3D Display Data Sets with Stereo Texture for Load Management

The patent segments the texture data into left-eye texture data and right-eye texture data separately, allowing independent optimization for each eye's viewing requirements. This segmentation enables the system to use lower-resolution texture data for one eye while maintaining higher quality for the other, thereby reducing overall data load while preserving subjective image quality.

The patent applies different texture resolutions to different regions of the display based on local quality requirements. By associating left-eye and right-eye texture data with the three-dimensional shape data, the system can selectively apply higher resolution only where needed (e.g., for regions with complex geometry or important visual features) while using lower resolution for simpler regions, thus balancing data load and image quality.

The patent performs preliminary action by pre-processing the three-dimensional shape data to associate it with corresponding left-eye and right-eye texture data before transmission. This preliminary association allows the rendering device to efficiently reconstruct the 3D scene using reduced vertex data while compensating for the loss of geometric detail through the accompanying texture information, thus maintaining transmission efficiency without significant quality degradation.

The patent introduces texture data as an intermediary element that mediates between the reduced three-dimensional shape data and the final display image. The texture data acts as a compensator that fills in the gaps created by vertex reduction, allowing the system to achieve both low data load and acceptable image quality by having the texture information compensate for the simplified geometry.