Individual viewing in a shared space
Inventors
Alexander, IV, Earle M • Arroyo, Pedro Luis • Venerin, Jean I. • Adams, William
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12444316-B2
Publication Date
2025-10-14
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Abstract
A mixed reality virtual environment is sharable among multiple users through the use of multiple view modes that are selectable by a presenter. Multiple users with wearable display systems may wish to view a common virtual object, which may be presented in a virtual room to any suitable number of users. A presentation may be controlled by a presenter using a presenter wearable system that leads multiple participants through information associated with the virtual object. Use of different viewing modes allows individual users to see different virtual content through their wearable display systems, despite being in a shared viewing space or alternatively, to see the same virtual content in different locations within a shared space.
Core Innovation
The disclosure describes a computerized method and computing system for updating what participant wearable systems display within a virtual environment that includes a virtual object. A presenter wearable system depicts to a presenter a view of the virtual object that includes a panel selection area associated with a panel of multimedia content regarding the virtual object, and selection of the panel selection area causes display of the panel of multimedia content at a first location with reference to the virtual object.
The method detects a view change input from the presenter wearable system. In response to determining that the view change input indicates an individual view mode, the system transmits instructions to each participant wearable system to display the panel of multimedia content at a second location relative to a current head pose of the respective participant wearable system, and in response to determining that the view change input indicates a group view mode, the system transmits instructions to each participant wearable system to display the panel of multimedia content at a third location with reference to the virtual object.
The virtual environment is further described as a virtual scene that includes both a shared portion and an individual portion associated with the virtual object. Each wearable system concurrently depicts a shared portion that is the same for each wearable system and an individual portion that is customizable by the individual users, and the view modes define which portions of the virtual scene are included in one or more of the shared and individual portions.
Claims Coverage
The partial content identifies three independent claims (clm-00001, clm-00019, clm-00020). Across these claims, the core inventive features center on presenter-controlled view-mode changes that update participant display locations and on synchronizing shared versus individual portions of a virtual scene based on the currently selected view mode.
Presenter selection of panel content within a virtual object view
A presenter wearable system depicts to a presenter a view of a virtual object that includes a panel selection area associated with a panel of multimedia content, where selection of the panel selection area causes display of the panel of multimedia content at a first location with reference to the virtual object.
Presenter-driven switching between individual and group view modes
The system detects a view change input from the presenter wearable system and, in response to determining the view change input indicates an individual view mode, transmits instructions to each participant wearable system to display the panel at a second location relative to a current head pose of the respective participant wearable system; in response to determining the view change input indicates a group view mode, transmits instructions to each participant wearable system to display the panel at a third location with reference to the virtual object.
Shared and individual portions of a virtual scene governed by view modes
Each wearable system concurrently depicts a shared portion of the virtual scene associated with the virtual object that is the same for each wearable system and an individual portion of the virtual scene associated with the virtual object that is customizable by the individual users, where view modes define which portions of the virtual scene are included in one or more of the shared and individual portions.
Electronic communication of virtual scene information in accordance with a selected view mode
In response to detecting a view change input from a first wearable system, electronically communicating with each of the wearable systems virtual scene information in accordance with a currently selected view mode.
Computing system for presenter-authorized update of participant wearable views
A computing system determines a plurality of wearable systems including participant wearable systems and a presenter wearable system authorized to update views of the participant wearable systems, performs presenter depiction with the panel selection area, detects a view change input from the presenter wearable system, and transmits instructions to update participant outputs to display the panel at locations corresponding to individual versus group view modes.
The claim set coverage centers on a presenter-controlled view-mode mechanism that updates where a panel of multimedia content is displayed across participant wearables, together with a virtual-scene model that includes shared and individual portions whose inclusion is defined by the currently selected view mode and communicated to the wearable systems.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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