Abstract: The invention discloses a game control method and device. The method comprises the following steps of S1, detecting whether or not a set switching operation signal is received in a game interface, andif yes, executing S2; S2, replacing a direction control component for controlling the movement of a game character with a viewing angle control component, and displaying a game scene at the current viewing angle on the game interface in response to the operation of using the viewing angle control component to move the game scene by a player, wherein the position of the game character is kept unchanged when the game scene and the viewing angle of the scene are moved through the viewing angle control component; S3, detecting whether or not a switching operation signal is received again in the game interface, if yes, switching the current game scene back to the game scene where the game character is located, and replacing the viewing angle control component with the direction control component. By means of the game control method and device, the player can more easily and conveniently explore and view a map and pay attention to core operations without redundant information interference.

Abstract: Without any special glasses, multiview 3D displays based on the diffractive optics can present high resolution, full-parallax 3D images in an ultra-wide viewing angle. The enabling optical component, namely the phase plate, can produce arbitrarily distributed view zones by carefully designing the orientation and the period of each nano-grating pixel. However, such 3D display screen is restricted to a limited size due to the time-consuming fabricating process of nano-gratings on the phase plate. In this paper, we proposed and developed a lithography system that can fabricate the phase plate efficiently. Here we made two phase plates with full nano-grating pixel coverage at a speed of 20 mm2/mins, a 500 fold increment in the efficiency when compared to the method of E-beam lithography. One 2.5-inch phase plate generated 9-view 3D images with horizontal-parallax, while the other 6-inch phase plate produced 64-view 3D images with full-parallax. The angular divergence in horizontal axis and vertical axis was 1.5 degrees, and 1.25 degrees, respectively, slightly larger than the simulated value of 1.2 degrees by Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD). The intensity variation was less than 10% for each viewpoint, in consistency with the simulation results. On top of each phase plate, a high-resolution binary masking pattern containing amplitude information of all viewing zone was well aligned. We achieved a resolution of 400 pixels/inch and a viewing angle of 40 degrees for 9-view 3D images with horizontal parallax. In another prototype, the resolution of each view was 160 pixels/inch and the view angle was 50 degrees for 64-view 3D images with full parallax. As demonstrated in the experiments, the homemade lithography system provided the key fabricating technology for multiview 3D holographic display.

Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting and viewing a spherical video segment is provided. The spherical video segment including tag information associated with an event of interest may be obtained. The tag information may identify a point in time and a viewing angle at which the event of interest is viewable in the spherical video segment. An orientation of a two dimensional display may be determined based upon output signals of a sensor. A display field of view within the spherical video segment may be determined and presented on the display based upon the orientation of the display. The display field of view may be captured as a two dimensional video segment. If the viewing angle of the event of interest is outside the display field of view proximate the point in time, a notification may be presented within the display field of view.

Abstract: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUASs) are increasingly being utilized for remote sensing applications due to their low-cost availability and potential for the collection of high-resolution on-demand aerial imagery. However, the field is still maturing, and there remains many questions on the accuracy and the validity of the data collected. While many researchers have investigated means of improving calibrations and data collection techniques, there are other sources of error that require investigation. In this paper, two unique characteristics of SUAS remote sensing are analyzed as potential sources of error: the use of wide field-of-view (FOV) imaging sensors and solar motion during one or more data collection flights. Both of these characteristics are related to the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF), a description of light reflection as a function of illumination direction and observer viewing angles. The wide FOV of many imaging equipment creates an inherent radial variation in viewing angle, and the solar motion creates a non-static illumination source. The results of this paper indicates that these two factors have significant contributions to errors and should not be assumed to be negligible.

Abstract: We present a high angular tolerant structural coloration based on strong interference effects in a nanocavity patterned at a subwavelength scale on a flexible substrate. The structural colors, fabricated over a large area by nanoimprint lithography, feature a non-iridescent performance over a wide angle of incidence up to 60°, which is of great importance to various applications, such as imaging sensors and colored display systems. In addition to the non-iridescence, the transmissive colors of the proposed structure, simply consisting of triple layers, can be tuned with ease by altering a duty cycle of nanostructures, thus enabling the creation of individual RGB colors in a pixel unit via a facile one-step approach. Moreover, it is confirmed that their performances remain unchanged to the 10 mm bending radius condition, and the encapsulation effects of a polymer material on their optical properties are investigated for practical usage. The presented strategy could provide a new avenue for achieving improved efficiency and desired functionality, thereby opening the door to many potential applications, including anti-counterfeit tagging, imaging sensor systems, and color e-paper displays.

