ZOOM RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A method of operating an interactive system, the method comprising:
- displaying a scene on a display;
detecting user input indicating a zoom mode of operation;
in response to the detected user input indicating the zoom operation, simulating viewing of a portion of said scene through binoculars.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for implementing user controlled zoom operations during a stereoscopic, e.g., 3D, presentation are described. While viewing a 3D presentation of a scene environment, a user may switch to a zoom mode allowing the user to zoom in on a particular portion of the environment being displayed. In order to maintain the effect of being physically present at the event, and also to reduce the risk of making the user sick from sudden non-real world like changes in views of the environment, the user in response to initiating a zoom mode of operation is presented with a view which is the same or similar to that which might be expected as the result of looking through a pair of binoculars. In some embodiments the restriction in view is achieved by applying masks to enlarged version of left and right eye views to be displayed.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of operating an interactive system, the method comprising:
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displaying a scene on a display; detecting user input indicating a zoom mode of operation; in response to the detected user input indicating the zoom operation, simulating viewing of a portion of said scene through binoculars. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An interactive system, comprising:
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a display device configured to display images corresponding to a scene; a user input interface configured to detect user input indicating a zoom mode of operation; a simulator configured to simulate viewing of a portion of said scene through binoculars in response to the detected user input indicating the zoom operation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising processor executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, control a playback system to:
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display a scene on a display device; detect user input indicating a zoom mode of operation; simulate viewing of a portion of said scene through binoculars in response to said user input indicating a zoom mode of operation.
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