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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Kathleen Mulcahy, Seattle, WA (US);
Aaron Burns, Redmond, WA (US);
Todd Omotani, Redmond, WA (US);
Felicia Williams, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeff Cole, Seattle, WA (US);
Tim Psiaki, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A user input for a near-eye, see-through display device is disclosed. Hands-free user input in an augmented reality environment is provided for. A user can provide input by moving the orientation of their head. For example, the user could rotate their head. In one aspect, a user can provide input by moving their eye gaze along a direction. In one aspect, when the user directs their attention at a user interface symbol, a handle extends away from the user interface symbol. The handle may serve as a type of selection device such that if the user directs their attention along the handle, away from the user interface symbol, a selection can be made. 'As one example, the selection causes a spoke menu to appear which the user can select by rotating their head such that the system determines the user is looking along the spoke away from a central hub.