PATENT DOCUMENT

Publication Number: US-11423604-B2
Application Number: US-202117397437-A
Country: US
Kind Code: B2

Title: Method and device for tailoring a synthesized reality experience to a physical setting

Abstract:
In one implementation, a method includes: obtaining locality data characterizing objects and relative spatial information of a volumetric region around a user; synthesizing a mesh map of the volumetric region based on the locality data; selecting synthesized reality (SR) content based on the mesh map, wherein the SR content satisfies a dimensional variance threshold relative to one or more portions of the mesh map; compositing at least a portion of the SR content with the mesh map in order to generate composite SR content; and presenting the composite SR content to the user in order to occlude at least a portion of a visual presentation of the volumetric region. In some implementations, the SR content is adapted to fit the one or more portions of the mesh map. In some implementations, the SR content is updated as the user location changes or the user interacts with the SR content.

Claims:
What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method comprising:
 at a computing system including non-transitory memory and one or more processors, wherein the computing system is communicatively coupled to a display device and one or more input devices:
 detecting a user input associated with presenting a synthesized reality (SR) experience; and 
 in response to detecting the user input:
 obtaining a mesh map for a volumetric region and obtaining SR content with a first set of dimensions; 
 adapting the SR content by modifying one or more dimensions of the SR content from the first set of dimensions to a second set of dimensions based on one or more portions of the mesh map; and 
 causing presentation of the adapted SR content with the second set of dimensions via the display device. 
 
 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user input is detected while presenting video content that corresponds to the SR experience. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 while presenting the video content and prior to detecting the user input, presenting, via the display device, a notification indicating that the SR experience associated with the video content is available for playback in response to selection of an associated affordance; and 
 wherein the user input corresponds to selection of the associated affordance. 
 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 2 , wherein the video content is presented via the display device of the computing system. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 2 , wherein the video content is presented via a second device different from the computing system, wherein the second device is communicatively coupled with the computing system. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user input corresponds to one of a voice command or a gestural command detected via the one or more input devices of the computing system. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 adjusting the adapted SR content based on and in response to detecting a change to an orientation of the computing system relative to the SR content. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 adjusting the adapted SR content based on and in response to detecting one or more user interactions with the SR content via the one or more input devices. 
 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 detecting a set of planes within the mesh map, wherein the one or more portions of the mesh map correspond to the set of planes; and 
 filtering out planes from the set of planes that do not satisfy a spatial criterion, wherein the spatial criterion is satisfied when a plane corresponds to at least a threshold surface area. 
 
     
     
       10. A device comprising:
 one or more processors; 
 a non-transitory memory; 
 an interface for communicating with a display device and one or more input devices; and 
 one or more programs stored in the non-transitory memory, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
 detect a user input associated with presenting a synthesized reality (SR) experience; and 
 in response to detecting the user input:
 obtain a mesh map for a volumetric region and obtaining SR content with a first set of dimensions; 
 adapt the SR content by modifying one or more dimensions of the SR content from the first set of dimensions to a second set of dimensions based on one or more portions of the mesh map; and 
 cause presentation of the adapted SR content with the second set of dimensions via the display device. 
 
 
 
     
     
       11. The device of  claim 10 , wherein the user input is detected while presenting video content that corresponds to the SR experience. 
     
     
       12. The device of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the device to:
 while presenting the video content and prior to detecting the user input, present, via the display device, a notification indicating that the SR experience associated with the video content is available for playback in response to selection of an associated affordance; and 
 wherein the user input corresponds to selection of the associated affordance. 
 
     
     
       13. The device of  claim 11 , wherein the video content is presented via the display device of the device. 
     
     
       14. The device of  claim 11 , wherein the video content is presented via a second device different from the computing system, wherein the second device is communicatively coupled with the device. 
     
     
       15. The device of  claim 10 , wherein the user input corresponds to one of a voice command or a gestural command detected via the one or more input devices of the device. 
     
     
       16. The device of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the device to:
 detect a set of planes within the mesh map, wherein the one or more portions of the mesh map correspond to the set of planes; and 
 filter out planes from the set of planes that do not satisfy a spatial criterion, wherein the spatial criterion is satisfied when a plane corresponds to at least a threshold surface area. 
 
     
     
       17. A non-transitory memory storing one or more programs, which, when executed by one or more processors of a device with an interface for communicating with a display device and one or more input devices, cause the device to:
 detect a user input associated with presenting a synthesized reality (SR) experience; and 
 in response to detecting the user input:
 obtain a mesh map for a volumetric region and obtaining SR content with a first set of dimensions; 
 adapt the SR content by modifying one or more dimensions of the SR content from the first set of dimensions to a second set of dimensions based on one or more portions of the mesh map; and 
 cause presentation of the adapted SR content with the second set of dimensions via the display device. 
 
 
     
     
       18. The non-transitory memory of  claim 17 , wherein the user input is detected while presenting video content that corresponds to the SR experience. 
     
     
       19. The non-transitory memory of  claim 18 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the device to:
 while presenting the video content and prior to detecting the user input, present, via the display device, a notification indicating that the SR experience associated with the video content is available for playback in response to selection of an associated affordance; and 
 wherein the user input corresponds to selection of the associated affordance. 
 
     
     
       20. The non-transitory memory of  claim 18 , wherein the video content is presented via the display device of the device. 
     
     
       21. The non-transitory memory of  claim 18 , wherein the video content is presented via a second device different from the computing system, wherein the second device is communicatively coupled with the device. 
     
     
       22. The non-transitory memory of  claim 17 , wherein the user input corresponds to one of a voice command or a gestural command detected via the one or more input devices of the device. 
     
     
       23. The non-transitory memory of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the device to:
 detect a set of planes within the mesh map, wherein the one or more portions of the mesh map correspond to the set of planes; and 
 filter out planes from the set of planes that do not satisfy a spatial criterion, wherein the spatial criterion is satisfied when a plane corresponds to at least a threshold surface area.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/960,163, filed on Jul. 6, 2020, which claims priority to International Patent App. No. PCT/US2019/014307, filed Jan. 18, 2019, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent App. No. 62/734,066, filed on Sep. 20, 2018, and U.S. Provisional Patent App. No. 62/620,345, filed on Jan. 22, 2018, which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure generally relates to synthesized reality (SR) content consumption, and in particular, to systems, methods, and devices for tailoring an SR experience to a physical setting. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are becoming more popular due to their remarkable ability to alter a user&#39;s perception of the world. For example, VR and AR are used for learning purposes, gaming purposes, content creation purposes, social media and interaction purposes, or the like. These technologies differ in the user&#39;s perception of his/her presence. VR transposes the user into a virtual space so their VR perception is different from his/her real-world perception. In contrast, AR takes the user&#39;s real-world perception and adds something to it. 
     These technologies are becoming more commonplace due to, for example, miniaturization of hardware components, improvements to hardware performance, and improvements to software efficiency. As one example, a user may experience AR content superimposed on a live video feed of the user&#39;s setting on a handheld display (e.g., an AR-enabled mobile phone or tablet with video pass-through). As another example, a user may experience AR content by wearing a head-mounted device (HMD) or head-mounted enclosure that still allows the user to see his/her surroundings (e.g., glasses with optical see-through). As yet another example, a user may experience VR content by using an HMD that encloses the user&#39;s field-of-view and is tethered to a computer. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       So that the present disclosure can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, a more detailed description may be had by reference to aspects of some illustrative implementations, some of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. 
         FIG. 1A  is a block diagram of an example operating architecture in accordance with some implementations. 
         FIG. 1B  is a block diagram of another example operating architecture in accordance with some implementations. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram of an example controller in accordance with some implementations. 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram of an example electronic device in accordance with some implementations. 
         FIG. 4  is a block diagram of an example optional display device in accordance with some implementations. 
         FIG. 5  is a block diagram of an example synthesized reality (SR) content presentation architecture in accordance with some implementations. 
         FIGS. 6A-6C  illustrate an example SR presentation scenario in accordance with some implementations. 
         FIGS. 7A-7C  illustrate another example SR presentation scenario in accordance with some implementations. 
         FIG. 8  is a flowchart representation of a method of tailoring an SR experience to a physical setting in accordance with some implementations. 
     
