Immersive display with peripheral illusions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9480907-B2
Application number	US-201313891116-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2013
Priority date	Mar 2, 2011
Publication date	Nov 1, 2016
Grant date	Nov 1, 2016

Abstract

A primary display displays a primary image. A peripheral illusion is displayed around the primary display by an environmental display so that the peripheral illusion appears as an extension of the primary image.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An interactive computing system configured to provide an immersive display experience within a display environment, the system comprising:
an environmental display output configured to output a peripheral image to an environmental display;
a logic machine operatively connectable to the environmental display via the environmental display output; and
a storage machine holding instructions executable by the logic machine to output the peripheral image to the environmental display for projection as a peripheral illusion around a primary display, the peripheral illusion including a visual representation of the display environment on which the peripheral illusion is projected.

2. The interactive computing system of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral illusion is masked from one or more surfaces in the display environment.

3. The interactive computing system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more masked surfaces includes the primary display.

4. The interactive computing system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more masked surfaces includes all surfaces except those surfaces within a threshold distance of a projection plane.

5. The interactive computing system of claim 1 , wherein the visual representation includes a geometric distortion configured to cause the display environment to appear to move.

6. The interactive computing system of claim 1 , wherein the visual representation includes a color distortion configured to cause a color of the display environment to appear to change.

7. The interactive computing system of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral illusion includes a plurality of motion trackers synced with a changing perspective of the primary image on the primary display to enhance perception of apparent motion.

8. The interactive computing system of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral illusion includes apparent lighting that extends virtual lighting of the primary image as displayed by the primary display.

9. The interactive computing system of claim 1 , wherein an element of the primary image as displayed by the primary display moves from the primary image to the peripheral illusion.

10. The interactive computing system of claim 1 , wherein an element of the peripheral image as projected by the environmental display moves from the peripheral illusion to the primary display.

11. The interactive computing system of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral illusion includes a full color extension of the primary image.

12. The interactive computing system of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral illusion includes an extension of high contrast edges of the primary image.

13. The interactive computing system of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral illusion includes an extension of selected elements of the primary image.

14. The interactive computing system of claim 1 , further comprising a peripheral input configured to receive a depth input from a depth camera, the depth input identifying a location of the primary display and features of display environment on which the peripheral illusion is projected, the instructions further executable by the logic machine to generate and output the peripheral illusion based at least on the depth input from the depth camera and the location of the primary display.

15. One or more storage machines holding instructions executable by one or more logic machines, the instructions configured to provide an immersive display experience within a display environment, the instructions configured to:
recognize a position of a primary display in the display environment; and
output a peripheral image to an environmental display for display as a peripheral illusion around the primary display, the peripheral illusion including a visual representation of the display environment on which the peripheral illusion is projected.

16. The storage machine of claim 15 , wherein the peripheral illusion is masked from one or more surfaces in the display environment.

17. The storage machine of claim 15 , wherein the one or more masked surfaces includes the primary display.

18. The storage machine of claim 15 , wherein the environmental display is a see-through display and the peripheral illusion is an augmented reality image displayed by the see-through display.

19. An interactive computing system configured to provide an immersive display experience within a display environment, the system comprising:
a peripheral input configured to receive a depth input from a depth camera;
a primary display output configured to output a primary image to a primary display;
an environmental display output configured to output a peripheral image to an environmental display;
a logic machine operatively connectable to the primary display via the primary display output, to the environmental display via the environmental display output, and to the depth camera via the peripheral input; and
a storage machine holding instructions executable by the logic machine to:
determine a location of the primary display from the depth input;
output the primary image to the primary display; and
output the peripheral image to the environmental display for projection as a peripheral illusion masked from the determined location of the primary display, the peripheral illusion including a visual representation of at least a portion of the display environment on which the peripheral illusion is projected.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Benko Hrvoje
• Jones Brett R
• Ofek Eyal
• Wilson Andrew
• Perez Gritsko

Classifications

• H04N9/3194

  including sensor feedback · CPC title

• H04N9/3179

  Video signal processing therefor · CPC title

• H04N9/3147

  Multi-projection systems (video walls G06F3/1446) · CPC title

• A63F2300/6045

  for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands · CPC title

• A63F2300/1093

  using visible light · CPC title