This disclosure relates to integrating three-dimensional (3D) virtualization systems with transaction systems. A virtualization system can be configured to host a live virtual session in a 3D virtualization environment that facilitates collaborations and interactions among remotely situated end-user participants. A 3D engine associated with the virtualization system generates the 3D virtualization environment, as well as virtual user representations and transactional infographics that are inserted into the 3D virtualization environment. The virtualization system communicates with a transaction system to retrieve transaction data for generating the transactional infographics presented in the 3D virtual environment and/or to initiate or execute electronic transactions. Other embodiments are disclosed herein as well.
G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
G06T 11/20 - Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
G06T 15/00 - 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
An interactive illumination apparatus and methods and systems for executing functions of the interactive illumination apparatus are disclosed. The interactive illumination apparatus includes a housing, a light emitting device arranged on a first end of the housing, a first button on the housing configured to detect a first input, a touch input device on the housing configured to receive a touch input from a user, and a battery in the housing. The light emitting device may be configured to generate a first illumination based on the first input. The light emitting unit may be configured to generate a second illumination based on the touch input.
F21L 4/08 - Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells characterised by means for in situ recharging of the batteries or cells
F21V 14/00 - Controlling the distribution of the light emitted by adjustment of elements
F21W 111/10 - Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in groups for personal use, e.g. hand-held
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
An optical device, such a lens, or that includes a lens or lenses. The lens or lenses each have integrated therein a prism correction stage and an atoric correction stage. The prism correction stage operates to redirect an image of an object or scene so that the line of sight associated with the eye or eyes of a viewer are directed straight forward towards the lens or lenses, whereby the vergence angle between the eyes is reduced to zero or near zero degrees. The atoric correction stage operates to reshape the image so that the trapezoidal distortion caused by the redirection of the image due to the prism correction stage is at least reduced if not eliminated, and without affecting the reduction of the vergence angle as a result of the redirection of the image by the prism correction stage. In a case where the optical device has two lenses, the prism correction stage and the atoric correction integrated into each lens operate in such a way so as to reduce or eliminate stereopsis and produce, for each eye, an identical, or monoscopic image such that the viewer sees the object or scene at optical infinity.
G02B 30/22 - Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images by providing first and second parallax images to an observer’s left and right eyes of the stereoscopic type
G02B 30/40 - Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images giving the observer of a single two-dimensional [2D] image a perception of depth
An electronic chip and a chip assembly are described. The electronic chip comprises one or more processing cores and at least one hardware interface coupled to at least one of the one or more processing cores. At least one of the one or more processing cores implements a game engine in hardware.
G06T 15/00 - 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
A63F 13/52 - Controlling the output signals based on the game progress involving aspects of the displayed game scene
G06F 15/80 - Architectures of general purpose stored program computers comprising an array of processing units with common control, e.g. single instruction multiple data processors
H01L 25/065 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid-state devices all the devices being of a type provided for in a single subclass of subclasses , , , , or , e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes the devices not having separate containers the devices being of a type provided for in group
5.
MOVABLE VIRTUAL CAMERA FOR IMPROVED MEETING VIEWS IN 3D VIRTUAL
A computer system implements a 3D virtual environment (312) configured to be accessed by a plurality of client devices each having corresponding a user graphical representation (322) within the 3D virtual environment, which includes positions for the user graphical representations (322) arranged in a geometry (330) and a virtual camera (314) positioned within the 3D virtual environment. The virtual camera (314) moves on a predetermined path (332) that maintains a distance between the virtual camera (314) and the positions (322) arranged in the geometry for the user graphical representations. The computer system captures a video stream from the perspective of the virtual camera on the predetermined path. The video stream includes video of the user graphical representations in the positions arranged in the geometry. The predetermined path maintains a constant viewing orientation angle between the virtual camera and the positions arranged in the geometry, which may include predefined seating positions at a virtual conference table.
A method for providing live broadcasting sessions in virtual environments includes creating a virtual environment based on virtual environment creation instructions; connecting the virtual environment to an event that is broadcast through the virtual environment; setting up a live broadcasting session from the virtual environment comprising the event broadcast; sending an invitation to at least one invitee client device; opening up a communication channel enabling access to the at least one invitee to the virtual environment, wherein the invitee client device accesses the virtual environment through a user graphical representation that is positioned at the specified 3D coordinate of the virtual environment; and streaming the live broadcasting session to the at least one invitee client device. Corresponding systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
H04N 21/218 - Source of audio or video content, e.g. local disk arrays
H04N 21/258 - Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics or processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data
A system enabling a distributed 3D engine for performing dynamic load balancing through virtual worlds are provided. The system comprises one or more server computers comprising memory and at least one processor, the memory storing a data structure representing at least one portion of a virtual or real world as a plurality of cells storing virtual objects. The memory further stores a distributed 3D engine comprising a resource manager implemented in a distributed deployment and a plurality of individual software engines. Resources are dynamically allocated via the distributed deployment to one or more cells based on a current load and a corresponding computed and ranked demand. In some embodiments, the demand further considers one or more of an amount of virtual objects and level of interactions within the portion of the persistent virtual world system visible to a user avatar. Methods thereof are also provided.
