View Simulated By Projected Image Patents (Class 434/44)
  • Patent number: 11768537
    Abstract: A method is provided, including: tracking a location of a head-mounted display (HMD); tracking a gaze of a user of the HMD; generating video depicting a view of a virtual environment for the HMD based on the gaze of the user of the HMD; initiating wireless transmission of the video to the HMD for display on the HMD to the user, wherein initiating the wireless transmission includes setting a beamforming of a wireless transceiver towards the location of the head-mounted display; processing signal quality feedback received from the HMD to determine a quality of the wireless transmission; responsive to a loss in the quality of the wireless transmission, then adjusting the beamforming of the wireless transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Tokubo, Steven Osman, Jeffrey Roger Stafford, Crusoe Xiadong Mao, Glenn Black
  • Patent number: 11619989
    Abstract: According to the invention, a system for presenting graphics on a display device is disclosed. The system may include an eye tracking device and a graphics processing device. The eye tracking device may be for determining a gaze point of a user on a display device. The graphics processing device may be for causing graphics to be displayed on the display device. The graphics displayed on the display device may be modified such that the graphics are of higher quality in an area including the gaze point of the user, than outside the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Tobil AB
    Inventors: Robin Thunström, Mårten Skogö
  • Patent number: 11199705
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for rendering images on a head mounted display (HMD). One method includes operations for tracking, with one or more first cameras inside the HMD, the gaze of a user and for tracking motion of the HMD. The motion of the HMD is tracked by analyzing images of the HMD taken with a second camera that is not in the HMD. Further, the method includes an operation for predicting the motion of the gaze of the user based on the gaze and the motion of the HMD. Rendering policies for a plurality of regions, defined on a view rendered by the HMD, are determined based on the predicted motion of the gaze. The images are rendered on the view based on the rendering policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roger Stafford, Xiadong Mao, Glenn Black
  • Patent number: 10692186
    Abstract: A first image and a second image are presented to a user of a head mounted display (HMD) so that the first image and the second image are perceived as a combined image. The first image is inset into the second image and the first image may be a higher resolution image than the second image. The first image and the second image may be presented at different focal lengths and various techniques are utilized to gracefully blend the first image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Olivier Mercier, Brian Wheelwright
  • Patent number: 10585472
    Abstract: A method is provided, including the following method operations: receiving captured images of an interactive environment in which a head-mounted display (HMD) is disposed; receiving inertial data processed from at least one inertial sensor of the HMD; analyzing the captured images and the inertial data to determine a current and predicted future location of the HMD; using the predicted future location of the HMD to adjust a beamforming direction of an RF transceiver towards the predicted future location of the HMD; tracking a gaze of a user of the HMD; generating image data depicting a view of a virtual environment for the HMD, wherein regions of the view are differentially rendered; generating audio data depicting sounds from the virtual environment, the audio data being configured to enable localization of the sounds by the user; transmitting the image data and the audio data via the RF transceiver to the HMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Tokubo, Steven Osman, Jeffrey Roger Stafford, Crusoe Xiadong Mao, Glenn Black
  • Patent number: 10545338
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for rendering images on a head mounted display (HMD). One method includes operations for tracking, with one or more first cameras inside the HMD, the gaze of a user and for tracking motion of the HMD. The motion of the HMD is tracked by analyzing images of the HMD taken with a second camera that is not in the HMD. Further, the method includes an operation for predicting the motion of the gaze of the user based on the gaze and the motion of the HMD. Rendering policies for a plurality of regions, defined on a view rendered by the HMD, are determined based on the predicted motion of the gaze. The images are rendered on the view based on the rendering policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roger Stafford, Xiadong Mao, Glenn Black
  • Patent number: 9897805
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for rendering images on a head mounted display (HMD). One method includes operations for tracking, with one or more first cameras inside the HMD, the gaze of a user and for tracking motion of the HMD. The motion of the HMD is tracked by analyzing images of the HMD taken with a second camera that is not in the HMD. Further, the method includes an operation for predicting the motion of the gaze of the user based on the gaze and the motion of the HMD. Rendering policies for a plurality of regions, defined on a view rendered by the HMD, are determined based on the predicted motion of the gaze. The images are rendered on the view based on the rendering policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roger Stafford, Xiadong Mao, Glenn Black
