PLATFORM FOR THIRD PARTY AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCES

• US 20190018656A1
• Filed: 05/09/2018
• Published: 01/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Monsarrat, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Monsarrat, Inc.
• Inventors: Monsarrat, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US15/975,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20190018656A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/30 Monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/33 Intelligent editors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/77 Software metrics
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/46 Multiprogramming arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

A data processing system and method that permits third party applications to run in a single, persistent augmented reality environment.

Claims

1. A method that permits third party apps to run in a single, persistent augmented reality environment, comprising:

an app store to which developers can submit an app;

a process for users to search the store for apps, for example via map region or real-time activity, and then to install their choices; and

execution of the app through an augmented reality platform on the user'"'"'s mobile device.

2. A method as in claim 1 further comprising:

an AR-specific content builder;

a scripting language for AR item and character behavior; and

a system to execute such scripts.

3. A method as in claim 2 further comprising:

a system of event listeners trigged by environmental factors.

4. A method as in claim 2 further compromising:

a system of event listeners trigged by user interactivity.

5. A method as in claim 3 further comprising:

a way to define map “

descriptors”

for use in scripted behaviors or sensors;

a system for updating map descriptors in real time.

6. A method as in claim 5 further comprising:

a way to calculate map routes between given descriptors.

7. A method as in claim 1 further comprising:

an anonymizing server to permit anonymous user communication.

8. A method as in claim 7 further comprising:

a system to match users together and set up real world meetings.

9. A method as in claim 2 further comprising:

an extension to the scripting system to allow users to pay or be paid.

10. A method as in claim 1 further comprising:

a way for the user community to submit ratings, reviews, or abuse flags to an AR experience app.

11. A method as in claim 1 further comprising:

automatically computed metrics, which may include;

logging of user behavior in specific map regions;

statistics on user visits to specific locations; and

map features such as traffic crosswalks interfering with apps.

12. A method as in claim 1 further comprising:

a system to partition and load balance AR experience app computations across several servers.

13. A method as in claim 1 further comprising:

a system to support user avatars shown in the AR view and controlled by users by physically walking or by physically moving their mobile device.

14. A method as in claim 1 further comprising:

a system to support the ownership of AR items by users.

15. A method as in claim 1 further comprising:

a simulated AR environment for testing.