Perspective altering display system
First Claim
1. A perspective-altering display system, comprising:
- a display screen for displaying a scene having opposing side edges;
a sensor for detecting the movement of a viewer relative to the display screen;
at least one memory for storing foreground and background imagery;
wherein the memory has a capacity to store imagery that extends beyond one or both of the side edges of the display screen;
at least one processor interconnected to the memory and the sensor, the processor being operative to perform the following functions;
generate a scene based upon multiple superimposed graphics planes, including a foreground graphics plane containing the foreground imagery and a background graphics plane containing the background imagery, andreceive a signal from the sensor and shift the relative position of the foreground and background graphics planes in the displayed scene as a function of viewer movement;
wherein the multiple superimposed graphics planes include non-visible imagery beyond one of both of the side edges display screen; and
wherein the foreground graphics plane is shifted by way of a translation to a greater extent than the background graphics plane as a viewer moves from side to side relative to the display screen, causing the non-visible imagery to become visible.
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Abstract
The perception of a displayed image is altered for viewers moving relative to the position of the display system screen, thereby imparting a sense of three-dimensional immersion in the scene being displayed. A display generator generates a scene having foreground and background elements, and a display screen displaying the scene. A sensor detects the position of a viewer relative to the display screen, and a processor is operative to shift the relative position of the foreground and background elements in the displayed scene as a function of viewer position, such that the viewer'"'"'s perspective of the scene changes as the viewer moves relative to the display screen. The foreground and background elements may be presented in the form of multiple superimposed graphics planes, and/or a camera may be used to record the scene through panning at sequential angles. The system may be used to implement virtual windows, virtual mirrors and other effects without requiring viewers or users to modify behavior or wear glasses, beacons, etc.
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23 Claims
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1. A perspective-altering display system, comprising:
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a display screen for displaying a scene having opposing side edges; a sensor for detecting the movement of a viewer relative to the display screen; at least one memory for storing foreground and background imagery; wherein the memory has a capacity to store imagery that extends beyond one or both of the side edges of the display screen; at least one processor interconnected to the memory and the sensor, the processor being operative to perform the following functions; generate a scene based upon multiple superimposed graphics planes, including a foreground graphics plane containing the foreground imagery and a background graphics plane containing the background imagery, and receive a signal from the sensor and shift the relative position of the foreground and background graphics planes in the displayed scene as a function of viewer movement; wherein the multiple superimposed graphics planes include non-visible imagery beyond one of both of the side edges display screen; and wherein the foreground graphics plane is shifted by way of a translation to a greater extent than the background graphics plane as a viewer moves from side to side relative to the display screen, causing the non-visible imagery to become visible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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