Sony patents 3D projection that lets you drag items to new spots
Sony describes a system where a projector displays a 3D interface with selectable items. If you gesture to pick an item, the system moves it to a different area in the 3D space, similar to dragging and dropping on a screen.
In the filing’s own words
According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus is used for processing a first image projected toward a target. The apparatus includes a processing unit for detecting that an object exists between a projector unit and the target, wherein when an object exists between the projector unit and the target, the apparatus determines an area of the object and generates a modified first image, based on the area of the object, for projection toward the target.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a processor configured to: output a first image in a first area of a three-dimensional space, the first image including a plurality of selectable items; acquire, in response to detection of a user's first gesture corresponding to selection of an item from the plurality of selectable items, a user selection result corresponding to the selected item; store the selected item on a clip board; and output a second image corresponding to the selected item in a second area of the three-dimensional space.
Facts
- Company
- Sony (Sony Group Corporation)
- Official title
- Projection Device, Projection Method And Projection Program
- Publication number
- US20260277366A1
- Application number
- 19673473
- Filed
- May 11, 2026
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Inventors
- 5
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06F 3/0425 Physics & computingG03B 17/54 Physics & computingG06F 3/04817 Physics & computingG06F 3/0482 Physics & computingG06F 3/0486 Physics & computingG06F 3/04886 Physics & computingMore from Sony in AR, VR & displays
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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