Apparatus and associated methods for communication between users experiencing virtual reality
US11416201B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/102
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus configured, based on a first virtual space in which visual imagery is presented to a first user and a second, different, virtual space in which visual imagery is presented to a second user, the first and second virtual spaces based on respective virtual reality content that comprises visual imagery and wherein a representation of the first user, viewable by the second user, is provided in the second virtual space and based on a communication initiation input from the second user; to provide for communication and presentation in the second virtual space, at a virtual location based on a location of the second representation of the first user, of a context-volume comprising a sub-volume of the first virtual space at least partly surrounding the first user to enable the second user to seethe first virtual space currently experienced by the first user.
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