Abstract: Systems, Methods and Apparatuses of Seamless Integration of Augmented, Alternate, Virtual, and/or Mixed Realities with Physical Realities for Enhancement of Web, Mobile and/or Other Digital Experiences are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to create an alternate reality environment of a physical location. The alternate reality environment can include: a representation of a real environment associated with the physical location and/or the virtual object. Moreover, in the alternate reality environment, one or more of, perceptibility of the virtual object and perceptibility of the representation of the real environment is configurable or adjustable by the human user.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses to perform self-authentication are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to perform authentication using a tag. The method can further include retrieving a unique identifier from the tag. A second unique identifier is used to determine lighting parameters to be used by the mobile device to illuminate the tag. The method can include, illuminating the tag using the lighting parameters determined and capturing an image generated from the tag in response to illumination of the tag using the lighting parameters. A mathematical representation derived from the image can then use used to generate a hashing function used in authentication.

Abstract: Edge-facing camera enabled systems, methods and apparatuses are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to increase adjust an orientation of an imaging unit of a mobile phone.

Abstract: Systems, methods to administer a chat session in an AR environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to causing to be perceptible, by a recipient user of the augmented reality environment, a virtual object in an augmented reality chat stream, such that the recipient user is able to engage in the chat session. The virtual object can be presented in a first rendering in the augmented reality chat stream of the augmented reality environment. The method can further include responsive to detecting that an action has been performed on the virtual object by the recipient user, generating a second rendering of the virtual object and/or depicting the second rendering of the virtual object in the chat stream.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses to generate a Fingerprint of a Physical Location for Placement of Virtual Objects are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to generate a fingerprint of the physical location using the location metadata including one or more of, the geometric features and the physical objects. The method can further include tracking device movement in the physical location to determine a position of the device relative to the fingerprint of the physical location and rendering or placing the virtual object in the physical location based on the position of the device and the fingerprint of the physical location.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses to Facilitate Gradual or Instantaneous Adjustment in Levels of Perceptibility of Virtual Objects or Reality Object in a Digital Scene are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to increase a first perceptibility level of a virtual object or decrease a second perceptibility level of a reality object to increase the virtualness level of the scene.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for deployment of virtual objects based on content segment consumed in a target environment. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to capturing contextual information for the target environment. The method can further include detecting an indication that a content segment being consumed in the target environment has virtual content associated with it and/or presenting the virtual object for consumption in target environment.

Abstract: Systems, Methods and Apparatuses to Facilitate Physical and Non-Physical Interaction/Action/Reaction are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to generate a mixed reality environment associated with a physical location. The mixed reality environment can include, a photorealistic representation of a physical environment associated with the physical location and/or a virtual world having a virtual object. The virtual object can, in one embodiment, be a portal virtual object is interacted with in the mixed reality environment to traverse into or out of another reality. A human user can be enabled to discover relevant objects in the other reality through physical exploration of the physical location and areas surrounding the physical location and/or digital exploration in the other reality environment through digital navigation via a user interface of the other reality.

Abstract: Systems, Methods and Apparatuses to facilitate trade or exchange of virtual real-estate associated with a physical space are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to administer a marketplace for a virtual world component of an augmented reality environment. The method can further include identifying a unit of virtual real-estate to be traded and/or identify a unit of physical space in the real world which corresponds to the unit of virtual real-estate. An exchange mechanism can be established for trading the unit of virtual real-estate.

Abstract: Systems and methods of Rewards Object Spawning And Augmented Reality Commerce Platform Supporting Multiple Seller Entities are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to associating a virtual object with a physical location in a real world environment. The method can further include one or more of, rendering a model of the product offering, in the virtual object, enabling user interaction with the model of the product offering via the virtual object and/or updating the rendering of the model of the product offering, in the augmented reality environment, in response to the user interaction. The model of the product offering depicted in the virtual object can be rendered in 3D or substantially in 360 degree.

Abstract: Systems, Methods and Apparatuses Of Multidimensional Mapping Of Universal Locations Or Location Ranges For Alternate Or Augmented Digital Experiences are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to generate an augmented reality environment relevant to a geographical place in the real world. The method can further include administering multiple digital namespaces for the augmented reality environment and/or assigning a virtual object of the augmented reality environment to a digital namespace of the multiple digital namespaces. The multiple digital namespaces are associated with the geographical place in the real world.

