Microsoft Hololens might be used to make paper books more interactive

The Microsoft HoloLens headset could exist used for a variety of applications, and that might even include a new way to interact with the printed page. The company was awarded a patent today that describes a method to testify "holographic visual aids" on a head-mounted display when a person is reading a book.

The patent, which was offset filed in 2022, lists Alex Kipman, 1 of the main leaders of the Microsoft HoloLens team, as one of its inventors. Here'south its summary:

"A organization for generating and displaying holographic visual aids associated with a story to an terminate user of a head-mounted brandish device while the end user is reading the story or perceiving the story being read aloud is described. The story may be embodied within a reading object (e.g., a book) in which words of the story may be displayed to the end user. The holographic visual aids may include a predefined character animation that is synchronized to a portion of the story respective with the grapheme being blithe. A reading footstep of a portion of the story may be used to command the playback speed of the predefined graphic symbol blitheness in existent-time such that the character is perceived to be lip-syncing the story being read aloud. In some cases, an existing book without predetermined AR tags may be augmented with holographic visual aids."

So far, Microsoft has emphasized how HoloLens could be used to brand more immersive games, forth with applications such as edifice 3D models and communicating with others. This patent may show that the company has fifty-fifty more than ideas for how to apply HoloLens.

Source: USTPO; Via: GeekWire

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