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Alignment of stereo images pairs for viewing

  • US 9,179,139 B2
  • Filed: 01/10/2011
  • Issued: 11/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for viewing of images of a scene on a display comprising:

  • providing a monocular device that is wearable by a viewer on one eye, comprising a processor, a camera, an orientation sensor, and a first display;

    providing a second display, located remotely from the first display;

    the orientation sensor detecting on which eye the monocular device is being worn;

    an image delivery system providing a synchronized stereo triplet, wherein the stereo triplet comprises a first image having a first perspective of the scene, a second image having a second perspective of the scene, and a third image having a third perspective of the scene;

    the image delivery system transmitting the first image of the stereo triplet to the second display;

    the image delivery system transmitting a monocular display image to the first display, wherein the monocular display image is either the second image of the video triplet or the third image of the video triplet depending upon an orientation of the monocular device;

    using the camera to capture images of the second display;

    analyzing the captured images of the second display with the processor to determine a position of the second display relative to the first display, wherein the position of the second display relative to the first display is determined by detecting the location of corners of the second display;

    while the viewer views the second display with the other eye, adjusting the alignment of the monocular display image as displayed on the first display in correspondence to the determined position of the second display relative to the first display, whereby the viewer perceives three dimensional images of the scene.

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