SPATIALLY CORRELATED RENDERING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT ON DISPLAY COMPONENTS HAVING ARBITRARY POSITIONS
First Claim
1. A method of displaying 3D content on a first display component and a second display component utilizing a host server, the method comprising:
- obtaining, at the host server, first physical position data of the first display component indicating a relative position to the second display component and second physical position data of the second display component indicating a relative position to the first display component; and
transmitting a first set of rendered data to the first display component and a second set of rendered data to the second display component;
wherein the first set of rendered data is displayed on the first display component and the second set of rendered data is displayed on the second display component; and
wherein the first display component and the second display component enable a spatially correlated rendering of the 3D content and provide an extended field-of-view for a user viewing the 3D content using both the first and second display components.
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Abstract
Two or more display components are used to provide spatially correlated displays of 3D content. Three-dimensional content is rendered on multiple displays where the 3D content refers to the same virtual 3D coordinates, in which the relative position of the displays to each other determines the 3D virtual camera position for each display. Although not required, one of the displays may be mobile, such as a cell phone, and the other stationary or nomadic, such as a laptop. Each display shows a view based on a virtual camera into 3D content, such as an online virtual world. By continuously sensing and updating the relative physical distances and orientations of each device to one another, the devices show the user a view into the 3D content that is spatially correlated. Each device has a virtual camera that uses a common pool of 3D geometrical data and renders this data to display images.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of displaying 3D content on a first display component and a second display component utilizing a host server, the method comprising:
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obtaining, at the host server, first physical position data of the first display component indicating a relative position to the second display component and second physical position data of the second display component indicating a relative position to the first display component; and transmitting a first set of rendered data to the first display component and a second set of rendered data to the second display component; wherein the first set of rendered data is displayed on the first display component and the second set of rendered data is displayed on the second display component; and wherein the first display component and the second display component enable a spatially correlated rendering of the 3D content and provide an extended field-of-view for a user viewing the 3D content using both the first and second display components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of displaying 3D content on a first display component and second display component, the method comprising:
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sensing a first physical position of the first display component, wherein the first physical position is in reference to the second display component; and displaying a first set of rendering data on the first display component; wherein first physical position data of the first display component is obtained by the second display component; and wherein the first display component and second display component provide a spatially correlated rendering of the 3D content, thereby enabling an extended field-of-view for a user viewing the 3D content using the first display component and the second display component. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system of display devices for displaying 3D content, the system comprising:
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a first display having at least one first location sensor and a first monitor; and a second display having at least one second location sensor and a second monitor; wherein rendered pixels of 3D content are transmitted from the first display to the second display, the rendered pixels calculated based on the position data of the second display, such that the first display and the second display enable a spatially correlated rendering of the 3D content, thereby providing an extended field-of-view for a user utilizing the first display and the second display for viewing the 3D content; and wherein the first display obtains relative position data of the second display and the second display obtains relative position data of the first display. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for displaying 3D content on a first display component and a second display component, the apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining a first physical position data of the first display component indicating a position relative to the second display component and a second physical position data of the second display component indicating a position relative to the first display component; and means for transmitting a first set of rendered data to the first display component and a second set of rendered data to the second display component; wherein the first set of rendered data is displayed on the first display component and the second set of rendered data is displayed on the second display component; and wherein the first display component and the second display component enable a spatially correlated rendering of the 3D content and provide an extended field-of-view for a user viewing the 3D content using both the first and second display components. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for displaying 3D content in conjunction with a second display component, the apparatus comprising:
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means for sensing a first physical position of the apparatus, wherein the first physical position is in reference to the second display component; and means for displaying a first set of rendering data on the apparatus; wherein first physical position data of the apparatus is obtained by the second display component; and wherein the apparatus and second display component provide a spatially correlated rendering of the 3D content, thereby enabling an extended field-of-view for a user viewing the 3D content using the apparatus and the second display component. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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