System And Method For Creating And Sharing A 3D Virtual Model Of An Event
OwnerCharles D. Huston, Chris Colemaninventors
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Abstract
A system and method for creating a 3D virtual model of an event, such as a wedding or sporting event, and for sharing the event with one or more virtual attendees. Virtual attendees connect to the experience platform to view the 3d virtual model of the event on virtual reality glasses, i.e. a head mounted display, from a virtual gallery, preferably from a user selected location and orientation or a common location and orientation for all virtual attendees. In one form the virtual attendees can see and interact with other virtual attendees in the virtual gallery.
Claims20
A method of using virtual reality to observe an event having a physical venue, comprising:
- a first group of one or more virtual attendees gathered in a physical room remote from the event venue;
- wearing a head mounted device (“HMD”) by said virtual attendees where the HMD displays a virtual gallery to the virtual attendee,
- the virtual gallery including a designated area for the event and a display of other virtual attendees;
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- observing the event by each virtual attendee on a respective HMD, with at least some of the event displayed in the designated area.
A system for using virtual reality to observe an event having a physical venue, comprising:
- a network for communicating with one or more head mounted displays (HMD's) worn by one or more virtual attendees present in a physical room remote from the event venue;
- one or more event camera systems located at said event venue for capturing a 3D virtual model of the event;
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- an experience platform connected to the HMD's and the event camera systems using the communications network,
- the experience platform being operable to display a virtual gallery on an HMD and to display a view on said HMD of the 3D virtual model in the virtual gallery.
A method of using virtual reality to observe an event having a physical venue, comprising:
- building a 3D virtual model of the event at the venue during the time of the event;
- communicating the 3D virtual model of the event by a communications network to an experience platform;
- distributing the 3D virtual model of the event to one or more virtual attendees at a physical location remote from the venue location, where each virtual attendee wears a head mounted device (“HMD”);
- providing program instructions to the HMD executable to present to the virtual attendee wearing the HMD a view of a virtual gallery of the event—the view of the virtual gallery includes a view of other virtual attendees and a view of the 3D virtual model of the event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.