Augmented reality based social network with time limited posting

• US 10,375,009 B1
• Filed: 11/15/2018
• Issued: 08/06/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Richard Fishman
• Original Assignee: Richard Fishman
• Inventors: Fishman, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Gray, Ryan M
• Application Number:
  US16/191,512
• Time in Patent Office: 264 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/024 Multi-user, collaborative environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2016 Rotation, translation, scaling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1439 time-based
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/853 Calculate maximum communication time or volume
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

An augmented reality based social network is described. In an example scenario, an augmented reality (AR) service stores user generated upon receiving the content from the user. The content includes two and/or three article(s). The AR service also receives a selected location from the user as another input. The user content is next processed for an overlay on the selected location. The user content is subject to an expiration after an initial time period. In addition, the user content is provided for a presentation on an AR display in relation to the selected location. An evaluation of the user content is also received from a viewer viewing the user content on the AR display. The time period is extended or reduced based on the evaluation.

Claims

1. A system for providing an augmented reality based social network with time limited posting, the system comprising:

an augmented reality server, wherein the augmented reality server is configured to;

receive and store a user content generated by a user;

receive a selected location from the user;

process the user content for an overlay on the selected location, wherein the user content is subject to an expiration after an initial time period;

provide the user content for a presentation on an augmented reality display in relation to the selected location;

receive an initial evaluation of the user content from an initial viewer viewing the user content on the augmented reality display, wherein the initial evaluation includes a number based mechanism to rank the user content with an evaluation score; and

extend or reduce the initial time period based on the initial evaluation by a fraction, wherein the fraction is computed from the evaluation score divided by a maximum evaluation score.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user content includes one or more of a text, a drawing, an image, an animation, an audio stream, or a video stream.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the user content includes a two dimensional article rendered on a flat plane.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein a placement of the two dimensional article is fixed in relation to a surface of a structure at the selected location.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein

the two dimensional article is positioned in between the viewer and a surface of a structure at the selected location, and wherein

the flat plane is rotated to face the initial viewer.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user content includes a three dimensional article.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein

a placement of the three dimensional article is fixed in relation to a surface of a structure at the selected location, and wherein

the viewer is allowed to rotate the three dimensional article on one or more rotation axis.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein

the three dimensional article is positioned in between the viewer and a surface of a structure at the selected location, and wherein

the three dimensional article is rotated to have a front section face the viewer.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the initial evaluation includes an initial approval of the user content.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the augmented reality server is further configured to:

receive other approvals of the user content from other viewers;

detect a number associated with the initial approval and the other approvals exceed a threshold value; and

mark the user content as a fixture at the selected location.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the initial evaluation includes an initial disapproval of the user content.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the augmented reality server is further configured to:

receive other disapprovals of the user content from other viewers;

reduce the time period to zero based on the initial disapprovals and the other disapprovals; and

remove the overlay of the user content at the selected location.

13. A method of providing an augmented reality social network with time limited posting, the method comprising:

receiving and storing a user content provided by a user;

receiving a selected location from the user;

processing the user content for an overlay on the selected location, wherein the user content is subject to an expiration time;

providing the user content for a presentation on an augmented reality display in relation to the selected location;

receiving an evaluation of the user content from a viewer using the augmented reality display, wherein the initial evaluation includes a number based mechanism to rank the user content with an evaluation score;

extending or reducing the expiration time based on the evaluation by a fraction, wherein the fraction is computed from the evaluation score divided by a maximum evaluation score;

receiving an update to the user content from the viewer;

querying the user to confirm or reject the update; and

revising the user content with the update based on a response from the user.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the update includes an additional content provided by the viewer.