Extended on-screen gameplay via augmented reality

Number: 11209966
Published: 2021-12-28
Filed: 2019-01-24
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Drake; Corey, Baumbach; Elliot, Hsu; Jonathan R., Medrano; Tritia V., Nocon; Nathan, Panec; Timothy M., Wong; Clifford W., Yeung; Jason
CPC: G06F3/04842; G06F3/1446; A63F13/65; G06F3/1454; G06F1/163; G06F3/1431; A63F13/52; A63F13/25; G06F3/011; G06T19/006; G02B27/017
Verdict: Low Notable software
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

AR gameplay extending on-screen content (granted).

Abstract

Various embodiments of the invention disclosed herein provide techniques for extending on-screen gameplay via an augmented reality (AR) system. An extended AR application executing on an AR headset system receives, via a game controller, first data associated with a first object associated with a computer-generated game. The extended AR application renders an augmented reality object based on the first data associated with the first object. The extended AR application displays at least a first portion of the augmented reality object via an augmented reality headset system. Further, an image associated with the computer-generated game is simultaneously rendered on a display monitor.

Background

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention (1) The present invention relates generally to augmented reality technology and, more specifically, to extended on-screen gameplay via augmented reality. Description of the Related Art (2) Computer-based gameplay has become a widely popular form of personal entertainment. During a typical computer-based game, a user views computer-generated images on a display monitor and manipulates controls on a game controller to achieve certain game-related results. For example, the user could manipulate the controls on a game controller to move a character through various challenges and solve puzzles, to fire weapons on a virtual intruder, or to retrieve certain objects for later use during the game. As a general matter, gameplay usually is confined to the bounds of the display monitor, meaning that the images rendered by the game are restricted in size so that those images can be displayed within the horizontal and vertical boundaries of the display monitor. Consequently, an immersive user experience is oftentimes not achievable because gameplay is only in the context of the bounded two-dimensional region defined by the display monitor. (3) Some gaming systems are virtual reality (VR)-based and, accordingly, are not necessarily restricted to the boundaries of a display monitor. In a VR system, a user experiences an artificial three-dimensional (3D) environment generated by a game, where the user views the VR environment via a VR display

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for extending on-screen gameplay via an augmented reality system, the method comprising: receiving, via a game controller, first data associated with a first object associated with a computer-generated game; rendering an augmented reality object based on the first data associated with the first object; and displaying at least a first portion of the augmented reality object via an augmented reality headset system, wherein an image associated with the computer-generated game is simultaneously rendered on a display monitor in response to the first object transitioning from being located at a first location within the display of the augmented reality headset system to being located at a second location within the display of the augmented reality headset system, wherein the first location is outside a visible area of the display monitor, and the second location is inside the visible area of the display monitor, and wherein the image depicts at least a portion of the first object. || 10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of: receiving first data associated with a first object associated with a computer-generated game; rendering an augmented reality object based on the first data associated with the first object; and displaying at least a first portion of the augmented reality object via an augmented reality headset system, wherein a first image associated with the computer-generated game is simultaneously rendered on a display monitor in response to the first object transitioning from being located at a first location within the display of the augmented reality headset system to being located at a second location within the display of the augmented reality headset system, wherein the first location is outside a visible area of the display monitor, and the second location is inside the visible area of the display monitor, and wherein the image depicts at least a portion of the first object. || 18. A system, comprising: an augmented reality headset system, comprising: a memory that includes instructions, and a processor that is coupled to the memory and, when executing the instructions, is configured to: receive first data associated with a first object associated with a computer-generated game, render an augmented reality object based on the first data associated with the first object, and display at least a first portion of the augmented reality object via the augmented reality headset system; and a display monitor configured to simultaneously render an image associated with the computer-generated game in response to the first object transitioning from being located at a first location within the display of the augmented reality headset system to being located at a second location within the display of the augmented reality headset system, wherein the first location is outside a visible area of the display monitor, and the second location is inside the visible area of the display monitor, and wherein the image depicts at least a portion of the first object.