    
    
     In accordance with common practice the various features illustrated in the drawings may not be drawn to scale. Accordingly, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily expanded or reduced for clarity. In addition, some of the drawings may not depict all of the components of a given system, method or device. Finally, like reference numerals may be used to denote like features throughout the specification and figures. 
     SUMMARY 
     Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for presenting synthesized reality (SR) content. According to some implementations, the method is performed at a device including non-transitory memory and one or more processors coupled with the non-transitory memory. The method includes: obtaining locality data characterizing objects and relative spatial information of a volumetric region around a user; synthesizing a mesh map of the volumetric region based on the locality data; selecting SR content based on the mesh map, wherein the SR content satisfies a dimensional variance threshold relative to one or more portions of the mesh map; compositing at least a portion of the SR content with the mesh map in order to generate composite SR content; and presenting the composite SR content to the user in order to occlude at least a portion of a visual presentation of the volumetric region. 
     In accordance with some implementations, a device includes one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and one or more programs; the one or more programs are stored in the non-transitory memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors and the one or more programs include instructions for performing or causing performance of any of the methods described herein. In accordance with some implementations, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium has stored therein instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform or cause performance of any of the methods described herein. In accordance with some implementations, a device includes: one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and means for performing or causing performance of any of the methods described herein. 
     DESCRIPTION 
     Numerous details are described in order to provide a thorough understanding of the example implementations shown in the drawings. However, the drawings merely show some example aspects of the present disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that other effective aspects and/or variants do not include all of the specific details described herein. Moreover, well-known systems, methods, components, devices and circuits have not been described in exhaustive detail so as not to obscure more pertinent aspects of the example implementations described herein. 
     A physical setting refers to a world that individuals can sense and/or with which individuals can interact without assistance of electronic systems. Physical settings (e.g., a physical forest) include physical elements (e.g., physical trees, physical structures, and physical animals). Individuals can directly interact with and/or sense the physical setting, such as through touch, sight, smell, hearing, and taste. 
     In contrast, a synthesized reality (SR) setting refers to an entirely or partly computer-created setting that individuals can sense and/or with which individuals can interact via an electronic system. In SR, a subset of an individual&#39;s movements is monitored, and, responsive thereto, one or more attributes of one or more virtual objects in the SR setting is changed in a manner that conforms with one or more physical laws. For example, a SR system may detect an individual walking a few paces forward and, responsive thereto, adjust graphics and audio presented to the individual in a manner similar to how such scenery and sounds would change in a physical setting. Modifications to attribute(s) of virtual object(s) in a SR setting also may be made responsive to representations of movement (e.g., audio instructions). 
     An individual may interact with and/or sense a SR object using any one of his senses, including touch, smell, sight, taste, and sound. For example, an individual may interact with and/or sense aural objects that create a multi-dimensional (e.g., three dimensional) or spatial aural setting, and/or enable aural transparency. Multi-dimensional or spatial aural settings provide an individual with a perception of discrete aural sources in multi-dimensional space. Aural transparency selectively incorporates sounds from the physical setting, either with or without computer-created audio. In some SR settings, an individual may interact with and/or sense only aural objects. 
     One example of SR is virtual reality (VR). A VR setting refers to a simulated setting that is designed only to include computer-created sensory inputs for at least one of the senses. A VR setting includes multiple virtual objects with which an individual may interact and/or sense. An individual may interact and/or sense virtual objects in the VR setting through a simulation of a subset of the individual&#39;s actions within the computer-created setting, and/or through a simulation of the individual or his presence within the computer-created setting. 
     Another example of SR is mixed reality (MR). A MR setting refers to a simulated setting that is designed to integrate computer-created sensory inputs (e.g., virtual objects) with sensory inputs from the physical setting, or a representation thereof. On a reality spectrum, a mixed reality setting is between, and does not include, a VR setting at one end and an entirely physical setting at the other end. 
     In some MR settings, computer-created sensory inputs may adapt to changes in sensory inputs from the physical setting. Also, some electronic systems for presenting MR settings may monitor orientation and/or location with respect to the physical setting to enable interaction between virtual objects and real objects (which are physical elements from the physical setting or representations thereof). For example, a system may monitor movements so that a virtual plant appears stationery with respect to a physical building. 
     One example of mixed reality is augmented reality (AR). An AR setting refers to a simulated setting in which at least one virtual object is superimposed over a physical setting, or a representation thereof. For example, an electronic system may have an opaque display and at least one imaging sensor for capturing images or video of the physical setting, which are representations of the physical setting. The system combines the images or video with virtual objects, and displays the combination on the opaque display. An individual, using the system, views the physical setting indirectly via the images or video of the physical setting, and observes the virtual objects superimposed over the physical setting. When a system uses image sensor(s) to capture images of the physical setting, and presents the AR setting on the opaque display using those images, the displayed images are called a video pass-through. Alternatively, an electronic system for displaying an AR setting may have a transparent or semi-transparent display through which an individual may view the physical setting directly. The system may display virtual objects on the transparent or semi-transparent display, so that an individual, using the system, observes the virtual objects superimposed over the physical setting. In another example, a system may comprise a projection system that projects virtual objects into the physical setting. The virtual objects may be projected, for example, on a physical surface or as a holograph, so that an individual, using the system, observes the virtual objects superimposed over the physical setting. 
     An augmented reality setting also may refer to a simulated setting in which a representation of a physical setting is altered by computer-created sensory information. For example, a portion of a representation of a physical setting may be graphically altered (e.g., enlarged), such that the altered portion may still be representative of but not a faithfully-reproduced version of the originally captured image(s). As another example, in providing video pass-through, a system may alter at least one of the sensor images to impose a particular viewpoint different than the viewpoint captured by the image sensor(s). As an additional example, a representation of a physical setting may be altered by graphically obscuring or excluding portions thereof. 
     Another example of mixed reality is augmented virtuality (AV). An AV setting refers to a simulated setting in which a computer-created or virtual setting incorporates at least one sensory input from the physical setting. The sensory input(s) from the physical setting may be representations of at least one characteristic of the physical setting. For example, a virtual object may assume a color of a physical element captured by imaging sensor(s). In another example, a virtual object may exhibit characteristics consistent with actual weather conditions in the physical setting, as identified via imaging, weather-related sensors, and/or online weather data. In yet another example, an augmented reality forest may have virtual trees and structures, but the animals may have features that are accurately reproduced from images taken of physical animals. 
     Many electronic systems enable an individual to interact with and/or sense various SR settings. One example includes head mounted systems. A head mounted system may have an opaque display and speaker(s). Alternatively, a head mounted system may be designed to receive an external display (e.g., a smartphone). The head mounted system may have imaging sensor(s) and/or microphones for taking images/video and/or capturing audio of the physical setting, respectively. A head mounted system also may have a transparent or semi-transparent display. The transparent or semi-transparent display may incorporate a substrate through which light representative of images is directed to an individual&#39;s eyes. The display may incorporate LEDs, OLEDs, a digital light projector, a laser scanning light source, liquid crystal on silicon, or any combination of these technologies. The substrate through which the light is transmitted may be a light waveguide, optical combiner, optical reflector, holographic substrate, or any combination of these substrates. In one embodiment, the transparent or semi-transparent display may transition selectively between an opaque state and a transparent or semi-transparent state. In another example, the electronic system may be a projection-based system. A projection-based system may use retinal projection to project images onto an individual&#39;s retina. Alternatively, a projection system also may project virtual objects into a physical setting (e.g., onto a physical surface or as a holograph). Other examples of SR systems include heads up displays, automotive windshields with the ability to display graphics, windows with the ability to display graphics, lenses with the ability to display graphics, headphones or earphones, speaker arrangements, input mechanisms (e.g., controllers having or not having haptic feedback), tablets, smartphones, and desktop or laptop computers. 
