ASSISTED OBJECT PLACEMENT IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEM

摘要

Disclosed is a method, implemented in a visualization device, to assist a user in placing 3D objects. In certain embodiments the method includes displaying, on a display area of the visualization device, to a user, various virtual 3D objects overlaid on a real-world view of a 3D physical space. The method can further include a holding function, in which a first object, of the various virtual 3D objects, is displayed on the display area so that it appears to move through the 3D physical space in response to input from the user, which may be merely a change in the user's gaze direction. A second object is then identified as a target object for a snap function, based on the detected gaze of the user, the snap function being an operation that causes the first object to move to a location on a surface of the target object.

主权项

1. A method of operating a visualization device, the method comprising:
displaying, on a display area of the visualization device to a user of the visualization device, a plurality of virtual three-dimensional (3D) objects overlaid on a real-world view of a 3D physical space; executing a holding function that includes displaying a first object of the plurality of virtual 3D objects on the display area so that the first object appears to move through said 3D physical space in response to first input from the user; and identifying a second object of the plurality of virtual 3D objects as a target object for a snap function based on a detected gaze of the user, the snap function being an operation that causes the first object to move to a location on a surface of the target object.