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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Antti Eronen, Tampere, FI;
Arto Lehtiniemi, Lempäälä, FI;
Jussi Leppänen, Tampere, FI;
Veli-Matti Kolmonen, Espoo, FI;
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments of the invention there is provided a method comprising: enabling display to a user of a virtual visual scene; in dependence upon detection of an occurrence of a predetermined action by a user, starting display to the user of one or more control visual elements in the virtual visual scene while the virtual visual scene is being displayed to the user; and enabling interaction by the user with the one or more control visual elements within the displayed virtual visual scene to enable control while the virtual visual scene is being displayed to the user, wherein the one or more control visual elements displayed in the virtual visual scene represent a controller device physically used by the user, within the virtual visual scene, wherein the predetermined action by the user is in relation to a first portion of the physical controller device physically used by the user, and wherein the one or more control visual elements displayed in the virtual visual scene represent at least the first portion of the physical controller device within the virtual visual scene.