Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards virtual reality bookmarks that maintain state data for a user in a virtual reality environment, such that the user can to return to that virtual reality environment at a later time. While presenting virtual reality session content to a user, a system or the like can receive a request to pause the virtual reality session from a user. Session state data, e.g., in the form of a virtual reality bookmark, is saved based on the pause request. A later request to resume presentation of the virtual reality content results in the system accessing the virtual reality session data, which is used to present resumed virtual reality session content to the user based on the session state data. A pause request may be for an individual user or for each user participating in a session. Virtual reality bookmarks may be shared with other users.

Abstract: Augmented reality (AR) systems, devices, media, and methods are described for sending and receiving AR objects (e.g., customized AR objects) based on/responsive to interactions with the physical world. AR virtual delivery route overlays are generated responsive to selected virtual delivery routes and include the AR object and a delivery mode (air, tunnel, etc.) corresponding to the virtual delivery route. Physical world actions associated with the delivery mode (blowing adjacent an AR device or scratching a surface) result in sending a communication corresponding to the AR object for delivery to a receiver and generating AR sending overlays including the AR object moving in accordance with the delivery mode.

Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program such that information with high usability can be presented. As a parameter related to presentation information to be presented in a vehicle interior of a vehicle, at least one of parameters of brightness, blur, area, and transparency is changed on the basis of vibration information. The present technology can be applied as a projection device placed in a vehicle interior of a vehicle.

Abstract: An electronic device may have input-output devices such as sensors, displays, wireless circuitry, and other electronic components mounted within a housing. The housing may have opposing front and rear walls. A display may be formed on a front side of the device and may be overlapped by a front housing wall such as a glass layer. Sensors and other components may be formed on a rear side of the device and may be overlapped by a rear housing wall. The rear housing wall may have a glass portion or other transparent structure through which projectors project images onto nearby surfaces and through which image sensors and other optical sensors receive light. The housing may be supported by a stand. An electrical component in the stand may interact with an electronic device on the stand. Wireless circuitry in an external item may wirelessly couple to wireless circuitry within the housing.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method of displaying overlapping objects is performed at a device including an optical see-through display, one or more processors, and a non-transitory memory. The method includes obtaining a request to display a first object in front of a second object. The method includes modifying a transparency of the first object in a region corresponding to an overlap between the first object and the second object. The method includes displaying the first object in front of the second object while maintaining visibility of the second object through the overlap between the first object and the second object based on the modified transparency.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an augmented reality system for real space navigation. The augmented reality system comprises a navigation module for determining a set of spatial coordinates corresponding a position in a three dimensional real space for each of a plurality of navigation landmarks; and a virtual image display module for displaying a virtual image correlated to one of the plurality of navigation landmarks such that the virtual image is perceived by a user to be at the position in the three dimensional real space, the virtual image being composed of at least one binocular pixels, each of the binocular pixels is formed by a first light signal projecting to a first retina of the user and a second light signal projecting to a second retina of the user.

Abstract: A method for positioning of cameras on an object that enables accurate rendering of the scene around the object on a dome accurately in real time. The method involves providing a 3D model of the object having a surface, and selecting locations on the surface where the cameras are to be placed to provide a camera rig. The choice of locations is such that every camera has a field of view that overlaps with at least one other camera. The cameras are designated as Direct View Camera (DVC) or a Secondary View Camera (SVC). The method to render a virtual scene includes providing a projection rig that includes a plurality of projectors within a hollow half-sphere, wherein the hollow half-sphere includes an inner surface and an outer surface. Each of the plurality of projectors is designated as a Direct View Projector (DVP) or a Secondary View Projector (SVP).

Abstract: A method and system for transforming simple user input into customizable animated images for use in text-messaging applications.

Abstract: User persona management systems and techniques are described. A system identifies a profile associated with a first user. The profile includes data defining avatars that each represent the first user and conditions for displaying respective avatars. The system determines, based on characteristics associated with the first user, that at least a first condition is met. The system selects, based on determining that at least the first condition is met, a display avatar of the avatars. The system outputs the display avatar for presentation to a second user, for instance by displaying the display avatar on a display and/or by transmitting the display avatar to a user device associated with the second user. The display avatar can be presented in accordance with the characteristics associated with the first user.

Abstract: Example systems, devices, media, and methods are described for curating and presenting a contextual overlay that includes graphical elements and virtual elements in an augmented reality experience. A contextual overlay application implements and controls the capturing of frames of video data within a field of view of the camera. The image processing system detects, in the captured frames of video data, one or more food items in the physical environment. Detecting food items may involve computer vision and machine-trained classification models. The method includes retrieving data associated with the detected food item, curating a contextual overlay based on the retrieved data and a configurable profile, and presenting the contextual overlay on the display.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining layer thicknesses of a three-dimensional model for generation with an additive manufacturing apparatus. The method includes: a step of determining the layer thicknesses according to an adaptive slicing algorithm in which the thickness of a layer is calculated through a relation based on the inclination of the normal vectors of the surface elements of the 3D model partly enclose the layer from a horizontal direction (x;y).

Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments are directed to changing parameters of an input image or multidimensional representation of the input image based on a user request to change such parameters. An input image is first received. A multidimensional image that represents the input image in multiple dimensions is generated via a model. A request to change at least a first parameter to a second parameter is received via user input at a user device. Such request is a request to edit or generate the multidimensional image in some way. For instance, the request may be to change the light source position or camera position from a first set of coordinates to a second set of coordinates.

Abstract: Systems and methods for image processing are described. Embodiments of the present disclosure identify a first image depicting a first object; identify a plurality of candidate images depicting a second object; select a second image from the plurality of candidate images depicting the second object based on the second image and a sequence of previous images including the first image using a crop selection network trained to select a next compatible image based on the sequence of previous images; and generate a composite image depicting the first object and the second object based on the first image and the second image.

Abstract: A location-based, multiuser, collaborative augmented reality (AR) system employs individual AR devices for viewing real-world anchors, that is, physical models that are recognizable to the camera and image processing module of the AR device. To mitigate ambiguous configurations when used in the collaborative mode, each anchor is registered with a server to ensure that only uniquely recognizable anchors are simultaneously active at a particular location. The system permits collaborative AR to span multiple sites, by associating a portal with an anchor at each site. Using the location of their corresponding AR device as a proxy for their position, AR renditions of the other participating users are provided. This AR system is particularly well suited for games.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a graphically animated audience are disclosed. Biometric data is captured via a sensor during display of content via a first device. The biometric data is stored in association with metadata for the content, and is mapped to a graphical representation. Based on the mapping of the biometric data to the graphical representation and the metadata, a graphical animation is generated for display in synchronization with displaying of the content via a second device.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a memory and processing circuitry configured to generate a display image by rendering plural objects in a virtual space according to the object information; acquire a user input relating to a user object of the plural objects, the user object associated with the user; determine movement of the user object in the virtual space in accordance with the user input; generate positional relationship information indicating a positional relationship in the virtual space between the user object and a predetermined object of the plural objects; store first rendering information for rendering a first animation with a combination of the predetermined object and the user object; and generate the first animation according to the first rendering information in a case that a distance between the predetermined object and the user object is shorter than or equal to a predetermined distance according to the positional relationship information.

Abstract: A computing device can be running a current context and displaying a current interface for the current context when a communication is received on the device. The device can display an alert on a portion of a display screen in conjunction with the current interface being displayed. The alert can include information about the communication, which can allow a user to better determine whether or not the communication requires immediate attention. If the user ignores the alert, it will disappear in a specified amount of time. If the user chooses to deal with the communication, he/she can tap on the alert to bring up an overlay interface for replying to the communication without having to switch to another application specifically configured for handling (e.g., viewing, replying to) the communication. After the user replies to the communication using the overlay interface, he/she can be automatically brought back to the current interface.

Abstract: An electronic sports playbook and video annotation system includes a device with a memory coupled to a processor that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate sports playbook content based on coordinate or image data. The processor is configured to detect an object (e.g., a player, etc.) on a surface (e.g., court image, or play image such as a static play drawing or video recording frame), detect a drawing of a path relating to the object (e.g., by user input device or with image processing, machine learning, or other heuristic techniques, etc.), and determine an action (e.g., a pass, dribble, cut, screen, handoff, etc.) associated with the object based on at least an attribute of the object (e.g., does the player have possession?, etc.) and detected path relating to the object. Devices may generate memory games from sports playbook content.

Abstract: A system for detecting an accident risk in a working place that can determine a work stage of the working place where various kinds of works, such as a cargo loading and unloading workshop, are performed or determine whether or not there is a risk that an accident may occurs in the working place is disclosed. In the disclosed system for detecting the accident risk in the working place, a camera is used to photograph the working place, only information about an object recognized by analyzing the image is transmitted to the server without transmitting the photographed image to the server, thereby minimizing an amount of information transmitted from the camera to the server.

Abstract: A method for selective magnification in a 3D rendering system includes: displaying, by an electronic device, a first view including at least one real world object and at least one virtual object; displaying, by the electronic device, a second view comprising a region of interest (ROI) in the first view, while displaying the first view; receiving, by the electronic device, a user interaction on the second view; and generating, by the electronic device, interaction on the first view corresponding to the user interaction received on the second view.