Interacting with a network to transmit virtual image data in augmented or virtual reality systems
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- capturing an image of a real physical object, the real physical object located in a field of view of a user, wherein a location of the real physical object is known;
rendering from the captured image of the real physical object a rendered physical object, wherein the rendered physical object appears substantially identical to the real physical object; and
displaying to the user, in a blended reality mode selected by the user from a plurality of visualization modes, the rendered physical object at a display location in the display that corresponds to an area of the display through which the real physical object is viewable, wherein the blended reality mode comprises displaying virtual objects and the rendered physical object at a physical environment of the user, wherein the rendered physical object is displayed in place of the real physical object in the display.
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Abstract
One embodiment is directed to a system for enabling two or more users to interact within a virtual world comprising virtual world data, comprising a computer network comprising one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices comprising memory, processing circuitry, and software stored at least in part in the memory and executable by the processing circuitry to process at least a portion of the virtual world data; wherein at least a first portion of the virtual world data originates from a first user virtual world local to a first user, and wherein the computer network is operable to transmit the first portion to a user device for presentation to a second user, such that the second user may experience the first portion from the location of the second user, such that aspects of the first user virtual world are effectively passed to the second user.
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17 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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capturing an image of a real physical object, the real physical object located in a field of view of a user, wherein a location of the real physical object is known; rendering from the captured image of the real physical object a rendered physical object, wherein the rendered physical object appears substantially identical to the real physical object; and displaying to the user, in a blended reality mode selected by the user from a plurality of visualization modes, the rendered physical object at a display location in the display that corresponds to an area of the display through which the real physical object is viewable, wherein the blended reality mode comprises displaying virtual objects and the rendered physical object at a physical environment of the user, wherein the rendered physical object is displayed in place of the real physical object in the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An augmented reality display system, comprising:
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a camera to capture an image of a real physical object in a field of view of a user, wherein a location of the real physical object in a real world is known; a module for processing data, wherein the module is stored in a memory, the module rendering from the captured image of the real physical object a rendered physical object, wherein the rendered physical object appears substantially identical to the real physical object; and a display for displaying to the user, in a blended reality mode selected by the user from a plurality of visualization modes, the rendered physical object at a display location in the display that corresponds to an area of the display through which the real physical object is viewable, wherein the blended reality mode comprises displaying virtual objects and the rendered physical object at a physical environment of the user, wherein the rendered physical object is displayed in place of the real physical object in the display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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