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System and method for role negotiation in multi-reality environments

  • US 9,940,750 B2
  • Filed: 06/27/2013
  • Issued: 04/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for role negotiation comprising:

  • rendering a common field of interest that reflects a presence of a plurality of elements, wherein at least one of the elements is a remote element located remotely from another of the elements;

    receiving a plurality of role designations, each role designation associated with one of a plurality of devices, wherein at least one of the plurality of devices is a remote device located remotely from another of the plurality of devices;

    updating the common field of interest based upon the plurality of role designations, wherein each of the plurality of role designations defines an interactive functionality associated with the respective device of the plurality of devices;

    receiving a role change request from a first device of the plurality of devices, wherein the role change request comprises a desired role and the desired role is independent of a location of the first device;

    granting the role change request based upon one or more role designation rules;

    updating the role designation associated with the first device to match the desired role in response to the granting the role change request;

    outputting the common field of interest based on the updated role designation such that a display parameter of the common field of interest is dependent upon the updated role designation; and

    establishing one or more communication links between the first device and one or more other devices of the plurality of devices, wherein the communication links are configured to facilitate one of unidirectional and multidirectional transmission based on the updated role designation associated with the first device and the role designation of at least one other of the plurality of devices;

    wherein each of the role designations represents a construct that triggers a logical execution of one or more programs that, upon execution, affect one or more settings including;

    the processing of image, audio, or video information presented to a user,the transmission of images, audio, and/or video presented to a user, andthe presentation of a graphical user interface presented to a user;

    wherein the settings are automatically applied upon granting of the role change request;

    wherein each role designation defines a transmission rule for managing ingress and egress of information associated with the respective device of the plurality of devices, wherein the transmission rule comprises one or more of a latency parameter and a bandwidth parameter;

    according to the transmission rule associated with each of the plurality of role designations, outputting the managed information associated with the respective device of the plurality of devices to a display of the respective device; and

    outputting the common field of interest based on the updated role designation such that a display parameter of the common field of interest is dependent upon the updated role designation.

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