Patent ID: 9489102
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06F,G09G

Claim Text:
1. A display system comprised of: a display including a display screen for operating in at least a transparent mode used to augment with graphical information content on the display screen an object manipulated behind the display screen by a user; a lighting characteristic assessment component for determining the lighting characteristics, including lighting direction, of the content on the display screen and the lighting characteristics, including lighting direction, behind the display screen; a viewpoint assessment sensor on the display positioned to capture a facial detail of the user and to determine a viewpoint of the user; at least one object tracking sensor to sense the position of the object behind the display screen and the position of the content is dependent on the viewpoint of the user and the position of the object; and an adaptive lighting control component to control an at least one lighting source to cast a pattern of a shadow that corresponds to the object to allow the lighting characteristics of the content on the display screen to match the lighting characteristics of the object behind the display screen to create a realistic natural looking scene that contains both virtual and real elements, wherein the at least one lighting source and the facial detail of the user are located on opposite sides of the display screen, and the adaptive lighting control component to modify the lighting characteristics of the at least one lighting source in response to a comparison of the lighting characteristics of the content on the display screen and the lighting characteristics behind the display screen.