Screen sharing method and apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing respective video feeds to at least two viewers using a common display and being connectable to the display, a first shuttered filter, and a second shuttered filter, said apparatus comprising:
- a control unit operable to control the display to alternately display an image from a first video feed and an image from a second video feed, to synchronize the first shuttered filter to the display such that the first filter is shuttered when the second video feed image is displayed, and to synchronize the second shuttered filter to the display such that the second filter is shuttered when the first video feed image is displayed, thereby providing only the first video feed image to a first viewer using the first shuttered filter and providing only the second video feed image to a second viewer using the second shuttered filter.
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Abstract
Respective video feeds are provided to at least two viewers using a common display. The display is controlled to alternately display an image from a first video feed and an image from a second video feed. A first shuttered filter is synchronized to the display such that the first filter is shuttered when the second video feed image is displayed, and a second shuttered filter is synchronized to the display such that the second filter is shuttered when the first video feed image is displayed. Only the first video feed image is provided to a first viewer using the first shuttered filter, and only the second video feed image is provided to a second viewer using the second shuttered filter.
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Citations
38 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing respective video feeds to at least two viewers using a common display and being connectable to the display, a first shuttered filter, and a second shuttered filter, said apparatus comprising:
a control unit operable to control the display to alternately display an image from a first video feed and an image from a second video feed, to synchronize the first shuttered filter to the display such that the first filter is shuttered when the second video feed image is displayed, and to synchronize the second shuttered filter to the display such that the second filter is shuttered when the first video feed image is displayed, thereby providing only the first video feed image to a first viewer using the first shuttered filter and providing only the second video feed image to a second viewer using the second shuttered filter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing respective video feeds to at least two viewers, said system comprising:
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a control unit;
a display connected to said control unit;
a first shuttered filter connected to said control unit; and
a second shuttered filter connected to said control unit;
said control unit being operable to control said display to alternately display an image from a first video feed and an image from a second video feed, to synchronize said first shuttered filter to said display such that said first filter is shuttered when the second video feed image is displayed, and to synchronize said second shuttered filter to said display such that said second filter is shuttered when the first video feed image is displayed, thereby providing only the first video feed image to a first viewer using said first shuttered filter and providing only the second video feed image to a second viewer using said second shuttered filter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing respective video feeds to at least two viewers using a common display, said method comprising:
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controlling the display to alternately display an image from a first video feed and an image from a second video feed;
synchronizing a first shuttered filter to the display such that the first filter is shuttered when the second video feed image is displayed, thereby providing only the first video feed image to a first viewer using the first shuttered filter; and
synchronizing a second shuttered filter to the display such that the second filter is shuttered when the first video feed image is displayed, thereby providing only the second video feed image to a second viewer using the second shuttered filter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A video game apparatus connectable to a display, a first pair of LCD shutter glasses, and a second pair of LCD shutter glasses, said apparatus comprising:
a game unit operable to control the display to alternately display a full-screen image according to a first perspective of a video game and a full-screen image according to a second perspective of the video game, to synchronize the first pair of LCD shutter glasses to the display such that a first player using the first pair of LCD shutter glasses can play the video game while viewing the video game from the first perspective only, and to synchronize the second pair of LCD shutter glasses to the display such that a second player using the second pair of LCD shutter glasses can play the video game while viewing the video game from the second perspective only. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A video game system, comprising:
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a game unit;
a display connected to said control unit;
a first pair of LCD shutter glasses connected to said control unit; and
a second pair of LCD shutter glasses connected to said control unit;
said game unit being operable to control said display to alternately display a full-screen image according to a first perspective of a video game and a full-screen image according to a second perspective of the video game, to synchronize said first pair of LCD shutter glasses to the display such that a first player using the first pair of LCD shutter glasses can play the video game while viewing the video game from the first perspective only, and to synchronize said second pair of LCD shutter glasses to the display such that a second player using the second pair of LCD shutter glasses can play the video game while viewing the video game from the second perspective only. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of providing a video game to at least two players using a common display, said method comprising:
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controlling the display to alternately display a full-screen image according to a first perspective of a video game and a full-screen image according to a second perspective of the video game;
synchronizing a first pair of LCD shutter glasses to the display such that a first player using the first pair of LCD shutter glasses can play the video game while viewing the video game from the first perspective only; and
synchronizing a second pair of LCD shutter glasses to the display such that a second player using the second pair of LCD shutter glasses can play the video game while viewing the video game from the second perspective only. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A method of providing a video game to a first viewer while providing a video program to a second viewer, the first viewer and the second viewer using a common display, said method comprising:
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controlling the display to alternately display an image from the video game and an image from the video program;
synchronizing a first pair of LCD shutter glasses to the display such that a first viewer using the first pair of LCD shutter glasses can play the video game only; and
synchronizing a second pair of LCD shutter glasses to the display such that a second viewer using the second pair of LCD shutter glasses can view the video program only. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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