INTERFACE_DEVICE_WITH_THREE-DIMENSIONAL_(3-D)_VIEWING_FUNCTIONALITY

US20210382315A1(19)UnitedStates(12)PatentApplicationPublication(lo)Pub.No.:US2021/0382315AlRaijetal.(43)Pub.Date:Dec.9,2021(54)INTERFACEDEVICEWITHPublicationClassificationTHREE-DIMENSIONAL(3-D)VIEWING(51)Int.Cl.FUNCTIONALITYG02B27/01(2006.01)G02B30/25(2006.01)(71)Applicant:UniversalCityStudiosLLC,UniversalG02B30/24(2006.01)City,CA(US)(52)U.S.Cl.(72)Inventors:AndrewRaij,Orlando,FL(US);CPC....G02B27/0176(2013.01);G02B27/0172GregoryAddisonHill,JR.,Santa(2013.01);G02B2027/0178(2013.01);G02BClarita,CA(US)30/24(2020.01);G02B30/25(2020.01)(57)ABSTRACTAppl.No.:17/335,877(21)Aninterfacedeviceisprovidedthatisconfiguredtoallowviewingofthree-dimensional(3-D)contentwhentheinter­(22)Filed:Jun.1,2021facedeviceisworn.Incertainembodiments,awearablevisualizationdevicecanberemovablycoupledtotheinter­facedevice.Thewearablevisualizationdevice,wheninuse,RelatedU.S.ApplicationDatamayprovideadditionalviewingfunctionality,suchasfacili­(60)ProvisionalapplicationNo.63/034,193,filedonJun.tatingtheviewingofaugmentedreality(AR)orvirtual3,2020.reality(VR).PatentApplicationPnblicationDec.9,2021Sheet2of7US2021/0382315AlPatentApplicationPnblicationDec.9,2021Sheet3of7US2021/0382315AlPatentApplicationPnblicationDec.9,2021Sheet4of7US2021/0382315AlPatentApplicationPnblicationDec.9,2021Sheet5of7US2021/0382315Alhd&sffis;n>T3"S-«’&sS'shdc2S"&sS'sOffi«ls>Ols>CZ5CTffiffio<1dvyls>ols>o00U1PatentApplicationPnblicationDec.9,2021Sheet7of7US2021/0382315AlUS2021/0382315AlDec.9,20211INTERFACEDEVICEWITHwheninuse.TheinterfacedeviceincludesaninterfaceTHREE-DIMENSIONAL(3-D)VIEWINGframeanda3-Dviewingcomponentattachedtotheinter­FUNCTIONALITYfaceframe.The3-Dviewingcomponentisconfiguredtoallowviewingofprojectedordisplayed3-Dimages.TheCROSS-REFERENCETORELATEDinterfacedevicealsoincludesafirstattachmentmechanismAPPLICATIONSconfiguredtoremovablycoupleaseparatewearablevisu­alizationdevicetotheinterfaceframe.Theviewingsystem[0001]Thisapplicationclaimspriorityfromandtheben­alsoincludesthewearablevisualizationdevice,whichefitofU.S.ProvisionalApplicationNo.63/034,193,entitledincludesoneormoretransparentorsemi-transparentdis­“INTERFACEDEVICEWITHTHREE-DIMENSIONALplaysonwhichoneormorevirtualfeaturesaredisplayed(3-D)VIEWINGFUNCTIONALITY,”filedJun.3,2020,wheninuse.Thewearablevisualizationdevicealsoincludeswhichisherebyincorporatedbyreferenceinitsentiretyforasecondattachmentmechanismconfiguredtoremovablyallpurposes.engagethefirstattachmentmechanism.BACKGROUND[0007]Inoneembodiment,acombinedthree-dimensional(3-D)andvirtualrealityviewingsystemincludesaninter­[0002]Thissectionisintendedtointroducethereadertofacedeviceconfiguredtobewornonaheadofaguestwhenvariousaspectsofartthatmayberelatedtovariousaspectsinuse.Theinterfacedeviceincludesaninterfaceframeandofthepresenttechniques,whicharedescribedand/ora3-Dviewingcomponentattachedtotheinterfaceframe.claimedbelow.ThisdiscussionisbelievedtobehelpfulinThe3-Dviewingcomponentisconfiguredtoallowviewingprovidingthereaderwithbackgroundinformationtofacili­ofprojectedordisplayed3-Dimages.Theinterfacedevicetateabetterunderstandingofthevariousaspectsofthealsoincludesafirstattachmentmechanismconfiguredtopresentdisclosure.Accordingly,itshouldbeunderstoodthatremovablycoupleaseparatewearablevisualizationdevicethesestatementsaretobereadinthislight,andnotastotheinterfaceframe.Theviewingsystemalsoincludestheadmissionsofpriorart.wearablevisualizationdevice,whichincludesoneormore[0003]Amusementparksand/orthemeparksmayincludeopaquedisplaysonwhichoneormorevirtualfeaturesarevariousentertainmentattractions,restaurants,andridesuse­displayedwheninuse.Thewearablevisualizationdevicefulinprovidingenjoymenttoguests.Areasofanamusementalsoincludesasecondattachmentmechanismconfiguredtoparkmayhavedifferentthemesthatarespecificallytargetedremovablyengagethefirstattachmentmechanism.tocertainaudiences.Forexample,certainareasmayincludethemesthataretraditionallyofinteresttochildren,while[0008]Variousrefinementsofthefeaturesnotedaboveotherareasmayincludethemesthataretraditionallyofmaybeundertakeninrelationtovariousaspectsoftheinteresttomorematureaudiences.Generally,suchareaspresentdisclosure.Furtherfeaturesmayalsobeincorpo­havingthemesmaybereferredtoasanattractionoraratedinthesevariousaspectsaswell.Theserefinementsandthemedattraction.Itisrecognizedthatitmaybedesirabletoadditionalfeaturesmayexistindividuallyorinanycombi­enhancetheimmersiveexperienceforguestsofsuchattrac­nation.tions,suchasbyaugmentingthethemeswithvirtualfeaturesaswellaswithstereoscopicimagery,whichgeneratestheBRIEFDESCRIPTIONOFTHEDRAWINGSillusionofthree-dimensional(3-D)imagery.[0009]Theseandotherfeatures,aspects,andadvantagesSUMMARYofthepresentdisclosurewillbecomebetterunderstoodwhenthefollowingdetaileddescriptionisreadwithrefer­[0004]Asummaryofcertainembodimentsdisclosedencetotheaccompanyingdrawingsinwhichlikecharactershereinissetforthbelow.Itshouldbeunderstoodthattheserepresentlikepartsthroughoutthedrawings,wherein:aspectsarepresentedmerelytoprovidethereaderwithabriefsummaryofthesecertainembodimentsandthatthese[0010]FIG.1isaperspectiveviewofanembodimentofaspectsarenotintendedtolimitthescopeofthisdisclosure.aguestinterfacedeviceandawearablevisualizationdeviceIndeed,thisdisclosuremayencompassavarietyofaspectsinadetachedconfiguration,inaccordancewithpresentthatmaynotbesetforthbelow.embodiments;[0005]Inoneembodiment,aninterfacedevicefora[0011]FIG.2isaperspectiveviewofanotherembodi­wearablevisualizationdeviceincludesaheadstrapassem­mentofaguestinterfacedeviceandawearablevisualizationbly,configuredtobewornonaheadofaguestwheninusedeviceinadetachedconfiguration,inaccordancewithtosecuretheinterfacedevicetothehead,andaninterfacepresentembodiments;framecoupledtotheheadstrapassembly.Theinterface[0012]FIG.3isaperspectiveviewofanotherembodi­devicealsoincludesathree-dimensional(3-D)viewingmentofaguestinterfacedeviceandawearablevisualizationcomponentattachedtotheinterfaceframeandconfiguredtodeviceinadetachedconfiguration,inaccordancewithallowviewingofoneormorecoded2-dimensional(2-D)presentembodiments;imagesasoneormoredeciphered3-Dfeatures.Theinter­facedevicealsoincludesanattachmentmechanismconfig­[0013]FIG.4isaperspectiveviewofanembodimentofuredtoremovablycoupletheseparatewearablevisualiza­aguestinterfacedeviceincludingafacemaskportionandtiondevicetotheinterfaceframe.Thewearablelensesforviewing3-Dcontent,inaccordancewithpresentvisualizationdevicecomprisesoneormoredisplaysforembodiments;displayingvirtualfeatureswheninuse.