US 11,870,971 B2
Selective mono/stereo visual displays
Mario Kosmiskas, San Mateo, CA (US); Nathan Abercrombie, Oakland, CA (US); and Sleiman Itani, East Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to West Texas Technology Partners, LLC, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by WEST TEXAS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC, Waco, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/525,036.
Application 17/525,036 is a continuation of application No. 16/825,907, filed on Mar. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,206,391.
Application 16/825,907 is a continuation of application No. 16/109,624, filed on Aug. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,638,123, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Application 16/109,624 is a continuation of application No. 14/952,007, filed on Nov. 25, 2015, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2022/0150465 A1, May 12, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 13/361 (2018.01); H04N 13/156 (2018.01); H04N 13/356 (2018.01)
CPC H04N 13/361 (2018.05) [H04N 13/156 (2018.05); H04N 13/356 (2018.05)] 19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a processor,
a first two-dimensional (2D) graphical content, a second 2D graphical content,
a first three-dimensional (3D) graphical content, and a second 3D graphical content;
rendering, with the mono perspective, a first mono surface from the first 2D graphical content or the first 3D graphical content and a second mono surface from the second 2D graphical content or the second 3D graphical content;
rendering, with the mono perspective, a first left surface from the first 2D graphical content and
a first right surface from the first 2D graphical content;
rendering, with the left stereo perspective, a second left surface from the first 3D graphical content;
rendering, with the right stereo perspective, a second right surface from the first 3D graphical content;
compositing the first mono surface and the second mono surface;
compositing the first left surface and the second left surface;
compositing the first right surface and the second right surface;
merging the first mono surface and the second mono surface to form a mono image;
merging the first left surface and the second left surface to form a left image, wherein the left image comprises the mono perspective and the left stereo perspective;
merging the first right surface and the second right surface to form a right image, wherein the right image comprises the mono perspective and the right stereo perspective;
outputting the left image to a left stereo display coupled to the processor;
outputting the right image to a right stereo display coupled to the processor to form a 3D content in conjunction with the left stereo display; and
outputting the mono image to the left stereo display and the right stereo display to form a 2D content.