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Patent No.:

US 9514570 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2013

Augmentation of tangible objects as user interface controller

Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Virginia Walker Keating, San Diego, CA (US);

Michael Gervautz, Vienna, AT;

Per O. Nielsen, Chula Vista, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:

Silicon Valley Patent Group LLP

Primary Examiner:

Tracy Y Li

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); G06T 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); A63F 13/2145 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/006 (2013.01); A63F 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/005 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06K 9/00201 (2013.01); G06K 9/00671 (2013.01); G06K 9/4671 (2013.01); G06T 7/2033 (2013.01); H04N 7/185 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/42208 (2013.01); H04N 21/42224 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4852 (2013.01); A63F 13/2145 (2014.09); A63F 2300/105 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1075 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1087 (2013.01); A63F 2300/405 (2013.01); A63F 2300/69 (2013.01); A63F 2300/8082 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06T 7/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method, computer program product, and apparatus for providing interactions of tangible and augmented reality objects are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of controlling a real object using a device having a camera comprises receiving a selection of at least one object, tracking the at least one object in a plurality of images captured by the camera, and causing control signals to be transmitted from the device to the real object via a machine interface based at least in part on the tracking.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Keating, Virginia. (2016). Augmentation of tangible objects as user interface controller (U.S. Patent No. 9514570). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9514570

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