Method and system for synchronizing a plurality of augmented reality devices to a virtual reality device

A method comprising:

• performing operations for synchronizing digital content between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, the first mobile device having one or more hardware processors, a first mobile-device memory, and a first set of sensors, the first set of sensors including a digital camera device configured to capture digital video and including sensors to track 6 degree of freedom position and orientation of the first device, the second mobile device having one or more additional hardware processors, a second mobile-device memory, and a second set of sensors, the second set of sensors including sensors to track 6 degree of freedom position and orientation of the second device the operations comprising:
• receiving via an application executing within an operating system of a first mobile device, 6 degree of freedom device position and orientation data from the operating system of the first mobile device and the first set of sensors;
• using sensor data from the operating system of the first mobile device to determine at least two 3D points associated with a physical location of the second mobile device;
• using the at least two 3D points to determine an offset for the position, orientation and scale of the first mobile device relative to the second mobile device;
• sharing the offset and digital content data captured by the first mobile device over a network with a second application executing in an operating system of the second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device is configured to use the offset to display the digital content captured by the first mobile device together with digital content data captured by the second mobile device on a device display of the second mobile device.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having a set of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by one or more computer processors, causes the one or more computer processors to perform operations for synchronizing digital content between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, the operations comprising:

• receiving via an application executing within an operating system of the first mobile device, device position and orientation data from the operating system of the first mobile device and a first set of sensors of the first mobile device, the first set of sensors including sensors to track 6 degree of freedom position and orientation of the first device;
• using sensor data from the operating system of the first mobile device to determine at least two 3D points associated with a physical location of the second mobile device;
• using the at least two 3D points to determine an offset for the position, orientation and scale of the first mobile device relative to the second mobile device;
• sharing the offset and digital content data captured by the first mobile device over a network with a second application executing in an operating system of the second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device is configured to use the offset to display the digital content captured by the first mobile device together with digital content data captured by the second mobile device on a device display of the second mobile device.