Intuit Inc.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO CREATE A CONTROLLER IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) ENVIRONMENT USING ANY PHYSICAL OBJECT

Abstract:

This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for manipulating virtual objects in a virtual reality (VR) environment. In some implementations, an augmented reality (AR) system determines an orientation of a physical object in the real-world space based at least in part on images or video of the physical object captured by an image capture device, and generates a virtual object representative of the physical object based at least in part on the orientation and the at least one detected feature. The AR system detects movement of the physical object in the real-world space based at least in part on the captured images or video, and manipulates the virtual object based at least in part on the detected movements of the physical object. In some aspects, the AR system can determine the orientation and detect movement of the physical object without receiving control signals or communications from the physical object.