Extraterrestrial Body Reference for AR Multiplayer Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing virtual and augmented reality systems face challenges in providing a shared interactive experience across multiple devices due to the randomness of camera movements, making large-scale and in-person multiplayer experiences unfeasible, as devices may not generate the same map of the physical environment.
Innovation Solution
The system utilizes extraterrestrial bodies as a common reference point to synchronize virtual environments across devices, detecting their location and using this information to place virtual objects consistently, allowing for a shared interactive experience even among users spread out over vast distances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If SLAM applications are used to construct environment maps in AR/VR systems, then devices can generate their own interpretation of the physical environment, but multiple devices cannot generate the exact same map due to randomness of camera movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an extraterrestrial body (such as the Moon or a satellite) as a common intermediary reference point that all devices can observe and use to establish their environment maps. This mediator provides a fixed, recognizable feature in the sky that serves as a anchor for spatial orientation, allowing multiple devices to generate consistent maps despite random camera movements. The extraterrestrial body acts as a universal landmark that all users can detect and use to synchronize their virtual environments.
2Ease of operation
If devices use random camera movement for exploration, then users can freely move and interact with the environment, but large-scale and in-person multiplayer interactive experiences become unfeasible
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the detected position and orientation of the extraterrestrial body as feedback to continuously correct and synchronize the virtual environment across multiple devices. Each device monitors the extraterrestrial body's position in its camera field of view and uses this information to adjust its virtual environment rendering, ensuring that all users see consistent virtual objects at the same locations regardless of their individual camera movements or device positions.
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This disclosure presents systems and methods to provide a shared augmented reality experience across multiple presentation devices based on detection of one or more extraterrestrial bodies. A presentation device may be configured to detect presence of an extraterrestrial body. The presentation device may obtain resource information corresponding to the extraterrestrial body. The resource information may specify information specific to the extraterrestrial body including a location of the extraterrestrial body. The presentation device may generate an image of a virtual object. The image may be presented so that the virtual object may be perceived as being present at the location of the extraterrestrial body. The virtual object may augment the appearance of the extraterrestrial body. Gameplay may be carried out utilizing the virtual object.