Multifocal plane based method to produce stereoscopic viewpoints in a DIBR system (MFP-DIBR)

A device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions operative, when executed by the processor, to cause the device to:
• generate a plurality of focal plane images using a description of three-dimensional (3D) content;
• arrange the plurality of focal plane images in space;
• receive information indicating head movement of a user relative to a real world environment;
• responsive to receiving the information indicating head movement of the user, synthesize motion parallax by shifting and rotating one or more of the plurality of focal plane images in order to generate views for the user, the views comprising motion parallax information, wherein rotating one or more of the plurality of focal plane images comprises rotating one or more of the plurality of focal plane images relative to a fixed origin;
• and
• display the plurality of focal plane images shifted and rotated to generate the views for the user.

A method comprising:

• generating a plurality of focal plane images using a description of three-dimensional (3D) content;
• receiving, from a tracker, information indicating motion of a viewer relative to a real-world environment;
• responsive to receiving the information indicating motion of the viewer, synthesizing motion parallax by shifting and rotating one or more of the plurality of focal plane images in order to generate views for the viewer, the views comprising motion parallax information, wherein rotating one or more of the plurality of focal plane images comprises rotating one or more of the plurality of focal plane images relative to a fixed origin;
• and
• rendering an image to a multi-focal plane (MFP) display using the shifted and rotated focal plane images.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions operative, when executed by the processor, to cause the device to:
• generate a plurality of focal plane images using a description of three-dimensional (3D) content;
• receive, from a tracker, information indicating motion of a viewer relative to a real-world environment;
• responsive to receiving the information indicating motion of the viewer, synthesize motion parallax by shifting and rotating one or more of the plurality of focal plane images in order to generate views for the viewer, the views comprising motion parallax information,
• wherein rotating one or more of the plurality of focal plane images comprises rotating one or more of the plurality of focal plane images relative to a fixed origin;
• and
• render an image to a multi-focal plane (MFP) display using the shifted and rotated focal plane images.