System and method for creating content for an event using a social network

• US 8,589,488 B2
• Filed: 09/06/2012
• Issued: 11/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spatial Reality LLC
• Original Assignee: Charles D. Huston
• Inventors: Coleman, Chris, Huston, Charles D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah, Charles
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhang, Edward
• Application Number:
  US13/605,174
• Publication Number:
  US 20120331058A1
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456, 4554561-4566
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3658 Means associated with the ball for indicating or measuring, e.g. speed, direction
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A system and method for creating content such as artificial reality (AR) messages at an event, particularly among members on a social network, thereby enhancing and expanding the event experience. Typically, a participant shares an event with spectators, such as friends or a subset of friends in the participant'"'"'s social network. The AR message may include geo-referenced artificial reality words, products or symbols and appear in a perspective view of the event to the participant or spectators. In addition to creating an active gallery for an event, messages, audio and video can be exchanged among participants and spectators, and virtual goods, money, bets, applause, other feedback, and donations exchanged.

Claims

1. A method of creating an event with members of a social network, comprising:

announcing an event where the event includes an activity having an associated time, to one or more members of said social network, wherein the social network collects and maintains social information about its members;

electing to join said event by said one or more members;

operating a device accompanying at least one participant during the associated time of the event, including a GPS receiver to track the physical positions of said participant during the event;

communicating said participant positions from said participant device to a social media server associated with said social network;

viewing said event by said one or more joining members on a member device wherein at least one view is a perspective view and includes said participant in said view, and further including receiving said participant positions from said social media server;

creating content and posting the content to said media server, said content including an artificial reality (AR) message;

distributing the content from said media server to one or more devices accompanying said participant or joining members; and

viewing said created content on one or more participant or joining member devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is created and communicated to said media server during the event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is created and communicated to said media server after the event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is an artificial reality (AR) message affixed to a georeferenced location in said perspective view.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is a video.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is an audio file.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is distributed to all joining member devices during the associated time of the event, but not distributed to a participant device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the background of the perspective view is a photographic image.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the background of the perspective view is an artificial reality environment.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the AR message is created by one participant member and is communicated to a select participant member and appears in the perspective view of the select participant member.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the AR message is created based on context.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the AR message is georeferenced and distributed to certain members based on context.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the context is based on one or more of:

machine ID of the computer, search history, location history, personal information, social media participation, personal income, personal demographics, time of day, weather, loyalty program membership, media library, user opinion or opinions of friends and family.

14. A system of creating an event with members of a social network said event having an associated time, comprising:

a communication link between a participant in the event and a social network to announce to one or more members of a social network an opportunity to join said event prior to said event;

a device accompanying said participant during the time of the event including a GPS receiver for determining positions of the participant at the venue for the event to determine positions of, and create content for, said participant during the event;

a social network server associated with said social network,

wherein said server operates to permit said one or more members joining said event during the associated time to become spectators to said event by connecting to said social network server;

a communication link between said device and said server associated with said social network to communicate said participant positions and participant content to said server; and

a communication link between said server and said spectators where the one or more spectators can view said event in a perspective view from a selected position, experience participant content, and operable to post an artificial reality (AR) message to the server for immediate display to the participant or one or more spectators.

15. The system of claim 14, the participant device having a camera for creating video participant content.

16. The system of claim 14, at least one of said communication links comprising a cellular network and each spectator having a mobile device for viewing said perspective view.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein said communication link is operable to allow spectators to post the AR message for display in a perspective view of said participant.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein said AR message is applause and said communication link and server permits speculators to post applause to a participant.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the background to said perspective view is a photo image.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the background to said perspective view is an artificial reality background.