Acer Incorporated (20240236293). IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY SYSTEM simplified abstract
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IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY SYSTEM
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Inventor(s)
Sergio Cantero Clares of New Taipei City (TW)
Wen-Cheng Hsu of New Taipei City (TW)
Shih-Hao Lin of New Taipei City (TW)
Chih-Haw Tan of New Taipei City (TW)
IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240236293 titled 'IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY SYSTEM
The invention described in the abstract is an image processing method for a virtual reality display system.
- Enabling two shared buffers for image processing operations.
- Capturing an image from a virtual reality scene and storing it in the first shared buffer.
- Reading the stored image from the first shared buffer.
- Estimating depth information from the image and storing it in the second shared buffer.
- Reading the depth information from the second shared buffer.
- Generating a pair of images based on the depth information.
- Outputting the pair of images on the display of the virtual reality system.
Potential Applications: - Virtual reality gaming - Simulation training programs - Architectural visualization - Medical imaging
Problems Solved: - Enhancing the visual experience in virtual reality environments - Improving depth perception in virtual reality scenes
Benefits: - Enhanced immersion in virtual reality experiences - More realistic and detailed virtual environments - Improved training simulations for various industries
Commercial Applications: Virtual reality gaming industry, medical training programs, architectural design firms
Questions about the technology: 1. How does this image processing method improve the overall virtual reality experience? 2. What are the potential limitations of this method in terms of processing speed and image quality?
Frequently Updated Research: Research on improving depth estimation algorithms for virtual reality applications.
Original Abstract Submitted
an exemplary embodiment of the invention provides an image processing method for a virtual reality display system. the method includes: enabling a first shared buffer and a second shared buffer; performing an image capturing operation to obtain a first image from a virtual reality scene; storing the first image to the first shared buffer; in response to that the storing of the first image is finished, reading the first image from the first shared buffer; performing a depth estimation operation on the first image to obtain depth information corresponding to the first image; storing the depth information to the second shared buffer; in response to that the storing of the depth information is finished, reading the depth information from the second shared buffer; performing an image generation operation according to the depth information to generate a pair of second images corresponding to the virtual reality scene; and outputting the pair of second images by a display of the virtual reality display system.
