Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for operating a virtual environment are provided. The method can include transmitting virtual object data to a user device for rendering a virtual object having one or more parts. The method can include determining a current position of the user device and a current position of a virtual object based on a mapping of the virtual environment. The method can include determining current lighting information for the virtual environment based on the current position, including brightness information for of one or more light sources in the virtual environment during the current time period. The method can include generating new lighting data for each part of the one or more parts of the virtual object and transmitting the new lighting data to the user device for each part of the virtual object.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for operating a virtual environment provided by a mixed reality platform are provided. The method can include receiving first position and orientation information from a first user device based on a first position and orientation of the first user device. The method can include importing data related to a first virtual object from the virtual environment based on the first position and orientation information. The method can include rendering the first virtual object as a rendered object relative to the first position and orientation. The method can include generating a two dimensional representation of the rendered object. The method can include transmitting the two dimensional representation to the first user device. The method can include causing a user device to display the generated visual representation.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for operating a collaborative virtual environment among a plurality of user devices communicatively are provided. The method can include establishing a collaboration session among multiple AR/VR/MR user devices. The method can include determining one or more user sensitivities associated with the user devices in the session indicating operating characteristics of the various user devices. The method can include determining one or more selectable options associated with each user sensitivity that indicate, enable, or limit one or more functions associated with the collaboration session among the user devices. The method can include performing one or more functions in response to the user selection of the first selectable option.

Abstract: Teleporting a virtual position of a user in a virtual environment to a teleportable point of a virtual object shown in the virtual environment. Particular systems and methods identify a virtual object, determine teleportable points of the virtual object, detect intent by the user to relocate a virtual position of the user to a first teleportable point of the teleportable points, and relocate the virtual position of the user to the first teleportable point.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for modifying a virtual object in a virtual environment are provided. The method can include receiving at one or more processors, an identification of the virtual object within the virtual environment. The method can include receiving, from a first user device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, an annotation including one or more changes to be applied to the virtual object. The method can include determining a type of the one or more changes based on the annotation. The method can include determining a location of the one or more changes to the virtual object based on the annotation. The method can include causing the virtual object to be modified as a modified virtual object using a computer-aided design (CAD) software program to implement the changes indicated in the annotation and displaying the modified virtual object within the virtual environment.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for displaying a virtual environment on a user device are provided. The method can include determining outer dimensions of a cutting volume. The method can include determining when the cutting volume occupies the same space as a first portion of a virtual object in the virtual environment. The virtual object having a plurality of components internal to the virtual object. The method can include identifying a first group of the plurality of components inside the cutting volume and/or identifying a second group of the plurality of components outside the cutting volume based on the outer dimensions. The method can include causing the user device to display one of the first group and the second group on a display of the user device based on the outer dimensions.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for displaying an augmented reality environment are disclosed. The method can include generating a geospatial map of a physical environment indicating a relative position of the one or more physical objects to a position of a first device of a first user, determining one or more candidate locations within the physical environment for projecting an avatar of a second user based on the geospatial map of the physical environment, and causing the first device to display the avatar of the second user at a selected candidate location of the one or more candidate locations.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for managing files associated with a virtual object in a virtual environment are provided. The method can include receiving, at a server, a file including data related to the virtual object for transfer to a user device communicatively coupled to the server. The method can include determining, by the server, a maximum file size that the user device can receive. The method can include dividing the file into n different transmission files if a size of the file is greater than the maximum file size. The method can include transmitting the n different transmission files to the user device in a priority order based on viewpoint of the user device related to the virtual object.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for adding annotations to a virtual object in a virtual environment are provided. The method can include determining, at a server, that a virtual tool within the virtual environment operated via a first user device intersects the virtual object at a first location. The method can include receiving, at the server, an indication of a selection of an annotation option at the first user device to generate the annotation on the virtual object. If the indication is associated with creating a drawing, the method can include saving the first location to the memory, detecting movement of the tool within the virtual environment, saving the drawing based on the movement of the tool to a memory, and displaying, via the first user device, the drawing at the first location.

Abstract: Providing expert assistance from a remote expert to a user operating an augmented reality device. Particular systems and methods receive, at a server, a remote assistance request from a first user device operated by a first user located at a first location, and establish a network connection between the first user device and a second user device operated by a second user located at a second location in response to the remote assistance request. Visual information captured by a camera of the first user device is provided to the second user device operated by the second user. Assistance content generated by the second user using the second user device is provided to the first user device for presentation of the assistance content to the first user.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying photographic images in real-time is disclosed. Traditionally, ray tracing algorithms produce photographic images, but not in real-time. In one embodiment of the present inventions, shadows and lighting can be altered in real-time, and photographic images appear as an interactive photographic image.

Abstract: A burner for a heat supplying device includes a substrate of thermally insulating material, the substrate defining a plurality of openings therethrough for flow of an air/gas mixture therethrough from a first side of the substrate to a second side of the substrate for combustion adjacent to the second side of the substrate. The burner further includes a high temperature metal wire disposed on the second side of the substrate and projecting outwardly therefrom, and a cover layer of heat transmissive material overlying the metal wire to provide a support surface on the heat-supplying device for supporting a heat-consuming item.