System and method for transitioning between interface modes in virtual and augmented reality applications

摘要

One preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a method for transitioning a user interface between viewing modes. The method of the preferred embodiment can include detecting an orientation of a mobile terminal including a user interface disposed on a first side of the mobile terminal, wherein the orientation of the mobile terminal includes an imaginary vector originating at a second side of the mobile terminal and projecting in a direction substantially opposite the first side of the mobile terminal. The method of the preferred embodiment can also include transitioning between at least two viewing modes in response to the imaginary vector intersecting an imaginary sphere disposed about the mobile terminal at a first latitudinal point having a predetermined relationship to a critical latitude of the sphere.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
detecting, by a processor, an orientation of a user interface, wherein the orientation of the user interface is determined based on a direction of a vector projected from the user interface; rendering a first view in the user interface in a first viewing mode in response to the direction of the vector being directed less than a predetermined critical angle rotated from a reference vector projected from the user interface, wherein the first view is a full-screen view of an augmented or virtual reality, and wherein the reference vector is substantially aligned with a center axis of a view frustum of the augmented or virtual reality; and switching to render a second view in the user interface in a second viewing mode in response to the direction of the vector being directed greater than the predetermined critical angle rotated from the reference vector, wherein the second view is a full-screen view of an interactive control interface, and there is no overlapping between the first and the second views.