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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2018
Facebook Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Daniel Andersen, Redmond, WA (US);
Albert Peter Hwang, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenrick Cheng-Kuo Kin, Vancouver, WA (US);
Facebook Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a near eye display (NED) system for displaying artificial reality content to a user and to manipulate displayed content items based upon gestures performed by users of the NED system. A user of the NED system may perform a gesture simulating the throwing of an object to 'cast' a content item to a target location in an artificial reality (AR) environment displayed by the NED system. The gesture may comprise a first portion in which the user's hand 'grabs' or “pinches” a virtual object corresponding to the content item and moves backwards relative to their body, and a second portion in which the user's hand moves forwards relative to their body and releases the virtual object. The target location may be identified based upon a trajectory associated with the backwards motion of the first portion of the gesture.