APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (3D GUI)
An apparatus to control a three dimensional graphical user interface (3D GUI) of a terminal, includes: a receiver to receive the position data communicated from a remote device; and an extractor to extract coordinates from the position data; wherein the position data allows the apparatus to control a 3D GUI based on the extracted coordinates. A system includes: a remote device, with a position sensor affixed to the remote device; a terminal to display the 3D GUI, with a communication unit to receive the sensed position data from the remote device; wherein the position data allows the terminal to control a 3D GUI based on the sensed position data. A method includes: sensing position data of a remote device relative to the terminal; communicating the sensed position data to the terminal; and controlling the 3D GUI based on the sensed position data.
1 . An apparatus to control a three dimensional graphical user interface (3D GUI) of a terminal, comprising:
a receiver to receive the position data communicated from a remote device; and
an extractor to extract coordinates from the position data;
wherein the position data allows the apparatus to control a 3D GUI based on the extracted coordinates.
2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the position sensor is one of, or a combination of: an acceleration sensor, or geomagnetic sensor.
3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the remote device is a headset.
4 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the position data is in a Human Interface Device (HID) profile format.
5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the position data contains a field to switch between various coordinate systems.
6 . The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the position data is stored as Cartesian coordinates.
7 . The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the position data is stored as spherical coordinates.
8 . A system to control a three dimensional graphical user interface (3D GUI), comprising:
a remote device, comprising:
a position sensor affixed to the remote device, to sense position data of the remote device;
a terminal to display the 3D GUI, comprising:
a communication unit to receive the sensed position data from the remote device;
wherein the position data allows the terminal to control a 3D GUI based on the sensed position data.
9 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the position sensor is one of, or a combination of: an acceleration sensor, or geomagnetic sensor.
10 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the remote device is a headset.
11 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the position data is in a Human Interface Device (HID) profile format.
12 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the position data contains a field to switch between various coordinate systems.
13 . The system according to claim 12 , wherein the position data is stored as Cartesian coordinates.
14 . The system according to claim 12 , wherein the position data is stored as spherical coordinates.
15 . A method for controlling a three dimensional graphical user interface (3D GUI) of a terminal, comprising:
sensing position data of a remote device relative to the terminal;
communicating the sensed position data to the terminal; and
controlling the 3D GUI based on the sensed position data.
16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the sensed position data is in a Human Interface Device (HID) profile format.
17 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the sensed position data comprises a field identifying a coordinate system of the sensed position data.
18 . The method according to claim 17 , wherein the sensed position data is stored as Cartesian coordinates.
19 . The method according to claim 17 , wherein the sensed position data is stored as spherical coordinates.
20 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein controlling the 3D GUI further comprises controlling the 3D GUI based on a difference between an initial position of the remote device relative to the terminal and the sensed position data.