Abstract: In at least one general aspect, a method can include determining a position of a user in a virtual reality (VR) environment, determining a position of object in the VR environment, defining a vector between the position of the user and the position of the object, and defining an elongated collision volume along the vector. The elongated collision volume may have a medial portion around at least a portion of the object, a proximal portion disposed proximal to the object, and a distal portion disposed proximal to the object. The proximal portion may have a cross-sectional area less than a cross-sectional area of the distal portion.

Abstract: A multi-pass unit interoperates with a device driver to configure a screen space pipeline to perform multiple processing passes with buffered graphics primitives. The multi-pass unit receives primitive data and state bundles from the device driver. The primitive data includes a graphics primitive and a primitive mask. The primitive mask indicates the specific passes when the graphics primitive should be processed. The state bundles include one or more state settings and a state mask. The state mask indicates the specific passes where the state settings should be applied. The primitives and state settings are interleaved. For a given pass, the multi-pass unit extracts the interleaved state settings for that pass and configures the screen space pipeline according to those state settings. The multi-pass unit also extracts the interleaved graphics primitives to be processed in that pass. Then, the multi-pass unit causes the screen space pipeline to process those graphics primitives.

Abstract: A system includes a camera to capture real world content and a semiconductor package apparatus. The semiconductor package apparatus includes a substrate and logic. The logic includes a graphics pipeline to generate rendered content, a base layer encoder to encode real world content into a base layer and a first layer encoder to encode rendered content into a first non-base layer, a multiplexer to interleave the base layer with the first non-base layer to obtain a single output signal having mixed reality content, and a transmitter to transmit the single output signal. The system further includes a second layer encoder to encode map data into a second non-base layer. The multiplexer to interleave the second non-base layer with the first non-base layer and the base layer. The first and second layer encoders encode the rendered content and the map data into overlay auxiliary pictures.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for aggregation, display, and sharing of data. Graphic items representing data objects identified by a data package may be displayed on timelines. Each timeline may be associated with a respective class of data, and each graphic item displayed on a respective timeline may represent one or more of the data objects in the class associated with the respective timeline. A prediction may be made regarding which data will be displayed in the near future. A pre-fetch request may be generated, and the predicted data may be retrieved from a remote server and stored in a local data cache before the user requests that the predicted data be displayed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for rendering a three dimensional character and a method for processing thereof. The system for rendering a three dimensional character renders a three dimensional character model, for example, a skin having a multilayered structure such as a face of the person to enable realistic skin expressions according to reflection and scattering of light using a GPGPU. To this end, the system for rendering a three dimensional character includes a plurality of GPGPU modules corresponding to a render pass. According to the present invention, an irradiance texture of an image for each layer of the skin is created and processed using the GPGPU without passing through a render pass of a rendering library, thereby reducing a load of the system for rendering and enabling realistic skin expressions in real time.

Abstract: One or more computer processors generate an augmented reality overlay for camera field of vision based on a perspective of a display device. The one or more processors generate an overlay image that represents a field of view of an imaging device based at least on an orientation of the imaging device at a first location. The one or more processors generate a modified overlay image by modification of one or both of a size and an orientation of the overlay image based, at least in part, on differences between (i) a second location and an orientation of an image display device relative to (ii) the first location and the orientation of the imaging device. The one or more processors the modified overlay image using the image display device.

Abstract: A wearable apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a display unit, an operation section, a storage unit, and a display control unit. The display unit is configured to display an image. The operation section is configured to receive input of a predetermined operation event for switching an image to be displayed on the display unit. The storage unit is configured to store a plurality of images to be displayed on the display unit. The display control unit is configured to be capable of sequentially switching the images to be displayed on the display unit every time the predetermined operation event is received, and to cause the display unit to display a first middle image during switching between the individual images from a top image to be first displayed on the display unit to a last image to be last displayed and cause the display unit to display a second middle image different from the first middle image during switching between the last image and the top image.

Abstract: Configurations are disclosed for a health system to be used in various healthcare applications, e.g., for patient diagnostics, monitoring, and/or therapy. The health system may comprise a light generation module to transmit light or an image to a user, one or more sensors to detect a physiological parameter of the user's body, including their eyes, and processing circuitry to analyze an input received in response to the presented images to determine one or more health conditions or defects.

Abstract: Configurations are disclosed for a health system to be used in various healthcare applications, e.g., for patient diagnostics, monitoring, and/or therapy. The health system may comprise a light generation module to transmit light or an image to a user, one or more sensors to detect a physiological parameter of the user's body, including their eyes, and processing circuitry to analyze an input received in response to the presented images to determine one or more health conditions or defects.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for displaying representative images is disclosed. In use, a first relationship between each of two or more images is configured. Next, a photo montage is displayed including the two or more images. A notification is received indicating a new orientation for the photo montage. Additionally, in response to the new orientation, an in-place rotation animation is generated for each of the two or more images of the photo montage, and the first relationship is maintained between each of the two or more images. Additional systems, methods, and computer program products are also presented.

