System and method for interactive environments presented by video playback devices
First Claim
1. A video playback device for providing an interactive environment on a display in response to a user input, the video playback device comprising:
- a memory configured to store;
a plurality of images forming a plurality of viewpoints of the interactive environment;
a plurality of recorded transition clips, wherein each of the plurality of transition clips provides a video transition from one image to another image of the plurality of images; and
a linking structure linking the plurality of images with the plurality of recorded transition clips; and
a processor configured to;
determine a direction of movement based on the user input;
select a next one of the plurality of recorded transition clips and a next one of the plurality of images based on the direction of movement and the linking structure;
display the next one of the plurality of recorded transition clips and the next one of the plurality of images on the display; and
playback positional audio moving consistently with the direction of movement.
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Abstract
There is provided a video playback device for providing an interactive environment on a display in response to a user input. The video playback device comprises (1) a memory to store a plurality of images forming a plurality of viewpoints of the interactive environment; a plurality of transition sequences, wherein each of the plurality of transition sequences provides a video transition from one image to another image; and a linking structure linking the plurality of images with the plurality of transition sequences; (2) a processor to determine a direction of movement based on the user input; select a next one of the plurality of transition sequences and a next one of the plurality of images based on the direction of movement and the linking structure; and display the next one of the plurality of transition sequences and the next one of the plurality of images on the display.
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19 Claims
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1. A video playback device for providing an interactive environment on a display in response to a user input, the video playback device comprising:
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a memory configured to store; a plurality of images forming a plurality of viewpoints of the interactive environment; a plurality of recorded transition clips, wherein each of the plurality of transition clips provides a video transition from one image to another image of the plurality of images; and a linking structure linking the plurality of images with the plurality of recorded transition clips; and a processor configured to; determine a direction of movement based on the user input; select a next one of the plurality of recorded transition clips and a next one of the plurality of images based on the direction of movement and the linking structure; display the next one of the plurality of recorded transition clips and the next one of the plurality of images on the display; and playback positional audio moving consistently with the direction of movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing an interactive environment, in response to a user input, for use by a processor of a video playback device having a memory storing a plurality of images forming a plurality of viewpoints of the interactive environment;
- a plurality of recorded transition clips, wherein each of the plurality of recorded transition clips provides a video transition from one image to another image of the plurality of images; and
a linking structure linking the plurality of images with the plurality of recorded transition clips, the method comprising;determining a direction of movement based on the user input; selecting a next one of the plurality of recorded transition clips and a next one of the plurality of images based on the direction of movement and the linking structure; displaying the next one of the plurality of recorded transition clips and the next one of the plurality of images on the display; and playing back positional audio moving consistently with the direction of movement. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- a plurality of recorded transition clips, wherein each of the plurality of recorded transition clips provides a video transition from one image to another image of the plurality of images; and
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