Virtual reality imaging system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for presenting a user with a virtual image in real time of phenomena located in a predefined multidimensional space, comprising:
- means for generating data, in real time, indicative of at least one phenomena extant in a multidimensional space and traversing said multidimensional space which multidimensional space has predefined extent in a plurality of dimensions, comprising;
means for measuring present values of a plurality of parameters for at least one temporally variant phenomena extant in said multidimensional space;
means for storing data defining a plurality of characteristics of said phenomena that are to be displayed to a user;
means for filtering said generated data to extract data that satisfies said plurality of characteristics, defined by said stored data, from said generated data, comprising;
means for storing data indicative of a predefined point in said multidimensional space;
means for storing data indicative of a field of view from said predefined pointing said multidimensional space;
means, responsive to said stored predefined point and field of view data for defining a segment of said multidimensional space representative of said field of view as taken from said predefined point;
means for identifying a portion of any of said phenomena that lie within said segment of said multidimensional space; and
means, responsive to said extracted data, for producing an image representative of a three dimensional view of at least a portion of said multidimensional space to display said phenomena, substantially temporally concurrent with the generation of said data indicative of said at least one phenomena extant in a multidimensional space and used to produce said image.
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Abstract
The virtual reality imaging system takes a multidimensional space that contains real world objects and phenomena, be they static or dynamic in nature, and enables a user to define a point and/or a path through this multidimensional space. The apparatus then displays the view to the user that would be seen from the point and/or path through the multidimensional space. This view is filtered through user definable characteristics that refine the real world phenomena and objects to a perspective that is of interest to the user. This filtered view presents the user with a virtual view of the reality contained within this multidimensional space, which virtual reality presents data to the user of only objects, views and phenomena that are of particular interest to the user.
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32 Claims
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1. Apparatus for presenting a user with a virtual image in real time of phenomena located in a predefined multidimensional space, comprising:
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means for generating data, in real time, indicative of at least one phenomena extant in a multidimensional space and traversing said multidimensional space which multidimensional space has predefined extent in a plurality of dimensions, comprising; means for measuring present values of a plurality of parameters for at least one temporally variant phenomena extant in said multidimensional space; means for storing data defining a plurality of characteristics of said phenomena that are to be displayed to a user; means for filtering said generated data to extract data that satisfies said plurality of characteristics, defined by said stored data, from said generated data, comprising; means for storing data indicative of a predefined point in said multidimensional space; means for storing data indicative of a field of view from said predefined pointing said multidimensional space; means, responsive to said stored predefined point and field of view data for defining a segment of said multidimensional space representative of said field of view as taken from said predefined point; means for identifying a portion of any of said phenomena that lie within said segment of said multidimensional space; and means, responsive to said extracted data, for producing an image representative of a three dimensional view of at least a portion of said multidimensional space to display said phenomena, substantially temporally concurrent with the generation of said data indicative of said at least one phenomena extant in a multidimensional space and used to produce said image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for presenting a user with a virtual image in real time of phenomena located in a predefined multidimensional space, comprising the steps of:
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generating data, in real time, indicative of at least one phenomena extant in a multidimensional space, which multidimensional space has predefined extent in a plurality of dimensions, comprising measuring present values of plurality of parameters for at least one temporally variant phenomena extant in multidimensional space; storing data defining a plurality of characteristics of said phenomena that are to be displayed to a user; extracting data that satisfies said plurality of characteristics, defined by said stored data, from said generated data, comprising; storing data indicative of a predefined point in said multidimensional space; storing data indicative of a field of view from said predefined point in said multidimensional space; defining in response to said stored predefined point and field of view data, a segment of said multidimensional space representative of said field of view as taken from said predefined point; identifying a portion of any of said phenomena that lie within said segment of said multidimensional space; and producing, in response to said extracted data, an image representative of a three dimensional view of at least a portion of said multidimensional space to display said phenomena, substantially temporally concurrent with the generation of said data indicative of said at least one phenomena extant In a multidimensional space and used to produce said image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for presenting a user with a virtual image in real time of meteorological phenomena located in a predefined multidimensional space, comprising:
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means for generating data indicative of at least one meteorological phenomena extant in e multidimensional space, which multidimensional space has predefined extent in a plurality of dimensions, comprising; means for measuring a plurality of parameters for at least one temporally variant meteorological phenomena extant in said multidimensional space, means for measuring a plurality of parameters for at least one spatial feature extant in said multidimensional space; means for storing data defining a plurality of characteristics of said meteorological phenomena and spatial features that am to be displayed to a user; means for storing data indicative of a predefined point in said multidimensional space; means for storing data indicative of a field of view from said predefined point in said multidimensional space; means, responsive to said stored predefined point and field of view date, for defining a segment of said multidimensional space representative of said field of view as taken from said predefined point; means for identifying a portion of any of said meteorological phenomena and spatial features that lie within said segment of said multidimensional space; means for extracting data that satisfies said plurality of characteristics, defined by said stored dam, from said generated data for any said identified portion of any of said meteorological phenomena and spatial features that lie within said segment of said multidimensional space; and means for displaying said plurality of characteristics of said meteorological phenomena and said spatial features inclusive in said segment of said multidimensional space, substantially temporally concurrent with the generation of said data indicative of said meteorological phenomena extant in a multidimensional space and used to produce said image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for presenting a user with a virtual image in real time of meteorological phenomena located in a predefined multidimensional space, comprising the steps of:
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generating data indicative of at least one meteorological phenomena extant in a multidimensional space, which multidimensional space has predefined extent in a plurality of dimensions, comprising; measuring a plurality of parameters for at least one temporally variant meteorological phenomena extant in said multidimensional space, measuring a plurality of parameters for at least one spatial feature extant in said multidimensional space;
storing data defining a plurality of characteristics of said meteorological phenomena and spatial features that are to be displayed to a user;storing data indicative of a predefined point in said multidimensional space; storing data indicative of a field of view from said predefined point in said multidimensional space; defining, in response to said stored predefined point and field of view data, a segment of said multidimensional space representative of said field of view as taken from said predefined point; and identifying a portion of any of said meteorological phenomena and spatial features that lie within said segment of said multidimensional space; extracting data that satisfies said plurality of characteristics, defined by said stored data, from said generated data for any said identified portion of any of said meteorological phenomena and spatial features that lie within said segment of said multidimensional space; displaying said plurality of characteristics of said meteorological phenomena and said spatial features inclusive in said segment of said multidirectional space, substantially temporally concurrent with the generation of said data indicative of said meteorological phenomena extant in a multidimensional space end used to produce said image. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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