Floating image interaction device and its program

US8985774B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8985774-B2
Application numberUS-59397708-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 31, 2008
Priority dateMar 30, 2007
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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A floating image interaction device includes an imaging optical system projecting a floating real image of an object and an user object detecting means for obtaining information about the user accessing the floating real image; means to realize interactive response by the real image or by haptic feedback to actions by the user; and related computer programs.

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I claim: 1. A floating image interaction device, comprising: distortion-free imaging optical system including a surface at which paths of light rays are bent by means of mirror surface reflection; and a user object detecting means, wherein for an object to be projected placed to one side of said surface, said imaging optical system forms a real image of said object on the opposite side of said surface with front and back being reversed, the imaging optical system is for form…

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What does patent US8985774B2 cover?
A floating image interaction device includes an imaging optical system projecting a floating real image of an object and an user object detecting means for obtaining information about the user accessing the floating real image; means to realize interactive response by the real image or by haptic feedback to actions by the user; and related computer programs.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Maekawa Satoshi, Nat Inst Inf & Comm Tech
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/0304. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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