US 12,438,934 B2
Location-based content sharing via tethering
Michael E. Madden, III, San Diego, CA (US); Jesse William Snyder, San Diego, CA (US); Jake Tyler Fyfe, Los Angeles, CA (US); John Wiacek, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Matthew W. Geer, Escondido, CA (US)
Assigned to NantG Mobile, LLC, Culver City, CA (US)
Filed by NantG Mobile, LLC, Culver City, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/524,361.
Application 18/524,361 is a continuation of application No. 17/313,851, filed on May 6, 2021, granted, now 11,876,615.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/021,282, filed on May 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0106883 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/04 (2022.01); H04L 67/104 (2022.01); H04W 12/64 (2021.01)
CPC H04L 67/04 (2013.01) [H04L 67/104 (2013.01); H04W 12/64 (2021.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for sharing digital content, the system comprising:
a first computing device configured to display a map including a first halo centered on a location of the first computing device as the first computing device moves in a real-world environment, and receive augmented reality content bound to the first halo; and
a second computing device in communication with the first computing device via a communication network, the second computing device configured to display a map including the first halo centered on the location of the first computing device as the first computing device moves, the second computing device associated with a user having a virtual presence movable into and out of the first halo,
wherein the first halo dynamically changes shape and/or size in real time based on at least one feature in the real-world environment and a second halo associated with a third computing device to prevent overlapping with the second halo,
wherein the at least one feature in the real-world environment comprises a body of water, an elevation, a terrain gradient, an artificial feature, or a political feature; and
wherein the second computing device is configured to receive the augmented reality content only if the movable virtual presence of the user of the second computing device enters and remains within the first halo.