Apparatus and method for, in an image space, decoding and playing back a light control signal having successive computer generated images in correspondence with a changing point of view acquired by a device navigated in motion in an object space
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1. A method comprising:
- decoding a light control signal comprising successive computer generated images from storage on a storage medium, said computer generated images made for passive viewing, andcontrolling light, in response to said decoded light control signal, so as to present said successive computer generated images to a viewer in a passive role in viewing said successive computer generated images in an image space, said successive computer generated images presented with a point of view having a translatory position and an orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said image space, said point of view of said successive computer generated images presented in correspondence with a changing point of view of images acquired in an object space by a device tracked changing in translatory position and orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said object, space as said device is navigated in motion in said object space, wherein said changing in translatory position comprises changing with three dimenstional translations in position of said device with respect to said frame of reference of said object space, said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said frame of reference of said object space, said presented point of view of said successive computer generated images changing in translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said image space in correspondence with said tracked changes in translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said object space of said device navigated in motion in said object space.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method in which a light control signal comprising successive computer generated images are retrieved from a storage medium and played back in an image space with a point of view with respect to a frame of reference of the image space synchronized with a changing point of view of images acquired in an object space by an image acquisition device sensed in an object space changing in its point of view with respect to a frame of reference of the object space, the frame of reference of the image space corresponding to the frame of reference of the object space.
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1. A method comprising:
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decoding a light control signal comprising successive computer generated images from storage on a storage medium, said computer generated images made for passive viewing, and controlling light, in response to said decoded light control signal, so as to present said successive computer generated images to a viewer in a passive role in viewing said successive computer generated images in an image space, said successive computer generated images presented with a point of view having a translatory position and an orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said image space, said point of view of said successive computer generated images presented in correspondence with a changing point of view of images acquired in an object space by a device tracked changing in translatory position and orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said object, space as said device is navigated in motion in said object space, wherein said changing in translatory position comprises changing with three dimenstional translations in position of said device with respect to said frame of reference of said object space, said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said frame of reference of said object space, said presented point of view of said successive computer generated images changing in translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said image space in correspondence with said tracked changes in translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said object space of said device navigated in motion in said object space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 12, 15, 18, 21)
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- 3. Apparatus, comprising a playback device and a decoder for retrieving an encoded signal from a storage medium having successive images made for passive viewing stored thereon for decoding and playback to a viewer in a passive role in viewing said successive images in an image space, said successive images including successive computer generated images presented with a point of view having a translatory position and an orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said image space, said presented point of view of said successive computer generated images in correspondence with a changing point of view acquired in an object space by a device tracked changing in translatory position and orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said object space corresponding to navigation of said device in motion in said object space, wherein said changing in translatory position comprises changing with three dimensional translations in position of said device with respect to said frame of reference of said object space, said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said frame of reference of said object space, said presented point of view of said successive computer generated images changing in said translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said image space in correspondence with said tracked changes in translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said object space of said device navigated in motion in said object space.
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10. Apparatus, comprising:
- a non-transitory storage medium having a signal comprising successive computer generated images made for passive viewing stored thereon and a playback device for retrieval of said successive computer generated images for presentation of said successive computer generated images to a viewer in a passive role in viewing said successive computer generated images in an image space with a point of view having a translatory position and an orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said image space, said presented point of view of said computer generated images in correspondence with a changing point of view acquired in an object space by a device tracked changing in translatory position and orientation with respect to a frame of reference of said object space as said device is navigated in motion in said object space, wherein said changing in translatory position comprises changing with three dimensional translations in position of said device with respect to said frame of reference of said object space, said frame of reference of said image space corresponding to said frame of reference of said object space, said presented point of view of said successive computer generated images changing in said translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said image space in correspondence with said tracked changes in translatory position and orientation with respect to said frame of reference of said object space of said device navigated in motion in said object space.
- View Dependent Claims (11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 24)
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