Immersive display

Abstract

A method of operating an immersive display includes obtaining first images of environment in a first region in front of the immersive display, obtaining second images of environment in a second region outside the first region, which second region is not in front of the immersive display, displaying the first images of the environment on a first area of at least one display of the immersive display to provide a field of view of the environment in front of the immersive display, and displaying the second images of the environment in the second region on a second area of the at least one display to provide images outside the field of view of the environment in front of the immersive display. The first area is delineated from the second area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An immersive display, comprising:
 a body;   at least one display inside of the body for displaying images to a user of the immersive display;   a processor coupled to the display and operable to:
 obtain first images for display on the immersive display, where first images are obtained by one or more of one or more cameras, using one or more images from a library of images, or generated by software; 
 obtain second images for display from one or more second cameras, where the one or more second cameras capture, at least in part, a region not in front of the immersive display; 
 display first images in a first area corresponding to the front of the immersive display; and 
 display second images in a second area corresponding to the front of the immersive display. 
   
     
     
         2 . The immersive display of  claim 1 , where the first images are obtained, at least in part, by using one or more cameras. 
     
     
         3 . The display of  claim 1 , where the first images are obtained, at least in part, by using one or more images from a library of images. 
     
     
         4 . The display of  claim 1 , where the first images of obtained, at least in part, by using images generated by software. 
     
     
         5 . The display of  claim 1 , where a location of the second area corresponds to a location of things imaged in the second images and shown in the second area. 
     
     
         6 . The display of  claim 1 , where a location of the second area corresponds to an area substantially horizontally adjacent to the first area. 
     
     
         7 . The display of  claim 1 , where a location of the second area corresponds to an area substantially vertically adjacent to the first area. 
     
     
         8 . The display of  claim 2 , where the one or more cameras image an area substantially in front of the immersive display. 
     
     
         9 . The display of  claim 8 , where the second area is above a horizon line of the first area. 
     
     
         10 . An immersive display, comprising:
 a body;   at least one display inside of the body for displaying images to a user of the display;   a processor coupled to the display and operable to:
 display first images of a virtual environment, the virtual environment comprising avatars, at least one of which corresponds to a user of the virtual environment; 
 obtain second images for display from one or more second cameras, where the one or more second cameras capture, at least in part, a region not in front of the immersive display; 
 display the second images on the immersive display at a location without reference to a correspondence between the location and the region captured by the one or more second cameras. 
   
     
     
         11 . The display of  claim 10 , where a direction of the user's eyes is monitored, and placement of the second images changes based on one or more eye movements. 
     
     
         12 . The display of  claim 10 , where a focal point of the user's eyes is monitored, and placement of the second images changes is based on one or more changes to the focal point. 
     
     
         13 . The display of  claim 10 , where the second images are displayed above a horizon line of the first images. 
     
     
         14 . An immersive display, comprising:
 a body;   at least one display inside of the body for displaying images to a user of the display;   a processor coupled to the display and operable to:
 generate tracking data from one or both of a direction the user's eyes are pointing and a focal point of the user's eyes; 
 based at least in part on changes to the tracking data, change content of the images displayed on the immersive display; 
 where the change is accomplished, at least in part, without any additional input from the user, where such additional input is one or more of intentional, generated by monitoring the user, or the movement of the immersive display or the user. 
   
     
     
         15 . The display of  claim 14 , where the tracking data includes at least changes to the direction the user's eyes are pointing. 
     
     
         16 . The display of  claim 15 , where the change is accomplished solely based on the tracking data. 
     
     
         17 . The display of  claim 14 , where the tracking data includes at least changes to the focal point of the user's eyes; 
     
     
         18 . The display of  claim 17 , where the change is accomplished solely based on the tracking data. 
     
     
         19 . The display of  claim 14 , where the change is accomplished in full without any additional input from the user. 
     
     
         20 . The display of  claim 14 , where movement of the display is used in conjunction with the tracking data to change the content of the images displayed on the immersive display.