     The implementations described herein provide methods and devices for tailoring a synthesized reality (SR) experience to a physical setting. For example, while a user is watching a movie in his/her living room on a television (TV), the user may wish to experience a more immersive version of the movie where portions of the user&#39;s living room may become part of the movie scenery. For example, based on the dimensions of the living room, the furniture within the living room, and the user&#39;s orientation/location within the living room, the SR content is overlaid on portions of the user&#39;s living room. In some implementations, the SR content corresponds to portions of the movie reconstructed in SR (e.g., background and peripheral scenery from the movie projected onto the walls and/or floor of the living room). In some implementations, the SR content corresponds to auxiliary SR content related to the movie (e.g., maps, graphs, educational information, or the like augmenting the movie). As such, in some implementations, the SR content associated with the movie “skins” at least a portion of the living room (e.g., an at-home holodeck). In some implementations, the SR content is 2-dimensional (e.g., flat), volumetric, and/or a suitable combination thereof. 
       FIG. 1A  is a block diagram of an example operating architecture  100 A in accordance with some implementations. While pertinent features are shown, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate from the present disclosure that various other features have not been illustrated for the sake of brevity and so as not to obscure more pertinent aspects of the example implementations disclosed herein. To that end, as a non-limiting example, the operating architecture  100 A includes an electronic device  120  and an optional display device  130 . 
     In some implementations, the electronic device  120  is configured to present the SR experience to a user. In some implementations, the electronic device  120  includes a suitable combination of software, firmware, and/or hardware. The electronic device  120  is described in greater detail below with respect to  FIG. 3 . According to some implementations, the electronic device  120  presents a synthesized reality (SR) experience to the user while the user is physically present within a physical setting  103  that includes a table  107  within the field-of-view  111  of the electronic device  120 . As such, in some implementations, the user holds the electronic device  120  in his/her hand(s). In some implementations, while presenting an augmented reality (AR) experience, the electronic device  120  is configured to present AR content (e.g., an AR cylinder  109 ) and to enable video pass-through of the physical setting  103  (e.g., including the table  107 ) on a display  122 . 
     In some implementations, the display device  130  is configured to present media content (e.g., video and/or audio content) to the user. In some implementations, the display device  130  corresponds to a television or a computing device such as a desktop computer, kiosk, laptop computer, tablet, mobile phone, wearable computing device, or the like. In some implementations, the display device  130  includes a suitable combination of software, firmware, and/or hardware. The display device  130  is described in greater detail below with respect to  FIG. 4 . 
       FIG. 1B  is a block diagram of an example physical setting  100 B in accordance with some implementations. While pertinent features are shown, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate from the present disclosure that various other features have not been illustrated for the sake of brevity and so as not to obscure more pertinent aspects of the example implementations disclosed herein. To that end, as a non-limiting example, the physical setting  100 B includes a controller  110 , an electronic device  120 , and an optional display device  130 . 
     In some implementations, the controller  110  is configured to manage and coordinate an SR experience for the user. In some implementations, the controller  110  includes a suitable combination of software, firmware, and/or hardware. The controller  110  is described in greater detail below with respect to  FIG. 2 . In some implementations, the controller  110  is a computing device that is local or remote relative to the physical setting  105 . For example, the controller  110  is a local server located within the physical setting  105 . In another example, the controller  110  is a remote server located outside of the physical setting  105  (e.g., a cloud server, central server, etc.). 
     In some implementations, the controller  110  is communicatively coupled with the electronic device  120  via one or more wired or wireless communication channels  144  (e.g., BLUETOOTH, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.16x, IEEE 802.3x, etc.). In some implementations, the controller  110  is communicatively coupled with the display device  130  via one or more wired or wireless communication channels  142  (e.g., BLUETOOTH, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.16x, IEEE 802.3x, etc.). In some implementations, the electronic device  120  is communicatively coupled with the display device  130  via one or more wired or wireless communication channels  146  (e.g., BLUETOOTH, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.16x, IEEE 802.3x, etc.). 
     In some implementations, the electronic device  120  is configured to present the SR experience to the user  150 . In some implementations, the electronic device  120  includes a suitable combination of software, firmware, and/or hardware. The electronic device  120  is described in greater detail below with respect to  FIG. 3 . In some implementations, the functionalities of the controller  110  and/or the display device  130  are provided by and/or combined with the electronic device  120 . 
     According to some implementations, the electronic device  120  presents an SR experience to the user  150  while the user  150  is virtually and/or physically present within the physical setting  105 . In some implementations, while presenting an augmented reality (AR) experience, the electronic device  120  is configured to present AR content and to enable optical see-through of the physical setting  105  (e.g., the electronic device  120  corresponds to an AR-enabled glasses). In some implementations, while presenting a virtual reality (VR) experience, the electronic device  120  is configured to present VR content and to optionally enable video pass-through of the physical setting  105  (e.g., the electronic device  120  corresponds to a VR-enabled HMD). As shown in  FIG. 1 , for example, the physical setting  105  includes chairs  162   a  and  162   b , credenza  164 , coffee table  166 , sofa  168 , end tables  170   a  and  170   b , and a door  172 . As shown in  FIG. 1 , the user  150  is standing behind the sofa  168  facing the display device  130 . 
     In some implementations, the user  150  wears the electronic device  120  on his/her head such as a head-mounted device (HMD). As such, the electronic device  120  includes one or more displays provided to display the SR content. For example, the electronic device  120  encloses the field-of-view of the user  150 . As another example, the electronic device  120  slides into or otherwise attaches to a head mounted enclosure. In some implementations, the electronic device  120  is replaced with an SR chamber, enclosure, or room configured to present SR content in which the user  150  does not wear the electronic device  120 . In some implementations, the user  150  holds the electronic device  120  in his/her hand(s). 
     In some implementations, the optional display device  130  is configured to present media content (e.g., video and/or audio content) to the user  150 . In some implementations, the display device  130  corresponds to a television (TV) or a computing device such as a desktop computer, kiosk, laptop computer, tablet, mobile phone, wearable computing device, or the like. In some implementations, the display device  130  includes a suitable combination of software, firmware, and/or hardware. The display device  130  is described in greater detail below with respect to  FIG. 4 . 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram of an example of the controller  110  in accordance with some implementations. While certain specific features are illustrated, those skilled in the art will appreciate from the present disclosure that various other features have not been illustrated for the sake of brevity, and so as not to obscure more pertinent aspects of the implementations disclosed herein. To that end, as a non-limiting example, in some implementations, the controller  110  includes one or more processing units  202  (e.g., microprocessors, application-specific integrated-circuits (ASICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), graphics processing units (GPUs), central processing units (CPUs), processing cores, and/or the like), one or more input/output (I/O) devices  206 , one or more communication interfaces  208  (e.g., universal serial bus (USB), IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.16x, global system for mobile communications (GSM), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), global positioning system (GPS), infrared (IR), BLUETOOTH, ZIGBEE, and/or the like type interface), one or more programming (e.g., I/O) interfaces  210 , a memory  220 , and one or more communication buses  204  for interconnecting these and various other components. 
     In some implementations, the one or more communication buses  204  include circuitry that interconnects and controls communications between system components. In some implementations, the one or more I/O devices  206  include at least one of a keyboard, a mouse, a touchpad, a joystick, one or more microphones, one or more speakers, one or more image sensors, one or more displays, and/or the like. 
