US 12,254,571 B2
Personal space bubble in VR environments
Kristine Young, San Mateo, CA (US); Rui Yang, San Mateo, CA (US); Courtney Yingling, San Mateo, CA (US); Victoria Dorn, San Mateo, CA (US); Tatianna Forget, San Mateo, CA (US); and Olga Rudi, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/534,205.
Prior Publication US 2023/0163987 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); A63F 13/63 (2014.01); A63F 13/79 (2014.01)
CPC G06T 19/00 (2013.01) [G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G10L 15/08 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04L 12/1822 (2013.01); A63F 13/63 (2014.09); A63F 13/79 (2014.09); G06T 2219/024 (2013.01); G10L 2015/088 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for automated intervention in virtual environments, the method comprising:
storing intervention settings for a user, wherein the intervention settings for the user includes one or more intervention triggers each corresponding to one or more trigger conditions and an intervention response;
customizing one or more of the intervention settings based on a pattern determined based on detected responses by other users;
monitoring interactions in a virtual environment of a current session associated with a user device of the user based on the customized one or more of the intervention settings;
identifying the one or more intervention triggers of the customized one or more of the intervention settings have been met by one of the monitored interactions with an offending user outside of a predetermined range from an avatar of the user within the virtual environment;
modulating a workflow by customizing the intervention response that corresponds to the identified one or more intervention triggers based on a severity level of infraction; and
executing the customized intervention response in the virtual environment of the current session based on the modulated workflow when the offending user comes within the predetermined range.