Virtual presentation of a playset

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11918928-B2
Application number	US-201916717479-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2019
Priority date	Dec 17, 2019
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

A method for interacting with a playset comprises acquiring, using a sensor on a mobile device, data corresponding to the playset, and selecting a virtual presentation to display on the mobile device based on the data. The method further comprises displaying, on the display, the virtual presentation while the mobile device is mounted with the playset. The virtual presentation comprises virtual content corresponding to at least one of an interior of the playset and a first physical object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for interacting with a playset, the method comprising:
acquiring, using a first sensor on a mobile device, first data corresponding to the playset by reading a near field communication (NFC) tag disposed on the playset;
acquiring second data corresponding to a first physical object disposed within the playset;
selecting a virtual presentation from a plurality of virtual presentations to display on a display of the mobile device based on a comparison of a feature of the playset to attributes of the plurality of virtual presentations, wherein the feature of the playset is determined based on the first data and the second data, wherein the plurality of virtual presentations is stored within a memory of the mobile device;
displaying, on the display, the virtual presentation while the mobile device is mounted with the playset, wherein the virtual presentation comprises virtual content corresponding to at least one of an interior of the playset and the first physical object;
detecting, using a second sensor of the mobile device, a position of a user relative to the mobile device while the mobile device is mounted to the playset; and
displaying, on the display of the mobile device, an updated virtual presentation based on the position of the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , and wherein the virtual presentation comprises virtual content corresponding to the first physical object and the interior of the playset.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining a type of the playset based on the first data, wherein selecting the virtual presentation to display further comprises selecting the virtual presentation based on the type of the playset.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the virtual content corresponding to the first physical object corresponds to the type of the playset.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
detecting a change in position of the first physical object; and
updating the virtual presentation based on the change in position of the first physical object.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising acquiring third data corresponding a second physical object, and wherein the virtual presentation comprises virtual content corresponding to the first physical object and the second physical object.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring the first data corresponding to the playset comprises imaging, using the first sensor of the mobile device, the interior of the playset.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein imaging the interior of the playset comprises identifying a feature of at least one of the first physical object and the interior.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring the second data comprises reading an NFC tag disposed on the first physical object positioned within the interior of the playset.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first data is acquired by imaging the interior of the playset using the first sensor on the mobile device via an opening within a structure of the playset, the structure including walls and a roof that define the interior of the playset, wherein the mobile device is mounted to the structure, and wherein the NFC tag is disposed in the interior of the playset and on one of the walls.

11. A computer program product for interacting with a playset, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more processors to:
acquire, using a first sensor on a mobile device, first data corresponding to the playset by reading a near field communication (NFC) tag disposed on the playset;
acquire second data corresponding to a first physical object disposed within the playset;
select a virtual presentation from a plurality of virtual presentations to display on a display of the mobile device based on a comparison of a feature of the playset to attributes of the plurality of virtual presentations, wherein the feature is determined based on the first data and the second data, wherein the plurality of virtual presentations is stored within a memory of the mobile device;
display, on the display, the virtual presentation while the mobile device is mounted with the playset, wherein the virtual presentation comprises virtual content corresponding to at least one of an interior of the playset and the first physical object;
detect, using a second sensor of the mobile device, a position of a user relative to the mobile device; and
display, on the display of the mobile device, an updated virtual presentation based on the position of the user.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the virtual presentation comprises virtual content corresponding to the first physical object and the interior of the playset.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the computer-readable program code is further executable by one or more processors to determine a type of the playset based on the first data, wherein selecting the virtual presentation to display further comprises selecting the virtual presentation based on the type of the playset.

14. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the computer-readable program code is further executable by one or more processors to acquire third data corresponding to a second physical object, and wherein the virtual presentation comprises virtual content corresponding to the first physical object and the second physical object.

15. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the first data is acquired by imaging the interior of the playset using the first sensor via an opening within a structure of the playset, the structure including walls and a roof that define the interior of the playset, wherein the mobile device is mounted to the structure, and wherein the NFC tag is disposed in the interior of the playset and on one of the walls.

16. A mobile device, comprising:
a first sensor;
a second sensor;
a memory comprising a plurality of virtual presentations;
a controller configured to:
acquire, using the first sensor, first data corresponding to a playset by reading a near field communication (NFC) tag disposed on the playset;
acquire second data corresponding to a first physical object disposed within the playset;
select a virtual presentation from the plurality of virtual presentations based on a comparison of a feature of the playset to attributes of the plurality of virtual presentations, wherein the feature is determined based on the first data and the second data, wherein the plurality of virtual presentations is stored within the memory; and
detect, using the second sensor, a position of a user relative to the mobile device; and

a display configured to display the virtual presentation while the mobile device is mounted with the playset, wherein the virtual presentation comprises virtual content corresponding to at least one of an interior of the playset and the first physical object, and wherein the virtual presentation is based on the position of the user relative to the mobile device.

17. The mobile device of claim 16 , wherein the virtual presentation comprises virtual content corresponding to the first physical object and the interior of the playset.

18. The mobile device of claim 17 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine a type of the playset based on the first data, wherein selecting the virtual presentation to display further comprises selecting the virtual presentation based on the type of the playset.

Assignees

• Disney Entpr Inc

Inventors

• Nocon Nathan D
• Rosenthal Janice K
• Goslin Michael P
• Gibson Hunter J
• Dill Dawson M

Classifications

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