  • Patent number: 9898081
    Abstract: According to the invention, a system for presenting graphics on a display device is disclosed. The system may include an eye tracking device and a graphics processing device. The eye tracking device may be for determining a gaze point of a user on a display device. The graphics processing device may be for causing graphics to be displayed on the display device. The graphics displayed on the display device may be modified such that the graphics are of higher quality in an area including the gaze point of the user, than outside the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Robin Thunström, Mårten Skogö
  • Patent number: 9855508
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a water slide system including an at least partly translucent or transparent slide tube which may be circumferentially closed and in which a slide surface that can be wetted with liquid extends in a slide direction. Lighting features that are visible from the interior of the slide tube are arranged on the outside of the slide tube in order to achieve optical effects in the interior of the slide tube. According to an aspect, the lighting features are pixels, for example LEDs, which are arranged in a matrix of at least one screen module. The screen module may be in the shape of a shell that extends on the outside of the slide tube and over a circumferential portion of the slide tube and which can be actuated in order to display movable two-dimensional or stereoscopic images, which may be curved in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: KLARER FREIZEITANLAGEN AG
    Inventor: Stefan Klarer
  • Patent number: 9665171
    Abstract: According to the invention, a system for presenting graphics on a display device is disclosed. The system may include an eye tracking device, at least one processor, and a graphics processing device. The eye tracking device may be for determining at least one of a gaze point of a user on a display device, or a change in the gaze point of the user on the display device. The processor may be for receiving data from the eye tracking device and modifying use of at least one system resource based at least in part on the data received from the eye tracking device. The graphics processing device may be for causing an image to be displayed on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Mårten Skogö, Anders Olsson, Erik Kenneth Holmgren
  • Patent number: 9542718
    Abstract: Techniques related to providing updates in a head mounted display (HMD) device are described herein. A HMD may be configured to display a view of an environment. An update buffer of the HMD device may be included to store image data. The image data may include image data for a current view of the environment and image data of the environment that is outside of the current view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sivakumar Thulasimani, Ganesh S. T., Sameer K P
  • Patent number: 9366546
    Abstract: Projected synthetic vision methods, systems and computer readable media are disclosed. For example, a system can include one or more sensors, a terrain database, and a projected synthetic vision controller coupled to the one or more sensors and the terrain database, the projected synthetic vision controller configured to generate and project synthetic vision images based on aircraft position, terrain information and aviator boresight information. The system can also include one or more projectors coupled to the projected synthetic vision controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Steven D. Colby
  • Patent number: 9087380
    Abstract: A method and system for creating event data including 3-D data representing at least one participant in an event and making the event data available to be served is provided. The system includes a communications network. A plurality of camera units are coupled to the communications network. The camera units are configured and installed at an event venue to generate a plurality of images from waves which propagate from objects in the event and includes the at least one participant in a plurality of non-parallel detector planes spaced about the event venue. The camera units include a plurality of detectors for measuring energy in the images in the detector planes to produce a plurality of signals obtained from different directions with respect to the at least one participant and a plurality of signal processors to process the plurality of signals from the plurality of detectors with at least one control algorithm to obtain image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Inventor: Timothy J. Lock
  • Patent number: 8876534
    Abstract: A method for pilot situational awareness comprises calculating a location; providing terrain data for the calculated location; processing the terrain data and positioning a light source generally proximal to a view point of a pilot data to generate a synthetic image, the synthetic image representing an appearance of the terrain data illuminated by an appearance of the light source positioned generally proximal to the view point of the pilot; and displaying the synthetic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Frank, Radu E. Denghel
  • Patent number: 8840249
