Systems and methods for communication between a reactive video system and a mobile communication device

• US 8,098,277 B1
• Filed: 12/04/2006
• Issued: 01/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 67 LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Bell, Matthew
• Primary Examiner(s): Dennison, Jerry
• Application Number:
  US11/634,044
• Time in Patent Office: 1,870 Days
• Field of Search: 348/61
• US Class Current: 348/61
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1093 using visible light
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6045 for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4784 receiving rewards

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for communication between a reactive video engine and a mobile communication device. In a system according to one embodiment, a reactive video engine is coupled to a communication interface. The communication interface is configured to facilitate communication with the reactive video engine and a mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a camera configured to capture video data of a space occupied by a user having a mobile communication device that is operable by the user;

a display configured to present an interactive image to the user; and

a processor configured to

determine an identity of the user based on information transmitted by the mobile communication device;

identify an image of at least a face of the user; and

update the interactive image on the display to include the face of the user on a user-controlled character.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user may complete a purchase of a product, the product represented in the interactive image.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive image comprises a barcode.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive image comprises objects recognizable to the mobile communication device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least some of the information transmitted by the mobile communication device is manually entered into the mobile communication device by the user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is further configured to initiate communication with the mobile communication device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user may choose to accept the communication.

8. A method comprising:

capturing video data corresponding to an interaction between a user of a mobile communication device and a virtual object generated by an interactive video computing system;

determining an identity of the user based on the video data or information transmitted by the mobile communication device;

identifying individualized content associated with the determined identity; and

presenting an interactive image on a display that is viewable by the user in accordance with the individualized content.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising completing a purchase of a product, the product represented in the interactive image.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the interactive image comprises a barcode.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the interactive image comprises objects recognizable to the mobile communication device, the mobile communication device including a camera.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein at least some of the information transmitted by the mobile communication device is manually entered into the mobile communication device by the user.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting information to the mobile communication device.

14. A hardware computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor of a computing system in order to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

capturing video data including a space occupied by a user of a mobile communication device;

determining an identity of the user based on the video data or information transmitted by the mobile communication device;

identifying individualized content associated with the determined identity; and

presenting an interactive image that is customized at least partly based on the individualized content on a display.

15. The hardware computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise completing a purchase of a product, the product represented in the interactive image.

16. The hardware computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the interactive image comprises a barcode.

17. The hardware computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the interactive image comprises objects recognizable to the mobile communication device.

18. The hardware computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein at least some of the information transmitted by the mobile communication device is manually entered into the mobile communication device by the user.

19. The hardware computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise transmitting information to the mobile communication device.

20. The hardware computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the user may choose to accept the transmitted information.