WO2021121061A1

WO2021121061A1 - Method for configuring spatial position of virtual object, and electronic device

Info

Publication number: WO2021121061A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/134218
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李江亮; 周硙; 方俊
Original assignee: 北京外号信息技术有限公司
Priority date: 2019-12-20
Filing date: 2020-12-07
Publication date: 2021-06-24
Also published as: CN113012214A; TWI777333B; TW202125203A

Abstract

A method for configuring a spatial position of a virtual object, and an electronic device. The method comprises: determining a virtual object to be configured with a spatial position; obtaining the initial spatial position of the virtual object; obtaining position information of an electronic device, wherein the position information comprises: the initial position of the electronic device at an initial moment and a new position of the electronic device, and/or position change information of the electronic device; and configuring a spatial position of the virtual object according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object, the initial position of the electronic device, and the new position of the electronic device, or according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the position change information of the electronic device.

Description

Method and electronic device for setting the spatial position of virtual objects

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of augmented reality or virtual reality technology, and in particular to a method and electronic device for setting the spatial position of a virtual object.

Background technique

The statements in this section are only for providing background information related to the technical solutions of the present application to help understanding, and they do not necessarily constitute prior art for the technical solutions of the present application.

Virtual Reality (Virtual Reality) technology is a computer simulation technology that can create and experience virtual worlds. It uses a computer to generate virtual objects (for example, icons, pictures, text, emoticons, virtual three-dimensional objects, three-dimensional scene models). , An animation, a video, etc.) simulation environment, so that users can be immersed in the environment. Augmented Reality technology is a technology that ingeniously integrates virtual information with the real world. It can place computer-generated virtual objects on electronic devices (for example, mobile phones, tablets, smart glasses, AR glasses, and smart helmets). , Smart watches, etc.) in the real world observed, so that the virtual object and the real world are complementary to each other, realizing the "enhancement" of the real world.

In order to achieve a good virtual reality or augmented reality effect, it is often necessary to place the virtual object at an accurate position in the space and often need to adjust the position of the virtual object. In a solution in the prior art, a virtual object can be initially placed at a preset position or a selected position in the field of view of the mobile phone, and then the virtual object can be operated by the user on the mobile phone screen (for example, the operation of the virtual object Drag operation) to set the position of the virtual object in the three-dimensional space. However, the operation on the mobile phone screen is an operation on a two-dimensional plane, which makes it difficult to accurately or conveniently set the position of the virtual object in the three-dimensional space.

Therefore, there is a need for a method that can conveniently and quickly set the spatial position of a virtual object.

Summary of the invention

One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for setting the spatial position of a virtual object, including: determining the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set; obtaining the initial spatial position of the virtual object; obtaining the position information of the electronic device, the position The information includes: the initial position of the electronic device at the initial moment and the new position of the electronic device, and/or the position change information of the electronic device; and according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object, the electronic device The initial position of the device and the new position of the electronic device are used to set the spatial position of the virtual object, or the virtual object’s position is set according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the position change information of the electronic device. Spatial location.

Optionally, the method further includes: obtaining posture information of the electronic device, wherein the position and posture information of the electronic device includes: the initial position and posture of the electronic device at the initial moment and the position and posture of the electronic device New position and posture, and/or the position and posture change information of the electronic device; and wherein the setting the spatial position of the virtual object includes: according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object, the electronic device The initial position and posture of the electronic device and the new position and posture of the electronic device are used to set the spatial position of the virtual object, or set according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the position and posture change information of the electronic device The spatial position of the virtual object.

Optionally, wherein the position and posture information of the electronic device includes: the initial position and posture of the electronic device at the initial moment and the new position and posture of the electronic device, and/or the electronic device is at The initial position and posture at the initial time and the position and posture change information of the electronic device, and wherein the setting the spatial position of the virtual object includes: according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the position of the electronic device The initial position and posture, and the new position and posture of the electronic device, or the position and posture change information of the electronic device after the initial moment, set the spatial position of the virtual object.

Optionally, wherein, according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object, the initial position and posture of the electronic device, and the new position and posture of the electronic device or the electronic device in the initial The position and posture change information after the time setting the spatial position of the virtual object includes: determining the relative position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the initial position and posture of the electronic device. The position of the device; and according to the new position and posture of the electronic device and the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device, the spatial position of the virtual object is set.

