Apparatus, systems and methods for shared viewing experience using head mounted displays
US8836771B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/332
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are operable to share a viewing experience of a free viewpoint format media content event. An exemplary embodiment receives the free viewpoint format media content event, receives unique geometric orientation information from each one of a plurality of head mounted displays (HMDs), determines a unique viewpoint location for each one of the plurality of HMDs based upon the geometric orientation information received from each one of the plurality of HMDs, determines a unique viewpoint area for each one of the plurality of HMDs based upon the determined unique viewpoint location, and communicates each one of the unique viewpoint areas to the associated one of the plurality of HMDs.
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