- Number
- 20200351486
- Published
- 2020-11-05
- 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 experience content.
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
BACKGROUND1. Field
This disclosure generally relates to the field of audio/visual (“AN”) equipment. More particularly, the disclosure relates to an A/V system that provides an immersive experience.2. General Background
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.).
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
In one aspect, an immersive exp
Claims
1. An immersive experience system comprising: a processor that determines a position of a first head-mounted display, determines a position of a second head-mounted display, generates a first image for a first immersive experience corresponding to the position of the first head-mounted display, encodes the first image into a first infrared spectrum illumination having a first wavelength, generates a second image for a second immersive experience corresponding to the position of the second head-mounted display, and encodes the second image into a second infrared spectrum illumination having a second wavelength, the first wavelength being distinct from the second wavelength; a first optical emission device that emits the first infrared spectrum illumination for reception by the first head-mounted display so that the first head-mounted display projects the first image onto one or more display portions of the first head-mounted display; and a second optical emission device that emits the second infrared spectrum illumination for reception by the second head-mounted display so that the second head-mounted display projects the second image onto one or more display portions of the second head-mounted display.
9. A method comprising: determining, with a processor, a position of a first head-mounted display; determining, with the processor, a position of a 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 distinct from the second wavelength; emitting, with a first optical emission device, the first infrared spectrum illumination for reception by the first head-mounted display so 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 a second optical emission device, the second infrared spectrum illumination for reception by the second head-mounted display so that the second head-mounted display projects the second image onto one or more display portions of the second head-mounted display.
18. A head-mounted display comprising: a frame; a display area operably attached to the frame; a photodetector operably attached to the frame; an optical bandpass filter that filters a plurality of infrared spectrum illuminations from a plurality of optical emission devices according to a predetermined wavelength such that a filtered infrared spectrum illumination is absorbed by the photodetector; and a projector operably attached to the frame, the projector projecting an image onto the display area, the image being stored in the filtered infrared spectrum illumination.
20. A method comprising: emitting, with a plurality of light emitting diodes, an infrared spectrum illumination pattern that identifies a head-mounted display to which the plurality of light emitting diodes is operably attached; filtering, with an optical bandpass filter, a plurality of infrared spectrum illuminations from a plurality of optical emission devices according to a predetermined wavelength that is associated with a head-mounted display identifier corresponding to the head-mounted display; absorbing, with a photodetector operably attached to the head-mounted display, a filtered infrared spectrum illumination; and projecting, with a projector operably attached to the head-mounted display, an image onto a display area of the head-mounted device, the image being stored in the filtered infrared spectrum illumination.