US 12,134,036 B2
Accessing a virtual reality environment
Matthew Bramlet, Peoria, IL (US); Justin Douglas Drawz, Chicago, IL (US); Steven J. Garrou, Wilmette, IL (US); Joseph Thomas Tieu, Tulsa, OK (US); Joon Young Kim, Broomfield, CO (US); Christine Mancini Varani, Newtown, PA (US); and Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, IL (US)
Assigned to Enduvo, Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed by Enduvo, Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/078,941.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/290,198, filed on Dec. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0196668 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. A63F 13/525 (2014.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06V 10/778 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G09B 5/00 (2006.01); G09B 5/06 (2006.01); G09B 7/04 (2006.01); G09B 7/08 (2006.01); H04N 5/265 (2006.01); H04N 13/351 (2018.01); G09B 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 13/525 (2014.09) [G06T 17/00 (2013.01); G06T 19/00 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G06V 10/7788 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G09B 5/065 (2013.01); G09B 7/04 (2013.01); G09B 7/08 (2013.01); H04N 5/265 (2013.01); H04N 13/351 (2018.05); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2016 (2013.01); G09B 7/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method for updating a virtual reality environment regarding a topic, the method comprises:
generating, by a computing entity, the virtual reality environment utilizing a group of object representations in accordance with interaction information for at least some of the object representations of the group of object representations, wherein at least some of the object representations are associated with corresponding three dimensional (3-D) physical objects, wherein the interaction information includes 3-D models and position information for the at least some of the object representations of the group of object representations, wherein a first set of object representations of the group of object representations is associated with a first piece of information regarding the topic, wherein a second set of object representations of the group of object representations is associated with a second piece of information regarding the topic, wherein the generating the virtual reality environment includes:
rendering, by the computing entity, a representation of the first set of object representations and the second set of object representations to produce first portrayal 3-D video frames of the first piece of information for the virtual reality environment, wherein the first portrayal 3-D video frames include a second cue associated with the second set of object representations;
determining, by the computing entity, whether the second piece of information has been selected based on the second cue; and
when the second piece of information has been selected:
rendering, by the computing entity, another representation of the second set of object representations and the first set of object representations to produce second portrayal 3-D video frames of the second piece of information for the virtual reality environment, wherein the second portrayal 3-D video frames include a first cue associated with the first set of object representations.