Patent ID: 8730156
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A63F,G06F,G06T,G09G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a view of a virtual scene with a portable device, the method comprising: synchronizing the portable device to a reference point in a physical three-dimensional (3D) space, the reference point being a point in space occupied by the portable device when a signal to synchronize is received by the portable device; capturing images of the physical 3D space with a camera of the portable device in response to the synchronizing; tracking a current position of the portable device in the physical 3D space with respect to the reference point, the tracking utilizing image recognition of the captured images and inertial information obtained by inertial sensors in the portable device; generating a virtual scene defined around the reference point, the virtual scene including virtual reality elements; and displaying a view of the virtual scene in a display of the portable device based on the current position.