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 an effect image by overlaying the generated first image on the effect image and overlaying the effect image on the captured second image, wherein the effect image improves the accuracy of the generated composite image'"'"'s representation of the wearer'"'"'s view, and wherein the 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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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 an effect image by overlaying the generated first image on the effect image and overlaying the effect image on the captured second image, wherein the effect image improves the accuracy of the generated composite image'"'"'s representation of the wearer'"'"'s view, and wherein the 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, by the HMD, a composite image that combines the generated first image, the captured second image, and an effect image by overlaying the generated first image on the effect image and overlaying the effect image on the captured second image, wherein the effect image improves the accuracy of the generated composite image'"'"'s representation of the wearer'"'"'s view, and wherein the 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, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, program instructions that when executed by a processor, cause performance of a set of acts 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.
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