Three-dimensional virtualization

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9857939-B2
Application number	US-201514634274-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2015
Priority date	Feb 27, 2015
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

Three-dimensional virtualization may include receiving captured images of an entity and/or a scene, and/or capturing the images of the entity and/or the scene. The images may be connected in a predetermined sequence to generate a virtual environment. A virtual reality application may be generated to implement controls for manipulation of the virtual environment. Gestures related to a view generated by the virtual reality application may be received. The gestures may be translated to manipulate the view generated by the virtual reality application.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A three-dimensional virtualization system comprising:
an image capturer, executed by at least one hardware processor, to at least one of
receive captured images of at least one of an entity and a scene, and
capture the images of the at least one of the entity and the scene;

a virtual environment converter, executed by the at least one hardware processor, to connect the captured images in a predetermined sequence to generate a virtual environment; and
a virtual reality application generator, executed by the at least one hardware processor, to generate a virtual reality application to implement controls for manipulation of the virtual environment, wherein the virtual reality application generator comprises
an input handler, executed by the at least one hardware processor, to
receive gestures related to a view generated by the virtual reality application, wherein the gestures include at least one of
touch gestures related to contact with a display of a display device used to display the view, and
movement gestures related to movement of the display device to position a targeting reticle, and

translate the gestures to manipulate the view generated by the virtual reality application.

2. The three-dimensional virtualization system according to claim 1 , wherein for a touch gesture of the touch gestures, the input handler is to
receive the touch gesture related to a pin displayed in the view generated by the virtual reality application, and
translate the touch gesture to display a photosphere view related to the pin displayed in the view generated by the virtual reality application.

3. The three-dimensional virtualization system according to claim 1 , wherein for a touch gesture of the touch gestures, the input handler is to
receive the touch gesture related to a content flag displayed in the view generated by the virtual reality application, and
translate the touch gesture to display content related to the content flag in the view generated by the virtual reality application.

4. The three-dimensional virtualization system according to claim 1 , wherein the gestures include the movement of the display device to position, for a predetermined time period, the targeting reticle within the view generated by the virtual reality application, and wherein the input handler is to
receive an indication of the movement of the display device to position, for the predetermined time period, the targeting reticle within the view generated by the virtual reality application, wherein the view is a photosphere virtual reality view, and
translate the movement of the display device to position, for the predetermined time period, the targeting reticle within the photosphere virtual reality view generated by the virtual reality application to display content related to an area selected by the targeting reticle.

5. The three-dimensional virtualization system according to claim 1 , wherein the gestures include a rotation of the display device relative to the view generated by the virtual reality application, and wherein the input handler is to
receive an indication of the rotation of the display device relative to the view generated by the virtual reality application, and
translate the rotation of the display device relative to the view generated by the virtual reality application to display a new view generated by the virtual reality application, wherein content displayed for the view generated by the virtual reality application is different from content displayed for the new view generated by the virtual reality application.

6. The three-dimensional virtualization system according to claim 1 , further comprising a logic director, executed by the at least one hardware processor, to
determine a validity of a gesture of the gestures related to the view generated by the virtual reality application based on a comparison of the gesture to a control mode of a plurality of control modes that include a gyroscopic-based control mode, a finger-based control mode, and a linger-based control mode.

7. The three-dimensional virtualization system according to claim 1 , further comprising a selectable functionality controller, executed by the at least one hardware processor, to
implement a plurality of different functionalities in a selectable object of a set of selectable objects based on at least one of
attributes of the selectable objects, and
a particular game mode of a plurality of game modes that the selectable object is being used in, wherein the game modes are related to different views including the view generated by the virtual reality application.

8. The three-dimensional virtualization system according to claim 7 , wherein
the plurality of game modes include at least two of a welcome screen game mode, a map view game mode, and a photosphere view game mode, and
the selectable object includes at least one of a pin and a content flag.

9. The three-dimensional virtualization system according to claim 1 , further comprising a game mode functionality controller, executed by the at least one hardware processor, to
implement, based on a set of rules, a functionality from a plurality of different functionalities in a game mode of a plurality of game modes, wherein the plurality of game modes include a map view game mode and a photosphere view game mode, and wherein a rule of the set of rules includes a determination of implementation of a gesture of the gestures that include touch, touch and drag, and two finger touch based on the game mode of the plurality of game modes.

10. The three-dimensional virtualization system according to claim 1 , further comprising a camera operator controller, executed by the at least one hardware processor, to
implement a camera setting from a plurality of available camera settings based on a particular game mode of a plurality of game modes, wherein the camera settings include at least two of a gyroscopic mode camera setting, a finger mode camera setting, and a virtual reality camera setting, wherein the plurality of game modes include at least two of a welcome screen game mode, a map view game mode, and a photosphere view game mode, and wherein the map view game mode includes the finger mode camera setting and the virtual reality camera setting.

11. The three-dimensional virtualization system according to claim 1 , wherein the virtual reality application generator is to generate, based on a user selection, the virtual reality application for deployment on a platform from a plurality of available platforms that include a personal computer, a tablet, and a smartphone.

12. A method for three-dimensional virtualization, the method comprising:
receiving, by an input handler that is executed by at least one hardware processor, instructions to drag and drop a view onto a scene, wherein the view includes images that are connected in a predetermined sequence to generate a virtual environment;
receiving, by the input handler, instructions to drag and drop an input handler script onto an empty object, wherein the input handler script is to ascertain a gesture to manipulate the virtual environment, and wherein the empty object is to implement the input handler script in a virtual reality application;
receiving, by a game mode functionality controller that is executed by the at least one hardware processor, instructions to drag and drop at least one game mode functionality controller script onto the view, wherein the game mode functionality controller script includes a rule that is to be implemented during execution of a game mode;
receiving, by a selectable functionality controller that is executed by the at least one hardware processo

Assignees

• Accenture Global Services Ltd

Inventors

• Webb Sunny M
• Short Matthew Thomas
• Dooley Robert P

Classifications

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F8/34

  Graphical or visual programming · CPC title

• G06F2200/1637

  Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer · CPC title

• G06F3/04815 Primary

  Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional [3D], e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object · CPC title

• A63F13/655

  by importing photos, e.g. of the player · CPC title