Techniques to improve viewing comfort for three-dimensional content

• US 9,483,111 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Issued: 11/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Younkin, Audrey C., Corriveau, Philip J., Doherty, Rina A.
• Primary Examiner(s): McDowell, Jr., Maurice L
• Application Number:
  US13/830,522
• Publication Number:
  US 20140267231A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,328 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/144 for flicker reduction

Abstract

Techniques to improve viewing comfort for three-dimensional (3D) content are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a 3D graphics management module, and the 3D graphics management module may be operable by the processor circuit to generate first 3D graphics information corresponding to a 3D warm-up sequence for presentation by a 3D display, transmit the first 3D graphics information, and transmit second 3D graphics information corresponding to 3D content for presentation by the 3D display. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that, in response to being executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to:

generate first three-dimensional (3D) graphics information corresponding to a 3D warm-up sequence for presentation by a 3D display;

cause transmission of the first 3D graphics information; and

cause transmission of second 3D graphics information corresponding to 3D content for presentation by the 3D display following presentation of the 3D warm-up sequence.

2. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a first portion during which an apparent depth of a 3D user interface element is stepped through a range of apparent depths.

3. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 2, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a second portion during which a series of 3D user interface elements that differ in screen position and apparent depth is displayed.

4. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 3, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a third portion during which a second series of 3D user interface elements that differ in screen position and apparent depth is displayed according to a transition rate that is greater than a transition rate for the second portion of the 3D warm-up sequence.

5. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, comprising instructions that, in response to being executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to:

generate third 3D graphics information corresponding to a 3D cool-down sequence for presentation by the 3D display following presentation of the 3D content; and

cause transmission of the third 3D graphics information.

6. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, comprising instructions that, in response to being executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to:

receive 3D perception information describing abilities of a user to perceive 3D effects within the 3D warm-up sequence; and

customize the 3D content based on the 3D perception information.

7. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, comprising instructions that, in response to being executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to:

receive 3D perception information describing abilities of a user to perceive 3D effects within the 3D warm-up sequence; and

customize one or more portions of the 3D warm-up sequence based on the 3D perception information.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor circuit; and

a three-dimensional (3D) graphics management module for execution on the processor circuit to;

generate first three-dimensional (3D) graphics information corresponding to a 3D warm-up sequence for presentation by a 3D display, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a first portion during which an apparent depth of a 3D user interface element is stepped through a range of apparent depths;

send a control directive to cause transmission of the first 3D graphics information; and

send a control directive to cause transmission of second 3D graphics information corresponding to 3D content for presentation by the 3D display following presentation of the 3D warm-up sequence.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a second portion during which a series of 3D user interface elements that differ in screen position and apparent depth is displayed.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a third portion during which a second series of 3D user interface elements that differ in screen position and apparent depth is displayed according to a transition rate that is greater than a transition rate for the second portion of the 3D warm-up sequence.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, the 3D graphics management module for execution on the processor circuit to:

receive 3D perception information describing abilities of a user to perceive 3D effects within the 3D warm-up sequence; and

customize the 3D content based on the 3D perception information.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, the 3D graphics management module for execution on the processor circuit to:

generate third 3D graphics information corresponding to a 3D cool-down sequence for presentation by the 3D display following presentation of the 3D content; and

send a control directive to cause transmission of the third 3D graphics information.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, the 3D graphics management module for execution on the processor circuit to:

receive 3D perception information describing abilities of a user to perceive 3D effects within the 3D warm-up sequence; and

customize the 3D cool-down sequence based on the 3D perception information.

14. A method, comprising:

generating first three-dimensional (3D) graphics information corresponding to a 3D warm-up sequence for presentation by a 3D display;

sending a control directive to cause transmission of the first 3D graphics information;

sending a control directive to cause transmission of second 3D graphics information corresponding to 3D content for presentation by the 3D display following presentation of the 3D warm-up sequence;

sending a control directive to cause transmission of third 3D graphics information corresponding to a 3D cool-down sequence for presentation by the 3D display following presentation of the 3D content.

15. The method of claim 14, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a first portion during which an apparent depth of a 3D user interface element is stepped through a range of apparent depths.

16. The method of claim 15, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a second portion during which a series of 3D user interface elements that differ in screen position and apparent depth is displayed.

17. The method of claim 16, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a third portion during which a second series of 3D user interface elements that differ in screen position and apparent depth is displayed according to a transition rate that is greater than a transition rate for the second portion of the 3D warm-up sequence.

18. The method of claim 14, comprising:

receiving 3D perception information describing abilities of a user to perceive 3D effects within the 3D warm-up sequence; and

customizing the 3D content based on the 3D perception information.

19. The method of claim 14, comprising:

receiving 3D perception information describing abilities of a user to perceive 3D effects within the 3D warm-up sequence; and

customizing one or both of the 3D warm-up sequence and the 3D cool-down sequence based on the 3D perception information.

20. A system, comprising:

a processor circuit;

a transceiver; and

a 3D graphics management module for execution on the processor circuit to;

generate first three-dimensional (3D) graphics information corresponding to a 3D warm-up sequence for presentation by a 3D display, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a first portion during which an apparent depth of a 3D user interface element is transitioned through a range of apparent depths;

send a control directive to cause transmission of the first 3D graphics information; and

send a control directive to cause transmission of second 3D graphics information corresponding to 3D content for presentation by the 3D display following presentation of the 3D warm-up sequence.

21. The system of claim 20, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a second portion during which a series of 3D user interface elements that differ in screen position and apparent depth is displayed.

22. The system of claim 21, the 3D warm-up sequence comprising a third portion during which a second series of 3D user interface elements that differ in screen position and apparent depth is displayed according to a transition rate that is greater than a transition rate for the second portion of the 3D warm-up sequence.

23. The system of claim 20, the 3D graphics management module for execution on the processor circuit to:

receive 3D perception information describing abilities of a user to perceive 3D effects within the 3D warm-up sequence from a 3D user interface device; and

customize the 3D content based on the 3D perception information.

24. The system of claim 20, the 3D graphics management module for execution on the processor circuit to:

generate third 3D graphics information corresponding to a 3D cool-down sequence for presentation by the 3D display following presentation of the 3D content; and

send a control directive to cause transmission of the third 3D graphics information.

25. The system of claim 24, the 3D graphics management module for execution on the processor circuit to:

receive 3D perception information describing abilities of a user to perceive 3D effects within the 3D warm-up sequence from a 3D user interface device; and

customize the 3D cool-down sequence based on the 3D perception information.