公开(公告)号：US20170105052A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-13

申请号：US15289174

申请日：2016-10-08

Applicant: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Christopher DeFaria ,  Gregory Gewickey ,  Michael Smith ,  Lewis Ostrover

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/2225 ,  H04N21/436

Abstract: An entertainment system provides data to a common screen (e.g., cinema screen) and personal immersive reality devices. For example, a cinematic data distribution server communicates with multiple immersive output devices each configured for providing immersive output (e.g., a virtual reality output) based on a data signal. Each of the multiple immersive output devices is present within eyesight of a common display screen. The server configures the data signal based on digital cinematic master data that includes immersive reality data. The server transmits the data signal to the multiple immersive output devices contemporaneously with each other, and optionally contemporaneously with providing a coordinated audio-video signal for output via a the common display screen and shared audio system.

公开(公告)号：US12231828B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US18451979

申请日：2023-08-18

Applicant: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael Zink ,  Michael Smith

IPC: H04N9/64 ,  H04N9/67 ,  H04N9/73 ,  H04N19/186

Abstract: A system is provided for generating video content with hue-preservation in virtual production. The system comprises a memory for storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions. Based on the executed instructions, the processor is further configured to control a saturation of scene linear data based on mapping of a first color gamut corresponding to a first encoding format of raw data to a second color gamut corresponding to a defined color space. The processor is further configured to determine a standard dynamic range (SDR) video content in the defined color space based on the scene linear data. Based on a scaling factor that is applied to three primary color values that describe the first color gamut, hue of the SDR video content is preserved.

公开(公告)号：US12143690B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-12

申请号：US17888853

申请日：2022-08-16

Applicant: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Christopher DeFaria ,  Gregory I. Gewickey ,  Michael Smith ,  Lewis S. Ostrover

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/2225 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/436

Abstract: An entertainment system provides data to a common screen (e.g., cinema screen) and personal immersive reality devices. For example, a cinematic data distribution server communicates with multiple immersive output devices each configured for providing immersive output (e.g., a virtual reality output) based on a data signal. Each of the multiple immersive output devices is present within eyesight of a common display screen. The server configures the data signal based on digital cinematic master data that includes immersive reality data. The server transmits the data signal to the multiple immersive output devices contemporaneously with each other, and optionally contemporaneously with providing a coordinated audio-video signal for output via the common display screen and shared audio system.

公开(公告)号：US11964204B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17189257

申请日：2021-03-01

Applicant: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Greg Gewickey ,  Gary Lake-Schaal ,  Piotr Mintus ,  Lewis S. Ostrover ,  Michael Smith

IPC: A63F13/525 ,  A63F13/28 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/58 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G09G3/00 ,  H04L67/131

CPC classification number: A63F13/525 ,  A63F13/28 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/58 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G09G3/003 ,  H04L67/131 ,  A63F2300/8082

Abstract: A processor provides a simulated three-dimensional (3D) environment for a game or virtual reality (VR) experience, including controlling a characteristic parameter of a 3D object or character based on at least one of: an asynchronous event in a second game, feedback from multiple synchronous users of the VR experience, or on a function driven by one or variables reflecting a current state of at least one of the 3D environment, the game or the VR experience.

公开(公告)号：US20240080424A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18451979

申请日：2023-08-18

Applicant: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael Zink ,  Michael Smith

IPC: H04N9/64 ,  H04N9/67 ,  H04N9/73 ,  H04N19/186

CPC classification number: H04N9/643 ,  H04N9/67 ,  H04N9/73 ,  H04N19/186

Abstract: A system is provided for generating video content with hue-preservation in virtual production. The system comprises a memory for storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions. Based on the executed instructions, the processor is further configured to control a saturation of scene linear data based on mapping of a first color gamut corresponding to a first encoding format of raw data to a second color gamut corresponding to a defined color space. The processor is further configured to determine a standard dynamic range (SDR) video content in the defined color space based on the scene linear data. Based on a scaling factor that is applied to three primary color values that describe the first color gamut, hue of the SDR video content is preserved.

