System and method for a golf event using artificial reality

• US 10,512,832 B2
• Filed: 04/13/2016
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spatial Reality LLC
• Original Assignee: Charles D. Huston, Chris Coleman
• Inventors: Huston, Charles D., Coleman, Chris
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson, James A
• Application Number:
  US15/097,711
• Publication Number:
  US 20160220885A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,350 Days
• Field of Search: 345633
• 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 viewing a golf event in real time during play, comprising:

determining the position of a golfer on a virtual golf venue during play;

comparing the position of a virtual feature on said virtual golf venue with said golfer position;

operating glasses, having a display, worn by the golfer to view said virtual feature in a perspective view from said golfer position;

viewing, on the glasses display, in real time during play an artificial reality (“

AR”

) message geo-referenced to a virtual location or virtual object at said virtual golf venue in said perspective view on said virtual golf venue, wherein said perspective view is not an overhead view of said golf event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said AR message comprises a distance overlaid at least a portion of the virtual golf venue as a background environment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said AR message is geo-referenced to at least a portion of a virtual environment of the virtual golf venue as a background environment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said AR message is transmitted to spectators.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein changing the view of said AR message comprises changing the view point to the location of a feature.

6. The method of claim 1, including additional participants wearing glasses, said additional participants viewing a perspective view of the golf venue.

7. The method of claim 1, including changing the view to an overhead plan view.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein a spectator performs said viewing the AR message step.

9. Glasses wearable by a golfer during the play of golf comprising:

a memory storing the position of the golfer at a virtual golf venue;

a memory storing the location of one or more virtual features of said virtual golf venue;

a processor operable for comparing said golfer position with the location of a virtual feature; and

a display operable to view a perspective view of said virtual golf venue during play from said golfer position at said virtual golf venue to said virtual feature, said display operable to show an artificial reality (“

AR”

) message on a virtual background, and

wherein said display is operable to view at least a portion of said virtual golf venue as part of said virtual background and to view said artificial reality message geo-referenced to a virtual location or virtual object of said portion.

10. The glasses of claim 9, wherein said augmented reality message includes an indicator of the location of the feature in said golfer'"'"'s perspective view of said golf venue.

11. The glasses of claim 9, wherein said feature is a location on a green at the golf venue being played.

12. The glasses of claim 9, wherein said artificial reality message is geo-referenced to an object.

13. The glasses of claim 9, wherein said perspective view background of said golf venue comprising a virtual environment.

14. The glasses of claim 9, wherein perspective view background of said golf venue includes an artificial rendering.

15. The glasses of claim 9, including a tethered computer wherein a memory includes a map of the golf venue being played, and said golfer can operate the glasses to display a plan view of said map on said display.

16. The glasses of claim 9, wherein a memory includes a database having feature locations and a plurality of advertisements.

17. The glasses of claim 16, wherein one of the plurality of advertisements is downloaded from the database and viewed on said display to overlay said perspective view.

18. The glasses of claim 17, wherein one of the plurality of advertisements is downloaded based in part on information related to said golfer.

19. A method of using glasses worn by a golfer during play of a virtual golf venue, comprising:

determining a position of said golfer on said virtual golf venue;

comparing said golfer position with a virtual target location of said virtual golf venue to determine a distance between said golfer position and target location;

displaying on the glasses, a perspective view of said virtual golf venue from said golfer position on said virtual golf venue towards said virtual target location, wherein said perspective view is not an overhead plan view; and

displaying an artificial reality (“

AR”

) message geo-referenced to a virtual location or virtual object on said perspective view including said distance to approximately the virtual target location.

20. The method of claim 19, including retrieving from a memory a virtual environment of said golf venue and displaying the virtual environment as at least part of the background on the glasses.

21. The method of claim 19, including inserting an advertising message on said perspective view.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein said virtual golf venue is a range having a number of targets.

23. The method of claim 19, said glasses including a tethered device, said glasses being connectable to a server.

24. The method of claim 19, said AR message comprising text from a member of the golfer'"'"'s social network.

25. The method of claim 19, including a virtual product placement on said perspective view.

26. A method of displaying messages on glasses worn by a golfer during play of golf at a virtual golf venue, comprising the steps of:

connecting the glasses with a server establishing communication between said glasses and said server;

receiving information concerning a feature of said golf venue on said glasses from said server;

viewing on the glasses during play of said virtual golf venue a perspective view from a position of the glasses on said virtual golf venue towards said feature on said virtual golf venue, including viewing said feature on a display of the glasses; and

viewing a geo-referenced, artificial reality (“

AR”

) message geo-referenced to a virtual location or virtual object on said perspective view showing said information of said feature on said virtual golf venue.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein said server includes demographics and said AR message includes an advertisement deemed relevant to such demographics.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein said server includes information personal to said golfer and said AR message includes an advertisement deemed relevant to said personal information.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein said AR message includes an icon and the golfer can activate a purchase by selecting said icon.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein said AR message includes a coupon that can be selected and stored for later use on said device.