System and method for social networking gaming with an augmented reality
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1. A system, comprising:
- an interactive head-mounted device configured to be worn by a user, wherein the device includes an optical assembly configured to display virtual content and through which at least a portion of a surrounding environment is viewable, a camera mounted on the device, an integrated processor for processing content for display to the user, and an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly; and
a wireless communications facility that accesses a database of users,wherein the interactive head-mounted device is adapted for at least one of initiating and joining a game of an online gaming site with at least one additional interactive head-mounted device, andwherein the integrated processor and the camera are adapted for capturing and interpreting gestures of a user during use and for receiving gesture-related data from the at least one additional interactive head-mounted device during the game.
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Abstract
This disclosure concerns an interactive, head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. A wireless communications facility assesses a database of second user profiles, and the user contacts an online gaming site using the eyepiece to initiate or join a game of the online gaming site with a second user, each user viewing game content with through their head-mounted eyepiece.
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1. A system, comprising:
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an interactive head-mounted device configured to be worn by a user, wherein the device includes an optical assembly configured to display virtual content and through which at least a portion of a surrounding environment is viewable, a camera mounted on the device, an integrated processor for processing content for display to the user, and an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly; and a wireless communications facility that accesses a database of users, wherein the interactive head-mounted device is adapted for at least one of initiating and joining a game of an online gaming site with at least one additional interactive head-mounted device, and wherein the integrated processor and the camera are adapted for capturing and interpreting gestures of a user during use and for receiving gesture-related data from the at least one additional interactive head-mounted device during the game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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an interactive head-mounted device configured to be worn by a user, wherein the device includes an optical assembly configured to display virtual content and through which at least a portion of a surrounding environment is viewable, a camera mounted on the device, an integrated processor for processing content for display to the user, and an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly; and a wireless communications facility adapted for accessing a database of users, wherein the interactive head-mounted device is adapted for contacting an online gaming site via the wireless communications facility, and is adapted for at least one of initiating and joining a game of the online gaming site with an additional interactive head-mounted device locatable via the online gaming site, and wherein the integrated processor and the camera are adapted for capturing and interpreting gestures of a user during use and for receiving gesture-related data from the additional interactive head-mounted device during a game. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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an interactive head-mounted device configured to be worn by a user, wherein the device includes an optical assembly configured to display virtual content and through which at least a portion of a surrounding environment is viewable, an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user, and an integrated image source for introducing the content to the optical assembly; a camera in communication with the integrated processor; and a wireless communications facility adapted for contacting an online gaming site via the wireless communications facility, wherein the wireless communications facility is adapted for accessing the gaming site and the interactive head-mounted device is adapted for at least one of initiating and joining a game of the online gaming site with at least one additional interactive head-mounted device, the optical assembly of the interactive head-mounted device adapted for viewing game content during use, wherein the integrated processor and the camera are adapted for capturing and interpreting gestures of the user and wherein the at least one additional interactive head-mounted device includes a camera in communication with an integrated processor of the at least one additional interactive head-mounted device, the at least one additional interactive head-mounted device also having a wireless communications facility, the wireless communications facility adapted for contacting the online gaming site, and wherein the integrated processor and camera of the at least one additional interactive head-mounted device are adapted for capturing and interpreting gestures of at least one additional user for playing the game. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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