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for projecting visible and non-visible images is provided. The system and apparatus include: a visible light source and a non-visible light source; at least one light modulator enabled for receiving and modulating the visible light and non-visible light to respectively form visible images and non-visible images, the non-visible images formed independent of the visible images; and projection optics enabled for receiving and co-projecting the visible and non-visible images in alignment. Furthermore, video data for projection is formed by replacing a portion of visible bits with at least a portion of non-visible bits in a data stream, such that the visible images and the non-visible images can be co-projected upon processing the video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Christie Digital Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Nicholson, Thomas Patrick Pawelko, Lawrence Stewart Paul
  • Patent number: 8714751
    Abstract: An illumination system and a projection device comprising the same are provided. The projection device comprises an image-forming system and the illumination system. The illumination system comprises a first light source device, a second light source device and a first light guiding device. The first light source device generates a visible light, while the second light source device directly generates a substantially pure infrared light. The first light guiding device is adapted to guide the visible light and the infrared light to the image-forming system for processing to make the visible light form a visible light image and make the infrared light form an infrared light image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Keh-Su Chang, Fu-Kuo Sun
  • Patent number: 8634969
    Abstract: The invention relates to a teleoperation method and a human robot interface for remote control of a machine by a human operator (5) using a remote control unit, particularly for remote control of a drone, wherein a vestibular feedback is provided to the operator (5) to enhance the situational awareness of the operator (5), wherein the vestibular feedback represents a real motion of the remote-controlled machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Heinrich H. Buelthoff, Paolo Robuffo Giordano
  • Patent number: 8573977
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and flight simulators are disclosed to present infrared images detectable by night vision devices. A video signal may be received. The video signal may be configured to generate a viewable image substantially within a human visible spectrum. The video signal may include one or more of a red component, a green component, and a blue component. The video signal also may be configured to generate one or more infrared images. The one or more infrared images may be substantially outside the human visible spectrum and may have an infrared component detectable by a night vision device. In response to the video signal, the red and green components may be separately modulated to generate red and green portions of the viewable image. The blue component and the infrared component may be collectively modulated to generate a blue portion of the viewable image and the one or more infrared images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Harold R. Streid
  • Patent number: 8241038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a simulator comprising at least one projector arranged to project an image, and a non-spherical, generally continuous, dome-like projection surface on which the image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Edward W. Quinn, Randall W. Wallace, Michael R. Vogel, Jason L. Seeliger
  • Patent number: 8187090
    Abstract: The invention provides a conjuring assisting toy which can make a viewer feel the supernatural force and interestedness which are inherent in a conjuring trick by displaying the result of a conjuring trick through simple operations, there is provided a conjuring assisting toy including a display means for displaying an image, a coordinate inputting means for designating coordinates relative to a display area of the display means, and a central control means, wherein the central control means includes a main control unit, a conjuring data storage unit, an input analyzing unit and an operation unit, an operation result storage unit, an inputted diagram storage unit, and an image data forming and outputting unit, an inputted position signal is analyzed by the input analyzing unit, the main control unit causes position information based on the inputted position signal to be stored in the inputted diagram storage unit, causes the display means to display a line image, determines specific feature information from i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Tenyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kondo
  • Patent number: 8102395
    Abstract: A system and method displays a realistic image that allows a user to readily grasp his/her own positional relationship and also to experience a sense of presence. An outer dome screen is disposed so as to surround a user, and an immersion image such as the scenery of the surroundings of an object is displayed thereon. An inner dome screen is disposed inside the outer dome screen, and it displays a bird's-eye image of the object as perceived by the vision of the user when the object is viewed from a viewpoint of the user. In this case, the user is allowed to readily grasp his/her own positional relationship by the bird's-eye image and is allowed to experience a sense of presence by the immersion image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsujiro Kondo, Yuji Okumura, Tsugihiko Haga, Tetsuya Murakami, Kenji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7967692
