US 12,094,074 B2
Volumetric heat maps for intelligently distributing virtual objects of interest
Stephen Hitchcock, New York, NY (US); and Emily Saunders, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/856,561.
Prior Publication US 2024/0005618 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 19/20 (2011.01)
CPC G06T 19/20 (2013.01) [G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for placing a virtual object in a 3D virtual space, comprising:
partitioning the 3D virtual space into a plurality of voxels;
determining at least one field of view for at least one virtual camera viewing the 3D virtual space;
assigning a plurality of weights to the plurality of voxels based on the at least one field of view;
creating a heat map of the 3D virtual space based on the plurality of weights; and
placing the virtual object into the 3D virtual space using the heat map and a user-configured parameter.