Preserving the state of an avatar associated with a physical location in an augmented reality environment
US10846902B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/33
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating an avatar in an augmented reality environment on a computing device, associating that avatar with a particular physical location, configuring the avatar to perform certain actions, configuring access rights for the avatar, and then storing the state of the avatar. At a later time, the user of another computing device visits the same physical location, views the physical location through the computing device, and the avatar is inserted into the image on the display of computing device and then performs the actions previously specified.
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