[0014]FIG.5isafrontviewofanembodimentofaguest[0006]Inoneembodiment,acombinedthree-dimensionalinterfacedeviceincludingafacemaskportionandlensesfor(3-D)andaugmentedrealityviewingsystemincludesanviewing3-Dcontent,inaccordancewithpresentembodi­interfacedeviceconfiguredtobewornonaheadofaguestments;US2021/0382315AlDec.9,20212[0015]FIG.6isafrontviewofanotherembodimentofaThe3-Dfeaturesarevisualizedfromanelectronicdisplayguestinterfacedeviceincludingafacemaskportionanddeviceoraprojectorscreenvialight-fllteringcoatingsorlensesforviewing3-Dcontent,inaccordancewithpresentelementsthatenableeacheyeoftheguesttoreceivetwoembodiments;differentimagesofasameobject,whichareoptically[0016]FIG.7isafrontviewofanembodimentofasinglecombinedintoadiscernableordeciphered3-Dappearance.piecelensassemblycapableofbeingremovableattachedto[0023]Asmaybeappreciated,suchstereoscopictech­aguestinterfacedevice,inaccordancewithpresentembodi­niquestypicallyemploylensesorglasseswornbyaguesttoments;helpperceivethe3-Dcontent.However,withtheintegration[0017]FIG.8isanillustrationoftheuseofaguestofheadwearabletechnologiesforcertainattractionsorrideinterfacedeviceandwearablevisualizationdeviceforview­vehicleswithinthemeparkenvironments,itbecomesdiffi­ingAR/VRcontentand3-Dcontentshowninuseinthecultorumealisticforgueststosimultaneouslyweartradi­contextofapassengerrideorattraction,inaccordancewithtional3-Dglassestoperceive3-Dcontentdisplayedorpresentembodiments;andprojectedwithinthethemeparkenvironmentsinconjunc­[0018]FIG.9isaflowchartillustratinganembodimentoftionwiththeaheadsetorglassestypicallyassociatedwithaprocessofoperatinganAR/VRand3-Dviewingsystem,thedisplayofVRorARcontent,respectively.Withthisininaccordancewithpresentembodiments.mind,embodimentsofthepresentdisclosurerelatetoawearablevisualizationdeviceassemblyorviewingsystemDETAILEDDESCRIPTIONhavingamulti-piecehousing,oneportionofwhichfacili­[0019]Oneormorespecificembodimentswillbetatesviewing3-Dcontentandasecondportionofwhichdescribedbelow.InanefforttoprovideaconcisedescriptionfacilitatesviewingVRorARcontentgeneratedfortheoftheseembodiments,notallfeaturesofanactualimple­respectiveattraction.mentationaredescribedinthespecification.Itshouldbe[0024]Withtheprecedinginmind,FIG.1isaperspectiveappreciatedthatinthedevelopmentofanysuchactualviewanembodimentofonesuchmulti-piecedeviceintheimplementation,asinanyengineeringordesignproject,formofacombinedoranenhancedviewingsystem10numerousimplementation-specificdecisionsmustbemadeconfiguredtoenableaguest(e.g.,auser,anamusementparktoachievethedevelopers’specificgoals,suchascompli­employee,aridevehiclepassenger)toexperience(e.g.,ancewithsystem-relatedandbusiness-relatedconstraints,view,interactwith)AR/VRscenes,aswellasstereoscopicwhichmayvaryfromoneimplementationtoanother.More­3-Dimagerythatisprojectedand/ordisplayedonascreen.over,itshouldbeappreciatedthatsuchadevelopmenteffortTheenhancedviewingsystem10includesawearablevisu­mightbecomplexandtimeconsuming,butwouldnever­alizationdevice12thatprovidedtheAR/VRviewingfunc­thelessbearoutineundertakingofdesign,fabrication,andtionalityandaguestinterfacedevice14(e.g.,interfacemanufactureforthoseofordinaryskillhavingthebenefitofdevice)thatprovidesthe3-Dviewingfunctionality.Asthisdisclosure.discussedbelow,thewearablevisualizationdevice12and[0020]Whenintroducingelementsofvariousembodi­theguestinterfacedevice14areremovablycoupleabletomentsofthepresentdisclosure,thearticles“a,”“an,”andoneanothertoallowaguesttoswitchbetweenthedifferent“the”areintendedtomeanthatthereareoneormoreoftheviewingfunctionalities,asappropriate.elements.Theterms“comprising,”“including,”and“hav­[0025]WithrespecttoFIG.1,theguestinterfacedeviceing”areintendedtobeinclusiveandmeanthattheremaybe14isconfiguredtobeaffixedtotheguest’sheadand,thus,additionalelementsotherthanthelistedelements.Addition­enabletheguesttocomfortablywearthewearablevisual­ally,itshouldbeunderstoodthatreferencesto“oneembodi­izationdevice12throughoutvariousattractionsorwhilement”or“anembodiment”ofthepresentdisclosurearenottraversingcertainamusementparkenvironments.Forintendedtobeinterpretedasexcludingtheexistenceofexample,theguestinterfacedevice14mayincludeaheadadditionalembodimentsthatalsoincorporatetherecitedstrapassembly50thatisconfiguredtoattachtoaninterfacefeatures.frame18portion.Incombination,thepresentlyillustrated[0021]Anamusementparkmayincludeanaugmentedinterfaceframe18andheadstrapassembly50spanareality(AR),avirtualreality(VR),and/oramixedrealitycircumferenceoftheguest’shead.Theheadstrapassembly(combinationofARandVR)system(AR/VRsystem)that50isconfiguredtobetightened(e.g.,constricted)ontheisconfiguredtoenhanceaguestexperienceofanamuse­guest’shead.Inthismanner,theheadstrapassembly50mentparkattractionbyprovidingguestswithAR/VRexpe­facilitatesaffixingtheguestinterfacedevice14totheheadriences(e.g.,ARexperiences,VRexperiences,orboth).oftheguest,suchthattheguestinterfacedevice14maybeIndeed,combinationsofcertainhardwareconfigurations,utilizedtoretainthewearablevisualizationdevice12onthesoftwareconfigurations(e.g.,algorithmicstructuresand/orguest(e.g.,whenthewearablevisualizationdevice12isinmodeledresponses),aswellascertainattractionfeaturestheengagedorattachedconfiguration,asdiscussedbelow).maybeutilizedtoprovideguestswithAR/VRexperiencesHowever,theheadstrapassembly50maybeanysuitablethatmaybecustomizable,personalized,and/orinteractive.assemblythatfacilitatesretentionofthewearablevisualiza­[0022]Incertaincontexts,suchattractionfeaturesmaytiondevice12ontheguest.Asdiscussedherein,theguestalsoincludeaspectswhichmayincorporatethree-dimen­interfacedevice14enablestheguesttoefficientlycouplesional(3-D)content,distinctfromtheARand/orVRcon­anddecouplethewearablevisualizationdevice12fromthetent,usingsuitablestereoscopictechniques.Withthisinguestinterfacedevice14,suchaswithoutdetachmentofthemind,referencehereinto3-Dtechniquesorimageryguestinterfacedevice14fromtheguest’shead.includesanysuitablestereoscopictechniquestoprovidea[0026]Aspresentlyrecognized,theguestinterfacedevicestereoscopic3-Deffectthatenablesaguesttoperceivedepth14employsoneormoresuitable3-Dtechnologiestoenablefromtwo-dimensional(2-D),slightlyoffsetimages,or2-Dtheguesttoperceivethe3-Dfeatures,withoutdependingoncodedimages,whicharepresentedtoeacheyeoftheguest.theseparatewearablevisualizationdevice12.ExamplesofUS2021/0382315AlDec.9,20213such3-Dviewingtechnologiesmayincludea3-Dviewingvisualizationdevice12,whichcanberemovablycoupledtocomponentthatenablestheguesttoperceiveoneormoretheguestinterfacedevice14.Bywayofafirstimplemen­coded2-dimensional(2-D)imagesasoneormoredeci­tation,andwithrespecttoFIG.1,anaugmentedreality(AR)phered3-Dfeatures.Forexample,the3-Dviewingcompo­approachwillbedescribedfirst.However,asdiscussednentmaybeembodiedaslenses52thatmaybeprovidedonelsewhereherein,inothercontextsthewearablevisualiza­orattachedtotheguestinterfacedevice14.Insuchembodi­tiondevice12maybeconfiguredforviewingvirtualrealityments,thelenses52maybeformedaspartoformaybe(VR)content(e.g.,thewearablevisualizationdevice12mayseparablyattachedtotheinterfaceframe18,whichisbeaVRheadset)which,whencoupledtotheguestinterfaceprovidedaspartoftheguestinterfacedevice14anddevice14,allowsaguesttoseeand/orinteractwithvirtualconfiguredtoattachtoorreceivethelenses52.Thelensesfeatures32,typicallywithoutthecontextofthereal-world52maybeormayincorporateapassive3-Dlensassembly,environment30.coating,orfilter(e.g.,anaglyphfilters,polarizationfilters,[0030]Withthisaboveintroductioninmind,anexampleetc.)oranactive3-Dlensassembly,coating,orfilter(e.g.,embodimentsuitableforviewingARcontentisdepictedinactiveshutteringlensassembly,whichmayemployliquidFIG.1.Inthisandotherembodiments,thewearablevisu­crystallayers).alizationdevice12mayincludeorincorporateanelectronics[0027]Bywayofexample,thelenses52oftheguestpackagesuitableforpresentingARand/orVRcontentwheninterfacedevice14mayincludeafirstfilterprovidedasorcoupledtotheguestinterfacedevice14.Forexample,theononelensofthelenses52andasecondfilterprovidedaswearablevisualizationdevice12mayincludeelectronicorontheotherlens,whereeachfilterhasdifferentopticaleyeglasses16throughwhichawearermaysimultaneouslypropertiesorqualities.Incombination,theseopticalprop­viewtheARcontent(e.g.,virtualfeatures32)displayedonertiesallowaguesttoview3-Dimages36.Forinstance,intheelectroniceyeglasses16superimposedontherealworldsomeembodiments,thelenses52arealight-filteringlensenvironment30.Lensesoropticalfeaturesofthewearableassemblyor3-Dfilteringlayerthatincludesafirstanaglyphvisualizationdevice12maybepolarizedtomatch(orlensorfilter(e.g.,bluefilm)asafirstlensandasecondotherwiseopticallycorrespondto)anypolarizationoftheanaglyphlensorfilter(e.g.,redfilm)forthesecondlens.Inlenses52oftheguestinterfacedevice14toallowsufficientotherembodiments,thelenses52arealight-filteringlensormaximallighttransmissionthroughthecombinedoptics.assemblyor3-DfilteringlayerthatincludesafirstpolarizedIndeed,adjustingtheopticalfeaturesofthewearablevisu­lenshavingafirstpolarization(e.g.,clockwise,vertical)asalizationdevice12tofurtherintegratewiththelenses52ofafirstlensandasecondpolarizedlenshavingasecond,theguestinterfacedevice14mayprovideenhancedormoreoppositepolarization(e.g.,counter-clockwise,horizontal)asrealisticviewingof3-Dcontent.thesecondlens.Thelenses52oftheseembodimentsthere­[0031]Theelectroniceyeglasses16insuchanARcontextforeutilizewavelengthfilteringorpolarizationfilteringtomayincludeoneormoredisplays22(e.g.,transparent,conditionthe3-Dimages36forviewingbytheguest.Insemi-transparent,andsoforth)ontowhichcertainvirtualfurtherembodiments,thelenses52areactiveshutteringfeatures32maybedisplayedoroverlaid.Bywayoflenseshavingafirstliquidcrystallayerandasecondliquidnon-limitingexample,thedisplays20mayincludetrans­crystallayer,wheretheapplicationofpowertothelenses52parent(e.g.,see-through)lightemittingdiode(LED)dis­causesonelayertobeopaqueandtheotherlayertobeplaysortransparent(e.g.,see-through)organiclightemit­translucent.Inanycase,whentheguestiswearingtheguesttingdiode(OLED)displays.Thatis,theelectronicinterfacedevice14,thelenses52provideafirstperspectiveeyeglasses16mayatleastpartiallycontrolaviewoftheorportionofthe3-Dimages36tooneeyeoftheguestandguestbyoverlayingthevirtualfeatures32ontoalineofasecond,offsetperspectiveorportionofthe3-Dimages36sightoftheguest.Tothisend,thewearablevisualizationtotheothereyeoftheguest.Therelativelyoffsetimagesdevice12mayenabletheguesttovisualizeandperceiveaprovideaperceptionofdepthtotheguest,whovisualizessurrealenvironment40havingcertainvirtualfeatures32the3-Dimages36ataspecifiedfocallengththatvaries(e.g.,ARfeatures)overlaidontothephysical,real-worldbasedonamagnitudeoftheoffsetbetweentheoffsetenvironment30(e.g.,physicalstructuresintheattraction)images.viewablebytheguestthroughthedisplays22.Moreover,the[0028]Thelenses52mayalsoincludeananti-glarecoat­electroniceyeglasses16mayoperateatanincreasedbright­ingorfilterdisposedadjacenttooronanenvironment­nesslevelcomparedtoabrightnesslevelofelectronicfacingsurfaceofthelenses52.Theanti-glarecoatingmayeyeglassesthatdonotintegratewiththelenses52,therebybeanysuitablesemi-opaqueorlight-blockingmaterialthatenablingperceptionoftheofthevirtualfeatures32throughreducesthetransmissionoflightfromstronglightsourcesthelenses52despitepotentialdimnessattributedbypolar­throughthelenses52thatwouldotherwiseobscuretheizedorotherembodimentsofthelenses52virtualfeatures32andthe3-Dimages36.Inotherembodi­[0032]Asnotedherein,incertainembodimentstheguestments,theanti-glarecoatingisomittedand/orahatbrim54interfacedevice14includeslenses52orothersuitableisprovidedaspartoftheguestinterfacedevice14toreduceviewingstructures(e.g.,polarizedlensesorotherlensesglareontothelenses52.Moreover,itistobeunderstoodthatsuitableforallowingstereoscopicviewing)thatallowathecoatingsofthelenses52maybedisposedinanysuitableguestwearingtheguestinterfacedevice14toview3-Dorderrelativetooneanother,providedthatthelenses52areimages36whenthewearablevisualizationdevice12issufficientlytransparenttothelightfroma3-Ddisplayremovedor,inanARcontext,whenthewearablevisual­system,discussedherein,toenabletheguesttoproperlyizationdevice12iscoupledtotheguestinterfacedevice14.visualizethe3-Dimages36andtoenabletheguesttoBywayofexampleofthelatter,ARcontext(illustratedinproperlyvisualizethevirtualfeatures32.FIG.1),theARfunctionalityprovidedbytheelectronic[0029]Withrespecttotheviewingofvirtualfeatures32,eyeglasses16maybeperformedonorotherwiseleveragethesefeaturesmaybeviewedbyaguestusingthewearablethe3-Dimages36viewableusingtheguestinterfacedeviceUS2021/0382315AlDec.9,2021414toallowtheaugmentedrealitycontent(i.e.,virtualrentlybelow.Furthermore,itshouldbenotedthatFIGS.2features32)displayedontheelectroniceyeglasses16tobeand3illustrateadifferentstructurefortheguestinterfaceperceivedasbeingassociatedwithdifferentdepthsorfocaldevice14(e.g.,ahelmet,comparedtoavisorofFIG.1),asplanes(e.g.,multiple,independentfocalplanes)associatedvariousdifferentstructuresfortheguestinterfacedevice14withthe3-Dimages36.areenvisionedherein.Further,FIG.3illustratesadifferent[0033]Thoughtheprecedingexamplerelatesprimarilytostructureforthewearablevisualizationdevice12(e.g.,aVRARimplementations,asnotedabove,thewearablevisual­headset,comparedtoelectroniceyeglasses16ofFIGS.1izationdevice12mayinsteadbeusedforviewingVRand2),asbothARandVRembodimentsofthewearablecontent.BywayofexampleinsuchaVRcontext,thevisualizationdevice12areenvisionedherein.Inpractice,itwearablevisualizationdevice12maybeaVRheadsetthatshouldbeappreciatedthatanycombinationoftheseembodi­controlorlimitstheviewoftheguest(e.g.,usingopaquements(e.g.,visorandelectroniceyeglasses,helmeta