VIDEO PIPELINE
    21.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210312694A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17352080

    申请日:2021-06-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A mixed reality system that includes a device and a base station that communicate via a wireless connection The device may include sensors that collect information about the user's environment and about the user. The information collected by the sensors may be transmitted to the base station via the wireless connection. The base station renders frames or slices based at least in part on the sensor information received from the device, encodes the frames or slices, and transmits the compressed frames or slices to the device for decoding and display. The base station may provide more computing power than conventional stand-alone systems, and the wireless connection does not tether the device to the base station as in conventional tethered systems. The system may implement methods and apparatus to maintain a target frame rate through the wireless link and to minimize latency in frame rendering, transmittal, and display.

    DYNAMIC FOVEATED PIPELINE
    22.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210142443A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-13

    申请号:US17053181

    申请日:2019-05-06

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In one implementation, a method includes receiving a warped image representing simulated reality (SR) content (e.g., to be displayed in a display space), the warped image having a plurality of pixels at respective locations uniformly spaced in a grid pattern in a warped space, wherein the plurality of pixels are respectively associated with a plurality of respective pixel values and a plurality of respective scaling factors indicating a plurality of respective resolutions at a plurality of respective locations of the SR content (e.g., in the display space). The method includes processing the warped image in the warped space based on the plurality of respective scaling factors to generate a processed warped image and transmitting the processed warped image.

    ENHANCED LOCAL CONTRAST
    23.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200380647A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-03

    申请号:US16860212

    申请日:2020-04-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor: Tobias Eble

    Abstract: Various implementations provided herein provide content on an optical see-through display using enhanced local contrast. In some implementations, the enhanced local contrast may be used to provide an apparent reduction in brightness (e.g., a shadow) or other visual effect. For example, the appearance of a virtual shadow of a virtual cup on a real table of a physical environment can be provided even though the brightness of the table cannot be reduced. The appearance of the shadow may be provided by selectively enhancing contrast that the user cognitively interprets to see a relatively “darker” area where the shadow should be (e.g., via an optical illusion/effect).

    Video Pipeline
    24.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240394952A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-28

    申请号:US18797340

    申请日:2024-08-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A mixed reality system that includes a device and a base station that communicate via a wireless connection The device may include sensors that collect information about the user's environment and about the user. The information collected by the sensors may be transmitted to the base station via the wireless connection. The base station renders frames or slices based at least in part on the sensor information received from the device, encodes the frames or slices, and transmits the compressed frames or slices to the device for decoding and display. The base station may provide more computing power than conventional stand-alone systems, and the wireless connection does not tether the device to the base station as in conventional tethered systems. The system may implement methods and apparatus to maintain a target frame rate through the wireless link and to minimize latency in frame rendering, transmittal, and display.

    Warping an input image based on depth and offset information

    公开(公告)号:US11783444B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-10

    申请号:US17028004

    申请日:2020-09-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06T3/0093 G06T7/50 G06T11/00 G06T2207/20084

    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include a method performed at an electronic device including one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, an image sensor, and a display device. The method includes obtaining, via the image sensor, an input image that includes an object. The method includes obtaining depth information characterizing the object, wherein the depth information characterizes a first distance between the image sensor and a portion of the object. The method includes determining a distance warp map for the input image based on a function of the depth information and a first offset value characterizing an estimated distance between eyes of a user and the display device. The method includes setting an operational parameter for the electronic device based on the distance warp map and generating, by the electronic device set to the operational parameter, a warped image from the input image.

    View dependent content updated rates

    公开(公告)号:US11468627B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US17081198

    申请日:2020-10-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that enable improved display of virtual content in computer generated reality (CGR) environments. In some implementations, the virtual content is viewed by an observer and includes multiple content elements, each of which may be rendered at an independent rate based on a change of view of the observer.

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