US 12,143,559 B2
Providing a contiguous virtual space for a plurality of display devices
Matthew Ragan, New York, NY (US); and Kurt Kaminski, Oakland, CA (US)
Assigned to Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/201,949.
Application 17/201,949 is a continuation of application No. 16/512,214, filed on Jul. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,951,877.
Prior Publication US 2021/0203908 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 13/243 (2018.01); H04N 13/25 (2018.01); H04N 13/275 (2018.01); H04N 13/282 (2018.01)
CPC H04N 13/243 (2018.05) [H04N 13/25 (2018.05); H04N 13/275 (2018.05); H04N 13/282 (2018.05)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for presenting a video across a plurality of display devices within a real-world environment, the method comprising:
replicating, by at least one processor, a spatial configuration of the plurality of display devices within the real-world environment onto a virtual plane in a virtual environment;
placing, by the at least one processor, a master virtual camera within the virtual environment to project the video onto the virtual plane to define a display plane area in the virtual plane;
placing, by the at least one processor, a plurality of virtual windows within the display plane area in the virtual environment that correspond to the spatial configuration of the plurality of display devices;
placing, by the at least one processor, a plurality of child virtual cameras within the virtual environment that correspond to the plurality of virtual windows to capture a plurality of portions of the video that is projected onto the plurality of virtual windows by the master virtual camera;
generating, by the at least one processor, a plurality of data streams that correspond to the plurality of portions of the video captured by the plurality of child virtual cameras; and
providing, by the at least one processor, the plurality of data streams to the plurality of display devices to be displayed by the plurality of display devices in the real-world environment.