Abstract: The invention discloses a panoramic video playing method and a panoramic video player, and aims to solve the problem of playing of panoramic videos on head-mounted display equipment and realize true 360-degree video experience instead of plane angle experience for a user. Through adoption of the video playing method and the player, an enclosed space can be constructed for the user, and panoramic video frame images are mapped into the enclosed space at 360 degrees as textures. The user wearing the head-mounted display equipment feels like being inside the enclosed space, and a viewing angle can be switched by ways of head rotation and the like, so that the charm of the panoramic videos is felt truly.

Abstract: We propose an interdigitated pixel electrode structure with alternating tilts for fast fringe-field switching of liquid crystals (LCs). In contrast to an LC cell, where the pixel electrodes are parallel to the LC alignment direction, this device does not require a non-zero pretilt angle, owing to an obliquely applied electric field; thus, it can retain a much wider viewing angle by aligning the LCs without a pretilt. In addition to a short response time and wide viewing angle, the proposed device allows a much larger deviation of the LC alignment direction, which is essential for mass production. Moreover, LCs with negative dielectric anisotropy can be used to minimize the transmittance decrease.

Abstract: The invention provides a stereoscopic display method, a stereoscopic display device and stereoscopic display electronic equipment used for virtual and reality scenes. The stereoscopic display method comprises the steps of: acquiring identification information of an application; determining an observation viewing angle synchronization mode corresponding to the application according to the identification information; and constructing and displaying a stereoscopic image of a virtual scene of the application when a head position of a user changes in the application according to the observation viewing angle synchronization mode, thereby converting an observation viewing angle of the virtual scene, and achieving synchronization of the observation viewing angle in the virtual scene and the observation viewing angle after the change of the head position of the user. The stereoscopic display method, the stereoscopic display device and the stereoscopic display electronic equipment can provide different observation viewing angle synchronization modes for different applications, enhance user experience in stereoscopic content, and can be applied to 3D display equipment.

Abstract: Near-Eddington accretion rates onto low-mass black holes are thought to be a prime driver of the multi-wavelength properties of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) population of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Orientation effects have repeatedly been considered as another important factor involved, but detailed studies have been hampered by the lack of measured viewing angles towards this type of AGN. Here we present multi-epoch, 15 GHz VLBA images (MOJAVE program) of the radio-loud and Fermi/LAT-detected NLS1 galaxy 1H 323+342. These are combined with single-dish, multi-frequency radio monitoring of the source's variability, obtained with the Effelsberg 100-m and IRAM 30-m telescopes, in the course of the F-GAMMA program. The VLBA images reveal 6 components with apparent peeds of ~1 to ~7 c, and one quasi-stationary feature. Combining the obtained apparent jet speed ($\beta_{app}$) and variability Doppler factor ($D_{var}$) estimates together with other methods, we constrain the viewing angle towards 1H 0323+342 to $\theta \leq 4 - 13$ deg. Using literature values of $\beta_{app}$ and $D_{var}$, we also deduce a viewing angle of $\leq$ 8-9 deg towards another radio- and {\gamma}-ray-loud NLS1, namely SBS 0846+513.

Abstract: Quality of three-dimensional (3D) displays depends on optical apparatus setups and image generation algorithms. We present a 3D quantitative evaluation method and develop a corresponding system to evaluate the performance of 3D autostereoscopic display. The evaluation system consists of a set of dedicated 3D evaluation reference patterns, a 3D image acquisition platform and a personal computer for auto-control, image processing, and quantitative analysis. Using the proposed method and system, we evaluate resolution, viewing angle, accuracy of image depth, and quality of displayed image of the 3D autostereoscopic display. Furthermore, we perform the evaluation experiments using two integral photography-based 3D displays. The quantificational evaluation results of main parameters are largely consistent with results of theoretical analysis of evaluated displays and well verify feasibility and availability of the evaluation system. An application experiment using one lenticular-based 3D display is also conducted to verify the universality of our proposed evaluation system.