Optionally, wherein, according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object, the initial position and posture of the electronic device, and the new position and posture of the electronic device or the electronic device in the initial The position and posture change information after the time setting the spatial position of the virtual object includes: determining the relative position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the initial position and posture of the electronic device. The location of the device; determine the spatial location change information of the virtual object based on the location and posture change information of the electronic device and the location of the virtual object relative to the electronic device; and based on the initial spatial location of the virtual object And the spatial position change information of the virtual object, and the spatial position of the virtual object is set.

Optionally, wherein the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device always remains unchanged.

Optionally, wherein the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device includes the direction of the virtual object relative to the electronic device and the distance or depth of the virtual object relative to the electronic device; and wherein, The method further includes changing the distance or depth of the virtual object relative to the electronic device based on input information from the user.

Optionally, wherein a selection icon is presented on the display medium of the electronic device, and wherein the determination of the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set includes: when a certain virtual object is presented at the position where the selection icon is located, And when the user's selection instruction is received, the virtual object is determined as the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set.

Optionally, wherein the position change information or posture change information of the electronic device is the position change information or posture change information of the electronic device after the initial moment.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a storage medium in which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it can be used to implement the above-mentioned method.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to an electronic device, which includes a processor and a memory, and a computer program is stored in the memory. When the computer program is executed by the processor, the computer program can be used to implement the above-mentioned method.

By adopting the solution of the present invention, the position of the virtual object in the three-dimensional space can be adjusted correspondingly according to the position or pose change of the electronic device itself, which overcomes the use of a two-dimensional plane (such as a mobile phone screen) in the prior art. The limitation and inconvenience of the operation, therefore, enable the user to conveniently and quickly set the spatial position of the virtual object.

Description of the drawings

The embodiments of the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a method for setting the spatial position of a virtual object through an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of coordinate transformation according to an embodiment;

Figure 3 shows a hypothetical rigid connection established between the virtual object and the electronic device;

Figure 4 shows that the position of the virtual object changes when the electronic device is shifted;

FIG. 5 shows that the position of the virtual object changes when the electronic device further rotates;

Fig. 6 shows a method for setting the spatial position of a virtual object through an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 7 shows a method for setting the spatial position of a virtual object through an electronic device according to still another embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, the following further describes the present invention in detail through specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention.

The electronic device in this application may be, for example, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, smart glasses, AR/VR glasses, AR/VR helmets, smart watches, etc., which have an image display medium (for example, a screen), and optionally may have image capture Device (for example, camera). In some embodiments of the present application, a mobile phone is taken as an example for description, but it is understandable that this is not a limitation. In some embodiments of the present application, an augmented reality application is used as an example for description, but it can be understood that this is not a limitation, and the solution of the present application can also be applied to a virtual reality application.

Fig. 1 shows a method for setting the spatial position of a virtual object through an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application, which includes the following steps:

Step 101: Determine the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set.

In one embodiment, the user of the electronic device may select a certain virtual object presented on the display medium of the electronic device in order to set its position in the space. One or more virtual objects that already exist in the space can be presented on the display medium of the electronic device according to the position and posture information of the electronic device in the space (collectively referred to as pose information), and the one or more virtual objects can have corresponding Spatial location. In augmented reality applications, it is also possible to present the real-scene image of the space collected by the image acquisition device of the electronic device on the display medium of the electronic device, and to present the virtual object together with the real-scene image on the display medium of the electronic device, In order to achieve augmented reality effects. The user can select a certain virtual object presented on its display medium by operating the electronic device. In an embodiment, the user can directly operate (for example, click or double-click the virtual object) on a virtual object presented on the display medium of the electronic device to determine it as the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set. In one embodiment, the user may first operate on a virtual object presented on the display medium of the electronic device to select the virtual object, and then perform other operations (for example, click on a virtual button presented on the display medium of the electronic device). , Or press a physical button on the electronic device) to determine the virtual object as the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set. In one embodiment, a selection icon (for example, circle, cross star, etc.) for identifying the selection area or selection point may be presented on the display medium of the electronic device, and the user may adjust the position or posture of the electronic device to make certain A virtual object is presented at the location of the selection icon. At this time, if the user performs a corresponding operation on the electronic device (for example, clicks on a virtual button presented on the display medium of the electronic device, or presses a physical button on the electronic device). Press the key) to determine the virtual object as the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set.

