US 12,141,907 B2
Virtual separate spaces for virtual reality experiences
Rachel Cross, Foster City, CA (US); Harini Chandrasekar, Seattle, WA (US); Patricia Dooley, Bothell, WA (US); and Sharon Kojima, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/822,985.
Prior Publication US 2024/0070957 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 15/00 (2011.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 15/00 (2013.01) [H04L 63/102 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for providing a virtual separate space with respect to a virtual venue in virtual reality, the method comprising:
facilitating display of the virtual venue to a user on an artificial reality device, the virtual venue hosting a first virtual reality experience and including an avatar of the user of the artificial reality device;
generating an option to create the virtual separate space, the virtual separate space having access rights separate from the virtual venue;
receiving a selection of the option to create the virtual separate space;
generating a modified version of the virtual venue and an altered representation of the avatar of the user of the artificial reality device; and
facilitating display the virtual separate space with the modified version of the virtual venue displayed in a background of the virtual separate space, the virtual separate space hosting a second virtual reality experience and including the avatar of the user of the artificial reality device,
wherein, in response to the selection of the option to create the virtual separate space, the virtual venue replaces the avatar of the user of the artificial reality device with the altered representation of the avatar of the user of the artificial reality device.