Enabling authentication and/or effectuating events in virtual environments based on shaking patterns and/or environmental information associated with real-world handheld devices
First Claim
1. A system configured to authenticate one or both of a user or a real-world handheld device with respect to a virtual environment based on one or more of shaking patterns, geolocations, or environmental information associated with one or more real-world handheld devices, the system comprising:
- one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media; and
one or more processors configured by computer program instructions embodied on the one or more storage media to;
determine whether a first handheld device and a second handheld device have been shaken together based on one or more of;
(1) information conveyed by one or more shake signals describing respective shaking motions associated with the first and second handheld devices, a given shake signal associated with a given handled device being provided by a motion detection apparatus disposed within the given handled device, the motion detection apparatus being configured to provide the given shake signal responsive to the given handheld device undergoing a shaking motion caused by a user;
(2) geo-location information respectively associated with the first and second handheld devices;
or(3) environmental information respectively associated with the first and second handheld devices; and
authenticate one or both of the user or the first handheld device with respect to the virtual environment based on information associated with a user-generated shaking motion of individual handheld devices, wherein one or both of the user or the first handheld device is authenticated with respect to the virtual environment responsive to a positive determination that the first handheld device and the second handheld device were shaken together.
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Abstract
Shaking patterns and/or environmental information associated with real-world handheld devices may form a basis for enabling authentication and/or effectuating events in a virtual environment. The handheld devices may include toys and/or other object that can be used to play. The handheld devices may be associated with the virtual environment in that individual handheld devices may share an appearance and/or theme with an avatar, a virtual object, and/or other element within the virtual environment. Shaking a pair of handheld devices together may facilitate authentication of the handheld devices with respect to the virtual environment and/or effectuate one or more events within the virtual environment. Shake patterns may be used in conjunction with geo-location and/or environmental information to improve pairing between handheld devices.
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1. A system configured to authenticate one or both of a user or a real-world handheld device with respect to a virtual environment based on one or more of shaking patterns, geolocations, or environmental information associated with one or more real-world handheld devices, the system comprising:
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one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media; and one or more processors configured by computer program instructions embodied on the one or more storage media to; determine whether a first handheld device and a second handheld device have been shaken together based on one or more of; (1) information conveyed by one or more shake signals describing respective shaking motions associated with the first and second handheld devices, a given shake signal associated with a given handled device being provided by a motion detection apparatus disposed within the given handled device, the motion detection apparatus being configured to provide the given shake signal responsive to the given handheld device undergoing a shaking motion caused by a user; (2) geo-location information respectively associated with the first and second handheld devices;
or(3) environmental information respectively associated with the first and second handheld devices; and authenticate one or both of the user or the first handheld device with respect to the virtual environment based on information associated with a user-generated shaking motion of individual handheld devices, wherein one or both of the user or the first handheld device is authenticated with respect to the virtual environment responsive to a positive determination that the first handheld device and the second handheld device were shaken together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method for authenticating one or both of a user or a real-world handheld device with respect to virtual environment based on one or more of shaking patterns, geolocations, or, environmental information associated with real-world handheld devices, the method being implemented in a computer system comprising one or more processors configured to execute computer program instructions, the method comprising:
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determining, using one or more processors, to execute computer program instructions embodied on one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, whether a first handheld device and a second handheld device have been shaken together based on one or more of; (1) information conveyed by one or more shake signals describing respective shaking motions associated with the first and second handheld devices, a given shake signal associated with a given handled device being provided by a motion detection apparatus disposed within the given handled device, the motion detection apparatus being configured to provide the given shake signal responsive to the given handheld device undergoing a shaking motion caused by a user; (2) geo-location information respectively associated with the first and second handheld devices;
or(3) environmental information respectively associated with the first and second handheld devices; and authenticating, using one or more processors to execute computer program instructions embodied on one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, one or both of the user or the first handheld device with respect to the virtual environment based on information associated with a user-generated shaking motion of individual handheld devices, wherein one or both of the user or the first handheld device is authenticated with respect to the virtual environment responsive to a positive determination that the first handheld device and the second handheld device were shaken together. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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