US 12,069,061 B2
Creating shared virtual spaces
Ilana Orly Shalowitz, Oakland, CA (US); Ashley Gustafson, Surprise, AZ (US); Laura Mary Phelps Blum, Fort Collins, CO (US); Jessica Kitchens, Sacramento, CA (US); and Hilary Hayes, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/475,163.
Prior Publication US 2023/0078578 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/131 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/102 (2013.01) [G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); H04L 67/131 (2022.05); G06T 2219/2021 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for creating shared virtual spaces, the method comprising:
providing a virtual space capable of being modified by multiple authorized users, the virtual space having an exterior perimeter defining an interior area, and the interior area having at least one volumetrically-mapped virtual item therein;
receiving a modification to the at least one volumetrically-mapped virtual item from a first authorized user of the multiple authorized users, wherein the at least one volumetrically-mapped virtual item is configured to be used as an anchor point, such that a location change of the at least one volumetrically-mapped virtual item re-orients the virtual space consistent with the location change; and
storing the modification of the at least one volumetrically-mapped virtual item in association with the virtual space.