US 11,856,326 B1
Virtual world method and system for affecting mind state
Nicolas de Benoist, Paris (FR); Francis Gerard Graziano, Grand Rapids, MI (US); Mark Baloga, East Grand Rapids, MI (US); Paul Noll, Grand Rapids, MI (US); and Terry West, Caledonia, MI (US)
Assigned to Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed by Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/940,438.
Application 17/940,438 is a continuation of application No. 17/196,268, filed on Mar. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,490,051.
Application 17/196,268 is a continuation of application No. 16/516,984, filed on Jul. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,006,073.
Application 16/516,984 is a continuation of application No. 15/385,192, filed on Dec. 20, 2016, granted, now 10,404,938, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/270,898, filed on Dec. 22, 2015.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 7/147 (2013.01) [G06T 11/60 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A viewing system for presenting views into a three dimensional (3D) virtual world (VW) representation to at least first and second system users located at first and second different locations, respectively, the system comprising:
a database storing a 3D VW dataset that specifies a VW representation;
a first emissive surface arrangement used at the first location to observe views of the VW representation;
a second emissive surface arrangement used at the second location to observe views of the VW representation;
a sensor arrangement at the second location for detecting a direction the second user is facing with respect to the VW representation presented on the second emissive surface arrangement;
a processor programmed to perform the steps of (i) using the direction the second user is facing with respect to the VW representation to identify a perspective of the second user that should be used to generate a VW representation of the second user within the VW representation presented on the first emissive surface arrangement, (ii) generating a VW representation of the second user from the identified perspective and (iii) presenting the VW representation of the second user within the VW representation on the first emissive surface arrangement.