An interactive illumination apparatus and methods and systems for executing functions of the interactive illumination apparatus are disclosed. The interactive illumination apparatus includes a housing, a light emitting device arranged on a first end of the housing, a first button on the housing configured to detect a first input, a touch input device on the housing configured to receive a touch input from a user, and a battery in the housing. The light emitting device may be configured to generate a first illumination based on the first input. The light emitting unit may be configured to generate a second illumination based on the touch input.
F21L 4/08 - Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells characterised by means for in situ recharging of the batteries or cells
F21V 14/00 - Controlling the distribution of the light emitted by adjustment of elements
F21W 111/10 - Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in groups for personal use, e.g. hand-held
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
A system for transmitting color and depth information, comprising: an image capturing device capturing a full color image frame of a scene; a depth capturing device capturing a grayscale depth image frame of the scene; a target identifying module for identifying a target in the scene; a bounding box generator configured for generating a bounding box encapsulating the target and for creating bound grayscale depth images and bound full color images; a depth colorizer converting the bound grayscale depth images into a bound full color depth image by linking and normalizing the depth dimension of the bounding box to a transferred color gamut by implementing a transfer function; an image merger that merges the bound full color images and bound full color depth images together into bound merged full color images; and an image encoder compressing the bound merged full color images into an image bitstring.
G06V 10/24 - Aligning, centring, orientation detection or correction of the image
G06V 10/26 - Segmentation of patterns in the image fieldCutting or merging of image elements to establish the pattern region, e.g. clustering-based techniquesDetection of occlusion
G06V 40/16 - Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
H04N 23/45 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensorsControl thereof for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images
10.
SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPERATE 3D APPLICATIONS THROUGH POSITIONAL VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY
A system and method to operate applications through positional virtualization technology. The system comprises a server including at least one processor and memory storing a persistent virtual world system comprising a data structure in which at least one virtual replica of at least one corresponding real object is represented, and at least one application run and hosted on at least one virtual machine virtually positioned in a location of the persistent virtual world system. Provisioning of the virtual machines is managed by a virtual machine management system stored in the memory of the server. One or more user devices connected to the servers via a network are configured to access and execute the applications hosted on the virtual machines of the at least one server and to receive resources thereof based on application requirements.
An electronic chip and a chip assembly are described. The electronic chip comprises one or more processing cores and at least one hardware interface coupled to at least one of the one or more processing cores. At least one of the one or more processing cores implements a game engine in hardware.
G06T 15/00 - 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
A63F 13/52 - Controlling the output signals based on the game progress involving aspects of the displayed game scene
G06F 15/80 - Architectures of general purpose stored program computers comprising an array of processing units with common control, e.g. single instruction multiple data processors
H01L 25/065 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid-state devices all the devices being of a type provided for in a single subclass of subclasses , , , , or , e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes the devices not having separate containers the devices being of a type provided for in group
12.
Graphical representation-based user authentication system and method
A user authentication system comprising one or more cloud server computers storing a user database storing user data associated with a user account and one or more corresponding user graphical representations, and a facial scanning and authentication module connected to the database. The one or more cloud server computers are configured to authenticate a user by performing a facial scanning of the user, including extracting facial feature data from camera data received from a client device and checking the extracted facial feature data for a match against a user graphical representation associated with the user account in the user database. If a matching user graphical representation is found in the checking step, the system provides the user with access to the corresponding user account. Otherwise, the system generates, from the camera data, a new user graphical representation along with a new user account stored in the user database.
H04L 65/4053 - Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences without floor control
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 21/32 - User authentication using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
G06V 40/16 - Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
G09B 5/12 - Electrically-operated educational appliances providing for individual presentation of information to a plurality of student stations different stations being capable of presenting different information simultaneously
H04L 65/401 - Support for services or applications wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
13.
System and method to provision cloud computing-based virtual computing resources within a virtual environment
A system to provision cloud computing-based virtual computing resources within a virtual environment comprising a server computer system including at least one cloud server computer implementing at least one virtual environment, and at least one virtual computer associated with the at least one virtual environment. The at least one virtual computer receives virtual computing resources from the server computer system. The server computer system is configured to provision at least one client device with at least one portion of the available virtual computing resources responsive to the at least one client device accessing the at least one virtual computer.
H04L 65/4053 - Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences without floor control
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
H04L 65/401 - Support for services or applications wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
G09B 5/12 - Electrically-operated educational appliances providing for individual presentation of information to a plurality of student stations different stations being capable of presenting different information simultaneously
14.
Ad hoc virtual communication between approaching user graphical representations
A system enabling ad hoc virtual communications between user graphical representations in a virtual environment. The system comprises one or more cloud server computers implementing a virtual environment. The virtual environment is configured to enable at least one approaching user graphical representation and at least one target user graphical representation in the virtual environment to open an ad hoc communication channel, and to enable an ad hoc conversation via the ad hoc communication channel between the user graphical representations within the virtual environment. The opening of the ad hoc communication channel is performed based on distance, position and orientation between the user graphical representations, or current availability status, privacy settings, or status configuration for the ad hoc communications, or a combination thereof.
H04L 65/4053 - Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences without floor control
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
H04L 65/401 - Support for services or applications wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
G09B 5/12 - Electrically-operated educational appliances providing for individual presentation of information to a plurality of student stations different stations being capable of presenting different information simultaneously
patents