Patent ID: 9143770
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G02B,G03B,G06F,G09G,H04N,H04S

Abstract:
1. A method performed by one or more processors used by an application programming interface (API) to enable applications to display both first content and second content on a screen, the first content being three-dimensional content, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more processors, a first command from an application directing at least in part a first configuration of a first region of the screen to support the first content, the first configuration being a first three-dimensional configuration; responding to the first command by sending a first configuration request to place the screen in a three-dimensional mode within the first region; receiving a second command directing at least in part a second configuration of a second region of the screen to support the second content; responding to the second command by sending a second configuration request to place the screen in a mode corresponding to the second configuration within the second region; and receiving a third command configured to adjust a configurable depth of the three-dimensional content.