     The memory  220  includes high-speed random-access memory, such as dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), static random-access memory (SRAM), double-data-rate random-access memory (DDR RAM), or other random-access solid-state memory devices. In some implementations, the memory  220  includes non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory  220  optionally includes one or more storage devices remotely located from the one or more processing units  202 . The memory  220  comprises a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. In some implementations, the memory  220  or the non-transitory computer readable storage medium of the memory  220  stores the following programs, modules and data structures, or a subset thereof including an optional operating system  230  and a synthesized reality (SR) experience engine  240 . 
     The operating system  230  includes procedures for handling various basic system services and for performing hardware dependent tasks. In some implementations, the SR experience engine  240  is configured to manage and coordinate one or more SR experiences for one or more users (e.g., a single SR experience for one or more users, or multiple SR experiences for respective groups of one or more users). To that end, in various implementations, the SR experience engine  240  includes a data obtainer  242 , a mapper and locator engine  244 , a plane detector  245 , an SR content obtainer  246 , an SR content manager  248 , and a data transmitter  250 . 
     In some implementations, the data obtainer  242  is configured to obtain data (e.g., presentation data, user interaction data, sensor data, location data, etc.) from at least one of sensors in the physical setting  105 , sensors associated with the controller  110 , the electronic device  120 , and the display device  130 . For example, the data obtainer  242  obtains sensor data from the electronic device  120  that includes image data from external facing image sensors of the electronic device  120 , wherein the image data corresponds to images or a video stream capturing the physical setting  105 . To that end, in various implementations, the data obtainer  242  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     In some implementations, the mapper and locator engine  244  is configured to map the physical setting  105  and to track the position/location of the electronic device  120  or the user  150  with respect to the physical setting  105 . As such, in some implementations, the mapper and locator engine  244  is configured to synthesize a mesh map of the physical setting  105  based on locality data (e.g., sensor data characterizing the physical setting  105 ) from at least one of sensors in the physical setting  105 , sensors associated with the controller  110 , the electronic device  120 , and the display device  130 . 
     In some implementations, the mapper and locator engine  244  is also configured to determine the location and orientation of the electronic device  120  or the user  150  relative to one or more reference points (e.g., an object) in the physical setting (e.g., the center of mass of the object or another point) or the mesh map of the physical setting  105 . According to some implementations, the mapper and locator engine  244  determines the orientation and location of the electronic device  120  based on one or more known localization techniques. For example, in some implementations, the mapper and locator engine  244  determines the orientation and location of the electronic device  120  relative to the object based on the techniques described in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/556,849, filed Sep. 11, 2017, which is incorporated herein in its entirety. To that end, in various implementations, the mapper and locator engine  244  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     In some implementations, the plane detector  245  is configured to detect planes (e.g., horizontal, vertical, or angled) within the mesh map. According to some implementations, the plane detector  245  detects the planes based on one or more known localization techniques. For example, in some implementations, the plane detector  245  detects the planes based on the techniques described in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/514,529, filed Jun. 2, 2017, which is incorporated herein in its entirety. In some implementations, the plane detector  245  is also configured filter planes that do not satisfy spatial criteria. To that end, in various implementations, the plane detector  245  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     In some implementations, the SR content obtainer  246  is configured to obtain (e.g., receive, retrieve, or generate) SR content. To that end, in various implementations, the SR content obtainer  246  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     In some implementations, the SR content manager  248  is configured to select SR content based on the mesh map and the plane detected within the mesh map. For example, the SR content manager  248  selects the SR content based on the user&#39;s location and orientation relative to the mesh map and/or the surface area of the planes detected within the mesh map. In some implementations, the SR content manager  248  is also configured to manage and coordinate the presentation of the SR content as the user&#39;s orientation and location changes relative to the physical setting or the user interacts with the SR content. To that end, in various implementations, the SR content manager  248  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     In some implementations, the data transmitter  250  is configured to transmit data (e.g., presentation data, location data, etc.) to at least one of the electronic device  120  and the display device  130 . To that end, in various implementations, the data transmitter  250  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     Although the data obtainer  242 , the mapper and locator engine  244 , the plane detector  245 , the SR content obtainer  246 , the SR content manager  248 , and the data transmitter  250  are shown as residing on a single device (e.g., the controller  110 ), it should be understood that in other implementations, any combination of the data obtainer  242 , the mapper and locator engine  244 , the plane detector  245 , the SR content obtainer  246 , the SR content manager  248 , and the data transmitter  250  may be located in separate computing devices. 
     Moreover,  FIG. 2  is intended more as a functional description of the various features which are present in a particular embodiment as opposed to a structural schematic of the implementations described herein. As recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art, items shown separately could be combined and some items could be separated. For example, some functional modules shown separately in  FIG. 2  could be implemented in a single module and the various functions of single functional blocks could be implemented by one or more functional blocks in various implementations. The actual number of modules and the division of particular functions and how features are allocated among them will vary from one embodiment to another and, in some implementations, depends in part on the particular combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware chosen for a particular embodiment. 
       FIG. 3  is a block diagram of an example of the electronic device  120  (e.g., an HMD, mobile phone, or tablet) in accordance with some implementations. While certain specific features are illustrated, those skilled in the art will appreciate from the present disclosure that various other features have not been illustrated for the sake of brevity, and so as not to obscure more pertinent aspects of the implementations disclosed herein. To that end, as a non-limiting example, in some implementations, the electronic device  120  includes one or more processing units  302  (e.g., microprocessors, ASICs, FPGAs, GPUs, CPUs, processing cores, and/or the like), one or more input/output (I/O) devices and sensors  306 , one or more communication interfaces  308  (e.g., USB, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.16x, GSM, CDMA, TDMA, GPS, IR, BLUETOOTH, ZIGBEE, and/or the like type interface), one or more programming (e.g., I/O) interfaces  310 , one or more displays  312 , one or more optional interior and/or exterior facing image sensors  314 , one or more optional depth sensors  316 , a memory  320 , and one or more communication buses  304  for interconnecting these and various other components. 
     In some implementations, the one or more communication buses  304  include circuitry that interconnects and controls communications between system components. In some implementations, the one or more I/O devices and sensors  306  include at least one of an inertial measurement unit (IMU), an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a thermometer, one or more physiological sensors (e.g., blood pressure monitor, heart rate monitor, blood oxygen sensor, blood glucose sensor, etc.), one or more microphones, one or more speakers, a haptics engine, a heating and/or cooling unit, a skin shear engine, and/or the like. 
     In some implementations, the one or more displays  312  are configured to present the SR experience to the user. In some implementations, the one or more displays  312  are also configured to present flat video content to the user (e.g., a 2-dimensional or “flat” AVI, FLV, WMV, MOV, MP4, or the like file associated with a TV episode or a movie, or live video pass-through of the physical setting  105 ). In some implementations, the one or more displays  312  correspond to holographic, digital light processing (DLP), liquid-crystal display (LCD), liquid-crystal on silicon (LCoS), organic light-emitting field-effect transitory (OLET), organic light-emitting diode (OLED), surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED), field-emission display (FED), quantum-dot light-emitting diode (QD-LED), micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS), and/or the like display types. In some implementations, the one or more displays  312  correspond to diffractive, reflective, polarized, holographic, etc. waveguide displays. For example, the electronic device  120  includes a single display. In another example, the electronic device  120  includes a display for each eye of the user. In some implementations, the one or more displays  312  are capable of presenting AR and VR content. In some implementations, the one or more displays  312  are capable of presenting AR or VR content. 
