System and method for generating a pepper's ghost artifice in a virtual three-dimensional environment
US11394549B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method, and device for generating Pepper's Ghost artifices from two-dimensional sources including Augmented Reality (“AR”) or Virtual Reality (“VR”) environments such that the Pepper's Ghost artifices appear to be a natural addition to a three-dimensional virtual environment. By employing virtual Pepper's Ghost projections onto varying size and shaped screens in the virtual three-dimensional environment, a reduction in bandwidth and costs are realized particularly when displaying humanoid characters in an AR and/or VR environment. While the methods disclosed with the present invention could be of utility to any type of virtual environment, the benefits are particularly acute for dynamic VR environments.
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