Systems and Methods for Interactive Surround Visual Field
First Claim
1. A method for generating a surround visual field comprising a plurality of elements, the method comprising:
- creating a coupling rule that receives a control signal as an input and outputs an effect on at least one element from the plurality of elements of the surround visual field;
obtaining the control signal that is related to an input stream;
applying an effect to the at least one element from the plurality of elements of the surround visual field based upon the control signal and the coupling rule; and
displaying the surround visual field in an area that surrounds or partially surrounds an area displaying the input stream.
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Abstract
A surround visual field framework or system and methods are presented. In an embodiment, a surround visual field system comprises a control signal extractor that obtains a control signal that is related to the input stream. The control signal is provided to a coupling rule that links the control signal to an effect on an element of a surround visual field. The effect is applied to the element of the surround visual field thereby creating a surround visual field that has a characteristic or characteristics which relate to an input audio/visual stream presentation. In one embodiment, the surround visual field is displayed in an area partially surrounding or surrounding the input stream being displayed. In embodiments, the surround visual field may be a rendering of a three-dimensional environment. In embodiments, one or more otherwise idle display areas may be used to display a surround visual field.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for generating a surround visual field comprising a plurality of elements, the method comprising:
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creating a coupling rule that receives a control signal as an input and outputs an effect on at least one element from the plurality of elements of the surround visual field; obtaining the control signal that is related to an input stream; applying an effect to the at least one element from the plurality of elements of the surround visual field based upon the control signal and the coupling rule; and displaying the surround visual field in an area that surrounds or partially surrounds an area displaying the input stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A surround visual field system for generating a surround visual field comprising a plurality of elements, wherein the surround visual field is displayed in an area surrounding or partially surrounding an input stream, the system comprising:
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a control signal extractor that receives the input stream and obtains a control signal that is related to the input stream; and a coupling rule that receives the control signal as an input and outputs an effect on at least one element from the plurality of elements of the surround visual field. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for generating a surround visual field that is responsive to an input stream, the method comprising:
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obtaining a local control signal that is related to the input stream and a global control signal that is related to the input stream; affecting a foreground or background element of the surround visual field based upon the local control signal and a coupling rule; and affecting a foreground or background element of the surround visual field based upon a growth coupling rule and the global control signal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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