MOBILE VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a global object manager wirelessly receiving from a first device, virtual graffiti, the location of the first device, and a list of devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti;
a database storing the virtual graffiti, the location of the first device, and the list of devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti;
a personal object manager periodically receiving locations from the devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti, periodically receiving a location of the first device, and determining that a second device is near the location of the first device, wherein the second device is on the list of devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti; and
a transmitter wirelessly providing the second device with the virtual graffiti when the second device is near the location of the first device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for messaging within a mobile virtual and augmented reality system is provided herein. During operation a user can create “virtual graffiti” that will be left for a particular device to view as part of an augmented reality scene. The virtual graffiti will be assigned to a particular physical location or a part of an object that can be mobile. The virtual graffiti is then uploaded to a network server, along with the location and individuals who are able to view the graffiti as part of an augmented reality scene. When a device that is allowed to view the graffiti is near the location, the graffiti will be downloaded to the device and displayed as part of an augmented reality scene.
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6 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a global object manager wirelessly receiving from a first device, virtual graffiti, the location of the first device, and a list of devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti; a database storing the virtual graffiti, the location of the first device, and the list of devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti; a personal object manager periodically receiving locations from the devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti, periodically receiving a location of the first device, and determining that a second device is near the location of the first device, wherein the second device is on the list of devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti; and a transmitter wirelessly providing the second device with the virtual graffiti when the second device is near the location of the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising the steps of:
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wirelessly receiving from a first device, virtual graffiti, the location of the first device, and a list of devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti; storing the virtual graffiti, the location of the first device, and the list of devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti; periodically receiving locations from the devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti; periodically receiving a location of the first device; determining that a second device is near the location of the first device, wherein the second device is on the list of devices with privileges to view the virtual graffiti; and wirelessly providing the second device with the virtual graffiti when the second device is near the location of the first device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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