Abstract: A method of rendering content for display on a multi-view display includes assigning a first display to a first pixel of a pixelated array, with a plurality of pixels periodically spaced along a first axis, the first display associated with a first viewing angle relative to the first axis. The method includes assigning a second display to a second pixel of the pixelated array, display associated with a second viewing angle relative to the first axis. The method further includes controlling a filter value of the first pixel based on a rendering of first content for display, and controlling a filter value of the second pixel based on a rendering of second content for display. The first viewing angle belongs to a first range of viewing angles of an optical multiplexer disposed in front of the pixelated array.

Abstract: A method includes determining one or more controlled viewpoints of a multi-user display which includes a pixelated array and a directional multiplexer, and for each viewpoint of the one or more controlled viewpoints, determining first content to be displayed to the controlled viewpoint according to a visibility criterion. The method further includes, for each viewpoint of the one or more controlled viewpoints, determining a first subset of pixels of the pixelated array whose visibility from the controlled viewpoint satisfies the visibility criterion, and rendering the first content to be displayed on the first subset of pixels of the pixelated array.

Abstract: A system and method for a hybrid multimode input device includes a multimode input device capable of a two-dimensional (2D) mode of operation and a three-dimensional (3D) mode of operation. The device includes a two-dimensional (2D) position sensor, a three-dimensional (3D) position sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to enter a 3D input mode when the processor detects that the input device is in a first orientation, and enter a 2D input mode when the processor detects that the input device is in a second orientation. The 2D input mode is configured to provide 2D position data to a connected computer system, and wherein the 3D input mode is configured to provide 3D position data to the connected computer system.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and devices for generation and control of virtual displays in a virtual environment. A method includes receiving a trigger input from a user of a computing device, the computing device including a physical display that displays first content, initiating at least one virtual display based on the trigger input from the user, providing the at least one virtual display in association with the physical display, and displaying second content via the at least one virtual display in association with the first content displayed via the physical display.

Abstract: A device can include a first transparent display having a at least one pixel, wherein transparency of the at least one pixel is electronically controlled, and a second transparent display configured to emit an image. Selected regions of the image are shown by having regions of the second transparent display corresponding to the selected regions of the image be transparent and regions of the first transparent display corresponding to the selected regions of the image appear opaque.

Abstract: A display device can include a first display configured to produce an image and a plurality of transparent displays. Each of the plurality of transparent displays can be configured to produce a slice of the image to provide depth and a three-dimensional effect to the image, or at least one of the plurality of transparent displays can be configured to block, diffuse, or scatter light associated with the image produced by the first display so that different ones of a plurality of users see different content derived from the image produced by the first display. Each of the transparent displays can be substantially transparent. Further, at least one of the plurality of transparent displays can be made using Smectic A liquid crystals.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for a user-aware remote control for a shared device, such as a computing device, is provided herein. The computing device includes a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver is configured to communicate with a remote control. The processor is configured to: receive, from the remote control, identification data for a user of the computing device, the identification data for the user being generated at the remote control based on biometric information associated with the user received at the remote control; identify, based on the identification data, at least one application associated with the user; retrieve, based on the identification data, personalized application information associated with the user and applicable to the at least one application; and apply the personalized application information to the at least one application.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client device, a request corresponding to a particular view of a three-dimensional video comprising multiple views. The method also includes accessing a data stream corresponding to the video. The method further includes selecting, based on the request, one or more portions of the accessed data stream, at least one of the selected portions corresponding to the particular view. The method also includes transmitting the selected portion of the accessed data stream to the client device.

Abstract: A target image can be analyzed determine a respective level of visual saliency for each of a plurality of information presented in the target image. At least a first sub-frame update for a display panel can be determined, the at least first sub-frame update providing at least a partial rendering of the target image on the display panel, the at least partial rendering of the target image providing the information presented in the target image that is determined to have a highest level of visual saliency from among the plurality of information. The at least first sub-frame update can be applied to the display panel.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system and method for a marker-based augmented reality system. The method includes acquiring image data from a camera, analyzing the image data to identify at least one marker, the at least one marker being associated with a physical location in a real-world environment, determining information represented via the at least one marker, the information represented via the at least one marker including at least one of content data, metadata, or server data, generating content based on the at least one of the content data, the metadata, or the server data, and presenting, via a display, the content overlaying a displayed representation of the real-world environment, the content being presented at one or more locations in the displayed representation of the real-world environment relative to the physical location associated with the at least one marker.

