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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited, London, GB;
Sharwin Winesh Raghoebardayal, London, GB;
Abstract
A method of augmented reality interaction for repositioning a virtual object on an image of a surface comprises capturing successive video images of the surface and first and second control objects and defining an interaction start area over the surface with respect to the virtual object. The method detects the control objects in successive video images, detects whether the control objects are brought together over the interaction start area, and if so, analyzes a region of successive video images using optical flow analysis to determine the overall direction of motion of the control objects and augmenting the video image to show the virtual object being held by the control objects. Augmenting the video image itself comprises superposing a graphical effect on the video image prior to superposition of the virtual object, such that the graphical effect visually disconnects the virtual object from the video image in the resulting augmented image.