Spatially correlated rendering of three-dimensional content on display components having arbitrary positions

A method of displaying 3D content on a first display component and a second display component, the method comprising:

• sensing a first physical position of the first display component, wherein the first physical position is relative to the second display component;
• and
• displaying a first set of rendering data on the first display component;
• sensing a second physical position of the second display component, wherein the second physical position is relative to the first display component;
• and
• displaying a second set of rendering data on the second display component;
• wherein a first physical position data of the first display component is obtained by the second display component and a second physical position data of the second display component is obtained by the first display component;
• executing a multiple-display rendering engine on the first display component, the engine containing a virtual camera for determining a first specific rendering perspective for the first display component into a virtual world provided by the first display component and for determining a second specific rendering perspective for the second display component into the virtual world by the second display component;
• receiving virtual world coordinates;
• and
• wherein the first display component and second display component provide a spatially correlated rendering of the 3D content, thereby enabling an extended field-of-view for a user viewing the 3D content using the first display component and the second display component.

An apparatus for displaying 3D content on a first display component and a second display component, the apparatus comprising:

• means for obtaining a first physical position data of the host server indicating a position relative to the second display component and a second physical position data of the second display component indicating a position relative to the host server;
• means for executing a multiple-display rendering engine on the host server for spatially-correlating multiple displays, the engine containing virtual cameras for determining specific rendering perspectives into a virtual world provided by the first display component and the second display component, thereby creating a first set of rendered data and a second set of rendered data;
• means for receiving virtual world coordinates;
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• means for transmitting the first set of rendered data to the first display component and the second set of rendered data to the second display component;
• wherein the first set of rendered data is displayed on the first display component and the second set of rendered data is displayed on the second display component;
• and
• wherein the first display component and the second display component enable a spatially correlated rendering of the 3D content and provide an extended field-of-view for a user viewing the 3D content using both the first and second display components.

An apparatus for displaying 3D content in conjunction with a second display component, the apparatus comprising:

• means for sensing a first physical position of the apparatus, wherein the first physical position is relative to the second display component;
• means for displaying a first set of rendering data on the apparatus;
• means for sensing a second physical position of the second display component, wherein the second physical position is relative to the first display component;
• and
• means for displaying a second set of rendering data on the second display component;
• wherein a first physical position data of the apparatus is obtained by the second display component and a second physical position data of the second display component is obtained by the first display component;
• means for executing a multiple-display rendering engine on the first display component, the engine containing a virtual camera for determining a first specific rendering perspective for the first display component into a virtual world provided by the first display component and for determining a second specific rendering perspective for the second display component into the virtual world by the second display component;
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• means for receiving virtual world coordinates;
• wherein the apparatus and second display component provide a spatially correlated rendering of the 3D content, thereby enabling an extended field-of-view for a user viewing the 3D content using the apparatus and the second display component.