Virtual reality system including social graph
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving viewing data that describes a location of a first user'"'"'s gaze while viewing virtual reality content;
determining an object of interest to a first user in the virtual reality content based on the location of the first user'"'"'s gaze;
performing an action in a social network related to the object of interest, wherein the action includes preventing disclosure of at least one of private and embarrassing information by;
determining a category associated with the object of interest;
comparing the category to a list of user-approved subject matter to determine whether the category is in the list, wherein the list of user-approved subject matter is subject matter that is not sensitive to the user, andresponsive to the category being in the list, automatically generating a social network update that describes an interaction of the first user with the virtual reality content based on the viewing data.
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Abstract
The disclosure includes a system and method for receiving viewing data that describes a location of a first user'"'"'s gaze while viewing virtual reality content. The method also determining an object of interest in the virtual reality content based on the location of the first user'"'"'s gaze. The method also includes generating a social network that includes the first user as a member of the social network. The method also includes performing an action in the social network related to the object of interest.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving viewing data that describes a location of a first user'"'"'s gaze while viewing virtual reality content; determining an object of interest to a first user in the virtual reality content based on the location of the first user'"'"'s gaze; performing an action in a social network related to the object of interest, wherein the action includes preventing disclosure of at least one of private and embarrassing information by; determining a category associated with the object of interest; comparing the category to a list of user-approved subject matter to determine whether the category is in the list, wherein the list of user-approved subject matter is subject matter that is not sensitive to the user, and responsive to the category being in the list, automatically generating a social network update that describes an interaction of the first user with the virtual reality content based on the viewing data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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determining locations of user gaze within virtual reality content; generating a heat map that includes different colors based on a number of user gazes for each location; and automatically providing a first user that is viewing the virtual reality content with a recommendation to look at one or more of the locations in the virtual reality content based on the heat map, wherein the recommendation includes an audio cue and a visual cue. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving viewing data that includes a location of a user'"'"'s gaze while viewing virtual reality content; determining the location of the user'"'"'s gaze; determining a category associated with an object of interest that is within the location of the user'"'"'s gaze; determining one or more first advertisements that correspond to the category; generating graphics for displaying at least one of a bottom portion that is located below feet of the user and a top portion is located above a head of the user in a three-dimensional world of the virtual reality content; and providing the one or more first advertisements to display in at least one of the bottom portion and the top portion of the three-dimensional world. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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