Systems and methods for presenting three-dimensional content using apertures
First Claim
1. A system to present three-dimensional video content to a viewer, the system comprising:
- a display comprising a plurality of pixels;
an aperture arrangement interposed in a line-of-sight between the display and the viewer, the aperture arrangement comprising a plurality of apertures, the plurality of apertures comprising a plurality of physical openings in an opaque material; and
a processor coupled to the display, wherein the processor and the display are cooperatively configured to;
determine a first subset of the plurality of pixels that are viewable by a right eye of the viewer through the aperture arrangement by executing a first configuration scan procedure, the first configuration scan procedure comprising a first sequence of different combinations of columns of pixels activated on the display and viewed by the viewer using only the right eye;
determine a second subset of the plurality of pixels that are viewable by a left eye of the viewer through the aperture arrangement by executing a second configuration scan procedure, the second configuration scan procedure comprising a second sequence of different combinations of columns of pixels activated on the display and viewed by the viewer using only the left eye, wherein the first subset and the second subset are mutually exclusive;
display right channel content on the first subset of the plurality of pixels; and
display left channel content on the second subset of the plurality of pixels.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are presented for presenting three-dimensional video content to one or more viewers. In an exemplary embodiment, a system comprises a display comprising a plurality of pixels, an opaque material interposed in a line-of-sight between the display and the viewer, and a processor coupled to the display. The opaque material comprises a plurality of apertures formed therein. The processor and the display are cooperatively configured to display right channel content on a first subset of the plurality of pixels that are viewable by a right eye of the viewer through the apertures and display left channel content on a second subset of the plurality of pixels that are viewable by a left eye of the viewer through the apertures.
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20 Claims
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1. A system to present three-dimensional video content to a viewer, the system comprising:
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a display comprising a plurality of pixels; an aperture arrangement interposed in a line-of-sight between the display and the viewer, the aperture arrangement comprising a plurality of apertures, the plurality of apertures comprising a plurality of physical openings in an opaque material; and a processor coupled to the display, wherein the processor and the display are cooperatively configured to; determine a first subset of the plurality of pixels that are viewable by a right eye of the viewer through the aperture arrangement by executing a first configuration scan procedure, the first configuration scan procedure comprising a first sequence of different combinations of columns of pixels activated on the display and viewed by the viewer using only the right eye; determine a second subset of the plurality of pixels that are viewable by a left eye of the viewer through the aperture arrangement by executing a second configuration scan procedure, the second configuration scan procedure comprising a second sequence of different combinations of columns of pixels activated on the display and viewed by the viewer using only the left eye, wherein the first subset and the second subset are mutually exclusive; display right channel content on the first subset of the plurality of pixels; and display left channel content on the second subset of the plurality of pixels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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6. A system to present three-dimensional video content comprising a first plurality of frames corresponding to a first eye and a second plurality of frames corresponding to a second eye, the system comprising:
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a display comprising a plurality of pixels; an aperture arrangement disposed proximate the display, the aperture arrangement comprising a plurality of physical openings in an opaque material; and a processor coupled to the display, wherein the processor is configured to; execute a first configuration scan procedure for the first eye by sequentially activating different combinations of columns of the plurality of pixels of the display; determine a first subset of the plurality of pixels that are aligned with the first eye through the aperture arrangement based on a state of the display during execution of the first configuration scan procedure when a first confirmation is received; execute a second configuration scan procedure for the second eye by sequentially activating different combinations of columns of the plurality of pixels of the display; determine a second subset of the plurality of pixels that are aligned with the second eye through the aperture arrangement based on a state of the display during execution of the second configuration scan procedure when a second confirmation is received, wherein the second subset and the first subset are mutually exclusive; display the first plurality of frames on the first subset of pixels; and display the second plurality of frames on the second subset of pixels. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method to present three-dimensional video content comprising a first plurality of frames corresponding to a first channel and a second plurality of frames corresponding to a second channel, the method comprising:
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executing a first configuration scan procedure comprising a first sequence of different combinations of columns of pixels activated on a display; identifying a first subset of pixels of the display that are aligned with a first eye of a viewer through an aperture arrangement based on a state of the display during execution of the first configuration scan procedure when a first confirmation is received from the viewer, wherein the aperture arrangement comprises a plurality of physical openings in an opaque material; executing a second configuration scan procedure comprising a second sequence of different combinations of columns of pixels activated on the display; identifying a second subset of pixels of the display that are aligned with a second eye of the viewer through the aperture arrangement based on a state of the display during execution of the second configuration scan procedure when a second confirmation is received from the viewer, wherein the first subset and the second subset are mutually exclusive; displaying the first plurality of frames on the first subset of pixels; and displaying the second plurality of frames on the second subset of pixels. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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