System and method for presenting an object
Method, system for presenting an object on a computing device. A metaphor application on a computing device organizes a user interface based upon a metaphor. The metaphor organizes a document, file, application, or combination thereof based on geospheric direction, geolocation, or both. The metaphor may also organize a document, file, application, data, or a combination thereof based on a solid geometrical figure in three-dimensional Euclidean space. A document, file, application, or any combination thereof may be associated with geophysical direction, a geolocation, or both. The document, file, application, data, or any combination thereof may further be associated with a solid geometrical figure. A presentation object containing data on the document, file, application, data, or combination thereof, and the geospheric direction, geolocation, or both is formatted into data blocks for rendering on a display. The display may be the display screen of the computing device. The metaphor application causes the presentation object to be rendered on the display when the computing device is pointing in the geospheric direction, in the geolocation or both associated with the presentation object.
1. A system for presenting an object, comprising:
a computing device comprising: a processor; a camera, a display, and memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising computer-readable instructions for execution by the processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
executing instructions of a metaphor application, the metaphor application configured to organize on the computing device predetermined imagery based on a geospheric direction and geolocation;
associating one or more images with one or more geospheric direction settings at a geolocation;
storing the one or more images together with the one or more geospheric direction settings at a first geolocation associated therewith; and
when in the first geolocation, the computing device is pointing in a first geospherical direction, rendering on the display the one or more images that have been associated with the geospheric direction of the computing device at the first geolocation.
2. The system for presenting an object of claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable instructions for execution by the processor causes the processor to perform the further operations of:
when in the first geolocation, the device is pointing in a second geospherical direction, rendering on the display the one or more images that have been associated with the second geospheric direction of the device at the first geolocation.
3. The system for presenting an object of claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable instructions for execution by the processor causes the processor to perform the further operations of:
when in a second geolocation, the device is pointing in a first geospherical direction, rendering on the display the one or more images that have been associated with the first geospheric direction of the device at the second geolocation.
4. The system for presenting an object of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined imagery includes a virtual world, a game, or an art panorama, with different geolocations representing different virtual locations within the selected imagery.
5. The system for presenting an object of claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable instructions for execution by the processor causes the processor to perform the further operations of:
associating one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof with one or more geospheric direction settings of the display at a geolocation.
6. The system of claim 5 wherein the computer-readable instructions for execution by the processor causes the processor to perform the further operations of:
locking of a rendering on the display of the computing device of the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof associated with the first geospheric direction of the computing device at the first geolocation.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein said computer-readable instructions for execution by the one or more processors to cause said one or more processors to perform operations further comprising:
zooming of a rendering on the display of the computing device of the one or more images associated with the first geospheric direction of the computing device at the first geolocation.
8. The system of claim 5 wherein the computer-readable instructions for execution by the processor cause the processor to perform the further operations of:
locking and zooming a rendering on the display of the computing device of the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof associated with the geospheric direction of the computing device at the geolocation;
wherein the locking and zooming includes locking the rendering, opening, and zooming of the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof.
9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
utilizing hand tracking technology, wherein a camera or other sensing mechanism allows a user's hand movements to function as input commands for interacting with, manipulating, and organizing the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof within the virtual environment.
10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
employing eye tracking technology enabled by proximity sensors and orientation data to facilitate user interaction with the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof, wherein the system responds to the user's gaze direction and eye movements to select, open, or manipulate the virtual content.
11. The system for presenting an object of claim 5 , wherein the computer-readable instructions for execution by the processor cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
employing voice commands for opening, closing, organizing, and manipulating in real-time the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof with one or more geospheric direction settings of the display at a geolocation; and spatially arranging the predetermined imagery into a virtual world.
12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an interface for dynamically adjusting virtual objects within the virtual world based on user interaction, including resizing and reorienting the objects in response to user commands and gestures.
13. The system of claim 1 :
wherein the predetermined imagery is an art panorama; and
wherein the at least one point of each sector displays a different portion of the predetermined imagery of the art panorama associated with the at least one point of that sector.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the metaphor application is further configured to organize and display files and applications in a virtual environment using spatial metaphors, and to integrate augmented reality features to overlay virtual work-related information on physical objects or spaces.
15. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
configuring the metaphor application to organize and present the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof on various solid geometric figures in three-dimensional space;
wherein the various solid geometric figures in three-dimensional space include spheres, cubes, cylinders, platonic solids, and Kepler-Poinset polyhedral; and
wherein each figure facilitates a distinct mode of interaction and presentation in an augmented reality environment.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the configuration includes defining interaction mechanisms specific to each solid geometric figure, and enabling the user to manipulate, view, and interact with the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof differently based on the geometric properties and dimensions of the selected figure.
17. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
utilizing a mobile phone device equipped with a touchscreen and camera as an input mechanism,
wherein the mobile phone device is configured to transmit input data to the metaphor application based on user interactions with the touchscreen and camera for manipulating, organizing, and interacting with the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof within the virtual environment.
18. The system of claim 17 , further comprising:
employing the camera application of the mobile phone device to capture and interpret user gestures or environmental data as input commands for the metaphor application, enabling augmented reality interactions and presentations within the virtual environment based on the captured data.
19. A method for presenting an object, comprising:
executing instructions of a metaphor application on a computing device, the metaphor application configured to organize on the computing device predetermined imagery based on a geospheric direction and geolocation;
associating one or more images with one or more geospheric direction settings at a geolocation;
storing the one or more images together with the one or more geospheric direction settings at a first geolocation associated therewith; and
when in the first geolocation, the computing device is pointing in a first geospherical direction, rendering on the display the one or more images that have been associated with the geospheric direction of the computing device at the first geolocation.
20. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 , further comprising the step of:
when in the first geolocation, the device is pointing in a second geospherical direction, rendering on the display the one or more images that have been associated with the second geospheric direction of the device at the first geolocation.
21. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 further comprising the step of:
when in a second geolocation, the device is pointing in a first geospherical direction, rendering on the display the one or more images that have been associated with the first geospheric direction of the device at the second geolocation.
22. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 , wherein the predetermined imagery includes a virtual world, a game, or an art panorama, with different geolocations representing different virtual locations within the selected imagery.
23. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 further comprising the step of:
associating one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof with one or more geospheric direction settings of the display at a geolocation.
24. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 further comprising the step of:
locking of a rendering on the display of the computing device of the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof associated with the first geospheric direction of the computing device at the first geolocation.
25. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 further comprising the step of:
zooming of a rendering on the display of the computing device of the one or more images associated with the first geospheric direction of the computing device at the first geolocation.
26. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 further comprising the step of:
locking and zooming a rendering on the display of the computing device of the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof associated with the geospheric direction of the computing device at the geolocation;
wherein the locking and zooming includes locking the rendering, opening, and zooming of the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof.
27. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 further comprising the step of:
utilizing hand tracking technology, wherein a camera or other sensing mechanism allows a user's hand movements to function as input commands for interacting with, manipulating, and organizing the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof within the virtual environment.
28. The s method for presenting an object of claim 19 further comprising the step of:
employing eye tracking technology enabled by proximity sensors and orientation data to facilitate user interaction with the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof, wherein the system responds to the user's gaze direction and eye movements to select, open, or manipulate the virtual content.
29. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 further comprising the step of:
employing voice commands for opening, closing, organizing, and manipulating in real-time the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof with one or more geospheric direction settings of the display at a geolocation; and spatially arranging the predetermined imagery into a virtual world.
30. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 , further comprising:
an interface for dynamically adjusting virtual objects within the virtual world based on user interaction, including resizing and reorienting the objects in response to user commands and gestures.
31. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 :
wherein the predetermined imagery is an art panorama; and
wherein the at least one point of each sector displays a different portion of the predetermined imagery of the art panorama associated with the at least one point of that sector.
32. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 , wherein the metaphor application is further configured to organize and display files and applications in a virtual environment using spatial metaphors, and to integrate augmented reality features to overlay virtual work-related information on physical objects or spaces.
33. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 , further comprising:
configuring the metaphor application to organize and present the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof on various solid geometric figures in three-dimensional space;
wherein the various solid geometric figures in three-dimensional space include spheres, cubes, cylinders, platonic solids, and Kepler-Poinset polyhedral; and
wherein each figure facilitates a distinct mode of interaction and presentation in an augmented reality environment.
34. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 , wherein the configuration includes defining interaction mechanisms specific to each solid geometric figure, and enabling the user to manipulate, view, and interact with the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof differently based on the geometric properties and dimensions of the selected figure.
35. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 , further comprising:
utilizing a mobile phone device equipped with a touchscreen and camera as an input mechanism,
wherein the mobile phone device is configured to transmit input data to the metaphor application based on user interactions with the touchscreen and camera for manipulating, organizing, and interacting with the one or more data, documents, files, applications, other images, or any combination thereof within the virtual environment.
36. The method for presenting an object of claim 19 , further comprising:
employing the camera application of the mobile phone device to capture and interpret user gestures or environmental data as input commands for the metaphor application, enabling augmented reality interactions and presentations within the virtual environment based on the captured data.