In one embodiment, the virtual object that the user has just added to the space may be determined as the virtual object whose space position is to be set. When the user adds a certain virtual object to the space, the virtual object may have a preset or random position relative to the electronic device.

Step 102: Obtain the initial spatial position of the virtual object.

The initial spatial position of the virtual object may be its position in a certain coordinate system in space (for example, coordinates), and the spatial coordinate system may be, for example, a place coordinate system (for example, established for a certain room, building, park, etc.) Coordinate system) or world coordinate system. The information related to the initial spatial position of the virtual object may be stored in the electronic device, or may be stored in other devices that can be accessed by the electronic device, such as a server.

Step 103: Obtain the initial position and posture of the electronic device at the initial moment.

The position and posture information (position and posture information) of the electronic device in space can be determined in various existing and possible ways in the future. For example, the electronic device can visually recognize the surrounding scene through the image acquisition device on it to determine its pose information in space. The electronic device can also determine its pose information in the space by interacting with landmarks (for example, visual landmarks or wireless signal landmarks) arranged in the space. The electronic device can also use various built-in sensors (for example, a magnetic sensor, a direction sensor, a gravity sensor, a gyroscope, an acceleration sensor, a satellite positioning signal receiver, etc.) to measure or track its position and attitude information.

The initial time may be, for example, the time at which the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set is determined, but it may also be other time after this time. For example, after determining the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set, the user can perform a certain operation through the electronic device to indicate the initial moment. After the initial moment, changes in the position or posture of the electronic device will affect the spatial position of the virtual object. In an embodiment, the user may determine the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set through an operation, and may use the execution time of the operation as the initial time. In another embodiment, the user can determine the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set through one operation, and then the user can perform another operation (for example, pressing a virtual button or physical button of the electronic device) to instruct to start setting or The spatial position of the virtual object is adjusted, and the execution time of the other operation can be used as the initial time.

Step 104: Determine the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the initial position and posture of the electronic device.

In an embodiment, the spatial position of the virtual object may be represented by the coordinates of the virtual object in the spatial coordinate system. It is possible to set an electronic device coordinate system with its origin as the electronic device itself, and the electronic device coordinate system translates and rotates in the space coordinate system with the translation and rotation of the electronic device. The position and posture of the electronic device or the electronic device coordinate system in the space coordinate system can be represented by the rotation matrix R and the displacement vector t, where the rotation matrix R is the rotation matrix between the space coordinate system and the electronic device coordinate system, which can be used To represent the posture information of the electronic device in the space coordinate system, the displacement vector t can be used to represent the origin of the electronic device coordinate system or the position information of the electronic device in the space coordinate system.

2 shows a schematic diagram of coordinate transformation according to an embodiment, which shows a virtual object 201, an electronic device 202, a spatial coordinate system with Oa as the coordinate origin, and an electronic device coordinate system with Ob or the electronic device 202 as the coordinate origin. . The virtual object 201 has position coordinates in a spatial coordinate system. According to the position and posture of the electronic device 202 in the space coordinate system, the rotation matrix R and the displacement vector t between the space coordinate system and the electronic device coordinate system can be obtained. Based on the position coordinates of the virtual object 201 in the space coordinate system and the rotation matrix R and displacement vector t between the space coordinate system and the electronic device coordinate system, the position coordinates of the virtual object 201 in the electronic device coordinate system can be obtained, that is, virtual The position information of the object 201 relative to the electronic device 202. The use of the rotation matrix R and the displacement vector t to perform coordinate system transformation is an existing technology in this field, and will not be repeated here.

