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Sony patents car screen tech that syncs video motion with outside view

Sony describes a system for in-car screens that tracks how fast and in what direction a video moves on the display. It also calculates how the scenery outside the car moves based on the vehicle's speed and direction. The system then adjusts the video with specific effects to match both movements, aiming to make watching content more comfortable while driving.

Why it mattersThis could help reduce motion sickness for passengers watching movies or games in moving vehicles by keeping the visual experience aligned with the physical movement of the car.

In the filing’s own words

[Object] The present disclosure relates to a video processing apparatus, a video processing method, program, and a video processing system that provide a more comfortable viewing experience. [Solving Means] A video moving direction calculation section that calculates a direction in which a video moves based on a content of a video content displayed by a video presentation section in a vehicle. A scenery moving direction calculation section that calculates a direction in which a scenery outside the vehicle moves based on the vehicle's motion. A presented video creation section that creates a video displayed by the video presentation section by applying an effect to the video content based on both the video moving direction and the scenery moving direction. This technology can be applied, for example, to a video content distribution system that distributes video content to a vehicle.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A video processing apparatus, comprising: a video moving direction calculation section that calculates a direction in which a video moves based on a content of a video content displayed by a video presentation section in a vehicle; a scenery moving direction calculation section that calculates a direction in which a scenery outside the vehicle moves based on the vehicle's motion; and a presented video creation section that creates a video displayed by the video presentation section by applying an effect to the video content based on both the video moving direction and the scenery moving direction.

Facts

Company
Sony (Sony Group Corporation)
Official title
VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM
Publication number
US20260268504A1
Application number
19166688
Filed
Mar 8, 2024
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
22

Classified under

G06T 7/246 Physics & computingG06F 3/013 Physics & computingG06T 7/73 Physics & computingG06T 11/00 Physics & computingG06T 13/00 Physics & computingG06T 2207/10016 Physics & computing
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