Image processing system and method
US11605396B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R1/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing system for generating an image for display to a user at a head-mountable display device includes: a sound input unit configured to receive sound information relating to one or more sounds, an audio processing unit configured to analyse the sound information relating to the one or more sounds, an image generation unit configured to generate one or more image elements that indicate properties of analysed sound information, and an image output unit configured to output display images for display to a user of a head-mountable display device, the images comprising the generated image elements as an image overlay, where the one or more generated image elements are indicative of the direction of the source of the one or more sounds.
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