After determining the position information of the virtual object 201 relative to the electronic device 202, it can be assumed that a "rigid connection" shown by the dashed line in FIG. 3 is established between the virtual object 201 and the electronic device 202. In this way, when the electronic device 202 shifts or rotates and causes its position or posture in the space coordinate system to change, correspondingly, due to the existence of the rigid connection, the position of the virtual object 201 in the space coordinate system also changes. At the same time, the position of the virtual object 201 relative to the electronic device 202 always remains unchanged. FIG. 4 shows that the position of the virtual object 201 changes when the electronic device 202 is translated. As shown in FIG. 4, when the electronic device 202 shifts in the spatial coordinate system and changes its position, the virtual object 201 also shifts in the spatial coordinate system and causes the same position change. FIG. 5 shows that the position of the virtual object 201 changes when the electronic device 202 rotates further. As shown in FIG. 5, when the electronic device 202 rotates in the space coordinate system to change its posture, the virtual object 201 will undergo a corresponding position change in the space coordinate system. The position change depends on the specific rotation mode of the electronic device 202 and The position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device.

Step 105: Obtain the new position and posture of the electronic device after the position or posture of the electronic device is changed.

As mentioned above, various existing and possible future methods can be used to determine the new position and posture information of the electronic device in the spatial coordinate system, which also corresponds to the new position and posture information of the electronic device coordinate system. Posture information. The new position and posture of the electronic device in the space coordinate system can be represented by the rotation matrix R and the displacement vector t between the space coordinate system and the new electronic device coordinate system.

Step 106: Set the spatial position of the virtual object according to the new position and posture of the electronic device and the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device.

Referring again to the coordinate transformation diagram shown in FIG. 2, based on the position information of the virtual object 201 relative to the electronic device 202 (that is, the position coordinates of the virtual object 201 in the electronic device coordinate system), the space coordinate system and the new electronic device coordinates For the rotation matrix R and the displacement vector t between the systems, coordinate transformation can be performed to obtain the current position coordinates of the virtual object 201 in the space coordinate system, and the current position coordinates can be set as the new space position of the virtual object 201. The new spatial position set for the virtual object 201 can be recorded or stored.

In one embodiment, the user can instruct to start setting the spatial position of the virtual object by performing a certain operation on the electronic device (for example, pressing a certain virtual button or physical button of the electronic device), so that the spatial position of the virtual object It is configured to change as the position or posture of the electronic device changes. When moving the virtual object to the desired spatial position, the user can perform another operation on the electronic device to indicate the completion of the setting operation, and can correspondingly cancel the selection of the virtual object or cancel the assumption between the virtual object and the electronic device Rigid connection, so that when the position or posture of the electronic device continues to change, the spatial position of the virtual object will not be changed.

In one embodiment, the user can instruct to start setting the spatial position of the virtual object by pressing a certain virtual key or physical key of the electronic device, and then the user can keep pressing the key and move the electronic device. When the user moves the virtual object to a desired spatial position, the button can be released to complete the setting of the spatial position of the virtual object. After the key is released, the spatial position of the virtual object may be configured to no longer change with the position or posture of the electronic device.

During the process of changing the position or posture of the electronic device, the virtual object can be presented on the display medium of the electronic device, which can help the user to more intuitively set the spatial position of the virtual object.

In one embodiment, since the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device always remains unchanged, the virtual object can always be presented at the same position on the display medium of the electronic device during the process of changing the position or posture of the electronic device .

In another embodiment, in the process of changing the position and posture of the electronic device, the virtual object in space can be updated according to the new position and posture of the electronic device in the spatial coordinate system and the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device. The position in the coordinate system can then be used to present the virtual object at the corresponding position on the display medium of the electronic device according to the position and posture of the electronic device in the space coordinate system and the position of the virtual object in the space coordinate system. It can be understood that since the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device is always the same, the virtual object will always be presented at the same position on the display medium of the electronic device.

In an embodiment, the display medium of the electronic device may present real-world images of the space collected by the image acquisition device of the electronic device, thereby realizing augmented reality applications. In another embodiment, the display medium of the electronic device may not present the real-scene image of the space collected by the image acquisition device of the electronic device, so as to realize the virtual reality application. In virtual reality applications, the electronic equipment may not have image acquisition devices.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the spatial position of the virtual object is set according to the new position and posture of the electronic device and the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device. However, the information can also be changed according to the position and posture of the electronic device. And the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device, the spatial position change information of the virtual object is determined, and the spatial position of the virtual object is set. Fig. 6 shows a method for setting the spatial position of a virtual object through an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present application, which includes the following steps (some of the steps are similar to the steps shown in Fig. 1 and will not be explained in detail here. ):

Step 601: Determine the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set.

