Augmented/mixed reality virtual venue pipeline optimization

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11528198-B2
Application number	US-202117462589-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2021
Priority date	Feb 28, 2019
Publication date	Dec 13, 2022
Grant date	Dec 13, 2022

Abstract

Augmented/mixed reality virtual venue pipeline optimization is provided. A method can include acquiring, by a device comprising a processor, information relating to a group of augmented reality applications operating in an area; designating, by the device, an augmented reality application of the group of augmented reality applications as a priority application based on the information relating to the group of augmented reality applications; and granting, by the device, prioritized access to edge network resources in a sub-area comprising at least a portion of the area to the priority application relative to at least one non-priority application of the group of augmented reality applications.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
designating, by a system comprising a processor, an application of a group of augmented reality applications operating in an area as a priority application, wherein the group of augmented reality applications utilizes common edge network resources that are shared by respective applications of the group of augmented reality applications; and
granting, by the system, a first amount of the common edge network resources to the priority application within a sub-area comprising at least a portion of the area, wherein the first amount of the common edge network resources is greater than a second amount of the common edge network resources granted to a non-priority application of the group of augmented reality applications within the sub-area.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application of the group of augmented reality applications is a first application, wherein the priority application is a first priority application, and wherein the designating further comprises designating a second application, distinct from the first application, of the group of augmented reality applications operating in the area as a second priority application.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the designating further comprises designating the first application as the first priority application at a first time and designating the second application as the second priority application at a second time that is distinct from the first time.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the granting comprises:
granting the first amount of a first subset of the common edge network resources to the first priority application within the sub-area; and
granting a third amount of a second subset of the common edge network resources, distinct from the first subset, to the second priority application within the sub-area, wherein the third amount of the second subset of the common edge network resources is greater than a fourth amount of the second subset of the common edge network resources granted to the non-priority application of the group of augmented reality applications within the sub-area.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the common edge network resources comprise a resource selected from a group comprising edge network bandwidth and edge network computing resources.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
mapping, by the system, the area via a point cloud; and
delineating, by the system, the sub-area in the point cloud, wherein the granting comprises granting the first amount of the common edge network resources to the priority application within the sub-area based on the point cloud.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the granting comprises granting the priority application exclusive access to the common edge network resources within the sub-area, and wherein the method further comprises:
notifying, by the system, the non-priority application of respective boundaries of the sub-area as mapped by the point cloud.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
notifying, by the system, the non-priority application of a resource restriction associated with the sub-area as a result of the granting.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring, by the system, availability of the common edge network resources in the area, wherein the granting comprises determining the first amount of the common edge network resources and the second amount of the common edge network resources according to the availability of the common edge network resources in the area.

10. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
designating an augmented reality application of a group of augmented reality applications operating in an area as a priority application, wherein the group of augmented reality applications utilize common edge network resources associated with the area; and
prioritizing availability of the common edge network resources for the priority application over that of a non-priority application of the group of augmented reality applications within a sub-area comprising at least a portion of the area.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the augmented reality application of the group of augmented reality applications is a first augmented reality application, wherein the priority application is a first priority application, and wherein the operations further comprise:
designating a second augmented reality application, distinct from the first augmented reality application, of the group of augmented reality applications operating in the area as a second priority application.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
designating the first augmented reality application as the first priority application at a first time; and
designating the second augmented reality application as the second priority application at a second time that is distinct from the first time.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the prioritizing comprises:
prioritizing the availability of a first subset of the common edge network resources for the first priority application; and
prioritizing the availability of a second subset of the common edge network resources, distinct from the first subset, for the second priority application.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:
mapping the area using a point cloud; and
allocating the sub-area in the point cloud for the priority application, wherein the prioritizing comprises prioritizing the availability of the common edge network resources for the priority application within the sub-area based on the point cloud.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the prioritizing comprises granting the priority application exclusive access to the common edge network resources within the sub-area, and wherein the operations further comprise:
notifying the non-priority application of respective boundaries of the sub-area as mapped by the point cloud.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
selecting an augmented reality application of a group of augmented reality applications operating within a geographical area and utilizing common edge cloud resources associated with the geographical area, resulting in a selected augmented reality application; and
granting a first amount of the common edge cloud resources to the selected augmented reality application within a section of the geographical area, wherein the first amount of the common edge cloud resources is greater than a second amount of the common edge cloud resources granted to a non-selected augmented reality application of the group of augmented reality applications within the section of the geographical area.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the augmented reality application of the group of augmented reality applications is a first augmented reality application, wherein the selected augmented reality application is a first selected augmented reality application, and wherein the operations further comprise:
selecting a second augmented reality application, distinct from the first augmented reality application, of the group of augmented reality applications, resulting in a second selected augmented reality application.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further co

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Oetting John
• Noshpitz Claude

Classifications

• G06T2210/56

  Particle system, point based geometry or rendering · CPC title

• G06T11/00

  Two-dimensional [2D] image generation · CPC title

• H04L41/509 Primary

  wherein the managed service relates to media content delivery, e.g. audio, video or TV · CPC title

• H04L63/107 Primary

  wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals · CPC title