     In some implementations, the one or more optional image sensors  314  are configured to obtain image data that corresponds to at least a portion of the face of the user that includes the eyes of the user. For example, the one or more optional image sensors  314  correspond to one or more RGB cameras (e.g., with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor or a charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor), infrared (IR) image sensors, event-based cameras, and/or the like. 
     In some implementations, the one or more optional depth sensors  316  are configured to obtain depth data that corresponds to at least a portion of the face of the user and to synthesize a depth/mesh map of the face of the user, where the mesh map characterizes the facial topography of the user. For example, the one or more optional depth sensors  316  correspond to a structured light device, a time-of-flight device, and/or the like. 
     The memory  320  includes high-speed random-access memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random-access solid-state memory devices. In some implementations, the memory  320  includes non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory  320  optionally includes one or more storage devices remotely located from the one or more processing units  302 . The memory  320  comprises a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. In some implementations, the memory  320  or the non-transitory computer readable storage medium of the memory  320  stores the following programs, modules and data structures, or a subset thereof including an optional operating system  330  and an SR presentation engine  340 . 
     The operating system  330  includes procedures for handling various basic system services and for performing hardware dependent tasks. In some implementations, the SR presentation engine  340  is configured to present SR content to the user via the one or more displays  312 . To that end, in various implementations, the SR presentation engine  340  includes a data obtainer  342 , an SR presenter  344 , a user interaction handler  346 , and a data transmitter  350 . 
     In some implementations, the data obtainer  342  is configured to obtain data (e.g., presentation data, user interaction data, sensor data, location data, etc.) from at least one of sensors in the physical setting  105 , sensors associated with the electronic device  120 , the controller  110 , and the display device  130 . To that end, in various implementations, the data obtainer  342  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     In some implementations, the SR presenter  344  is configured to present SR content via the one or more displays  312 . In some implementations, the SR presenter  344  is also configured to present flat video content via the one or more displays  312 . To that end, in various implementations, the SR presenter  344  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     In some implementations, the user interaction handler  346  is configured to detect and interpret user interactions with the presented SR content. To that end, in various implementations, the user interaction handler  346  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     In some implementations, the data transmitter  350  is configured to transmit data (e.g., presentation data, location data, user interaction data, etc.) to at least one of the controller  110  and the display device  130 . To that end, in various implementations, the data transmitter  350  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     Although the data obtainer  342 , the optional orientation determiner  343 , the SR presenter  344 , the user interaction handler  346 , and the data transmitter  350  are shown as residing on a single device (e.g., the electronic device  120 ), it should be understood that in other implementations, any combination of the data obtainer  342 , the optional orientation determiner  343 , the SR presenter  344 , the user interaction handler  346 , and the data transmitter  350  may be located in separate computing devices. 
     Moreover,  FIG. 3  is intended more as a functional description of the various features which are present in a particular embodiment as opposed to a structural schematic of the implementations described herein. As recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art, items shown separately could be combined and some items could be separated. For example, some functional modules shown separately in  FIG. 3  could be implemented in a single module and the various functions of single functional blocks could be implemented by one or more functional blocks in various implementations. The actual number of modules and the division of particular functions and how features are allocated among them will vary from one embodiment to another and, in some implementations, depends in part on the particular combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware chosen for a particular embodiment. 
       FIG. 4  is a block diagram of an example of the optional display device  130  (e.g., a television (TV) or other display within the physical setting  105 ) in accordance with some implementations. While certain specific features are illustrated, those skilled in the art will appreciate from the present disclosure that various other features have not been illustrated for the sake of brevity, and so as not to obscure more pertinent aspects of the implementations disclosed herein. To that end, as a non-limiting example, in some implementations the display device  130  includes one or more processing units  402  (e.g., microprocessors, ASICs, FPGAs, GPUs, CPUs, processing cores, and/or the like), one or more input/output (I/O) devices and sensors  406 , one or more communication interfaces  408  (e.g., USB, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.16x, GSM, CDMA, TDMA, GPS, IR, BLUETOOTH, ZIGBEE, and/or the like type interface), one or more programming (e.g., I/O) interfaces  410 , a display  412 , a memory  420 , and one or more communication buses  404  for interconnecting these and various other components. In some implementations, the display device  130  is optionally controlled by a remote-control device, voice commands, the electronic device  120 , or the like. 
     In some implementations, the one or more communication buses  404  include circuitry that interconnects and controls communications between system components. In some implementations, the one or more I/O devices and sensors  406  include at least one of one or more IR sensors, one or more physical buttons, one or more microphones, one or more speakers, one or more image sensors, one or more depth sensors, and/or the like. 
     In some implementations, the display  412  corresponds to holographic, digital light processing (DLP), liquid-crystal display (LCD), liquid-crystal on silicon (LCoS), organic light-emitting field-effect transitory (OLET), organic light-emitting diode (OLED), surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED), field-emission display (FED), quantum-dot light-emitting diode (QD-LED), micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS), and/or the like display types. 
     The memory  420  includes high-speed random-access memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random-access solid-state memory devices. In some implementations, the memory  420  includes non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory  420  optionally includes one or more storage devices remotely located from the one or more processing units  402 . The memory  420  comprises a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. In some implementations, the memory  420  or the non-transitory computer readable storage medium of the memory  420  stores the following programs, modules and data structures, or a subset thereof including an optional operating system  430  and a presentation engine  440 . 
     The operating system  430  includes procedures for handling various basic system services and for performing hardware dependent tasks. In some implementations, the presentation engine  440  is configured to present media content (e.g., video and/or audio content) to users via the display  412  and the one or more I/O devices and sensors  406  (e.g., one or more speakers). To that end, in various implementations, the presentation engine  440  includes a data obtainer  442 , a content presenter  444 , an interaction handler  446 , and a data transmitter  450 . 
     In some implementations, the data obtainer  442  is configured to obtain data (e.g., presentation data, user interaction data, etc.) from at least one of sensors in the physical setting  105 , sensors associated with the display device  130 , the controller  110 , and the electronic device  120 . To that end, in various implementations, the data obtainer  442  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     In some implementations, the content presenter  444  is configured to render and/display video content via the display  412 . To that end, in various implementations, the content presenter  444  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     In some implementations, the interaction handler  446  is configured to detect and interpret user interactions with the display device  130  (e.g., navigation, playback, tuning, volume adjustment, or the like commands). To that end, in various implementations, the interaction handler  446  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     In some implementations, the data transmitter  450  is configured to transmit data (e.g., presentation data, user interaction data, etc.) to at least one of the controller  110  and the electronic device  120 . To that end, in various implementations, the data transmitter  450  includes instructions and/or logic therefor, and heuristics and metadata therefor. 
     Although the data obtainer  442 , the content presenter  444 , the interaction handler  446 , and the data transmitter  450  are shown as residing on a single device (e.g., the display device  130 ), it should be understood that in other implementations, any combination of the data obtainer  442 , the content presenter  444 , the interaction handler  446 , and the data transmitter  450  may be located in separate computing devices. 
