Peripheral treatment for head-mounted displays
First Claim
1. A head-mounted display apparatus for a user, comprising:
- a first display operable to project a first image viewable only by a first eye of the user;
a first peripheral light element positioned to emit light of one or more colors in close proximity to the periphery of the first display;
a second display operable to project a second image viewable only by a second eye of the user independent of the first image viewed by the first eye of the user;
a second peripheral light element positioned to emit light of one or more colors in close proximity to the periphery of the second display; and
a processor operable to;
receive data representing a source image;
divide the source image into a left image and a right image;
determine periphery colors for the left image and periphery colors for the right image;
combine the left image and the determined periphery colors for the left image by directing the first peripheral light element to display the determined left image periphery colors only in a peripheral region of the first image;
combine the right image and the determined periphery colors for the right image by directing the second peripheral light element to display the determined right image periphery colors only in a peripheral region of the second image; and
project the combined left image only to the first display and the combined right image only to the second display to create an enhanced viewing experience for the user.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for projecting a source image in a head-mounted display apparatus for a user. A first display projects an image viewable by a first eye of the user. A first peripheral light element is positioned to emit light of one or more colors in close proximity to the periphery of the first display. A receives data representing a source image, processes the data representing the source image to generate a first image for the first display and to generate a first set of peripheral conditioning signals for the first peripheral light element, directs the first image to the first display, and directs the first set of peripheral conditioning signals to the first peripheral light element. As a result, an enhanced viewing experience is created for the user.
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25 Claims
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1. A head-mounted display apparatus for a user, comprising:
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a first display operable to project a first image viewable only by a first eye of the user; a first peripheral light element positioned to emit light of one or more colors in close proximity to the periphery of the first display; a second display operable to project a second image viewable only by a second eye of the user independent of the first image viewed by the first eye of the user; a second peripheral light element positioned to emit light of one or more colors in close proximity to the periphery of the second display; and a processor operable to; receive data representing a source image; divide the source image into a left image and a right image; determine periphery colors for the left image and periphery colors for the right image; combine the left image and the determined periphery colors for the left image by directing the first peripheral light element to display the determined left image periphery colors only in a peripheral region of the first image; combine the right image and the determined periphery colors for the right image by directing the second peripheral light element to display the determined right image periphery colors only in a peripheral region of the second image; and project the combined left image only to the first display and the combined right image only to the second display to create an enhanced viewing experience for the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method for projecting a source image in a head-mounted display apparatus for a user, the head-mounted display apparatus having a first display operable to project a first image viewable by a first eye of the user and a first peripheral light element positioned to emit light of one or more colors in close proximity to the periphery of the first display and, the method comprising:
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receiving data representing a source image; dividing the source image into a left image and a right image; determining periphery colors for the left image and periphery colors for the right image; combining the left image and the determined periphery colors for the left image by directing the first peripheral light element to display the determined left image periphery colors only in a peripheral region of the first image; combining the right image and the determined periphery colors for the right image by directing the second peripheral light element to display the determined right image periphery colors only in a peripheral region of the second image; and projecting the combined left image only to the first display and the combined right image only to the second display to create an enhanced viewing experience for the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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