IMMERSIVE VIEWER, A METHOD OF PROVIDING SCENES ON A DISPLAY AND AN IMMERSIVE VIEWING SYSTEM

• US 20110254914A1
• Filed: 04/14/2010
• Published: 10/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Ng, Hock M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,955,209 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection

Abstract

An apparatus, a method of providing scenes on a display and an immersive viewing system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) a movement detector configured to monitor movement of a user with respect to a display, wherein the movement detector is disengaged from the user and includes a distance sensor configured to detect a distance of the user from the display and (2) an active screen displayer configured to navigate an active scene on the display based on changes in the distance and dynamically provide an updated view of the active scene on the display based thereon.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a movement detector configured to monitor movement of a user with respect to a display, wherein said movement detector is disengaged from said user and includes a distance sensor configured to detect a distance of said user from said display; and

an active screen displayer configured to navigate an active scene on said display based on changes in said distance and dynamically provide an updated view of said active scene on said display based thereon.

2. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said updated view provided by said active scene displayer is a zoomed-in view of said active scene when said distance is reduced.

3. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said movement detector includes a camera positioned with said display and configured to detect movement of said user.

4. The apparatus as recited in claim 3 wherein said camera is configured to change a field of view thereof in response to said movement.

5. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said active screen displayer is configured to alter a viewing angle of said display based on said movement of said user.

6. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said apparatus includes said display and said camera is mechanically coupled thereto.

7. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said movement detector can detect movement of said user in three different directions.

8. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said active scene is a scene selected from the group consisting of:

an interactive display having a virtual scene that is larger than a viewing area of said display,

a live remote scene,

a recorded scene, and

a video game scene.

9. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said active screen displayer is configured to direct a remote camera based on said movement or said distance to dynamically provide said updated view.

10. A method of providing scenes on a display, comprising:

detecting a distance of said user from said display employing a movement detector disengaged from said user;

navigating an active scene on said display based on said distance; and

dynamically providing an updated view of said active scene on said display based on said navigating.

11. The method as recited in claim 10 further comprising monitoring movement of said user with respect to said display employing said movement detector.

12. The method as recited in claim 11 wherein said monitoring includes detecting movement of said user with a camera positioned with said display.

13. The apparatus as recited in claim 12 further comprising changing a field of view of said camera in response to said movement.

14. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising altering a viewing angle of said display based on said movement of said user.

15. The method as recited in claim 11 wherein said monitoring includes detecting movement of said user in three different directions.

16. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein said active scene is a scene selected from the group consisting of:

an interactive display having a virtual scene that is larger than a viewing area of said display,

a live remote scene,

a recorded scene, and

a video game scene.

17. The method as recited in claim 10 further comprising directing a remote camera based on said distance to dynamically provide said updated view.

18. An immersive viewing system, comprising:

a display configured to provide an active scene for viewing; and

an immersive viewer controller coupled to said display, including;

a movement detector configured to monitor movement of a user with respect to said display, wherein said movement detector is disengaged from said user and includes a distance sensor configured to detect a distance of said user from said display; and

an active screen displayer configured to navigate said active scene on said display based on changes in said distance and dynamically provide an updated view of said active scene on said display based thereon.

19. The system as recited in claim 18 wherein said display is a local display, said user is a local user and said active scene is a remote scene, said movement detector having a local camera positioned with said local display and configured to detect said movement of said local user, said system further comprising a remote camera wherein said active screen displayer is configured to move said remote camera, based on said movement of said local user and said distance, to navigate said active scene.

20. The system as recited in claim 19 wherein said local camera and said remote camera are configured to detect proximate movement in three different directions.

21. The system as recited in claim 20 wherein said local camera and said remote camera are configured to change a field of view thereof in response to said proximate movement.

22. The system as recited in claim 19 wherein said active screen displayer is further configured to provide said updated view based on detected movement of a remote user associated with said remote camera.