Abstract: A sound information display device including: a plurality of sound collecting units; an information obtaining unit that obtains positional information and sound information of a sound source based on collected sound information of the plurality of sound collecting units; a display data generation unit that generates display data for displaying sound information that is obtained by the information obtaining unit overlaid on a visual image at a position that corresponds to positional information that is obtained by the information obtaining unit within the visual image; and a head-mounted image display unit that displays sound information of a sound source overlaid on the visual information at a position that corresponds to the sound source within the visual image based on display data that is generated by the display data generation unit.

Abstract: Configurations are disclosed for a health system to be used in various healthcare applications, e.g., for patient diagnostics, monitoring, and/or therapy. The health system may comprise a light generation module to transmit light or an image to a user, one or more sensors to detect a physiological parameter of the user's body, including their eyes, and processing circuitry to analyze an input received in response to the presented images to determine one or more health conditions or defects.

Abstract: Configurations are disclosed for a health system to be used in various healthcare applications, e.g., for patient diagnostics, monitoring, and/or therapy. The health system may comprise a light generation module to transmit light or an image to a user, one or more sensors to detect a physiological parameter of the user's body, including their eyes, and processing circuitry to analyze an input received in response to the presented images to determine one or more health conditions or defects.

Abstract: Methods and systems for generating an interactive rotatable 360-degree presentation of an object are disclosed. The methods and systems obtain data describing the object, where the data includes information about a number of images of the object, as well as additional information about the object. The images are automatically obtained and rearranged into at least one sequence of images substantially evenly distributed around 360 degrees. It is determined whether to add hotspot(s) to image(s), and if hotspot(s) are to be added, the hotspot(s) are automatically added to the image(s). The ordered images of the sequence(s) are then merged into an interactive rotatable 360-degree presentation of the object.

Abstract: One disclosed embodiment includes memory allocation methods for use by a graphics processing unit in rendering graphics data for display. The method includes receiving a buffer attachment associated with a first rendering pass. The hardware prerequisites for operation of the first rendering pass is determined. The method also includes receiving an indication to not allocate system memory for the received buffer attachment. Thereafter, it may be determined whether the received buffer attachment will be loaded from or stored to by the subsequent rendering passes. If it is determined that the buffer attachment will be accessed by the subsequent rendering passes, an error message may be generated indicating that system memory must be allocated. If it is determined that the buffer attachment will not be accessed by the subsequent rendering passes, the buffer attachment is rendered without allocating system memory.

Abstract: A control device for an electronic apparatus including a touch panel display, in which it receives touch operations by setting a predetermined area as a touch area, a display size of an object displayed on the touch panel display is changed by setting a plurality of expanding touch areas as operations with respect to a function of expansion and contraction, and touch-operating intervals of the plurality of expanding touch areas, and the display position of the touch area is changed so as to widen the intervals when a touch operation for narrowing the intervals between the plurality of expanding touch areas more than a predetermined amount is performed.

Abstract: An example processor-implemented method for adjusting screen orientation of a display associated with a device with the present disclosure is identifying a request for a new profile, the new profile being created in the device, requesting a selection of a screen orientation for the new profile, adjusting the orientation of the display for the new profile based on the screen orientation selection, and manage applications on the device based on the screen orientation selection.

Abstract: Neural networks of suitable topology are trained with pairs of images, where one image of each pair depicts a garment, and the other image of each pair depicts the garment being worn by a model. Once trained, the neural network can synthesize an image based on a new image of a garment, where the synthesized image could plausibly have appeared in the training set, paired with the new image of the garment. Quantitative parameters controlling the image synthesis permit adjustment of features of the synthetic image, including the skin tone, body shape and pose of the model, accessories depicted in the synthetic image, and characteristics of the garment as depicted, such as length, sleeve style, collar style or tightness.

Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, media, and methods using an augmented reality smartphone application to capture measurements of an interior or exterior space in real-time and generate a floorplan of the space and/or a 3D model of the space from the captured measurements in less than 5 minutes.

Abstract: Providing of an electronic map displaying preferred real-world locations to utilize in connection with an augmented reality world. A request is received at a server computer to provide the electronic map to utilize in connection with the augmented reality world. A geolocation is received. Real-world locations in a vicinity are queried from a real-world location profile. A virtual location profile of virtual locations in the augmented reality world is accessed to generate an initial virtual location set. A participant preference profile containing virtual preferences and real-world preferences is accessed. Real-time participant data is accessed. The virtual locations in the initial virtual location set are prioritized to generate a prioritized virtual location set. The prioritized virtual location set is limited based upon the real-time participant data to generate a real-time prioritized location set. The electronic map is generated based upon the real-time prioritized location set, and transmitted.