User controlled regional display of mixed two and three dimensional content
First Claim
1. A display system, responsive to viewer input, that has a screen surface supporting presentation of both first visual content in a first area of the screen surface and second visual content in a second area of the screen surface, the display system comprising:
- a pixel array;
an adaptable screen assembly that assists the pixel array in presenting both the first visual content in the first area of the screen surface and the second visual content in the second area of the screen surface, the adaptable screen assembly having a regionally adjustable characteristic, and the adaptable screen assembly applies a first setting for the regionally adjustable characteristic to a first region of the adaptable screen assembly to support the first visual content in the first area of the screen surface, the regionally adjustable characteristic including at least a three-dimensional intensity control that indicates a number of perspectives that are represented by the first visual content or the second visual content; and
circuitry that delivers a control signal to the adaptable screen assembly to cause application of a second setting for the regionally adjustable characteristic to a second region of the adaptable screen assembly to support the second visual content in the second area of the screen surface, the second setting being different from the first setting, and the control signal being generated in response to the viewer input.
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Abstract
Techniques are described herein for supporting user controlled regional display of mixed two and three dimensional content. A display system includes a pixel array, a screen assembly, and a screen surface. The screen assembly and the pixel array are controlled to cause various settings for a regionally adjustable characteristic of the screen assembly to be applied to respective regions of the screen assembly. Each setting specifies a value of the regionally adjustable characteristic that is to control or affect a visual characteristic that is associated with content that is to be presented in the corresponding region. A user may provide an input signal that specifies setting(s) for the regionally adjustable characteristic with respect to specified region(s) of the screen assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A display system, responsive to viewer input, that has a screen surface supporting presentation of both first visual content in a first area of the screen surface and second visual content in a second area of the screen surface, the display system comprising:
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a pixel array; an adaptable screen assembly that assists the pixel array in presenting both the first visual content in the first area of the screen surface and the second visual content in the second area of the screen surface, the adaptable screen assembly having a regionally adjustable characteristic, and the adaptable screen assembly applies a first setting for the regionally adjustable characteristic to a first region of the adaptable screen assembly to support the first visual content in the first area of the screen surface, the regionally adjustable characteristic including at least a three-dimensional intensity control that indicates a number of perspectives that are represented by the first visual content or the second visual content; and circuitry that delivers a control signal to the adaptable screen assembly to cause application of a second setting for the regionally adjustable characteristic to a second region of the adaptable screen assembly to support the second visual content in the second area of the screen surface, the second setting being different from the first setting, and the control signal being generated in response to the viewer input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A display controller, responsive to viewer input, that interacts to control a display, the display having a pixel array, a screen assembly, and a screen surface, the screen surface supporting presentation of both first visual content in a first area of the screen surface and second visual content in a second area of the screen surface, the display controller comprising:
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interface circuitry through which an input signal generated in response to the viewer input is received; processing circuitry coupled to the interface circuitry; output circuitry coupled to the processing circuitry and that couples with the display; the processing circuitry, prior to the receipt of the input signal, sends control signals via the output circuitry to the display intended to produce both a first configuration of a first portion of the screen assembly and a second configuration of a second portion of the screen assembly, the first portion being associated with the first area of the screen surface, the second portion being associated with the second area of the screen surface, the first configuration including a first three-dimensional intensity control setting that indicates a number of perspectives that are represented by the first visual content and the first configuration being different from the second configuration; and the processing circuitry, in response to the receipt of the input signal, delivers via the output circuitry a modification signal to the display to cause application of a third configuration to the second portion of the screen assembly to modify a visual characteristic associated with the second visual content, the third configuration being different from the second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A display controller, responsive to viewer input, that interacts to control a display, the display having a screen supporting presentation of both first visual content in a first area of the screen and second visual content in a second area of the screen, the second visual content comprising three dimensional content, the display controller comprising:
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interface circuitry through which an input signal generated in response to the viewer input is received; processing circuitry coupled to the interface circuitry; output circuitry coupled to the processing circuitry and that couples with the display; the processing circuitry, prior to the receipt of the input signal, sends control signals via the output circuitry to the display intended to produce both a first configuration of the first visual content associated with the first area of the screen and a second configuration of the second visual content associated with the second area of the screen, the second configuration being a three-dimensional configuration, the first configuration being different from the second configuration; and the processing circuitry, in response to the receipt of the input signal, delivers via the output circuitry a modification signal to the display to cause modification of the second configuration that will correspondingly change a three-dimensional characteristic of the second visual content, the three-dimensional characteristic including a number of perspectives that are represented by the second visual content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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