Abstract: Digital holography is mainly used today for metrology and microscopic imaging and is emerging as an important potential technology for future holographic television. To generate the holographic content, computer-generated holography (CGH) techniques convert geometric descriptions of a 3D scene content. To model different surface types, an accurate model of light propagation has to be considered, including for example, specular and diffuse reflection. In previous work, we proposed a fast CGH method for point cloud data using multiple wavefront recording planes, look-up tables (LUTs) and occlusion processing. This work extends our method to account for diffuse reflections, enabling rendering of deep 3D scenes in high resolution with wide viewing angle support. This is achieved by modifying the spectral response of the light propagation kernels contained by the look-up tables. However, holograms encoding diffuse reflective surfaces depict significant amounts of speckle noise, a problem inherent to holography. Hence, techniques to improve the reduce speckle noise are evaluated in this paper. Moreover, we propose as well a technique to suppress the aperture diffraction during numerical, viewdependent rendering by apodizing the hologram. Results are compared visually and in terms of their respective computational efficiency. The experiments show that by modelling diffuse reflection in the LUTs, a more realistic yet computationally efficient framework for generating high-resolution CGH is achieved.

Abstract: Holographic-optical-element (HOE)-based integral imaging display can be applied to augmented reality. However, a narrow viewing angle is a bottleneck for commercialization. Here, we propose a method to enhance the viewing angle of the integral imaging display using Bragg mismatched reconstruction of HOEs. The viewing angle of the integral imaging display can be enlarged with two probe waves, which form two different viewing zones. The effect of Bragg mismatched reconstruction is analyzed with simulation and experiment. In order to show feasibility of the proposed method, a display experiment is demonstrated.

Abstract: A computing device is configured to execute an interactive streaming application, and the interactive streaming application configured to join a live broadcast of an event that is shared by an interactive video broadcasting service executing on a server computer, receive a first video stream having video captured from a camera device configured as a first video source and display the video on a display screen, receive a second video stream having panoramic video captured from a panoramic video capturing device configured as a second video source and display a portion of the panoramic video according to a first viewing angle on the display screen, receive a change to the first viewing angle of the panoramic video, and display another portion of the panoramic video according to a second viewing angle

Abstract: A system for protecting content includes a mobile device screen including a plurality of pixels, whereby each of the plurality of pixels have first sub-pixel units that include a first viewing angle and second sub-pixel units that include a second viewing angle. Within each of the plurality of pixels, the first sub-pixel units are adjacent to the second sub-pixel units. A processing unit is coupled to the mobile device screen and determines a portion of the mobile device screen that displays sensitive content. The processing unit obscures the sensitive content displayed on the portion of the mobile device screen by deactivating the first sub-pixel units at the portion of the mobile device screen that displays the sensitive content and activates the second sub-pixel units at the portion of the mobile device screen that displays the sensitive content.

Abstract: With the rapid development of display-related markets, transparent conductive films (TCFs) with wide viewing angles, high transmittance and low sheet resistance are in high demand. However, as a promising TCF material, metallic membranes with a submicrometer-sized periodicity pattern fabricated by currently available techniques always reveal the angle-dependent structure color which can be a major issue in the development of wide-angle viewing display-related applications. In this work, we demonstrate an Au nanomesh with disordered dual-size apertures as a novel TCF with wide viewing angles which is made via a modified nanosphere lithography technique. The as-prepared Au nanomesh film shows good optoelectronic properties (Rs = 160 Ω sq–1, T = 80%; Rs = 8 Ω sq–1, T = 57%) that are similar to the Au nanomesh with single size apertures, while the former exhibits excellent wide-angle viewing performance. There is no obvious change in the film when the viewing angle, the light incidence angle or the orientatio...

Abstract: A display device with low power consumption and high display quality is provided. The display device includes first and second electrodes. One pixel includes a region in which the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is constant and a region in which the distance varies; this structure allows the switching operation of liquid crystal to start in a predetermined region, thereby improving the stability of the operation of the liquid crystal. A pixel region is divided into two regions in which the liquid crystals are aligned in the two respective directions when switching is performed, whereby viewing angle characteristics are improved. Furthermore, the supply of a potential to a third electrode suppresses alignment disorder of the liquid crystal and improves the display quality.

Abstract: We have developed three-dimensional magneto-optic spatial light modulators (3D-MOSLMs) that use magnetic domains as submicron scale pixels to represent holograms. Our display system uses a submicron-scale magnetic pixel array on an amorphous TbFe film to create a wide viewing angle hologram. However, in previous work the reconstructed images had a low intensity and a low optical contrast; brightness of the reconstructed image was 4.4 × 10−2 cd/m2 with 532 nm illumination light at 10.8 mW/cm2, while display standard ISO13406 recommends 100 cd/m2 or more. In this paper, we describe our development of a 3D-MOSLM composed of an artificial magnetic lattice structure of magnetophotonic crystals (MPCs). The MPCs enhance the diffraction efficiency of reconstructed 3D images and reduce the power consumption for controlling the magnetic pixels by a light localization effect. We demonstrate reconstructed 3D images using the MPC and show significant brightness improvement.

