SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND PRESENTING VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES

• US 20170294209A1
• Filed: 04/08/2016
• Published: 10/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dish Technologies LLC (Dish Network Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Echostar Technologies LLC (Echostar Corporation)
• Inventors: Newell, Nicholas Brandon, Tilaye, Swapnil Anil, Garcia Navarro, Carlos
• Granted Patent: US 10,068,612 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0134 of stereoscopic type
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8106 involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/816 involving special video data, e.g 3D video
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring

Abstract

Various embodiments facilitate the creation and presentation of a virtual experience. In one embodiment, the virtual experience is assembled from user model data corresponding to a three-dimensional representation of a user, user movement data corresponding to at least one movement characteristic of the user, user voice data corresponding to at least one vocal characteristic of the user, environment data corresponding to a three-dimensional representation of a location, and event data corresponding to a captured event at the location. The virtual experience is a virtual recreation of the captured event at the location, with the three-dimensional representation of the user, the vocal characteristic of the user, and the movement characteristic of the user inserted into the captured event.

Claims

1. A virtual experience system, comprising:

a user model storage configured to store user model data corresponding to a three-dimensional representation of a user;

a user movement storage configured to store user movement data corresponding to at least one movement characteristic of the user;

a user voice storage configured to store user voice data corresponding to at least one vocal characteristic of the user;

an environment storage configured to store environment data corresponding to a three-dimensional representation of a location;

an event storage configured to store event data corresponding to a captured event at the location;

a receiver coupled to the user model storage, the user movement storage, the user voice storage, the environment storage, and the event storage, the receiver configured to assemble a virtual experience based at least in part on the user model data, the user movement data, the user voice data, the environment data, and the event data; and

a display device coupled to the receiver, the display device configured to display the virtual experience to a user, the user being able to virtually experience the captured event at the location, with the three-dimensional representation of the user, the vocal characteristic of the user, and the movement characteristic of the user inserted into the captured event.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the receiver is configured to assemble the virtual experience such that the three-dimensional representation of the user, the vocal characteristic of the user, and the movement characteristic of the user replace a person who was physically present at the captured event.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a user modeling device configured to capture the user model data, the user voice data, the user movement data, or a combination thereof.

4. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an event capture device configured to capture the event data, the environment data, or a combination thereof.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the virtual experience includes virtual merchandise inserted into the virtual experience.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the user purchases the virtual merchandise.

7. The system according to claim 5, wherein the virtual merchandise replaces physical merchandise present at the captured event.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the captured event is associated with a real-life event captured at a physical location.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the virtual experience with the three-dimensional representation of the user, the vocal characteristic of the user, and the movement characteristic of the user inserted into the captured event is stored as a new captured event.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the receiver is further configured to assemble the virtual experience based at least in part on second user model data, second user movement data, and second user voice data, such that multiple users are inserted into the captured event.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving user model data corresponding to a three-dimensional representation of a user;

receiving user movement data corresponding to at least one movement characteristic of the user;

receiving user voice data corresponding to at least one vocal characteristic of the user;

receiving environment data corresponding to a three-dimensional representation of a location;

receiving event data corresponding to a captured event at the location;

assembling a virtual experience based at least in part on the user model data, the user movement data, the user voice data, the environment data, and the event data; and

displaying the virtual experience to a user, the user being able to virtually experience the captured event at the location, with the three-dimensional representation of the user, the vocal characteristic of the user, and the movement characteristic of the user inserted into the captured event.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the virtual experience replaces a person who was physically present at the captured event with the three-dimensional representation of the user, the vocal characteristic of the user, and the movement characteristic of the user.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

capturing the user model data, the user voice data, the user movement data, or a combination thereof with a user modeling device.

14. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

capturing the event data, the environment data, or a combination thereof with an event capture device.

15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

inserting virtual merchandise into the virtual experience.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the user purchases the virtual merchandise.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the virtual merchandise replaces physical merchandise present at the captured event.

18. The method according to claim 11, wherein the captured event is associated with a real-life event captured at a physical location.

19. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

storing the virtual experience with the three-dimensional representation of the user, the vocal characteristic of the user, and the movement characteristic of the user inserted into the captured event is stored as a new event.

20. The method according to claim 11, wherein the virtual experience is assembled based at least in part on second user model data, second user movement data, and second user voice data, such that multiple users are inserted into the captured event.