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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Colopl, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shuhei Terahata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
COLOPL, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0123 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0187 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a widget in a virtual space is disclosed, comprising: moving a field-of-view and a point of gaze in the virtual space; determining if the widget and the point of gaze overlap each other, and providing an input to the widget if the widget and the point of gaze overlap; determining if at least a part of the widget is positioned outside the field of view; and moving the widget so that the part of the widget is positioned inside the field of view if it is determined that at least a part of the widget is positioned outside the field of view.