US 12,094,068 B2
Beacons for localization and content delivery to wearable devices
Ashwani Arya, Cypress, CA (US); and Alex Feinman, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/206,292.
Application 18/206,292 is a continuation of application No. 17/746,020, filed on May 17, 2022, granted, now 11,699,271.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/190,663, filed on May 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0316682 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 16/9537 (2019.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01)
CPC G06T 19/006 (2013.01) [G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06F 16/9537 (2019.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G10L 15/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of presenting a virtual experience using an eyewear device, the eyewear device comprising a camera, a memory storing a user profile, and a display, the method comprising:
detecting a plurality of beacons, wherein each beacon is associated with an object and a fixed beacon transmitter location in a physical environment, and wherein each beacon comprises a unique identifier, beacon data, and a device certificate;
determining a current eyewear location relative to at least one of the fixed beacon transmitter locations based on a first detected beacon;
retrieving content associated with the first detected beacon;
curating a virtual experience based on the retrieved content, the beacon data, and the user profile, wherein the curated virtual experience comprises the retrieved content and a list of one or more of the objects, wherein the list is ordered according to relative proximity between the determined current eyewear location and the plurality of beacons; and
presenting the curated virtual experience on the display in accordance with the determined current eyewear location and as an overlay relative to the physical environment.