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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2014
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Danilo P. Groppa, Orlando, FL (US);
Loyal J. Pyczynski, Celebration, FL (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for selectively merging real-world objects into a virtual environment are disclosed. The method may include: receiving a first input for rendering of a virtual environment, a second input for rendering of a real-world environment, and a depth information regarding the rendering of the real-world environment; identifying at least one portion of the rendering of the real-world environment that is within a depth range and differentiable from a predetermined background; generating a merged rendering including the at least one portion of the rendering of the real-world environment into the rendering of the virtual environment; and displaying the merged rendering to a user.