    Abstract: An interactive water slide includes a plurality of light and sound sources synchronized with a theme chosen by the rider, the lighting and sound changes as the rider travels down the slide. Images are projected onto a screens of water that block the path of the rider and as the rider travels down the slide the rider must go through these projected images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventor: Michael F. Werner
  • Patent number: 7938725
    Abstract: Operation data is obtained from an input device and is stored into a memory, and initial state data indicating an attitude or a position of an object in a virtual game world is calculated with predetermined start timing using acceleration data included in the obtained operation data. Depending on acceleration data included in operation data sequentially obtained on and after the start timing, change amount data for sequentially changing the attitude or position of the object over time is calculated. Thereafter, the attitude or position of the object disposed in the virtual game world, depending on the initial state data, is changed, depending on the change amount data, to perform a game process of controlling a motion of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuichiro Okamura
  • Patent number: 7871270
    Abstract: A simulator is disclosed which includes an image generator that includes a forward display system and a peripheral display system to provide a field of view. The forward display system utilizes a forward projection system to provide forward imagery with high-resolution. The peripheral display system utilizes a helmet-mounted display system to provide peripheral imagery. The forward and peripheral imagery are merged by the image-generator so as to provide a full field of view with as much high-resolution imagery as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jason L. Seeliger, Randall W. Wallace, Edward W. Quinn, Michael R. Vogel
  • Publication number: 20110003271
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in training observers and search and rescue personnel in detecting and identifying visual cues related to potential threats to aircraft and to ground based search and rescue circumstances. A visual display displays a scene generated by a visual scene generator apparatus. A vision limiting device is placed between the trainee and the visual display and the trainee can only see a limited amount of the visual display through a window on the vision limiting device. The limited view of the scene afforded the trainee will force the trainee to move around at various angles to see more of the scene as he normally would in real life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Stuart Grant, Tony Ghoman, Don Turner
  • Patent number: 7785200
    Abstract: An object is provided with a plurality of vectors each having a direction and an end position assigned to the object in a fixed manner. The game device moves the object in a three-dimensional game space, and determines whether a part of the object has contacted a predetermined surface or not. When it is determined that a part of the object has contacted the predetermined surface, a vector among the plurality of vectors, the vector having an end located at a position closest to a predetermined direction is specified. Also, when it is determined that a part of the object has contacted the predetermined surface, the game device lands the object on the predetermined surface in a position such that the specified vector faces toward the predetermined surface, and is perpendicular to the predetermined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Souichi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 7744463
    Abstract: A parameter of a consumption item (fuel, life) consumed as a game progresses is calculated. When a setting of a game termination condition changes, a rate of change of the parameter of the consumption item is changed according to the change of the setting. The game termination condition is a condition relating to the number of laps on a course, a time limit of a game or a game quota. The rate of change of the parameter of the consumption item is increased as the number of laps on a course is reduced, as the time limit of a game is shortened, or as the game quota is reduced. When a value of the parameter of the consumption item becomes equal to zero as a game progresses, the movement or motion of an object is disabled. The parameter of the consumption item is changed from an initial value set by a player with the rate of change which has been specified based on the game termination condition set by the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Namco Bandai Games, Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru Ouchi
  • Patent number: 7587747
    Abstract: A telepresence server is for connection to a telecommunications network for providing access to a reality engine for a plurality of passive users. The reality engine can be controlled by an active user or a professional director through the network or by a local professional director. Active/passive mode displays can be used by the passive users in a passive mode and an active/passive mode display can be used by the active user in an active mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Inventor: Francis J. Maguire, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20090017424
