US 11,954,289 B2
Laser projected virtual interface
Kenneth Luke Kocienda, Mill Valley, CA (US); and Imran A. Chaudhri, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Humane, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Humane, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/687,506.
Prior Publication US 2023/0280866 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/0425 (2013.01) [G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
projecting, using a laser projector of a wearable multimedia device, a virtual interface (VI) on a surface, the VI comprising a first selectable user interface element and a second selectable user interface element, wherein the second selectable user interface element partially overlaps the first selectable user interface element;
detecting, based on sensor data from at least one of a camera or a depth sensor of the wearable multimedia device, that a user has positioned a finger in proximity with the first selectable user interface element and away from the surface,
wherein detecting that the user has positioned the finger in proximity with the first selectable user interface element and away from surface comprises determining, based on the sensor data, that the user has aligned a tip of the finger with the first selectable user interface, such that the tip of the finger is not in contact with the surface; and
responsive to detecting that the user has positioned the finger in proximity with the first selectable user interface element and away from the surface, modifying a visual characteristic of at least one of the first selectable user interface element or the second selectable user interface element, including presenting the first selectable user interface element such that it partially overlaps the second selectable user interface element.