Methods, apparatus, systems, computer programs for enabling mediated reality
US11194439B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S2400/11
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method comprising: using a tracked real point of view of a user in a real space and a first mapping between the real space and a virtual space to determine a point of view of a virtual user within the virtual space; causing rendering to the user at least part of a virtual scene determined by the point of view of the virtual user within the virtual space; and using a selected one of a plurality of different mappings to map tracked user actions in the real space to actions of the virtual user in the virtual space, wherein, when a first mode is selected, the method comprises mapping tracked user actions in the real space, using the first mapping, to spatially-equivalent actions of the virtual user in the virtual space, and wherein, when a second mode is selected, the method comprises mapping tracked user actions in the real space, using a second mapping different to the first mapping, to non-spatially-equivalent actions of the virtual user in the virtual space, wherein the second mapping makes available user interactions within a zone of the virtual space unavailable using the first mapping.
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