Microsoft seeks patent for ‘immersive display experience’
A Microsoft patent application for an “immersive display experience” has been published by the USPTO. The application describes a system that would augment a “primary display” – say, a television – with a “peripheral image” projected onto the surrounding environment, essentially extending the image of the primary display all around the user. The user could then be tracked within the environment by a depth camera (a Kinect, perhaps?). In shorter terms, as noted by Ars Technica, it looks something like a poor man’s holodeck.
The patent application notes that the system could be used to make video games more realistic. As an example, a player might notice an enemy sneaking up “behind” him in his peripheral vision, as the enemy would be physically projected behind the player onto a wall.
If all of this sounds a tad familiar, it might be because we saw Microsoft demonstrate something very similar in May 2011, only two months after this patent was initially filed. As part of a Microsoft campus tour video, the company showcased its “Home of the Future,” which used just such a technology, turning nearly every surface of a mocked up home into a display. Check out videos of the tech after the break.Continue reading Microsoft seeks patent for ‘immersive display experience’Microsoft seeks patent for ‘immersive display experience’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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