Democratizing Projected AR
Interactive Displays Anytime, Anywhere
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When projectors are used to display digital content on a curved surface, the imagery is distorted due to the underlying non-flat shape. When displays span very large flat or curved surfaces, using multiple projectors is essential. In such cases, content from each projector has to be color blended and aligned across the boundaries in addition to imagery distortion.
Today, such large displays are prohibitively expensive, require highly trained professionals, and are therefore limited to theme parks and museums.
Multi-projector displays can help construct high-resolution, inviting, immersive, 360-surround environments that are impossible using flat rigid displays.
Multi-projector displays, when available at an affordable price, open up a myriad of possibilities in both B2B and B2C segments.
STL’s has developed a patented comprehensive software platform that democratizes projected AR by making it highly affordable, scalable, and very easy to deploy.
STL’s software:
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seamlessly aggregates multiple projectors on 3D surfaces of any shape or size, be it a tabletop object or the Great Wall Of China; and
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allows multiple-users to interact with this display using modalities like gestures, laser pointers or their mobile devices.
The magic lies in sensing the display and users around it using multiple cameras.
We combine years of experience in
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projection-based augmented reality
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multi-camera sensing
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3D shape reconstruction, geometric processing of color gamut
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distributed systems
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and GPU based processing