    Abstract: System for displaying an auxiliary image on a head-up display, the system including a panoramic projection screen, at least one panoramic projector for projecting a panoramic image on the panoramic projection screen, a beam combiner located between the panoramic projection screen and the audience, and an auxiliary projector for projecting the auxiliary image toward the beam combiner, the panoramic image being viewed by an audience. The beam combiner produces a combined image of the panoramic image and the auxiliary image, for the audience, by transmitting at least part of the panoramic image toward the audience, and by reflecting the auxiliary image toward the audience, such that the auxiliary image appears closer to the audience than the panoramic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Nahum Yoeli, Nissan Belken
  • Publication number: 20080217472
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle race and reality system for entertaining spectators wherein computer-generated images are optionally provided to at-least partially define a race-course.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Rocket Racing, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter H. Diamandis, Granger Whitelaw, Michael R. D'Angelo
  • Publication number: 20080206720
    Abstract: An immersive video projection system for a virtual reality simulator includes a plurality of imaging units each configured to project a video image upon a plurality of respective first surface mirrors. The video images reflected off of each of the first surface mirrors are then incident upon a panoramic display having a radius of curvature that matches the radius of curvature of the first surface mirrors, so as to provide a high-fidelity image with reduced artifacts for use in simulating motion of various activities. The immersive video projection system may also utilize an interface system that is configured to provide highly realistic control arrangements that provide realistic levels of feedback thereto, so as to impart a highly realistic and immersive experience to the user of the virtual reality simulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Stephen E. Nelson
  • Patent number: 7246050
    Abstract: This invention provides in a safe and effective manner the experience of observing potential collision obstacles or other hazard images to the human operator of an otherwise conventional vehicle, (such as an automobile or aircraft) moving in a normal manner in a natural environment (such as an outdoor test track). The invention incorporates in addition to the mobile vehicle, computer-based image generation devices, and position, velocity, acceleration, measurement instruments to enable the simulated visual hazard images, including operator perception of and response to those hazard images. Making the actual moving vehicle part of the simulated hazard encounter means the vestibular (motion) cues and visual cues of the natural environment are very realistic, while only the computer-generated hazard images imposed on the natural environment view are virtual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas B. Sheridan
  • Patent number: 7190392
    Abstract: A telepresence server is for connection to a telecommunications network for providing access to a reality engine for a plurality of passive users. The reality engine can be controlled by an active user or a professional director through the network or by a local professional director. Active/passive mode displays can be used by the passive users in a passive mode and an active/passive mode display can be used by the active user in an active mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Inventor: Francis J. Maguire, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7130447
    Abstract: A system for tracking a gaze of an operator includes a head-mounted eye tracking assembly, a head-mounted head tracking assembly and a processing element. The head-mounted eye tracking assembly comprises a visor having an arcuate shape including a concave surface and an opposed convex surface. The visor is capable of being disposed such that at least a portion of the visor is located outside a field of view of the operator. The head-mounted head tracking sensor is capable of repeatedly determining a position of the head to thereby track movement of the head. In this regard, each position of the head is associated with a position of the at least one eye. Thus, the processing element can repeatedly determine the gaze of the operator, based upon each position of the head and the associated position of the eyes, thereby tracking the gaze of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John H. Aughey, Michael V. Rohr, Steven D. Swaine, Carl J. Vorst
  • Patent number: 7111939
    Abstract: An image display system includes: an image projector including a mirror optical element for forming an exit pupil for viewing an image at a viewing location; a viewer eye position detector for generating a signal representing the position of a viewer's eyes relative to the location; and a control system responsive to the signal for providing relative motion between the viewer and the image projector to maintain the viewer's eyes at the exit pupil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Ronald S. Cok, Mark E. Bridges
  • Patent number: 7092860
    Abstract: The systems and methods of this invention provide simulated images to vision inspection systems. The simulated images emulate the vision of a vision inspection system. Graphical models of objects in a virtual world and lens effects models are used to provide the simulated images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventor: Richard M. Wasserman
  • Patent number: 6944581
