US 2025/0165082 A1 · COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR POSITIONING AND ORIENTING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN A SHARED VIRTUAL SPACE

Abstract

A method for positioning electronic devices in a virtual space comprising: imaging, by a camera of a second electronic device, a reference object displayed at a first electronic device; obtaining, from the first electronic device, a pointer to information pertaining to position of the first electronic device in a virtual space; obtaining physical dimensions of the reference object; obtaining current position of the first electronic device in the virtual space; determining a relative distance of the second electronic device to the first electronic device based on the physical dimensions of the reference object and dimensions of the reference object as imaged by the camera of the second electronic device; determining position of the second electronic device in the virtual space based on the current position of the first electronic device in the virtual space and the determined relative distance of the second electronic device to the first electronic device.

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Dependent claims

A computer implemented method for positioning and orienting a second electronic device in a virtual space to be shared with a first electronic device already positioned and oriented in the virtual space, the method comprising:

imaging, by a camera of the second electronic device, a reference object displayed on a display of the first electronic device;
obtaining known physical dimensions and appearance of the reference object as displayed on the display of the first electronic device;
obtaining current position and orientation of the first electronic device in the virtual space by displaying, on the display of the first electronic device, information pertaining to position and orientation of the first electronic device in the virtual space, and acquiring at the second electronic device, the information pertaining to position and orientation of the first electronic device in the virtual space, using the camera of the second electronic device;
determining a relative distance and orientation of the second electronic device to the first electronic device based on the known physical dimensions and appearance of the reference object as displayed on the display of the first electronic device and apparent dimensions and appearance of the reference object as imaged by the camera of the second electronic device;
and
determining position and orientation of the second electronic device in the virtual space based on the current position and orientation of the first electronic device in the virtual space and the determined relative distance and orientation of the second electronic device to the first electronic device.

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A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program executable on an electronic device having processing capabilities, wherein the program comprises instructions that, when executed on the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

image, by a camera of the electronic device, a reference object displayed on a display of a portable electronic device,
obtain current position and orientation of a portable electronic device as positioned and oriented in a virtual space by acquiring information pertaining to position and orientation of the portable electronic device in the virtual space from an image comprising the reference object
determine a relative distance and orientation of the electronic device to the portable electronic device based on known physical dimensions and appearance of the reference object as displayed on the display of the portable electronic device and apparent dimensions and appearance of the reference object as imaged by the camera of the electronic device, and
determine position and orientation of the electronic device in the virtual space based on the current position and orientation of the portable electronic device in the virtual space and the determined relative distance and orientation of the electronic device to the portable electronic device.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Computer implemented method for positioning and orienting an electronic device in a shared virtual space

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Computer implemented method for positioning and orienting an electronic device in a shared virtual space

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Abstract

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