Composite image associated with a head-mountable device
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying content on a transparent or semi-transparent display of a head-mountable device (HMD), wherein the displayed content is perceived by a wearer of the HMD as being superimposed over a real-world field-of-view seen through the transparent or semi-transparent display;
making, by the HMD, a determination that a trigger event occurred;
responsive to making the determination that the trigger event occurred, both;
(i) generating, by the HMD, a first image of the displayed content, and (ii) causing, by the HMD, a camera to capture a second image of the real-world field-of-view associated with the HMD; and
generating, by the HMD, a composite image that combines the generated first image, the captured second image, and a glass-texture effect image by overlaying the generated first image on the glass-texture effect image and overlaying the glass-texture effect image on the captured second image, wherein the glass-texture effect image is neither displayed on the display of the HMD nor part of the real-world field-of-view associated with the HMD.
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Abstract
In one aspect, an HMD is disclosed that provides a technique for generating a composite image representing the view of a wearer of the HMD. The HMD may include a display and a front-facing camera, and may be configured to perform certain functions. For instance, the HMD may be configured to make a determination that a trigger event occurred and responsively both generate a first image that is indicative of content displayed on the display, and cause the camera to capture a second image that is indicative of a real-world field-of-view associated with the HMD. Further, the HMD may be configured to generate a composite image that combines the generated first image and the captured second image.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying content on a transparent or semi-transparent display of a head-mountable device (HMD), wherein the displayed content is perceived by a wearer of the HMD as being superimposed over a real-world field-of-view seen through the transparent or semi-transparent display; making, by the HMD, a determination that a trigger event occurred; responsive to making the determination that the trigger event occurred, both;
(i) generating, by the HMD, a first image of the displayed content, and (ii) causing, by the HMD, a camera to capture a second image of the real-world field-of-view associated with the HMD; andgenerating, by the HMD, a composite image that combines the generated first image, the captured second image, and a glass-texture effect image by overlaying the generated first image on the glass-texture effect image and overlaying the glass-texture effect image on the captured second image, wherein the glass-texture effect image is neither displayed on the display of the HMD nor part of the real-world field-of-view associated with the HMD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A head-mountable device (HMD) comprising:
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a transparent or semi-transparent display; a camera positioned for capturing a real-world field-of-view associated with the HMD; a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause performance of a set of functions comprising; displaying content on the transparent or semi-transparent display, wherein the displayed content is perceived by a wearer of the HMD as being superimposed over the real-world field-of-view seen through the transparent or semi-transparent display; making a determination that a trigger event occurred; responsive to making the determination that the trigger event occurred, (i) generating a first image of the displayed content, and (ii) causing the camera to capture a second image of the real-world field-of-view; and generating a composite image that combines the generated first image, the captured second image, and a glass-texture effect image by overlaying the generated first image on the glass-texture effect image and overlaying the glass-texture effect image on the captured second image, wherein the glass-texture effect image is neither displayed on the display of the HMD nor part of the real-world field-of-view associated with the HMD. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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displaying content on a transparent or semi-transparent display of a head-mountable device (HMD), wherein the displayed content is perceived by a wearer of the HMD as being superimposed over a real-world field-of-view seen through the transparent or semi-transparent display; making, by the HMD, a determination that a trigger event occurred; responsive to making the determination that the trigger event occurred, (i) generating, by the HMD, a first video of the displayed content, and (ii) causing, by the HMD, a camera to capture a second video of the real-world field-of-view associated with the HMD; and generating, by the HMD, a composite video that combines the generated first video, the captured second video, and a glass-texture effect video by overlaying the generated first video on the glass-texture effect video and overlaying the glass-texture effect video on the captured second video, wherein the glass-texture effect video is neither displayed on the display of the HMD nor part of the real-world field-of-view associated with the HMD.
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