Virtualization of Tangible Interface Objects

Abstract

An example system includes a stand configured to position a computing device proximate to a physical activity surface. The system further includes a video capture device, a detector, and an activity application. The video capture device is coupled for communication with the computing device and is adapted to capture a video stream that includes an activity scene of the physical activity surface and one or more interface objects physically interactable with by a user. The detector is executable to detect motion in the activity scene based on the processing and, responsive to detecting the motion, process the video stream to detect one or more interface objects included in the activity scene of the physical activity surface. The activity application is executable to present virtual information on a display of the computing device based on the one or more detected interface objects.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 capturing, using a video capture device, a video stream that includes an activity scene of a physical activity surface and one or more interface objects physically interactable with by a user;   processing, using one or more computing devices, the activity scene of the physical activity surface in the video stream for motion for a predetermined period of time;   detecting, using the one or more computing devices, motion in the activity scene based on the processing;   responsive to detecting the motion, processing, using the one or more computing devices, the video stream to detect one or more interface objects included in the activity scene of the physical activity surface; and   presenting virtual information on a computer display based on the one or more detected interface objects.