Step 602: Obtain the initial spatial position of the virtual object.

Step 603: Obtain the initial position and posture of the electronic device at the initial moment.

Step 604: Determine the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the initial position and posture of the electronic device.

As mentioned above, the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device may be represented by the position coordinates of the virtual object in the coordinate system of the electronic device.

Step 605: Obtain position and posture change information of the electronic device after the initial time.

Various existing and possible future methods can be used to determine the position and posture change information of the electronic device in space. For example, the electronic device can also use various built-in sensors (for example, magnetic sensors, direction sensors, gravity sensors, gyroscopes, acceleration sensors, satellite positioning signal receivers, etc.) through, for example, inertial navigation, visual odometry, SLAM, VSLAM, SFM, etc. to measure or track its position change and/or posture change.

Step 606: Determine the spatial position change information of the virtual object according to the position and posture change information of the electronic device and the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device.

In one embodiment, according to the position and posture change information of the electronic device, the translation change and the rotation change experienced by the electronic device can be determined. The translation of the electronic device can cause the same translation of the spatial position of the virtual object, as shown in FIG. 4. The rotation of the electronic device may cause the spatial position of the virtual object to undergo a spatial position change corresponding to the rotation. As shown in FIG. 5, the spatial position change depends on the specific rotation mode of the electronic device and the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device.

Step 607: Set the spatial position of the virtual object according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the spatial position change information of the virtual object.

According to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the spatial position change information of the virtual object, the current spatial position of the virtual object can be calculated. The current spatial position of the virtual object can be set as the new spatial position of the virtual object, and can be recorded or stored.

The difference between the two methods shown in Figure 1 and Figure 6 is that, according to the method shown in Figure 1, the position and posture changes of the electronic device do not always need to be tracked, only the initial position and posture and final position and posture of the electronic device need to be determined. The posture is sufficient; and according to the method shown in FIG. 6, the final position and posture of the electronic device are not required to be determined, only the position and posture change information of the electronic device needs to be tracked. It can be understood that the actual principles of these two methods are similar, because according to the initial position and posture and final position and posture of the electronic device, the position and posture change information can be calculated; accordingly, according to the initial position and posture of the electronic device As well as its position and posture change information, the final position and posture of the electronic device can also be calculated. Therefore, in a more general embodiment, a method for setting the spatial position of a virtual object is provided, which includes: determining the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set; and obtaining the initial spatial position of the virtual object; Obtain the initial position and posture of the electronic device at the initial moment; obtain the new position and posture of the electronic device or the position and posture change information of the electronic device after the initial moment; and according to the initial space of the virtual object The position, the initial position and posture of the electronic device, and the new position and posture of the electronic device, or the position and posture change information of the electronic device after the initial moment, set the spatial position of the virtual object.

In some of the above embodiments, in the process of adjusting or setting the spatial position of the virtual object, a hypothetical "rigid connection" is established between the electronic device and the virtual object, but it should be emphasized that this is not essential to the present invention. limit. In some other embodiments of the present application, after determining the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set, any other desired method or rule can be used according to the new position or pose of the electronic device or the position or pose change information of the electronic device. To set the spatial position of the virtual object.