     Moreover,  FIG. 4  is intended more as a functional description of the various features which are present in a particular embodiment as opposed to a structural schematic of the implementations described herein. As recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art, items shown separately could be combined and some items could be separated. For example, some functional modules shown separately in  FIG. 4  could be implemented in a single module and the various functions of single functional blocks could be implemented by one or more functional blocks in various implementations. The actual number of modules and the division of particular functions and how features are allocated among them will vary from one embodiment to another and, in some implementations, depends in part on the particular combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware chosen for a particular embodiment. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates an example SR content presentation architecture  500  in accordance with some implementations. While pertinent features are shown, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate from the present disclosure that various other features have not been illustrated for the sake of brevity and so as not to obscure more pertinent aspects of the example implementations disclosed herein. To that end, as a non-limiting example, the SR content presentation architecture  500  synthesizes a mesh map of the physical setting surrounding a user, selects SR content based on the mesh map, and generates composite SR content tailored to the physical setting by compositing at least a portion of the SR content with the mesh map. As such, the electronic device  120  overlays SR content on or “skins” at least a portion of the physical setting  105  with SR content (e.g., an at-home holodeck). 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , in some implementations, the mapping engine  510  (e.g., a portion of the mapper and locator engine  244  in  FIG. 2 ) obtains locality data  502  from one or more sensors associated with the physical setting  105 , the controller  110 , electronic device  120 , and/or the display device  130 . In some implementations, the locality data  502  characterizes objects and relative spatial information of a volumetric region around a user  150  (e.g., an X cm radius centered on the user  150  of the electronic device  120 ). 
     In some implementations, the locality data  502  corresponds to sensor data, such as image data, that enables recognition of humanoids, androids, animals, and/or objects within the physical setting. In some implementations, the locality data  502  corresponds to sensor data, such as image data, GPS data, beacon data, IR data, ultrasonic data, LiDAR data, depth data, and/or the like that enables mapping of the physical setting and localization of humanoids, androids, animals, and/or objects within the physical setting. 
     For example, the locality data  502  corresponds to image data from one or more external-facing image sensors of the electronic device  120  (e.g., images or a live video stream of the physical setting  105  from the perspective of the user  150 ). For example, the locality data  502  corresponds to image data from one or more image sensors within the physical setting  105 . In this example, the image sensors within the physical setting may correspond to fixed video cameras (e.g., wall-mounted cameras) or movable devices with attached video cameras (e.g., drones or the like). 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , in some implementations, the mapping engine  510  synthesizes a mesh map  512  of the physical setting  105  or a portion thereof (e.g., the volumetric region surrounding the user  150 ) based on the locality data  502 . In some implementations, the plane detector  515  (e.g., the plane detector  245  in  FIG. 2 ) detects one or more planes within the mesh map  512  and filters planes that do not satisfy spatial criteria. As shown in  FIG. 5 , in some implementations, the locator engine  520  (e.g., a portion of the mapper and locator engine  244  in  FIG. 2 ) determines the user location  522  for the user  150  relative to the physical setting  105  based on the locality data  502  and the mesh map  512 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , in some implementations, the SR content selector engine  530  (e.g., a portion of the SR content manager  248  in  FIG. 2 ) selects SR content  532  that satisfies a dimensional variance threshold relative to one or more portions of the mesh map  512  (e.g., the planes that satisfy the spatial criteria) from the SR content repository  504 . For example, the SR content selector engine  530  selects the SR content  532  that fits the planes that satisfy the spatial criteria. In other words, the SR content selector engine  530  selects the SR content  532  that fits the physical setting  105  in order to tailor the SR experience to the physical setting  105 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , in some implementations, the composite engine  540  (e.g., a portion of the SR content manager  248  in  FIG. 2 ) generates composite SR content  542  by compositing at least a portion of the SR content  532  with the mesh map  512 . In some implementations, the composite engine  540  adapts (e.g., stretches, shrinks, or enlarges) the selected SR content to fit the one or more portions of the mesh map  512  (e.g., the planes that satisfy the spatial criteria). 
     In some implementations, the composite SR content  542  is provided to the SR presentation pipeline  550  for presentation to the user  150 . In some implementations, the composite SR content  542  is rendered by the controller  110  and transmitted to the electronic device  120  as presentation data, where the composite SR content  542  is presented via the one or more displays  312 . 
       FIGS. 6A-6C  illustrate an example SR presentation scenario  600  in accordance with some implementations. While pertinent features are shown, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate from the present disclosure that various other features have not been illustrated for the sake of brevity and so as not to obscure more pertinent aspects of the example implementations disclosed herein. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6A , the physical setting  105  includes the chairs  162   a  and  162   b , credenza  164 , coffee table  166 , sofa  168 , end tables  170   a  and  170   b , and door  172 . As shown in  FIG. 6A , the user is standing behind the sofa  168  facing the display device  130  while the chairs  162   a  and  162   b , credenza  164 , coffee table  166 , sofa  168 , and end tables  170   a  and  170   b  are within the field-of-view  111  of the electronic device  120 . For example, the electronic device  120  corresponds to AR-enabled tablet or mobile phone with video pass-through of the physical setting  105  displayed on the display  122 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 6A , in state  625  (e.g., at time  7 ), the user is watching video content  605  (e.g., a television (TV) episode or movie) on the display device  130 . For example, the electronic device  120  or the display device  130  displays a subtle (e.g., non-obtrusive) affordance or notification indicating that an SR experience associated with the video content  605  is available. Continuing with this example, the electronic device  120  detects a command issued by user to enter an SR experience associated with the video content  605  (e.g., a voice command, gestural command, or the like). In response to detecting the command, for example, the electronic device  120  synthesizes a mesh map of the physical setting  105  and detects planes within the mesh map. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6B , in state  650  (e.g., at time T+1), the electronic device  120  identifies planes  610   a ,  610   b ,  610   c , and  610   d  within the physical setting  105 . According to some implementations, the electronic device  120  filters planes that do not satisfy spatial criteria. For example, the planes  610   b  and  610   c  do not satisfy a line-of-sight criterion associated with the spatial criteria (e.g., more than Z degrees from the focal point of the user  150 ). In other words, the location of the places  610   b  and  610   c  is too low relative to the focal point of the user  150 . As such, planes  610   a  and  610   d  satisfy the spatial criteria. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6C , in state  675  (e.g., at time T+2), the electronic device  120  presents, on the display  122 , SR content  620   a  (e.g., background scenery associated with the video content  605 ) on the plane  610   a  and the SR content  620   b  (e.g., peripheral scenery associated with the video content  605 ) on the plane  610   d . In some implementations, the SR content  620   a  and  620   b  is planar or volumetric. According to some implementations, the electronic device  120  selects SR content associated with the video content  605  for the detected planes that meet the spatial criteria based on the detected planes and the orientation/location of the user relative to the mesh map. 
     As one example, the video content  605  corresponds to a court room scene within a movie. In this example, the SR content  620   a  and  620   b  correspond to an SR reconstruction of at least a portion of the court room scene. Continuing with this example, the SR content  620   a  corresponds to the judge&#39;s bench and the SR content  620   b  corresponds to opposing lawyers and their teams. As such, continuing with the example, the electronic device  120  skins at least a portion of the physical setting  105  with the SR content  620   a  and  620   b  associated with the video content  605  such that the user is able to experience the court room scene within the movie as if it is occurring within his/her living room. 
       FIGS. 7A-7C  illustrate an example SR presentation scenario  700  in accordance with some implementations. While pertinent features are shown, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate from the present disclosure that various other features have not been illustrated for the sake of brevity and so as not to obscure more pertinent aspects of the example implementations disclosed herein. 
     As shown in  FIG. 7A , the physical setting  105  includes the chairs  162   a  and  162   b , credenza  164 , coffee table  166 , sofa  168 , end tables  170   a  and  170   b , and door  172 . As shown in  FIG. 7A , the user  150  is standing behind the sofa  168  facing the display device  130  while wearing the electronic device  120  on his/her head. For example, the electronic device  120  corresponds to AR-enabled HMD (e.g., glasses, goggles, or the like) with optical see-through of the physical setting  105 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 7A , in state  725  (e.g., at time  7 ), the user  150  is watching video content  705  (e.g., a television (TV) episode or movie) on the display device  130 . For example, the electronic device  120  or the display device  130  displays a subtle (e.g., non-obtrusive) affordance or notification indicating that an SR experience associated with the video content  705  is available. Continuing with this example, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120  detects a command issued by user  150  to enter an SR experience associated with the video content  705  (e.g., a voice command, gestural command, or the like). In response to detecting the command, for example, the controller  110  synthesizes a mesh map of the physical setting  105  and detects planes within the mesh map. 
