US 11,893,755 B2
Multi-focal planes with varying positions
Seppo T. Valli, Espoo (FI); and Pekka K. Siltanen, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Appl. No. 16/963,162
Filed by InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 16, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/013803
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 17, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/143688, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 25, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/619,401, filed on Jan. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0133994 A1, May 6, 2021
Int. Cl. G06T 7/536 (2017.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01)
CPC G06T 7/536 (2017.01) [G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 7/97 (2017.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of displaying video frames having corresponding depth information, the method comprising:
mapping a first image frame to a first set of at least two image planes;
mapping a subsequent second image frame to a second set of at least two image planes, wherein each image plane in the first and second set has a specified depth, wherein the first and second set differ in at least one depth, and wherein at least one depth of an image plane in the second set is between two consecutive depths of image planes in the first set;
displaying each of the image planes in the first set at the respective depth thereof;
after displaying all of the image planes in the first set, displaying each of the image planes in the second set at the respective depth thereof.