In one embodiment, the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device can be determined according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the initial position and posture of the electronic device, which includes the direction of the virtual object relative to the electronic device and the virtual object relative to the electronic device. The distance or depth. In the process of adjusting or setting the spatial position of the virtual object, the user of the electronic device can provide input information through the operating elements of the electronic device to change or adjust the distance or depth of the virtual object relative to the electronic device. At the same time, the virtual object is relative to the electronic device. The direction of the electronic device remains unchanged. That is, when the direction of the "rigid connection" shown by the dashed line in FIG. 3 with respect to the electronic device remains unchanged, the length of the "rigid connection" is changed. The operating element of the electronic device may be a virtual operating element presented on the display medium of the electronic device, or may be a physical operating element on the electronic device. In one embodiment, the operating element may be a sliding bar presented on the display medium of the electronic device. By dragging the slider of the sliding bar, the distance or depth of the virtual object relative to the electronic device can be changed. The distance of the virtual object relative to the electronic device may refer to the linear distance between the virtual object and the electronic device. The depth of the virtual object relative to the electronic device may refer to, for example, the vertical distance of the virtual object relative to the plane where the electronic device is located or the imaging plane of the image capture device of the electronic device. Those skilled in the art can understand that since the direction of the virtual object relative to the electronic device remains unchanged, setting the distance of the virtual object relative to the electronic device will actually set the depth of the virtual object relative to the electronic device accordingly, and vice versa. , Setting distance and setting depth have the same effect in many cases. When setting the distance or depth of the virtual object relative to the electronic device, the currently set distance or depth value can be displayed on the display medium of the electronic device in real time. In some embodiments, the size or size of the virtual object presented can be changed according to the distance or depth of the virtual object relative to the electronic device.

In an embodiment, only the position information of the electronic device may be considered, and the spatial position of the virtual object may be changed according to the position or position change of the electronic device. In one manner, the displacement of the electronic device can be determined according to the initial position of the electronic device and the new position of the electronic device, so as to change the initial spatial position of the virtual object. In another way, the position change information of the electronic device can be tracked and the initial spatial position of the virtual object can be changed according to the position change information of the electronic device. FIG. 7 shows a method for setting the spatial position of a virtual object through an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application, which changes the spatial position of the virtual object according to the position or position change of the electronic device, and includes the following steps:

Step 701: Determine the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set;

Step 702: Obtain the initial spatial position of the virtual object;

Step 703: Obtain location information of the electronic device, where the location information includes: the initial location of the electronic device at the initial moment and the new location of the electronic device, and/or the location change information of the electronic device; and

Step 704: Set the spatial position of the virtual object according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object, the initial position of the electronic device, and the new position of the electronic device, or according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object And the position change information of the electronic device to set the spatial position of the virtual object. In one embodiment, when the spatial position of the virtual object is changed according to the position or pose change of the electronic device, the position change amount (that is, the displacement amount) of the electronic device is the same as the position change amount of the virtual object. In another embodiment, when the spatial position of the virtual object is changed according to the position or pose change of the electronic device, a zoom ratio between the position change amount of the electronic device and the position change amount of the virtual object can be set. In one case, the position change amount of the electronic device can be made larger than the position change amount of the virtual object. This situation is suitable for fine adjustment of the spatial position of the virtual object through the electronic device. In another case, the position change of the electronic device can be made smaller than the position change of the virtual object. This situation is suitable for greatly adjusting the spatial position of the virtual object through a small displacement change of the electronic device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention can be implemented in the form of a computer program. The computer program can be stored in various storage media (for example, a hard disk, an optical disk, a flash memory, etc.), and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it can be used to implement the method of the present invention.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention may be implemented in the form of an electronic device. The electronic device includes a processor and a memory, and a computer program is stored in the memory. When the computer program is executed by the processor, it can be used to implement the method of the present invention.

References herein to "each embodiment", "some embodiments", "one embodiment", or "an embodiment", etc. refer to the specific features, structures, or properties described in connection with the embodiments that are included in In at least one embodiment. Therefore, the appearances of the phrases "in various embodiments", "in some embodiments", "in one embodiment", or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this document do not necessarily refer to the same implementation example. In addition, specific features, structures, or properties can be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. Therefore, a specific feature, structure, or property shown or described in combination with one embodiment can be combined in whole or in part with the feature, structure, or property of one or more other embodiments without limitation, as long as the combination is not incompatible. Logical or not working. Expressions similar to "according to A", "based on A", "through A" or "using A" appearing in this article mean non-exclusive, that is, "according to A" can cover "only according to A" or Covers "according to A and B" unless it is specifically stated to mean "only according to A". For clarity in this application, some illustrative operating steps are described in a certain order, but those skilled in the art can understand that each of these operating steps is not indispensable, and some of the steps can be omitted. Or replaced by other steps. These operation steps do not have to be executed sequentially in the manner shown. On the contrary, some of these operation steps can be executed in a different order according to actual needs, or executed in parallel, as long as the new execution method is not illogical or unable to work.

