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 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 render a virtual object in a user interface as having a first perceptibility level and/or to render a reality object in the user interface as having a second perceptibility level. the reality object can include a photorealistic depiction of a physical object in a real environment associated with the scene.
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 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.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 29, 2019
Publication date:
August 29, 2019
Inventors:
Nova Spivack, Matthew Hoerl, Jake Hamby, Armando Pena
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.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 2, 2018
Publication date:
April 11, 2019
Inventors:
Nova Spivack, Matthew Hoerl, Armando Pena
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.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 6, 2018
Publication date:
April 4, 2019
Inventors:
Nova Spivack, Yenyun Fu, Matthew Hoerl, Armando Pena
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.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 27, 2018
Publication date:
April 11, 2019
Inventors:
Nova Spivack, Yenyun Fu, Matthew Hoerl, Armando Pena
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.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 15, 2021
Publication date:
February 3, 2022
Inventors:
Nova Spivack, Matthew Hoerl, Armando Pena
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 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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 29, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 26, 2022
Assignee:
Magical Technologies, LLC
Inventors:
Nova Spivack, Matthew Hoerl, Jake Hamby, Armando Pena
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 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.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 27, 2018
Publication date:
April 11, 2019
Inventors:
Nova Spivack, Yenyun Fu, Matthew Hoerl, Armando Pena
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 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 a mixed reality environment associated with a geographical location. The mixed reality environment can include: a representation of a physical environment associated with the geographical location and/or a virtual object. Moreover, in the mixed reality environment, the virtual object includes metadata regarding a physical place in the geographical location depicted in the representation of the physical environment.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 16, 2020
Publication date:
September 17, 2020
Inventors:
Nova Spivack, Yenyun Fu, Matthew Hoerl, Armando Pena
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 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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 27, 2018
Date of Patent:
August 11, 2020
Assignee:
Magical Technologies, LLC
Inventors:
Nova Spivack, Yenyun Fu, Matthew Hoerl, Armando Pena
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, 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.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 27, 2018
Publication date:
April 11, 2019
Inventors:
Nova Spivack, Yenyun Fu, Matthew Hoerl, Armando Pena
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.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 27, 2018
Publication date:
April 11, 2019
Inventors:
Nova Spivack, Yenyun Fu, Matthew Hoerl, Armando Pena
Abstract: Systems and methods of digital assistants in an augmented reality environment and local determination of virtual object placement are disclosed. Apparatuses of single or multi-directional lens as portals between a physical world and a digital world component of the augmented reality environment are also disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to present, a digital assistant to the user. Responsive to receiving a command, the digital assistant can trigger an operation on the augmented reality environment such that the user is able to engage with the augmented reality environment via the user interface. The method can further include training the digital assistant to learn from the activities occurring in the augmented reality environment and/or behaviors of the user from the action or the interaction with the real world environment.