Abstract: Obscuring circumnuclear dust is a well-established constituent of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Traditionally referred to as the receding dusty torus, its inner radius and angular extension should depend on the photo-ionizing luminosity of the central source. Using a Monte Carlo approach, we simulate the radiative transfer between the multiple components of an AGN adopting model constraints from the bright Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151. We compare our model results to the observed near-IR to UV polarization of the source and predict its X-ray polarization. We find that the 2-8 keV polarization fraction of a standard AGN model varies from less then a few percent along polar viewing angles up to tens of percent at equatorial inclinations. At viewing angles around the type-1/type-2 transition the X-ray polarization variability differs between a static or a receding torus scenario. In the former case, the expected 2-8 keV polarization of NGC 4151 is found to be 1.21% +/- 0.34% with a constant polarization position angle, while in the later scenario it varies from 0.1% to 6% depending on the photon index of the primary radiation. Additionally, an orthogonal rotation of the polarization position angle with photon energy appears for very soft primary spectra. Future X-ray polarimetry missions will be able to test if the receding model is valid for Seyfert galaxies seen at a viewing angle close to the torus horizon. The overall stability of the polarization position angle for photon indexes softer than {\Gamma} = 1.5 ensures that reliable measurements of X-ray polarization are possible. We derive a long-term observational strategy for NGC 4151 assuming observations with a small to medium-size X-ray polarimetry satellite.

Abstract: We experimentally demonstrated a retarder with a wide field-of-view as well as a negative dispersion (ND) of birefringence. We stacked reactive mesogen, which has a positive birefringence, and polymethylme- thacrylate, which has a negative birefringence. The out-of-plane retardation (Rth) of the stacked film was 6 nm. This value is about a tenth of that of a general retarder and demonstrates a small change in the retardation (Re) at an oblique viewing angle. The stacked film showed an ND of the birefringence, where Reð450 nmÞ∕Reð550 nm Þ¼ 0.818 and Reð650 nmÞ∕Reð550 nm Þ¼ 1.110. The dispersion properties were close to the ideal dispersion of an achromatic retarder and showed a small Re-dependence on the wavelength

Abstract: A novel head tracking three-dimensional (3D) integral imaging display is presented. By means of proper application of the smart pseudoscopic-to-orthoscopic conversion (SPOC) method, our display allows an extended viewing angle accommodated to the viewer's position which is obtained by a head/eye tracking system. Using the SPOC, new sets of elemental images are calculated and adapted to any specific viewing position. Additionally, the crosstalk which is typical in conventional integral imaging, is eliminated for a large viewing angle. By performing the rotation transformation in the simulated display, viewing a 3D scene with head rotation can be realized for robust display. Experimental results verify the feasibility of our proposed method.

Abstract: The low heavy metal and heavy metal free QDs (Cd < 100 ppm, Pb-free) content of the R, G, B-QDs was deposited on top of the conventional twist nematic (TN) liquid crystal device to improve the viewing angle of liquid crystal display The non-vacuum, low materials consumption solution process by aerosol-jet deposition has the advantage of direct printing on black matrix pattern glass The intensity of 410 nm was applied to execite the QD film and was modulated by the TN cell As a result, the LC retardation and response time can be fully optimized within the small cell gap In particular, the eco-QD array TNLCD possesses wide viewing angle, high transmittance, and fast response time (< 3 ms) under low driving voltage (4 V)

Abstract: The problem of a sheet LCD using plastic substrates is the narrow viewing angle of the large retardation of typical plastic materials. We have developed the optical compensation and a new process for plastic IPS-LCD with wide viewing angle.

Abstract: A multi-view architectural lighting (MVAL) system includes one or more multi-view lighting units (“MV lights”) in which the apparent brightness and color of each MV light is individually and simultaneously controllable for different viewing angles. The MV lights can be pointed in arbitrary directions and installed in arbitrary locations in 3D space with respect to one another, consistent with the structure of a building, etc. This enables a lighting designer to create differentiated lighting experiences for different viewers based on their viewing angle with respect to the MV lights. A calibration system maps viewing locations to emitted light directions for each MV light. Using this information, the appearance of each MV light from a given viewing location relative to that MV light is set by adjusting the light (e.g., typically color and intensity, etc.) emitted in the corresponding direction/directions.