    Abstract: Collimated visual display apparatus comprising an aspheric screen (12) and a curved collimating mirror (16), characterised in that the aspheric screen (12) is not a surface of revolution about an axis, the aspheric screen (12) comprises first and second parts (6, 8) which are separated from each other by a third part (10), the first and second parts (6, 8) are curved in cross section and if connected together then they would form a surface of revolution, the third part (10) is straight in cross sectional view and is a short cylindrical centre section, and the collimated visual display apparatus is such that the aspheric screen (12) has an outer curved surface that is viewed via the curved collimating mirror (16) by a user of the collimated visual display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: SEOS Limited
    Inventor: Roy Edward Creek
  • Patent number: 6943754
    Abstract: A system for tracking a gaze of an operator includes a head-mounted eye tracking assembly, a head-mounted head tracking assembly and a processing element. The head-mounted eye tracking assembly comprises a visor having an arcuate shape including a concave surface and an opposed convex surface. The visor is capable of being disposed such that at least a portion of the visor is located outside a field of view of the operator. The head-mounted head tracking sensor is capable of repeatedly determining a position of the head to thereby track movement of the head. In this regard, each position of the head is associated with a position of the at least one eye. Thus, the processing element can repeatedly determine the gaze of the operator, based upon each position of the head and the associated position of the eyes, thereby tracking the gaze of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John H. Aughey, Michael V. Rohr, Steven D. Swaine, Carl J. Vorst
  • Patent number: 6931368
    Abstract: A flight control display shows a representation of terrain, the horizon, an aircraft with a fuselage and aircraft wings, and a gamma ladder. The observer has a viewing direction at least in a predefined attitude range, which viewing direction is directed along the momentary flight path. The aircraft is therefore rotated depending on its momentary angle of incidence and angle of yaw with respect to the observer's viewing direction. The representation of the terrain is obtained from the relative position of a geodetic system of coordinates XG, YG, ZG and an aerodynamic system of axes of the airplane, in which case a reference line of the gamma ladder coincides with the horizon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: EADS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Jost Seifert
  • Patent number: 6821206
    Abstract: There are disclosed a game machine, game route selection method and information storage medium that in case where a plurality of performance positions in a three-dimensional space where a game performance corresponding to a player's operation instruction is performed, and a plurality of moving routes interconnecting the plurality of performance positions are set, the game machine displays predetermined option images for selecting the moving routes where the viewpoint can next move in the performance positions, and allows any one of these option images to be selected by a pointing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Namco Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ishida, Akio Ueyama, Masanori Katoh
  • Patent number: 6814578
    Abstract: The present invention provides a visual display system that comprises an image generator and a plurality of adjacent video display modules. The image generator may be adapted to generate a video image viewable by an operator of the visual display system, where the video image may be representative of a portion of a composite display image. The plurality of adjacent video display modules include displays that may be adapted to display the portion of the composite display image, where the video display may be remotely coupled to the image generator and may be responsive to the video image generated by the image generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Carl J. Vorst
  • Patent number: 6780015
    Abstract: A training system and method for use of simulated night vision goggles (NVG) which provides the full dynamic range of NVG simulation including low intensity, medium intensity and high intensity irradiance images of night-time terrain. Each of three 12-bit video signals are allocated to a preselected portion or all of the total irradiance range representing scene elements corresponding to low, medium and high light intensity and a video camera scans and converts the resultant generated image to preserve its resolution and dynamic range. The image is viewable in the simulated goggles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven D. Swaine, Harold R. Streid
  • Patent number: 6735015
    Abstract: Display apparatus (50) comprising a front projection screen (60), at least one projector (54) which is for providing a display on the screen (60) and which is positioned outside an enclosed display volume, the screen (60) being optimised to preferentially set the image distance in different regions when viewed by an observer (58) via a collimating mirror (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: SEOS Limited
    Inventor: Geoffrey Howard Blackham
  • Patent number: 6669346
