公开(公告)号：US20180364803A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US16113201

申请日：2018-08-27

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Mohammad Raheel Khalid ,  Ali Jaafar

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06T15/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06F3/0481

Abstract: An exemplary virtual reality media system assigns a plurality of display parameters to a three-dimensional (“3D”) virtual object that is to be integrated into an immersive virtual reality world. The plurality of display parameters define a time period during which the 3D virtual object is viewable within the world to a user experiencing the world, as well as a location, an orientation, and a size of the 3D virtual object as these appear to the user during the time period. The system integrates the 3D virtual object into the world in accordance with the display parameters and dynamically changes a display parameter during the time period to change the location, orientation, and/or size of the 3D virtual object. The system further integrates content into the world by presenting the content on the 3D virtual object while the display parameter is dynamically changing. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20180247460A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15967469

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Mohammad Raheel Khalid ,  Ali Jaafar ,  Dan Sun ,  Christian Egeler ,  John Gu ,  Jyotsna Kachroo ,  Danny C. Lui

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  G06F3/048 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04N21/8545

CPC classification number: G06T19/006 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06T15/20 ,  H04N5/23206 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N21/234363 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/6131 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/8146 ,  H04N21/8545 ,  H04W4/06

Abstract: An exemplary system generates a plurality of different content files each including data representative of content of a virtual reality world, and provides the plurality of different content files to a media player device via a network. In particular, the generated and provided plurality of different content files comprises at least one of a plurality of uniform-resolution content files and a plurality of mixed-resolution content files. The plurality of uniform-resolution content files are each associated with a different respective center point within the virtual reality world. The plurality of mixed-resolution content files each correspond to one respective content sector of a plurality of partially overlapping content sectors that together form a view of the virtual reality world associated with a single center point, the one respective content sector being encoded in a high resolution while a remainder of the content sectors are encoded in a low resolution.

公开(公告)号：US09990775B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US15087891

申请日：2016-03-31

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Mohammad Raheel Khalid ,  Ali Jaafar ,  Dan Sun ,  Christian Egeler ,  John Gu ,  Jyotsna Kachroo ,  Danny C. Lui

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/8545 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04W4/06 ,  G06F3/048

CPC classification number: G06T19/006 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06T15/20 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N21/234363 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/6131 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/8146 ,  H04N21/8545 ,  H04W4/06

Abstract: An exemplary interactive media content provider system generates overall data representative of interactive media content. The exemplary interactive media content provider system concurrently provides the overall data to both a first media player device associated with a first user and a second media player device associated with a second user by way of a point-to-multipoint media delivery protocol. The first media player device and the second media player device may each be configured to render different portions of the overall data to respective display screens of the media player devices at a particular point in time based on different user input from the first user and the second user, respectively, as the first user and the second user independently interact with the interactive media content. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.

公开(公告)号：US20170316608A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15141760

申请日：2016-04-28

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Mohammad Raheel Khalid ,  Ali Jaafar ,  Denny Breitenfeld ,  Xavier Hansen ,  Christian Egeler ,  Syed Kamal ,  Lama Hewage Ravi Prathapa Chandrasiri ,  Steven L. Smith

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: H04L67/38 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/013

Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media player device (“device”) providing a user with an immersive virtual reality experience in accordance with a specification file corresponding to the immersive virtual reality experience. The specification file includes data that defines a plurality of elements included in the immersive virtual reality experience by providing a plurality of links for use by the device in acquiring the plurality of elements while providing the user with the immersive virtual reality experience. The method further includes the device detecting, while the immersive virtual reality experience is being provided to the user, real-world input associated with the user, and integrating the real-world input into the immersive virtual reality experience by updating the specification file to further include data that defines the real-world input as a user-specific element that is specific to the user and that is included in the immersive virtual reality experience.

公开(公告)号：US10948982B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US16113201

申请日：2018-08-27

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Mohammad Raheel Khalid ,  Ali Jaafar

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06T15/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T15/20

Abstract: An exemplary virtual reality media system assigns a plurality of display parameters to a three-dimensional (“3D”) virtual object that is to be integrated into an immersive virtual reality world. The plurality of display parameters define a time period during which the 3D virtual object is viewable within the world to a user experiencing the world, as well as a location, an orientation, and a size of the 3D virtual object as these appear to the user during the time period. The system integrates the 3D virtual object into the world in accordance with the display parameters and dynamically changes a display parameter during the time period to change the location, orientation, and/or size of the 3D virtual object. The system further integrates content into the world by presenting the content on the 3D virtual object while the display parameter is dynamically changing. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10819967B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US16280915

