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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur Abraham, Oakland, CA (US);
John Owen Bumgarner, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
VPL Research, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395173 ; 395135 ; 395119 ; 395952 ; 345121 ; 345-8 ; 345114 ; 348121 ;
Abstract
A computer receives animated images together with a real world image. The computer then superimposes the animated images onto the real world image. The result is a combined animated/real image which forms the virtual world. The combined image is capable of moving as the user's head moves. Thus, complicated virtual worlds may be created without the programming complexity which would result if the entire image were animated.