Communication system generating a floating image of a remote venue

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11048099-B2
Application number	US-201816197198-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2018
Priority date	Nov 20, 2018
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

According to one implementation, a communication system includes a computing platform having one or more hardware processor(s) and a system memory storing a software code, as well as an image capture device, a transceiver, and a display including one or more display screen(s) controlled by the hardware processor(s). The communication system also includes a base including a motor coupled to a rotor for rotating the display. The hardware processor(s) is/are configured to execute the software code to receive audio-visual data including image data corresponding to a remote venue and render the image data on the display screen(s) while spinning the display to generate a floating image of the remote venue. The hardware processor(s) is/are further configured to execute the software code to, concurrently with spinning the display, obtain local image data of a local venue and transmit local audio-visual data including the local image data to the remote venue.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication system comprising:
a computing platform including at least one hardware processor and a system memory storing a software code;
a plurality of image capture devices, a transceiver, and a display including a display screen, controlled by the at least one hardware processor;
a base including a motor coupled to a rotor for rotating the display;
the at least one hardware processor configured to execute the software code to:
receive, using the transceiver, an audio-visual data including a 360 degree remote image data corresponding to a remote venue;
determine a location of each of a plurality of local viewers in a local venue;
generate multiple two-dimensional (2D) images each depicting a perspective of the 360 degree remote image data that is appropriate to a respective one of the locations of each of the plurality of local viewers;
render on the display screen, the multiple 2D images of the 360 degree remote image data, while spinning the display using the motor and the rotor to generate a floating image of the remote venue;
concurrently with spinning the display, obtain, using the plurality of image capture devices, a local image data of the local venue, wherein the plurality of image capture devices comprise a plurality of image sensors configured to spin with the display; and
transmit, using the transceiver, a local audio-visual data including the local image data to the remote venue.

2. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the floating image of the remote venue appears to be a three-dimensional (3D) floating image of the remote venue.

3. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the local image data comprises 360° local image data of the local venue.

4. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of image capture devices further comprise a 360° camera.

5. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of image capture devices further comprise a laser configured to spin with the display.

6. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of image sensors configured to spin with the display comprise a vertical array of image sensors mounted on the display.

7. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the computing platform and the display are provided by a mobile communication device configured to spin with the rotor, wherein the mobile communication device is one of a smartphone or a tablet computer.

8. A method for use by a communication system including a plurality of image capture devices, a transceiver, a display having a display screen, a base including a motor coupled to a rotor for rotating the display, and a computing platform having at least one hardware processor and a system memory storing a software code, the method comprising:
receiving, using the transceiver controlled by the at least one hardware processor, an audio-visual data including a 360 degree remote image data corresponding to a remote venue;
determining, using the at least one hardware processor, a location of each of a plurality of local viewers in a local venue;
generating multiple two-dimensional (2D) images each depicting a perspectives of the 360 degree remote image data that is appropriate to a respective one of the locations of each of the plurality of local viewers;
rendering, on the display screen using the at least one hardware processor, the multiple 2D images of the 360 degree remote image data, while spinning the display using the motor and the rotor to generate a floating image of the remote venue;
concurrently with spinning the display, obtaining, using the plurality of image capture devices controlled by the at least one hardware processor, a local image data of the local venue, wherein the plurality of image capture devices comprise a plurality of image sensors configured to spin with the display; and
transmitting, using the transceiver controlled by the at least one hardware processor, a local audio-visual data including the local image data to the remote venue.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the floating image of the remote venue appears to be a three-dimensional (3D) floating image of the remote venue.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein obtaining the local image data comprises obtaining 360° local image data of the local venue.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of image capture devices further comprise a 360° camera.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of image capture devices further comprise a laser configured to spin with the display.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of image sensors configured to spin with the display comprise a vertical array of image sensors mounted on the display.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the computing platform and the display are provided by a mobile communication device configured to spin with the rotor, wherein the mobile communication device is one of a smartphone or a tablet computer.

15. A communication system comprising:
a computing platform including at least one hardware processor and a system memory storing a software code;
a transceiver, and a display including a first display screen, controlled by the at least one hardware processor;
a base including a motor coupled to a rotor for rotating the display;
the at least one hardware processor configured to execute the software code to:
receive, using the transceiver, an audio-visual data including a 360 degree remote image data corresponding to a remote venue;
determine a local location of each of a plurality of local viewers in a local venue;
generate multiple two-dimensional (2D) images each depicting a perspective of the 360 degree remote image data corresponding to each of remote locations in the remote venue;
render, using the display screen, the multiple 2D images of the 360 degree remote image data, while spinning the display using the motor and the rotor to generate a floating image of the remote venue, wherein rendering renders a different one of the multiple 2D images for each of the plurality of local viewers based on its local location matching one of the remote locations having the corresponding perspective of the 360 degree remote image data in the remote venue.

16. The communication system of claim 15 , wherein the floating image of the remote venue appears to be a three-dimensional (3D) floating image of the remote venue.

17. The communication system of claim 15 , further comprising:
an image capture device, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to execute the software code to:
concurrently with spinning the display, obtain, using the image capture device, a local image data of the local venue; and
transmit, using the transceiver, a local audio-visual data including the local image data to the remote venue;

wherein the local image data comprises 360° local image data of the local venue.

18. The communication system of claim 17 , wherein the image capture device comprises a 360° camera.

19. The communication system of claim 17 , wherein the image capture device comprises at least one image sensor configured to rotate with the display.

20. The communication system of claim 17 , wherein the image capture device comprises a vertical array of image sensors mounted on the display.

Assignees

• Disney Entpr Inc

Inventors

• Haseltine Eric C
• Wong Clifford
• Nocon Nathan
• Goslin Michael P

Classifications

• H04N13/302

  for viewing without the aid of special glasses, i.e. using autostereoscopic displays · CPC title

• G02B30/54 Primary

  the three-dimensional [3D] volume being generated by moving a two-dimensional [2D] surface, e.g. by vibrating or rotating the 2D surface · CPC title

• H04N13/351

  for displaying simultaneously · CPC title

• H04N13/398

  Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof · CPC title

• G02B30/56 Primary

  by projecting aerial or floating images · CPC title