US 12,493,342 B2
Multi-party location-based VR shared space usage optimization
Michael Chen, Wallingford, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on May 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/676,096.
Application 18/676,096 is a continuation of application No. 18/210,466, filed on Jun. 15, 2023, granted, now 12,032,734.
Application 18/210,466 is a continuation of application No. 17/212,017, filed on Mar. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,720,165, issued on Aug. 8, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0310901 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A63F 13/21 (2014.01); A63F 13/40 (2014.01); A63F 13/847 (2014.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01)
CPC G06F 3/011 (2013.01) [A63F 13/21 (2014.09); A63F 13/40 (2014.09); A63F 13/847 (2014.09); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); A63F 2300/8082 (2013.01)] 37 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:
receive information indicating a plurality of extended reality (XR) devices associated with a group XR experience;
determine, based on a physical layout of an environment associated with each of the plurality of XR devices, an available virtual play area associated with each of the plurality of XR devices;
determine, based on the available virtual play area associated with each of the plurality of XR devices, a combined virtual play area for the group XR experience, wherein at least a portion of the combined virtual play area is accessible via a subset of the plurality of XR devices; and
cause, based on the combined virtual play area, the XR devices to provide the group XR experience.