Abstract: A visual reality augmentation apparatus (300) comprises one or more (substantially) real time reality context input stages (301, 302) that provide corresponding reality context information to a reality content detector (303). The latter provides detected object information to an augmented reality content display (304) that provides augmentation information (via, for example, projection display techniques) to augment the real world scene being viewed by a viewer. In a preferred approach a direction-of-gaze detector (305) detects the viewer's gaze direction. That information then serves to facilitate positional synchronization of the augmentation information to the viewer's point of view of the corresponding real world information.

Abstract: Captured images are provided (101) and analyzed (102) to generate corresponding image content information. One or more statistics are then generated (103) as a function of that image content information and those statistics transmitted (104) to a remote receiver via a communication link (or links) of choice. That statistical information, alone or in combination with similar information from other sources, can then be processed (302) to facilitate developing information regarding preferences, experiences, and/or the like regarding the user (or users) of a given device.

Abstract: An interface (402) to a video imaging device (490) that generates captured frames of a video image (100) is described. The interface includes control registers (430) that store at least two sets of stream parameters (401) corresponding to at least two regions of interest (ROIs) and a function (410) that generates at least two corresponding ROI video streams (460) that are derived from the captured frames as essentially simultaneous output signals using the at least two sets of stream parameters. In some embodiments a new selection value (436) is determined from a current selection value and a derivative parameter stored as a portion of a set of stream parameters. In these embodiments, the generating of the at least two corresponding ROI video streams as essentially simultaneous output signals includes using the new selection value.