     As shown in  FIG. 7B , in state  750  (e.g., at time T+1), the controller  110  identifies planes  710   a ,  710   b ,  710   c ,  710   d ,  710   e ,  710   f ,  710   g ,  710   h , and  710   i  within the physical setting. According to some implementations, the controller  110  filters planes that do not satisfy spatial criteria. For example, the planes  710   c  and  710   d  associated with the chairs  162   a  and  162   b , respectively, do not satisfy a dimensional criterion associated with the spatial criteria (e.g., less than M×N cm or Y cm 2 ). In other words, the surface area of the planes  710   c  and  710   d  is too small for the placement of SR content. For example, the planes  710   f  and  710   g  do not satisfy a line-of-sight criterion associated with the spatial criteria (e.g., more than Z degrees from the focal point of the user  150 ). In other words, the location of the places  710   f  and  710   g  is too low relative to the focal point of the user  150 . For example, the plane  710   h  does not satisfy a personal radius criterion associated with the spatial criteria (e.g., less than Q cm from the user  150 ). In other words, the plane  710   h  is too close to the user  150 . As such, planes  710   a ,  710   b ,  710   e , and  710   i  satisfy the spatial criteria. 
     As shown in  FIG. 7C , in state  775  (e.g., at time T+2), the electronic device  120  presents SR content  720   a  (e.g., background scenery associated with the video content  705 ) on the plane  710   a , SR content  720   b  on the plane  710   b  (e.g., background characters and/or objects associated with the video content  705 ), SR content  720   c  (e.g., foreground characters and/or objects associated with the video content  705 ) on the plane  710   e , and the SR content  720   d  (e.g., peripheral scenery associated with the video content  705 ) on the plane  710   i . In some implementations, the SR content  720   a ,  720   b ,  720   c , and  720   d  is planar or volumetric. According to some implementations, the controller  110  selects SR content associated with the video content  705  for the detected planes that meet the spatial criteria based on the detected planes and the orientation/location of the user  150  relative to the mesh map. 
     As one example, the video content  705  corresponds to a boxing match scene within a movie. In this example, the SR content  720   a ,  720   b ,  720   c , and  720   d  correspond to an SR reconstruction of at least a portion of the boxing match scene. Continuing with this example, the SR content  720   a  corresponds to the crowd in the background, the SR content  720   b  corresponds to the referee and the ropes and turnbuckles of the boxing ring, the  7 R content  620   c  corresponds to the fighters sparring within the boxing ring, and the SR content  720   d  corresponds to the crowd in the background in the periphery. As such, continuing with the example, the electronic device  120  skins at least a portion of the physical setting  105  with the SR content  720   a ,  720   b ,  720   c , and  720   d  associated with the video content  705  such that the user  150  is able to experience the boxing match scene within the movie as if it is occurring within his/her living room. 
       FIG. 8  is a flowchart representation of a method  800  of tailoring an SR experience to a physical setting in accordance with some implementations. In various implementations, the method  800  is performed by a device with non-transitory memory and one or more processors coupled with the non-transitory memory (e.g., the controller  110  in  FIGS. 1B and 2 , the electronic device  120  in  FIGS. 1A-1B and 3 , or a suitable combination thereof). In some implementations, the method  800  is performed by processing logic, including hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. In some implementations, the method  800  is performed by a processor executing code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium (e.g., a memory). Briefly, in some circumstances, the method  800  includes: obtaining locality data associated with a volumetric region around a user; synthesizing a mesh map of the volumetric region based on the locality data; selecting SR content based on the mesh map that satisfies a dimensional variance threshold relative to one or more portions of the mesh map; compositing at least a portion of the SR content with the mesh map in order to generate composite SR content; and presenting the composite SR content to the user in order to occlude at least a portion of a visual presentation of the volumetric region. 
     As represented by block  8 - 1 , the method  800  includes obtaining (e.g., collecting, receiving, or retrieving) locality data associated with a volumetric region around a user. In some implementations, the locality data characterizes objects and relative spatial information for the volumetric region. For example, the volumetric region corresponds to a volumetric region with an X cm radius centered on the user  150  of the electronic device  120 . 
     In some implementations, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120 , or a component thereof (e.g., the data obtainer  242  in  FIG. 2 ) obtains the locality data from at least one of sensors in the physical setting  105 , sensors associated with the controller  110 , the electronic device  120 , and the display device  130 . For example, the locality data corresponds to image data from one or more external-facing image sensors of the electronic device  120  (e.g., images or a live video stream of the physical setting  105  from the perspective of the user  150 . In another example, the locality data corresponds to image data from one or more image sensors within the physical setting  105 . In this example, the image sensors within the physical setting may correspond to fixed video cameras (e.g., wall-mounted cameras) or movable devices with attached video cameras (e.g., drones or the like). In another example, the locality data corresponds to other sensor data associated with physical setting and/or the user  150  from GPS, LiDAR, IR sensors, depth sensors, ultrasonic sensors, and/or the like. 
     As represented by block  8 - 2 , the method  800  includes synthesizing a mesh map of the volumetric region based on the locality data. In some implementations, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120 , or a component thereof (e.g., the mapper and locator engine  244 ) synthesizes a mesh map of the physical setting  105  or a portion thereof (e.g., the volumetric region surrounding the user  150 ) based on the locality data. For example, the mesh map defines the dimensions of the volumetric region and objects within the volumetric region such as furniture, walls, other users, and/or the like. 
     In some implementations, synthesizing the mesh map includes blocking off restricted areas for safety (e.g., balconies). For example, SR content cannot be presented in these restricted areas allowing for the user to see the potential hazard by way of optical see-through via an AR-enabled HMD. 
     In some implementations, as represented by block  8 - 2   a , the method  800  includes detecting planes within the mesh map. In some implementations, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120 , or a component thereof (e.g., the plane detector  245 ) identifies planes (e.g., horizontal, vertical, or angled) within the mesh map. According to some implementations, the plane detector  245  detects the planes based on one or more known localization techniques. For example, in some implementations, the plane detector  245  detects the planes based on the techniques described in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/514,529, filed Jun. 2, 2017, which is incorporated herein in its entirety. With reference to  FIG. 6B , for example, the electronic device  120  identifies planes  610   a ,  610   b ,  610   c , and  610   d  within the physical setting  105 . With reference to FIG.  7 B, for example, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120  identifies planes  710   a ,  710   b ,  710   c ,  710   d ,  710   e ,  710   f ,  710   f ,  710   h , and  710   i  within the physical setting. 
     In some implementations, as represented by block  8 - 2   b , the method  800  includes filtering planes that do not satisfy spatial criteria. In some implementations, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120 , or a component thereof (e.g., the plane detector  245 ) filters planes that do not satisfy spatial criteria. With reference to  FIG. 7B , for example, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120  filters the planes  710   c  and  710   d  for failing to satisfy a dimensional criterion associated with the spatial criteria (e.g., less than M×N cm or Y cm 2 ). With reference to  FIG. 7B , for example, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120  filters the planes  710   f  and  710   g  for failing to satisfy a line-of-sight criterion associated with the spatial criteria (e.g., more than Z degrees from the focal point of the user  150 ). With reference to  FIG. 7B , for example, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120  filters the plane  710   h  does for failing to satisfy a personal radius criterion associated with the spatial criteria (e.g., less than Q cm from the user  150 ). As such, with reference to  FIG. 7B , for example, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120  determines that the planes  710   a ,  710   b ,  710   e , and  710   i  satisfy the spatial criteria. 
     As represented by block  8 - 3 , the method  800  includes selecting SR content based on the mesh map that satisfies a dimensional variance threshold relative to one or more portions of the mesh map. In some implementations, the SR content satisfies a dimensional variance threshold relative to one or more portions of the mesh map. In some implementations, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120 , or a component thereof (e.g., the SR content manager  248  in  FIG. 2 ) selects SR content that satisfies a dimensional variance threshold relative to one or more portions of the mesh map  512  (e.g., SR content that fits the surface area of the planes that satisfy the spatial criteria). In other words, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120  selects the SR content that fits the physical setting  105  in order to tailor the SR experience to the physical setting  105 . 
