Avadhanam Satyanarayana
• Wang Changliang
• Biswal Narayan
• Sharma Archie
• Hicks Richmond
• Ray Joydeep
• Appu Abhishek R
• Baran Stanley J
• Lee Sang-Hee
• Mohammed Atthar H
• Oh Jong Dae
• CHAN Hiu-Fai
• Mohan Sumit
• Boyce Jill M
• Chiu Yi-Jen

Classifications

• G06T15/10

  Geometric effects · CPC title

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title

• G06F3/012 Primary

  Head tracking input arrangements · CPC title

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title