SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ENHANCED, MULTIPLAYER MIXED REALITY EXPERIENCE

• US 20170228916A1
• Filed: 01/17/2017
• Published: 08/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paperclip Productions Inc.
• Original Assignee: Paperclip Productions Inc.
• Inventors: Patrick, Shawn, Kikinis, Dan
• Application Number:
  US15/408,398
• Publication Number:
  US 20170228916A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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: G06T 15/005 General purpose rendering architectures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/024 Multi-user, collaborative environment

Abstract

A system for enhanced, multiplayer mixed reality experience has been developed. A high-speed video content rendering engine retrieves mixed reality content data from a plurality of sources. A high-speed, low latency memory map is then rendered. All or point of view specific sub-portions of this main memory map are then transmitted either to secondary servers of lesser capability, which drive one to three mixed reality goggles or up to ten or more of virtual reality goggles directly. User experience may be enhanced the system providing physical props, sounds or actions based upon clues contained in the mixed reality content data.

Claims

1. A system for enhanced, multiplayer mixed reality experience comprising:

a high-speed video content rendering engine stored in a memory of and operating on a processor of a computing device and configured to;

retrieve a plurality of mixed reality video content data from a plurality of sources;

render the mixed reality video content data at high frame rate and with minimal latency;

create a memory map of rendered mixed reality video content data with very high access rate and very low latency;

a high-speed mixed reality distribution module in a memory of and operating on a processor of a computing device and configured to;

read the memory map;

format the memory map data for best processing by a mixed reality content display client;

send formatted virtual reality content to a plurality of mixed reality content display clients;

perform predictive analytics functions on normalized insurance related data; and

an enhanced effects platform for mixed reality content data configured to;

read clues for events present in the mixed reality content data;

provide physical props, actions, or sounds based upon current clue to enhance a mixed reality experience beyond that of video content only.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory map created from at least a portion of the mixed reality data will be divided into two or more memory sub-maps corresponding to point of view scene sub-sections by the high-speed mixed reality distribution module.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the mixed reality content display client is at least one server computer driving mixed reality content data display on at least one mixed reality goggle.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the mixed reality content display clients are virtual reality goggles.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one the enhanced effects actions is air movement simulating a helicopter'"'"'s down draft.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one the enhanced effects props is the lower end of an overhead ladder.

7. A method for an enhanced, multiplayer mixed reality experience comprising the steps of:

a) retrieving a plurality of mixed reality video content data from a plurality of sources using a high-speed video content rendering engine stored in a memory of and operating on a processor of a computing device;

b) rendering the mixed reality video content data at high frame rate and with minimal latency using the high-speed video content rendering engine;

c) creating a memory map of rendered mixed reality video content data with very high access rate and very low latency using the high-speed video content rendering engine;

d) distributing the mixed reality video content, encoded for best speed processing and display to a plurality of mixed reality display clients using a high-speed mixed reality distribution module in a memory of and operating on a processor of a computing device; and

e) providing enhanced effects to correspond to clues contained in the mixed reality video content data using an enhanced effects platform for mixed reality content data.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the memory map created from at least a portion of the mixed reality data will be divided into two or more memory sub-maps corresponding to point of view scene sub-sections by the high-speed mixed reality distribution module.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the mixed reality content display client is at least one server computer driving mixed reality content data display on at least one virtual reality goggle.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein at least a portion of the mixed reality content display clients are virtual reality goggles.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein at least one the enhanced effects actions is air movement simulating a helicopter'"'"'s down draft.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein at least one the enhanced effects props is the lower end of an overhead ladder.