Abstract: Systems and methods of shareable virtual objects and virtual objects as message objects to facilitate communications sessions in an augmented reality environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to facilitate sharing of an object in an augmented reality environment of a real world environment. The method can further include world-locking the object or user-locking the object in accordance with a request of the object to be posted in the augmented reality environment for a given user. In world-locking the object, the object is enabled to be interacted with by the given user if and when the given user is at or in the vicinity of the given location. In user-locking the object, the object is enabled to be interacted with by the given user regardless of where the given user is physically located in the real world environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods of virtual billboarding and collaboration facilitation in an augmented reality environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to facilitate collaboration in an augmented reality environment through a virtual object that is shareable.

Abstract: Systems, Methods and Apparatuses To Create Real World Value And Demand For Virtual Spaces Via An Alternate Reality Environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to generate the virtual world over the physical place in the real world such that, as observed by a human user, the virtual world appears to be visually superimposed over the physical place in the real world. The method can further include determining a lateral position of placement for a virtual object in the virtual world. Multiple vertical positions for placement of the virtual object can be associated with the lateral position where an eye level or near eye level vertical position of the multiple vertical positions is associated with a higher cost than non eye level vertical positions of the multiple vertical positions.

Abstract: Systems, Methods and Apparatuses of Seamless Integration of Augmented, Alternate, Virtual, and/or Mixed Realities with Physical Realities for Enhancement of Web, Mobile and/or Other Digital Experiences are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to create an alternate reality environment of a physical location. The alternate reality environment can include: a representation of a real environment associated with the physical location and/or the virtual object. Moreover, in the alternate reality environment, one or more of, perceptibility of the virtual object and perceptibility of the representation of the real environment is configurable or adjustable by the human user.

Abstract: Systems, Methods and Apparatuses for Deployment and Targeting of Context-Aware Virtual Objects and Behavior Modeling of Virtual Objects Based on Physical Principles are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to detect an indication that a content segment being consumed in the target environment has virtual content associated with it. The method can further include presenting the virtual content that is contextually relevant for consumption in target environment. In addition, contextual information for the target environment can be captured.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for facilitating action by a user on a simulated object in an augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method includes, detecting a gesture of the user in a real environment via a sensor of the device; wherein, the gesture includes, movement of eye ball or eye focal point of one or more eyes of the user. The gesture can be detected by tracking: a movement of one or more eyes of the user, a non-movement of one or more eyes of the user, a location of a focal point of one or more eyes of the user, and/or a movement of an eye lid of one or more eyes of the user. The gesture can be captured to implement the action on the simulated object in the augmented reality environment.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for facilitating action by a user on a simulated object in an augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method includes, detecting a gesture of the user in a real environment via a sensor of the device; wherein, the gesture includes, movement of eye ball or eye focal point of one or more eyes of the user. The gesture can be detected by tracking: a movement of one or more eyes of the user, a non-movement of one or more eyes of the user, a location of a focal point of one or more eyes of the user, and/or a movement of an eye lid of one or more eyes of the user. The gesture can be captured to implement the action on the simulated object in the augmented reality environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting a graphical visualization of user related content in a network or across networks are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include analyzing the content from within the network or across the networks, identifying trending topics, and customizing the graphical visualization based on a given topic. The given topic can be user specified and/or can be based on implicit and/or explicit user interests or preferences. The given topic can also be administrator specified. The graphical visualization can present the topics as being connected to the given topic, where the given topic is presented as a center node and the topics relating to that given topic are arranged radially from the center node. The trending topics can change based on a configurable timeframe (e.g., minutes, days, weeks, etc.).

Abstract: Systems and methods for search and search optimization using a pattern in a location identifier is disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of search and search optimization. The method includes, detecting a set of location identifiers that have a pattern that matches a specified pattern and identifying a set of search results as having content related to the semantic type. The specified pattern can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium and corresponds to a semantic type. The set of search results can include objects associated with the set of location identifiers having the specified pattern.