Thus, several aspects of at least one embodiment of the present invention have been described, and it can be understood that various changes, modifications and improvements can be easily made by those skilled in the art. Such changes, modifications and improvements are intended to be within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Although the present invention has been described through preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein, and also includes various changes and changes made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A method for setting the spatial position of a virtual object, including:

Determine the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set;

Obtaining the initial spatial position of the virtual object;

Obtain location information of the electronic device, where the location information includes: the initial location of the electronic device at the initial moment and the new location of the electronic device, and/or the location change information of the electronic device; and

Set the spatial position of the virtual object according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object, the initial position of the electronic device, and the new position of the electronic device, or according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the The position change information of the electronic device is used to set the spatial position of the virtual object.
The method according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining posture information of the electronic device, wherein the position and posture information of the electronic device includes: the initial position and posture of the electronic device at the initial moment and the electronic device The new position and posture of the device, and/or the position and posture change information of the electronic device;

And wherein, the setting the spatial position of the virtual object includes: setting the virtual object according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object, the initial position and posture of the electronic device, and the new position and posture of the electronic device. The spatial position of the virtual object, or the spatial position of the virtual object is set according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the position and posture change information of the electronic device.
The method according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining posture information of the electronic device, wherein the position and posture information of the electronic device includes: the initial position and posture of the electronic device at the initial moment and the electronic device The new position and posture of the device, and/or the initial position and posture of the electronic device at the initial moment, and the position and posture change information of the electronic device,

And wherein, the setting the spatial position of the virtual object includes: according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object, the initial position and posture of the electronic device, and the new position and posture of the electronic device or The position and posture change information of the electronic device after the initial time set the spatial position of the virtual object.
3. The method according to claim 3, wherein the initial spatial position of the virtual object, the initial position and posture of the electronic device, and the new position and posture of the electronic device or the electronic device Setting the spatial position of the virtual object by the position and posture change information of the device after the initial moment includes:

Determine the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the initial position and posture of the electronic device; and

The spatial position of the virtual object is set according to the new position and posture of the electronic device and the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device.
3. The method according to claim 3, wherein the initial spatial position of the virtual object, the initial position and posture of the electronic device, and the new position and posture of the electronic device or the electronic device Setting the spatial position of the virtual object by the position and posture change information of the device after the initial moment includes:

Determine the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the initial position and posture of the electronic device;

Determine the spatial position change information of the virtual object according to the position and posture change information of the electronic device and the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device; and

The spatial position of the virtual object is set according to the initial spatial position of the virtual object and the spatial position change information of the virtual object.
The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device always remains unchanged.
The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device includes the direction of the virtual object relative to the electronic device and the position of the virtual object relative to the electronic device. Distance or depth

And wherein, the method further includes: changing the distance or depth of the virtual object relative to the electronic device based on the input information from the user.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein after the initial moment, a change in the position or posture of the electronic device affects the spatial position of the virtual object.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a selection icon is presented on the display medium of the electronic device, and wherein the determining the virtual object to be set in the spatial position comprises:

When a certain virtual object is presented at the location where the selection icon is located, and a user's selection instruction is received, the virtual object is determined as the virtual object whose spatial position is to be set.
The method according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein when a certain virtual key or physical key of the electronic device is pressed by the user, the electronic device is set as the position or posture of the electronic device changes. The spatial position of the virtual object; and wherein, when the virtual button or the physical button is released by the user, the spatial position of the virtual object is configured to no longer change with the position or posture of the electronic device.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the position change information or posture change information of the electronic device is position change information or posture change information of the electronic device after the initial moment.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the position change amount of the electronic device is equal to the position change amount of the virtual object.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the position change amount of the electronic device is not equal to the position change amount of the virtual object.
A storage medium in which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it can be used to implement the method of any one of claims 1-13.
An electronic device comprising a processor and a memory, and a computer program is stored in the memory. When the computer program is executed by the processor, the computer program can be used to implement the method according to any one of claims 1-13.