SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING AND INTERACTING BETWEEN AUGMENTED REALITY AND VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTS

Number: 20170301140
Published: 2017-10-19
Filed: 2016-11-17
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: SMITH; TONY R., ARANA; MARK, DRAKE; EDWARD, CHEN; ALEXANDER C.
CPC: G06T1/20; G06T19/006
Verdict: Medium Notable software
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Links an AR users real-world view with a VR users virtual environment so the two can interact across the AR/VR boundary.

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for linking and interacting between augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) environments. An AR host system may capture or retrieve data associated with an AR view of a first user's real-world environment. The data may include an audio-visual stream of the real-world view, digital object data associated with digital objects overlaid on the real-world view, and otherdata. The AR host system transmits the data to a VR system. The VR system may place a second user into a VR environment that is a representation of the AR view. The VR system may also generate additional digital object data associated with the AR view and transmit the generated digital object data to the AR host system. The AR host system receives the digital object data and modifies the AR view presented to the first user.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present disclosure, in accordance with one or more various embodiments, is described in detail with reference to the following figures. The figures are provided for purposes of illustration only and merely depict typical or example embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 1A illustrates a system for linking and interacting between AR and VR environments in accordance with the disclosure.

FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating an example architecture for components of an augmented reality or virtual reality device in accordance with the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an operational flow diagramillustrating an example method that may be implemented using the augmented reality host system of FIG. 1A.

FIG. 3 is an operational flow diagram illustrating an example method that may be implemented using the virtual reality receiver system of FIG. 1A.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example computing module that may be used to implement various featuresof the methods disclosed herein.

The figures are not exhaustive and do not limit the disclosure to the precise form disclosed.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In accordance with embodiments of the technology disclosed herein, systems and methods are described for linking and interacting between augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) environments. In various embodiments, this may be implemented by an AR host system associated with a first user experiencing an environment, and a

Claims

1. A method, comprising: capturing data of an augmented reality view of a real-world environment using an augmented reality system associated with a first user; transmitting, from the augmented reality system to a device associated with a second user, the captured data of the augmented reality view; receiving, from the device associated with the second user, digital object data of a digital object associated with the augmented reality view; and in responseto receiving the digital object data, the augmented reality system modifying the augmented reality view. 10. An augmented reality system, comprising: a processor; a non-transitorycomputer-readable medium operatively coupled to the processor and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor cause the system to: render an augmented reality view of a real-world environment, the augmented reality view comprising one or more digital objects registered with the real-world environment; capture data of the renderedaugmented reality view; transmit, to a device associated with a second user, the captureddata of the rendered augmented reality view; receive, from the device associated with thesecond user, digital object data of a digital object associated with the augmented reality view; and in response to receiving the digital object data, modify the rendered augmented reality view. 17. A method, comprising: receiving, at a first device associated with a first user, video data and digital object data from a second device associated with a second user, wherein the video data and digital object data are associated with a display of anaugmented reality view of a real-world environment; based on the received video data and digital object data, rendering a virtual reality view using the first device; receiving digital object data generated by the first user by physical manipulation of a user input device, the data comprising digital object data associated with the augmented reality view; and transmitting the digital object data to the second device, wherein the digital object data modifies the display of the augmented reality view.