Systems and methods for a plurality of users to interact with each other in augmented or virtual reality systems
First Claim
1. A system for interaction between a first user and a second user within a virtual world comprising virtual world data, the system comprising:
- a first head-mounted user display device associated with the first user at a first geographical location;
a second head-mounted user display device associated with the second user at a second geographical location different from the first geographical location;
a processor configured to sense an inanimate real world object at the first geographic location of the first head-mounted user display device, wherein the inanimate real world object at the first geographic location is selected for display by the first user; and
wherein the virtual world data includes at least a virtual representation of the inanimate real world object selected for display by the first user, wherein the inanimate real world object selected for display by the first user sensed at the first geographic location by the first head-mounted user display device appears to be physically present in an augmented reality view of the virtual world displayed to the second user using the second head-mounted user display device, the virtual representation of the inanimate real world object generated as a result of the first head-mounted user display device sensing the inanimate real world object selected for display by the first user to generate a virtual representation of the inanimate real world object as the inanimate real world object appears in the first geographic location,wherein first head-mounted user display device is operable to display a blended reality view of the virtual world to the first user at the first geographical location based on the virtual world data, andwherein the second head-mounted user display device is operable to display a virtual reality view of the virtual world to the second user at the second geographical location based on the virtual world data, such that the second user can see the virtual representation of the inanimate real world object that is selected for display by the first user through the second head-mounted user display device at the second geographical location.
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Abstract
One embodiment is directed to a system for enabling two or more users to interact within a virtual world comprising virtual world data, comprising a computer network comprising one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices comprising memory, processing circuitry, and software stored at least in part in the memory and executable by the processing circuitry to process at least a portion of the virtual world data; wherein at least a first portion of the virtual world data originates from a first user virtual world local to a first user, and wherein the computer network is operable to transmit the first portion to a user device for presentation to a second user, such that the second user may experience the first portion from the location of the second user, such that aspects of the first user virtual world are effectively passed to the second user.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for interaction between a first user and a second user within a virtual world comprising virtual world data, the system comprising:
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a first head-mounted user display device associated with the first user at a first geographical location; a second head-mounted user display device associated with the second user at a second geographical location different from the first geographical location; a processor configured to sense an inanimate real world object at the first geographic location of the first head-mounted user display device, wherein the inanimate real world object at the first geographic location is selected for display by the first user; and wherein the virtual world data includes at least a virtual representation of the inanimate real world object selected for display by the first user, wherein the inanimate real world object selected for display by the first user sensed at the first geographic location by the first head-mounted user display device appears to be physically present in an augmented reality view of the virtual world displayed to the second user using the second head-mounted user display device, the virtual representation of the inanimate real world object generated as a result of the first head-mounted user display device sensing the inanimate real world object selected for display by the first user to generate a virtual representation of the inanimate real world object as the inanimate real world object appears in the first geographic location, wherein first head-mounted user display device is operable to display a blended reality view of the virtual world to the first user at the first geographical location based on the virtual world data, and wherein the second head-mounted user display device is operable to display a virtual reality view of the virtual world to the second user at the second geographical location based on the virtual world data, such that the second user can see the virtual representation of the inanimate real world object that is selected for display by the first user through the second head-mounted user display device at the second geographical location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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