US 12,216,812 B2 · Systems and methods for switching participation between concurrent extended reality applications

Abstract

Systems and methods for simultaneously being present in multiple extended reality (XR) apps running on the same XR device are disclosed. The methods concurrently run multiple XR apps on the user's XR device and use an avatar to represent the user's presence in each app. The methods determine whether the user is actively present in a first app or a second app. When the user is not actively present in a first app, activity in the first app is monitored, the avatar is configured to provide auto-responses based on artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), or preprogrammed responses for relevant queries to simulate the user's presence. Notifications and summary of the activities in the first app are provided to the user while they are actively present in the second app. Instead of rendering the first app, back-end simulations of the activities in the first app are processed and made available when rendering is resumed.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

detecting first and second extended reality (XR) applications running concurrently in an extended reality environment;
associating, with the first XR application, a first set of coordinates based on a first position of a user;
associating, with the second XR application, a second set of coordinates that are at a predetermined offset from the first set of coordinates;
receiving an indication that the user has moved from the first position to a second position;
determining whether the second position is within a threshold distance of the second set of coordinates;
and
in response to determining that the second position is within the threshold distance of the second set of coordinates, switching active participation from the first XR application to the second XR application.

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A system comprising:

communications circuitry configured to access first and second extended reality (XR) applications;
and
control circuitry configured to:
detect the first and the second extended reality (XR) applications running concurrently in an extended reality environment;
associate, with the first XR application, a first set of coordinates based on a first position of a user;
associate, with the second XR application, a second set of coordinates that are at a predetermined offset from the first set of coordinates;
receive an indication that the user has moved from the first position to a second position;
determine whether the second position is within a threshold distance of the second set of coordinates;
and
in response to determining that the second position is within the threshold distance of the second set of coordinates, switch active participation from the first XR application to the second XR application.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for switching participation between concurrent extended reality applications

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