申请日：2019-02-20

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Mohammad Raheel Khalid ,  Ali Jaafar ,  Denny Breitenfeld ,  Xavier Hansen ,  Christian Egeler ,  Syed Kamal ,  Lama Hewage Ravi Prathapa Chandrasiri ,  Steven L. Smith

IPC: H04N13/122 ,  H04N13/243 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/247

Abstract: An exemplary virtual reality media provider system differentiates static objects depicted in two-dimensional video data from dynamic objects depicted in the two-dimensional video data. Based on the differentiating of the static objects from the dynamic objects, the virtual reality media provider system generates dynamic volumetric models of the surfaces of the static objects and the dynamic objects. The virtual reality media provider system updates the dynamic volumetric models of the surfaces of the static objects with a lower regularity or on an as-needed basis, and the virtual reality media provider system separately updates the dynamic volumetric models of the surfaces of the dynamic objects with a higher regularity. The higher regularity is higher than the lower regularity and keeps the dynamic volumetric models of the surfaces of the dynamic objects up-to-date with what is occurring in the two-dimensional video data. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10417830B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US15967469

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Mohammad Raheel Khalid ,  Ali Jaafar ,  Dan Sun ,  Christian Egeler ,  John Gu ,  Jyotsna Kachroo ,  Danny C. Lui

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06F3/048 ,  H04N21/8545 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G06T15/20 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/4223

Abstract: An exemplary system generates a plurality of different content files each including data representative of content of a virtual reality world, and provides the plurality of different content files to a media player device via a network. In particular, the generated and provided plurality of different content files comprises at least one of a plurality of uniform-resolution content files and a plurality of mixed-resolution content files. The plurality of uniform-resolution content files are each associated with a different respective center point within the virtual reality world. The plurality of mixed-resolution content files each correspond to one respective content sector of a plurality of partially overlapping content sectors that together form a view of the virtual reality world associated with a single center point, the one respective content sector being encoded in a high resolution while a remainder of the content sectors are encoded in a low resolution.

公开(公告)号：US20190258787A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US15901879

申请日：2018-02-21

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ali Jaafar ,  Jaskirat Singh Randhawa ,  Abdul Mahmood

IPC: G06F21/32 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/30 ,  G10L17/22

Abstract: A method and system of providing private data privately when such data is requested from a VCD utilizes a communications network to communicate with a service containing the private data to determine if the data is private. Once the data is determined as being private, instead of being sent to the VCD to be broadcasted audibly, the data may be transmitted to a user's preferred device to be presented privately to the user.

公开(公告)号：US10204444B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US15141717

申请日：2016-04-28

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Mohammad Raheel Khalid ,  Ali Jaafar ,  Denny Breitenfeld ,  Xavier Hansen ,  Christian Egeler ,  Syed Kamal ,  Lama Hewage Ravi Prathapa Chandrasiri ,  Steven L. Smith

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: An exemplary virtual reality media provider system (“system”) includes a configuration of synchronous video and depth capture devices disposed at fixed positions in a vicinity of a first object located in a natural setting along with one or more additional objects. The video and depth capture devices capture two-dimensional video data and depth data for a surface the first object. The system distinguishes the first object from a second object included in the one or more additional objects located in the natural setting and generates an individually-manipulable volumetric model of the first object. The individually-manipulable volumetric model of the first object is configured to be individually manipulated with respect to an immersive virtual reality world while a user of a media player device is experiencing the immersive virtual reality world using the media player device.

公开(公告)号：US20180321742A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US16036793

申请日：2018-07-16

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Mohammad Raheel Khalid ,  Ali Jaafar

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06T15/20

CPC classification number: G06F3/013 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F16/58 ,  G06F16/70 ,  G06F16/78 ,  G06T15/20 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T2219/2024

Abstract: An exemplary virtual reality media system presents a field of view of an immersive virtual reality world on a display screen of a media player device associated with a user. The field of view includes content of the immersive virtual reality world and dynamically changes in response to user input provided by the user as the user experiences the immersive virtual reality world. Additionally, the virtual reality media system detects that a gaze of the user is directed for a predetermined amount of time at a gaze target included within the field of view. In response to the detection, the virtual reality media system presents an interactive user interface associated with the gaze target. The interactive user interface is presented within the field of view together with the content of the immersive virtual reality world. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.