US 9,235,934 B2
Computer interface employing a wearable article with an absolute pose detection componentGeneral
US 9,235,934 B2
Computer interface employing a wearable article with an absolute pose detection component
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Anand Bhatnagar
Art Unit:
2668 Digital Cameras; Image Analysis; Applications; pattern Recognition; Color and Compression; Enhancement and Transformation
Agent:
Christopher P. Maiorana, PC
Inventors:
Hector H. Gonzalez-Banos; Michael J. Mandella; Marek Alboszta
Assignee:
Priority:
01/30/04
Filed:
11/24/14
Granted:
01/12/16
Expiration:
01/30/24
Abstract
A wearable article, such as glasses for a virtual reality program or glasses for an augmented reality application, using light sources and a photodetector that detects their light and outputs data indicative of the detected light. The wearable article uses one or more controllers to determine its position and/or orientation in the environment based on the data output by the photodetector. Data from one or more auxiliary motion sensing devices, e.g., a relative motion sensor such as an inertial device or other auxiliary motion device relying on acoustics, optics or electromagnetic waves within or outside the visible spectrum, can be used to supplement the position and/or orientation data from the photodetector.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G02G02B2027/0178G02BG06T2207/30241G06F2203/04806G06V10/17G06TA63F13/812A63FG01B21/04G01B