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US 10,484,824 · App. 15/194,094 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Content presentation and layering across multiple devices

Inventors: John Gaeta (San Francisco, CA); Michael Koperwas (San Francisco, CA); Nicholas Rasmussen (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: LUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LTD.
H04W4/026H04B1/385H04M1/72527
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Patent No.
US 10,484,824
App. No.
15/194,094
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method may include causing first content to be displayed on a display device. The method may also include determining a location of a mobile device relative to the display device. In some embodiments, the mobile device may be positioned such that the first content is visible to a viewer of the mobile device. The method may additionally include causing second content to be displayed on the mobile device such that the second content is layered over the first content.

Claims (87)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

causing first content to be displayed on a display device;

determining a location of a mobile device relative to the display device, wherein the mobile device is positioned such that the first content is visible to a viewer of the mobile device;

causing second content to be rendered by a rendering engine based on the location of the mobile device relative to the display device; and

causing the second content to be displayed on the mobile device such that the second content is layered over the first content, wherein the second content is stretched or compressed in a vertical aspect based on a distance between the mobile device and the display device while maintaining a horizontal aspect.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining dimensions of the display device; and

generating or altering a displayed size of the second content based at least in part on the dimensions of the display device and the location of the mobile device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an orientation of the mobile device relative to the display device; and

generating or altering the second content based at least in part on the orientation of the mobile device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:

the mobile device comprises a pair of augmented-reality (AR) glasses worn by the viewer;

the display device comprises a theater screen in a movie theater; and

the first content comprises a movie.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:

a blur effect is applied to the first content; and

the blur effect is not applied to the second content.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a location of a second mobile device relative to the display device, wherein the second mobile device is positioned such that the first content is visible to a viewer of the second mobile device; and

causing third content to be displayed on the second mobile device such that the third content is layered over the first content.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein:

the second content comprises an object;

the third content comprises the object;

when viewed through the mobile device, the object appears at a first location relative to the display device; and

when viewed through the second mobile device, the object appears at the first location relative to the display device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein:

the second content comprises an object;

the third content comprises the object;

when viewed through the mobile device, the object appears at a first location relative to the display device;

when viewed through the second mobile device, the object appears at a second location relative to the display device; and

the second location relative to the display device is different from the first location relative to the display device.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein:

the second content comprises an object following a first motion path;

the third content comprises the object following a second motion path;

the first motion path is different from the second motion path relative to the display device; and

the first motion path when viewed through the mobile device is the same as the second motion path when viewed through the second mobile device.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving a first input from the mobile device; and

receiving a second input from the second mobile device, wherein:

the second input is received after the first input is received;

the object begins following the first motion path based on when the first input is received; and

the object begins following the second motion path based on when the second input is received.

11. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

causing first content to be displayed on a display device;

determining a location of a mobile device relative to the display device, wherein the mobile device is positioned such that the first content is visible to a viewer of the mobile device; and

causing second content to be rendered by a rendering engine based on the location of the mobile device relative to the display device; and

causing the second content to be displayed on the mobile device such that the second content is layered over the first content, wherein the second content is stretched or compressed in a vertical aspect based on a distance between the mobile device and the display device while maintaining a horizontal aspect.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 11 , comprising additional instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform additional operations comprising:

determining dimensions of the display device; and

generating or altering a displayed size of the second content based at least in part on the dimensions of the display device and the location of the mobile device.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 11 , comprising additional instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform additional operations comprising:

determining an orientation of the mobile device relative to the display device; and

generating or altering the second content based at least in part on the orientation of the mobile device.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein:

the mobile device comprises a pair of augmented-reality (AR) glasses worn by the viewer;

the display device comprises a theater screen in a movie theater; and

the first content comprises a movie.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein:

a blur effect is applied to the first content; and

the blur effect is not applied to the second content.

16. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memory devices comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

causing first content to be displayed on a display device;

determining a location of a mobile device relative to the display device, wherein the mobile device is positioned such that the first content is visible to a viewer of the mobile device; and

causing second content to be rendered by a rendering engine based on the location of the mobile device relative to the display device; and

causing the second content to be displayed on the mobile device such that the second content is layered over the first content, wherein the second content is stretched or compressed in a vertical aspect based on a distance between the mobile device and the display device while maintaining a horizontal aspect.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more memory devices comprises additional instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform additional operations comprising:

determining a location of a second mobile device relative to the display device, wherein the second mobile device is positioned such that the first content is visible to a viewer of the second mobile device; and

causing third content to be displayed on the second mobile device such that the third content is layered over the first content.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein:

the second content comprises an object;

the third content comprises the object;

when viewed through the mobile device, the object appears at a first location relative to the display device; and

when viewed through the second mobile device, the object appears at the first location relative to the display device.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein:

the second content comprises an object;

the third content comprises the object;

when viewed through the mobile device, the object appears at a first location relative to the display device;

when viewed through the second mobile device, the object appears at a second location relative to the display device; and

the second location relative to the display device is different from the first location relative to the display device.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein:

the second content comprises an object following a first motion path;

the third content comprises the object following a second motion path;

the first motion path is different from the second motion path relative to the display device; and

the first motion path when viewed through the mobile device is the same as the second motion path when viewed through the second mobile device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2018
From: GAETA, JOHN; KOPERWAS, MICHAEL; RASMUSSEN, NICHOLAS
To: LUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LTD.
Reel/Frame 047552/0021 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62185422 · Jun 26, 2015
Provisional Application 62232985 · Sep 25, 2015
Provisional Application 62291648 · Feb 5, 2016
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