Abstract: Context. Obscuring circumnuclear dust is a well-established constituent of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Traditionally referred to as the receding dusty torus, its inner radius and angular extension should depend on the photo-ionizing luminosity of the central source. Aims. We quantify the expected time-dependent near-infrared (NIR), optical, ultraviolet (UV) and X-ray polarization of a receding dusty torus as a function of the variable X-ray flux level and spectral shape. Methods. Using a Monte Carlo approach, we simulate the radiative transfer between the multiple components of an AGN adopting model constraints from the bright Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151. We compare our model results to the observed NIR to UV polarization of the source and predict its X-ray polarization. Results. We find that the 2−8 keV polarization fraction of a standard AGN model varies from less then a few percent along polar viewing angles up to tens of percent at equatorial inclinations. At viewing angles around the type-1/type-2 transition, there is a different X-ray polarization variability in a static or a receding torus scenario. In the former case, the expected 2−8 keV polarization of NGC 4151 is found to be 1.21% ± 0.34% with a constant polarization position angle, while in the latter scenario it varies from 0.1% to 6% depending on the photon index of the primary radiation. Additionally, an orthogonal rotation of the polarization position angle with photon energy appears for very soft primary spectra. Conclusions. Future X-ray polarimetry missions will be able to test whether the receding model is valid for Seyfert galaxies seen at a viewing angle close to the torus horizon. The overall stability of the polarization position angle for photon indexes softer than Γ = 1.5 ensures that reliable measurements of X-ray polarization are possible. We derive a long-term observational strategy for NGC 4151 assuming observations with a small to medium-sized X-ray polarimetry satellite.

Abstract: The invention, which relates to the intelligent control field, discloses a target tracking method and electronic equipment, so that a technical problem that the tracking range is either small or large when a target is tracked by using a camera in the prior art can be solved. The method can be applied to electronic equipment equipped with a first image acquisition device and a second image acquisition device; and the collection viewing angle of the first image acquisition device is a first viewing angle and the collection viewing angle of the second image acquisition device is a second viewing angle different from the first viewing angle. The method comprises: when the electronic equipment tracks a target by the first image acquisition device, a tracking window size of the target is obtained; whether the tracking window size meets a preset condition is determined; and if so, the image acquisition device for target tracking is switched from the first image acquisition device to the second image acquisition device. Therefore, a technical effect of coordination between a tracking range and distortion can be realized, so that an improved tracking effect can be obtained.

Abstract: An optical functional film applicable to various lighting devices is demonstrated in this study. The phase separation of two immiscible polymers in a common solvent was used to fabricate the film. In this paper, a self-organized lens-like structure is realized in this manner with optical OLED functional film. For an OLED, there are a few optical drawbacks, including light confinement or viewing angle distortion. By applying the optical film to an OLED, the angular spectra distortion resulting from the designed organic stack which produced the highest efficiency was successfully stabilized, simultaneously enhancing the efficiency of the OLED. We prove the effect of the film on the efficiency of OLEDs through an optical simulation. With the capability to overcome the main drawbacks of OLEDs, we contend that the proposed film can be applied to various lighting devices.

Abstract: In urban change detection, coregistration between bi-temporal Very High Resolution ( vhr ) images taken from different viewing angles, especially from high off-nadir angles, is very challenging. The relief displacements of elevated objects in such images usually lead to significant misregistration that negatively affects the accuracy of change detection. This paper presents a novel solution, called Patch-Wise CoRegistration ( pwcr ), that can overcome the misregistration problem caused by viewing angle difference and accordingly improve the accuracy of urban change detection. The pwcr method utilizes a Digital Surface Model ( dsm ) and the Rational Polynomial Coefficients ( rpc s) of the images to find corresponding points in a bi-temporal image set. The corresponding points are then used to generate corresponding patches in the image set. To prove that the pwcr method can overcome the misregistration problem and help achieving accurate change detection, two change detection criteria are tested and incorporated into a change detection framework. Experiments on four bi-temporal image sets acquired by Ikonos, GeoEye-1, and Worldview-2 satellites from different viewing angles show that the pwcr method can achieve highly accurate image patch coregistration (up to 80 percent higher than traditional coregistration for elevated objects), so that the change detection framework can produce accurate urban change detection results (over 90 percent).