Abstract: A system and method include generating environment data from skylight sensor data. The environment data includes a value of a geospatially dependent parameter associated with light received from a predetermined celestial light source. At least two of a compass direction of the predetermined celestial light source when the skylight sensor data was received, a time at which the skylight sensor data was received, or a geospatial coordinate at which the skylight sensor data was collected are received. At least one of the compass direction of the predetermined celestial light source when the skylight sensor data was received, the time at which the skylight sensor data was received, or the geospatial coordinate at which the skylight sensor data was collected is determined, at least in part, from the environment data.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system and method for creating a modifiable shader layer associated with a lens of a head-mountable device (HMD). The method includes providing a modifiable shader layer associated with a lens of a head-mountable display (HMD), where the modifiable shader layer is provided in a first state, and includes at least one of Liquid Crystal Smectic-A (LCSMA), liquid crystal polymer composites (LCPC), electro-wetting display (EWD), electro-dispersive display (ELDD), or electrochromic display (ECD). The method further includes causing the modifiable shader layer to transition from the first state to a second state that is different from the first state, and determining, based on whether the modifiable shader layer is in the first state or the second state, content to present via the lens of the HMD. The first state and the second state are one of a transparent state, an opaque state, or a partially opaque state.

Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer readable medium for high efficiency input in virtual reality and augmented reality are provided. The electronic device includes a (wired or wireless) transceiver, and a processor coupled to the transceiver. The processor receives, using the transceiver, information from at least one of a sensing element on an input element of a physical device or a tracking element on the physical device; provides, in a virtual environment and based on the information received from the at least one of the sensing element or the tracking element, a virtual device corresponding to the physical device; detects, based on the information received from the at least one of the sensing element or the tracking element, an interaction with the physical device; and provides, in association with the virtual device in the virtual environment, an indication of the interaction with the physical device.

Abstract: A device can include a first display configured to produce an image and a second display. The second display can be non-emissive and transparent. The second display can also include a plurality of pixels that is electronically controllable to selectively diffuse light associated with the image produced by the first display.

Abstract: A system and method enable an electronic device to perform gaze or focal tracking operations. The electronic device includes a processor and a display screen. The processor is configured to in response to determining at least one of: a gaze of the user or a focal point of the eye of the user, control at least one of: an operation of the electronic device, or a focal point of an adjustable lens. The display screen is coupled to the processor, and configured to present an image of an object based on at least one of the gaze of the user or the focal point of the eye.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a display screen includes one or more pixels that are configured to operate in multiple modes. The multiple modes include a first mode in which the one or more pixels modulate, absorb, or reflect visible light and a second mode in which the one or more pixels are substantially transparent to visible light. When the one or more pixels are in the second mode a component behind the display screen is viewable through the one or more pixels.

Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer readable medium for augmented reality system is provided. The electronic device includes a light source that emits a light towards an eye of a user of the device, an adjustable lens having an adjustable focal point, a light sensor, configured to detect a reflected light that is reflected from the eye of the user, a processor, and a display screen. The processor determines a first distance corresponding to a focal point of the eye based on one or more positions of the reflected light, and adjusts the focal point of the lens unit based on the focal point of the eye. The display screen is configured to present an image of the object at a second distance based on the focal point of the lens unit to create a perception for the user that the image is placed at the first distance.

Abstract: A system can include a projection layer. The projection layer can include a plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels can be electronically controllable to vary appearance of at least one of the plurality of pixels in coordination with an image projected onto the projection layer.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving multiple images from multiple cameras, where the multiple cameras include a first camera having a first orientation and a second camera having a second orientation, and the multiple images include a first image from the first camera and a second image from the second camera. The method also includes detecting multiple feature points within the first and second images. The method further includes determining one or more pairs of corresponding feature points located within a region of overlap between the first and second images, where the pairs of corresponding feature points include a respective one of the feature points from each of the first and second images. The method also includes spatially adjusting the first or second image based on a calculated offset between each pair of corresponding feature points.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing multiple images representing a 360° view of a scene, each image representing a portion of the 360° scene and including a first overlap area and a second overlap area, the first overlap area corresponding to an overlap with a first adjacent image, and the second overlap area corresponding to an overlap with a second adjacent image. The method also includes, calculating, for each overlap area, a set of homographies based on one or more feature points in the overlap area. The method further includes creating a set of left images from the multiple images, the set of left images representing a first 360° view of the scene. The method also includes creating a set of right images from the multiple images, the set of right images representing a second 360° view of the scene.