System and method for a virtual reality system having a frame buffer that stores a plurality of view points that can be selected and viewed by the user
US6351261B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer video display system and method is disclosed. The computer video display system includes a frame buffer for storing a multiplicity of view points of a model to be displayed, a measurement device for measuring an aspect of the user's movement, a view point device for ascertaining a point of view of the model to be displayed in response to the measurement device, a computational device for modifying the view point according to a predefined algorithm, an access device for accessing the appropriate display information from the frame buffer, and a head mounted display for displaying the selected view point of the model. During operation, the measuring device, the view point device, and the computational device continuously update the view points of the model in response to movements of the user. In response thereto, the access device traverses the frame buffer and provides the updated display information to the head mounted display. The image, as seen through the head mounted display, appears to be continuous, fluid and natural.
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