Systems and methods for interactions with remote entities

US11544915B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Electronic Arts Inc. · US

Inventors

• Scott Cuthbertson · San Francisco, US
• Barlow Gilmore · San Francisco, US
• Martin Robaszewski · San Francisco, US
• Brandon Jones · San Francisco, US
• Jakub Fiedorowicz · San Francisco, US
• Christianne Amodio · San Francisco, US
• Ngan Vu · San Francisco, US
• Chris McGill · San Francisco, US
• Chris Hosking · San Francisco, US
• Jeff Tseng · San Francisco, US
• Jose Estuardo Avila · San Mateo, US
• Kristin Darrow · San Francisco, US
• Clara Soroeta · San Francisco, US
• Judy Chen · Dallas, US
• Naveed Khan · Folsom, US
• Ramin Shahab · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 17, 2021
• Grant date: Jan 3, 2023
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2219/2024
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

In the disclosed systems and methods for competitive scene completion, in conjunction with a scene completion challenge, an image of an initial scene and a plurality of markers are displayed. For each user marker selection, virtual furnishing units corresponding to the unit type are displayed. User unit selection results in display of a three-dimensional graphic of the selected virtual furnishing unit at the corresponding coordinates within the scene, thereby creating an augmented scene that comprises the initial scene with three-dimensional graphics of selected virtual furnishing units. The augmented scene is submitted to a remote server. The user is provided with a reward that consists of credits. Responsive to user selection to access the store, a user interface for the store is displayed within the application. Visual representations of tangible products are displayed. The credits are configured for use towards purchase of the tangible products.