Interactivity with a mixed reality
Methods of interacting with a mixed reality are presented. A mobile device captures an image of a real-world object where the image has content information that can be used to control a mixed reality object through an offered command set. The mixed reality object can be real, virtual, or a mixture of both real and virtual.
1. A method of interacting with a mixed reality, comprising:
providing a mobile device having a physical interface;
using the mobile device to electronically capture image data relating to one or more real-world objects;
using the image data to identify attributes associated with the one or more real-world objects;
using the attributes to interact with software being operated at least in part remote to the mobile device to obtain a first command set for a first real-world object and a second command set for a second real-world object from a distal database storing a plurality of command sets for multiple, mixed reality objects, where the command sets comprise network API addresses corresponding to commands that control the first and the second real-world objects, respectively;
presenting a virtual interface comprising the first and the second command sets to a user via the physical interface, where at least one of the command sets comprising a non-visible interactive command set is superimposed on an image of a corresponding real-world interface part of the corresponding real-world object and is configured to stay in proper relation to the corresponding real-world object within a mixed reality view; and
allowing execution of at least one command from the non-visible interactive command set upon the user interacting directly with the image of the corresponding real-world interface part by issuing a call over a network from the mobile device to a corresponding network API address of the at least one command targeting the corresponding real-world object.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first real-world object is an appliance.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first real-world object is physically distinct from the second real-world object.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first real-world object is a component of a consumer electronic appliance.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first real-world object is an element of an electronic game.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the attributes indicates the first real-world object has a value in the game.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the attributes indicates the first real-world object is a goal object of the game.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein, the first real-world object and the second real-world object are parts of a multi-part object.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the attributes comprises at least one of the following a name, a class, and an environmental characteristic.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the command is one of an “on” command and an “off” command.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the execution of the command results in changing a channel.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the execution of the command results in playing music.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the execution of the command inputs data associated with a virtual weapon.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the execution of the command inputs data associated with virtual travel.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data comprises a still image.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data comprises a video image.
17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising using an additional sensor associated with the mobile device to interact with the software.
18. The method of claim of claim 17 , wherein the sensor provides information associated with a physical location.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the sensor provides information associated with at least one of an orientation and an acceleration of the mobile device.
20. The method of claim 1 , further comprising superimposing the virtual interface on the physical interface where the virtual interface relates to at least one of the real-world objects.