System and Method for Creating Content for an Event Using a Social Network

• US 20140025768A1
• Filed: 09/26/2013
• Published: 01/23/2014
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 9,498,694 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• 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 observing a sporting or social event comprising:

joining a sporting or social event having a physical location and time, where data associated with the event is stored on a server;

creating an artificial reality (AR) message;

posting said AR message to a social network associated with said server, where access to said AR message is limited in distribution to selected members of said social network;

selecting one or more members of said social network for access to said AR message;

selectively publishing said AR message to said selected members;

observing said event in a perspective view with the AR message immediately discernable without further action in a perspective view.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said posting and said observing steps occur during said time of said event.

3. The method of claim 1, said creating step includes wherein said AR message is georeferenced, designating the location for said message to appear in said perspective view.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the AR message is related to the conduct of the event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the AR message is related to the context.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the AR message is related to an event participant.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the observing the event includes said member wearing glasses to view said event with said AR message discernible on said glasses.

8. A system for observing an event having a time and venue with members of a social network, comprising:

a server associated with said social network;

a participant device accompanying an event participant during the time of the event to track positions of said participant in real time during the event at the event venue;

a communication link between said participant device in the event and said social network server to transmit participant positions to said server;

a member device operable for creating an artificial reality (AR) message and operably connected to said social network server for downloading information from said social network server, including participant positions, and for uploading information including said (AR) message;

a communication link between said member device and said social network server to communicate said (AR) message to said social network server; and

wherein said server and member device being operable to permit said member to become a spectator to said event, observe said event in a perspective view and selectively publish said AR message to other members connected to said social network server.

9. The system of claim 8, the participant device including a GPS receiver for determining positions at the venue for the event.

10. The system of claim 8, at least one of said communication links comprising a cellular network.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein said server allows member device to communicate with said participant device in real time during the event time.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said communication link and server permits members to award compensation to a participant.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the background to said perspective view is a photo image.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the background to said perspective view is an artificial reality background.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein said member device includes glasses worn on the head of the member.

16. The system of claim 8, wherein said member device is a mobile device accompanying one or more members to view said event.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said member device comprises a smart phone tethered to said glasses.