Patent ID: 11900521
Assignee: LIQUIDVIEW CORP
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An assembly for a virtual window, the assembly comprising:
an electronic display mounted at a first location;
a casing configured to:
surround the electronic display; and
seal a perimeter of the electronic display;

one or more panes of glass or acrylic attached to the casing and spaced from the electronic display, the one or more panes configured to:
permit the electronic display to be viewed through the one or more panes; and
provide first reflections of light from the one or more panes onto the casing; and

one or more processors configured to be covered by the casing, the one or more processors further configured to:
be communicatively coupled to the electronic display;
receive a video depicting a view of a second location;
display second reflections of at least a part of the view onto the electronic display to provide a realistic illusion of a glass window;
synchronize a time-of-view at the second location in the video with a time-of-day at the first location;
synchronize a second length-of-day at the second location in the video with a first length-of-day at the first location by modifying the video based on sunrise and sunset times at the first and second locations; and
display the video on the electronic display to provide the realistic illusion of a glass window.