- Number
- 11070786
- Published
- 2021-07-20
- Filed
- 2019-05-02
- Assignee
- DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Inventors
- Chapman; Steven, Popp; Joseph, Taylor; Alice, Hager; Joseph
- CPC
- G06F3/011; G06F3/012; G06T19/003; H04B10/1141; H04B10/1143; H04N13/167; H04N13/194; H04N13/368; H04N13/398; H04N23/20; H04N23/56
- Verdict
- Medium Hardware
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
The keeper's note
Illumination-based data delivery for immersive multi-user content (granted).
Abstract
An immersive experience system is provided. The immersive experience system has a processor that determines a position of a first head-mounted display. Further, the processor determines a position of a second head-mounted display. The processor also generates a first image for a first immersive experience corresponding to the position of the first head-mounted display. Moreover, the process encodes the first image into a first infrared spectrum illumination having a first wavelength. In addition, the processor generates a second image for a second immersive experience corresponding to the position of the second head-mounted display. Finally, the processor encodes the second image into a second infrared spectrum illumination having a second wavelength. The first wavelength is distinct from the second wavelength.
Background
BACKGROUND 1. Field (1) This disclosure generally relates to the field of audio/visual (“A/V”) equipment. More particularly, the disclosure relates to an A/V system that provides an immersive experience. 2. General Background (2) Virtual reality (“VR”) and augmented reality (“AR”) are the two most common immersive experience technologies. Whereas a VR apparatus typically provides an immersive experience that is completely virtual, an AR apparatus typically provides a virtual experience in conjunction with a real-world experience (e.g., an overlay of various text and/or images over a real-world object, person, place, etc.). (3) Typically, a head-mounted display (“HMD”), such as headgear, glasses, etc., is worn by the user over his or her eyes to provide a VR or an AR experience. Yet, wearing the HMD can be quite uncomfortable for a user. For instance, the HMD can be quite heavy as a result of onboard sensor-fusion componentry that track the head position of a user, and processors built-in to the HMD to adjust the content displayed by the HMD based on the corresponding head position. Even when the processing componentry is positioned within a stand-alone computer rather than the HMD, the user will typically be tethered to the stand-alone computer via a backpack or one or more cables, thereby providing an added layer of inconvenience to the user. Therefore, conventional HMDs may not be optimal for immersive experience environments. SUMMARY (4) In one aspect, an immersive experie
Claims
1. An immersive experience system comprising: a processor communicatively coupled to a first optical emission device and a second optical emission device and located separately from a first head-mounted display and a second head-mounted display, the processor being configured to: determine a position of the first head-mounted display, determine a position of the second head-mounted display, generate a first image for a first immersive experience corresponding to the position of the first head-mounted display, encode the first image into a first infrared spectrum illumination having a first wavelength, generate a second image for a second immersive experience corresponding to the position of the second head-mounted display, and encode the second image into a second infrared spectrum illumination having a second wavelength, the first wavelength being different from the second wavelength; the first optical emission device, located separately from the first head-mounted display, configured to emit the first infrared spectrum illumination for reception by the first head-mounted display such that the first head-mounted display projects the first image onto one or more display portions of the first head-mounted display; and the second optical emission device, located separately from the second head-mounted display, configured to emit the second infrared spectrum illumination for reception by the second head-mounted display such that the second head-mounted display projects the second image onto one or more display portions of the second head-mounted display. ||
11. A method comprising: determining, with a processor communicatively coupled to a first optical emission device and a second optical emission device and located separately from a first head-mounted display and a second head-mounted display, a position of the first head-mounted display; determining, with the processor, a position of the second head-mounted display; generating, with the processor, a first image for a first immersive experience corresponding to the position of the first head-mounted display; encoding, with the processor, the first image into a first infrared spectrum illumination having a first wavelength; generating, with the processor, a second image for a second immersive experience corresponding to the position of the second head-mounted display; encoding, with the processor, the second image into a second infrared spectrum illumination having a second wavelength, the first wavelength being different from the second wavelength; emitting, with the first optical emission device located separately from the first head-mounted display, the first infrared spectrum illumination for reception by the first head-mounted display such that the first head-mounted display projects the first image onto one or more display portions of the first head-mounted display; and emitting, with the second optical emission device located separately from the second head-mounted display, the second infrared spectrum illumination for reception by the second head-mounted display such that the second head-mounted display projects the second image onto one or more display portions of the second head-mounted display.