公开(公告)号：US20230048933A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

申请号：US17902136

申请日：2022-09-02

Applicant: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael Zink ,  Michael Smith

IPC: H04N9/64 ,  H04N9/67 ,  H04N19/186 ,  H04N9/73

Abstract: A system is provided for generating video content with hue-preservation in virtual production. The system comprises a memory for storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions. Based on the executed instructions, the processor is further configured to control a saturation of scene linear data based on mapping of a first color gamut corresponding to a first encoding format of raw data to a second color gamut corresponding to a defined color space. The processor is further configured to determine a standard dynamic range (SDR) video content in the defined color space based on the scene linear data. Based on a scaling factor that is applied to three primary color values that describe the first color gamut, hue of the SDR video content is preserved.

公开(公告)号：US20230035084A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17839475

申请日：2022-06-13

Applicant: Christopher DeFaria ,  WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Christopher DeFaria ,  Michael Smith

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  H04N13/117 ,  G06T15/20 ,  H04N13/30

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for geometric matching of virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) output contemporaneously with video output formatted for display on a 2D screen include a determination of value sets that when used in image processing cause an off-screen angular field of view of the at least one of the AR output object or the VR output object to have a fixed relationship to at least one of the angular field of view of the onscreen object or of the 2D screen. The AR/VR output object is outputted to an AR/VR display device and the user experience is improved by the geometric matching between objects observed on the AR/VR display device and corresponding objects appearing on the 2D screen.

公开(公告)号：US11497986B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US16212438

申请日：2018-12-06

Applicant: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Michael Smith ,  Lewis Ostrover

IPC: A63F13/217 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04S7/00 ,  G06V10/70 ,  G06V20/10 ,  A63F13/213 ,  G06T7/60 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/25

Abstract: A computer-implemented method in conjunction with mixed reality gear (e.g., a headset) includes imaging a real scene encompassing a user wearing a mixed reality output apparatus. The method includes determining data describing a real context of the real scene, based on the imaging; for example, identifying or classifying objects, lighting, sound or persons in the scene. The method includes selecting a set of content including content enabling rendering of at least one virtual object from a content library, based on the data describing a real context, using various selection algorithms. The method includes rendering the virtual object in the mixed reality session by the mixed reality output apparatus, optionally based on the data describing a real context (“context parameters”). An apparatus is configured to perform the method using hardware, firmware, and/or software.

公开(公告)号：US20220351336A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17723231

申请日：2022-04-18

Applicant: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Michael Smith ,  Michael Zink ,  Christopher Nolan

IPC: G06T5/00 ,  G06T5/20

Abstract: A method for preparing digital image data from an analog image input by scanning, and reducing visibility of the scanning noise, may include estimating a visibility of scanning noise, and a number of scanning samples needed to reduce scanning noise to below a visible threshold. Related methods include scanning, by an analog-to-digital image scanner, an analog image for multiple iterations, resulting in digital image data for each of the iterations; calculating a noise statistic for individual pixels of digital image data across the iterations; determining true values of individual pixels of the digital image data based on the noise statistic for each of the individual pixels and generating scanner noise reduced digital image data wherein pixels are assigned their respective ones of the true values; and saving the scanner noise reduced digital image data in a computer memory.

公开(公告)号：US20210252397A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17189257

申请日：2021-03-01

Applicant: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Gregory I. Gewickey ,  Gary Lake-Schaal ,  Piotr Mintus ,  Lewis S. Ostrover ,  Michael Smith

IPC: A63F13/525 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G09G3/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  A63F13/28 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/58

Abstract: A processor provides a simulated three-dimensional (3D) environment for a game or virtual reality (VR) experience, including controlling a characteristic parameter of a 3D object or character based on at least one of: an asynchronous event in a second game, feedback from multiple synchronous users of the VR experience, or on a function driven by one or variables reflecting a current state of at least one of the 3D environment, the game or the VR experience.