     For example, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120  selects first SR content to be presented on or about a couch, second SR content to be presented on or about a mirror, and third SR content to be presented on or about a wall within the same physical setting. For example, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120  selects different SR content based on open floor space, table surface size, open wall space, couch size and occupation, and/or the like. In some implementations, the selected SR content corresponds to SR reconstructed portions of video content currently being viewed by a user (e.g., characters or scenery from a movie). In some implementations, the selected SR content corresponds to SR content that augments video content currently being viewed by a user (e.g., maps, graphs, educational information, or the like associated with a movie). 
     In some implementations, selecting the SR content includes first matching selecting portions of the current plot scene within video content that fit onto one or more portions of the mesh map (e.g., the planes that satisfy the spatial criteria) based on the user&#39;s current point-of-view relative to the mesh map. For example, if a couch is behind the user but a coffee table is in front of the user, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120  selects SR content that fits the dimensions of the coffee table and forgoes selecting SR content that fits the dimension of the couch due to its position behind the user. 
     In some implementations, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120 , or a component thereof (e.g., the SR content obtainer  246 ) obtains (e.g., receives, retrieves, or generates) the SR content. In some implementations, the SR content is obtained from a local library or a remote library (e.g., a remote server, a third-party content provider, or the like). In some implementations, the SR content corresponds associated with video content currently being viewed such as space fighters for a space battle, bystanders for a plot setting in a crowded plaza, automobiles for a plot setting in a traffic jam, or the like. In some implementations, the SR content is an SR reconstruction of a scene in video content currently being viewed. For example, in some implementations, the SR reconstruction of the video content is generated based on the techniques described in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/620,334, filed Jan. 22, 2018, which is incorporated herein in its entirety. 
     As represented by block  8 - 4 , the method  800  includes compositing at least a portion of the SR content with the mesh map in order to generate composite SR content. In some implementations, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120 , or a component thereof (e.g., the SR content manager  248  in  FIG. 2 ) composites at least a portion of the SR content with the mesh map in order to generate composite SR content. In some implementations, generating the composite SR content includes skinning a portion of the user&#39;s physical setting with the selected SR content of a scene to the user&#39;s room. As one example, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120  skins the user&#39;s living room with the bridge of a large space cruiser or a shuttle cockpit based on the size of the living room and the furniture within the living room. 
     In some implementations, as represented by block  8 - 4   a , the method  800  includes adapting the SR content. In some implementations, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120 , or a component thereof (e.g., the SR content manager  248  in  FIG. 2 ) adapts (e.g., stretches, shrinks, or enlarges) the selected SR content to fit the one or more portions of the mesh map (e.g., the planes that satisfy the spatial criteria). In some implementations, the SR content is adapted to fit the mesh map or the planes detected within the volumetric region that satisfy the spatial criteria. (e.g., stretch or shrink the SR content based on the available surface area of the table or the unobstructed open floor space). In some implementations, the amount to which the SR content may be adapted is limited by adaptation constraint criteria (e.g., associated with IP policy right constraints, DRM limitations, or distortion limits). 
     As represented by block  8 - 5 , the method  800  includes presenting the composite SR content to the user in order to occlude at least a portion of a visual presentation of the volumetric region. In some implementations, the SR content is rendered by the controller  110  and transmitted by the controller  110  to the SR device where the SR content is presented to the user via the one or more displays  312 . In some implementations, the electronic device  120  or a component thereof (e.g., the SR presenter  344  in  FIG. 3 ) presents the SR content via the one or more displays  312 . For example, the SR content is overlaid, superimposed, or projected on portions of the physical setting that are in turn occluded by the SR content. 
     As one example, in  FIG. 6C , the electronic device  120  presents, on the display  122 , SR content  620   a  and  620   b  associated with the video content  605 . As another example, in  FIG. 7C , the electronic device  120  presents SR content  720   a ,  720   b ,  720   c , and  720   d  associated with the video content  705 , where the SR content  720   a  occludes the display device  130  shown in  FIGS. 7A-7B  and the SR content  720   d  occludes the door  172  shown in  FIGS. 7A-7B . In some implementations, the SR content is volumetric. For example, the SR content is presented on top of the user&#39;s coffee table but not on the user&#39;s couch or windows. 
     In some implementations, the SR experience includes a transition from the user viewing video content on display device  130  (e.g., a TV or tablet) to an SR content associated with the video content presented via an HMD. As one example, in  FIG. 7A , in state  725 , the display device  130  displays video content  705  to the user. Continuing with this example, in  FIG. 7C , in state  775 , the electronic device  120  presents SR content  720   a ,  720   b ,  720   c , and  720   d  associated with the video content  705 . In some implementations, the video content  705  is paused in state  775 . In some implementations, the video content  705  continues concurrently in state  775 . 
     In some implementations, as represented by block  8 - 5   a , the method  800  includes updating the SR content as the user location changes. In some implementations, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120 , or a component thereof (e.g., the SR content manager  248  in  FIG. 2 ) updates (e.g., replaces, modifies, etc.) the SR content as the user location changes relative to the mesh map. For example, the SR content is updated as the user  150  moves about the physical setting  105 . According to some implementations, the SR content is volumetric so user can select from almost an infinite set of camera angles by moving about the physical setting. In some implementations, the SR content is updated as the mesh map changes (e.g., a chair or other furniture is moved about the space). 
     In some implementations, as represented by block  8 - 5   b , the method  800  includes updating the SR content as the user interacts with the SR content. In some implementations, the controller  110  and/or the electronic device  120 , or a component thereof (e.g., the SR content manager  248  in  FIG. 2 ) updates (e.g., replaces, modifies, etc.) the SR content as the user interacts with the SR content. For example, the SR content is interactive such that the SR changes as the user modifies or otherwise interacts with the SR content. In some implementations, as the user interacts with the SR content, the electronic device  120  provides audio, haptic, skin shear, temperature, or the like feedback. 
     While various aspects of implementations within the scope of the appended claims are described above, it should be apparent that the various features of implementations described above may be embodied in a wide variety of forms and that any specific structure and/or function described above is merely illustrative. Based on the present disclosure one skilled in the art should appreciate that an aspect described herein may be implemented independently of any other aspects and that two or more of these aspects may be combined in various ways. For example, an apparatus may be implemented and/or a method may be practiced using any number of the aspects set forth herein. In addition, such an apparatus may be implemented and/or such a method may be practiced using other structure and/or functionality in addition to or other than one or more of the aspects set forth herein. 
     It will also be understood that, although the terms “first,” “second,” etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first node could be termed a second node, and, similarly, a second node could be termed a first node, which changing the meaning of the description, so long as all occurrences of the “first node” are renamed consistently and all occurrences of the “second node” are renamed consistently. The first node and the second node are both nodes, but they are not the same node. 
     The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the claims. As used in the description of the embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term “and/or” as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. 
     As used herein, the term “if” may be construed to mean “when” or “upon” or “in response to determining” or “in accordance with a determination” or “in response to detecting,” that a stated condition precedent is true, depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined [that a stated condition precedent is true]” or “if [a stated condition precedent is true]” or “when [a stated condition precedent is true]” may be construed to mean “upon determining” or “in response to determining” or “in accordance with a determination” or “upon detecting” or “in response to detecting” that the stated condition precedent is true, depending on the context.

Metadata:
Filing Date: 20210809
Publication Date: 20220823
Grant Date: 20220823
Priority Date: 20180122
Inventors: Richter, Ian M.
MEILLAND, Maxime
O'KEEFE, Patrick W.
Assignee: APPLE INC
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