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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 21, 2022
Applicant:

8 Bit Development Inc., Mesa, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Kenneth E. Irwin, Jr., Dawsonville, GA (US);

Eric M. Pilnock, Mesa, AZ (US);

Michael T. Day, Mesa, AZ (US);

Assignee:

8 BIT DEVELOPMENT INC., Mesa, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2022.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G06T 17/10 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/3213 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 17/10 (2013.01); G06V 40/23 (2022.01); G06V 40/28 (2022.01); H04L 2209/38 (2013.01); H04L 2209/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system, method, and device for generating Pepper's Ghost artifices from two-dimensional sources including Augmented Reality ('AR') or Virtual Reality ('VR') environments such that the Pepper's Ghost artifices appear to be a natural addition to a three-dimensional virtual environment. By employing virtual Pepper's Ghost projections onto varying size and shaped screens in the virtual three-dimensional environment, a reduction in bandwidth and costs are realized particularly when displaying humanoid characters in an AR and/or VR environment. While the methods disclosed with the present invention could be of utility to any type of virtual environment, the benefits are particularly acute for dynamic VR environments.


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