    Abstract: A panoramic imaging and display system for the imaging and displaying of visual-media content, comprising a screen configured for the display of panoramic imagery, having an interior surface-perimeter and an exterior surface-perimeter, wherein each of said surface-perimeters are substantially contiguous in appearance and are sized and shaped to have a display area on which, substantially contiguous panoramic visual-media content and segmented visual-media content can be imaged. The system provides support and positioning of the display to at least one height relative to a viewing audience to provide circumnavigable viewing, and a multitude of vantage points from which to view at least one of the surface-perimeters of the panoramic display. Embodiments of the system can have an array of speakers positioned around a perimeter of the system's screen as a sound-system providing a panning of audible sound which can be synchronized with the movement of objects seen moving on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Inventor: Darrell J. Metcalf
  • Patent number: 6654171
    Abstract: In an image projector having at least one projection beam that is actuated in the raster mode and in the calligraphic mode for representing a raster component and a calligraphic component of a total image that is projected onto a display, to attain a higher image brightness and a sharper image contrast during projection in non-darkened rooms, the at least one projection beam is a laser beam (19) that is split into two linearly-polarized partial beams (21, 21′), with the two partial beams (21, 21′) being subjected to a separate modulation and deflection such that the one partial beam (21′) writes the raster component and the other partial beam writes the calligraphic component. The two partial beams (21, 21′) are projected simultaneously onto the display; the partial beams may be optically superposed prior to being projected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: STN Atlas Electronik GmbH
    Inventor: Bernhard Hampel-Vogedes
  • Publication number: 20030194683
    Abstract: The present invention provides a visual display system that comprises an image generator and a plurality of adjacent video display modules. The image generator may be adapted to generate a video image viewable by an operator of the visual display system, where the video image may be representative of a portion of a composite display image. The plurality of adjacent video display modules include displays that may be adapted to display the portion of the composite display image, where the video display may be remotely coupled to the image generator and may be responsive to the video image generated by the image generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Carl J. Vorst
  • Patent number: 6628995
    Abstract: Aircraft flight data collection is enhanced by changing the data sampling rate as a function of an operational condition of the aircraft, such as its flight phase. An algorithm is used to determine the flight phase. Then, the data is collected at a first sampling rate when the flight phase is one of a first set of flight phases and collected at a second sampling rate when the flight phase is one of a second set of flight phases. The second sampling rate is greater than the first sampling rate to maximize the data storage capacity of the system. Generally, the higher sampling rate is used with transient flight phases such as takeoff and thrust reverse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Shannon Lee Korson, Bruce Gunter Schings, Packey Pasquale Velleca, Mary Beth Golding
  • Patent number: 6623428
    Abstract: A system and method of generating an immersive digital image sequence capable of providing a perception of self-motion, includes the steps of: generating the digital image sequence; and adjusting the digital image sequence to control the perception of self-motion, whereby the degree of motion sickness induced in a viewer of the digital image sequence is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael E. Miller, Ronald S. Cok
  • Patent number: 6574352
    Abstract: A method for anticipation and tracking eye movement for head tracked projectors which divides a projection surface into spherical triangles and uses interpolating calibration values stored at each vertex of the triangle. A calibration map is used that contains information about the relationship between the user's head orientation and where they are looking with their eyes at each calibration point. The projection surface is divided into spherical triangles which are searched to find the triangle which contain the user's interpolated view point by performing a dot product test between the interpolated view point and the unit normal vectors inside the three planes that make up the sides of the spherical triangle extended back to the eye point. When a dot product test fails for any side of the triangle the pointer is followed to the adjacent triangle where the test starts over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
    Inventor: Philip Skolmoski
  • Patent number: 6552699
    Abstract: A projector system has an image display with at least two image display portions each displaying a respective image. At least two projection assemblies are provided, each associated with a respective image display portion. These projection assemblies each receive a respective image from the respective image display portion and project this image onto the projection screen. The projection assemblies each include a system for independently and selectively locating the projected image on the screen. The projection assembly includes a stationary mirror supported adjacent the image display portion receiving the image therefrom and reflecting said image outwardly from the image display to the movable mirror. Preferably, the stationary mirror has an upper end portion and a lower edge portion. The lower edge portion is adjacent the image display portion and the mirror extends obliquely upwardly therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventor: Jonathan L. Dugdale