Providing awareness of privacy-related activities in virtual and real-world environments

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12536740-B2
Application number	US-202318458924-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2023
Priority date	Mar 30, 2023
Publication date	Jan 27, 2026
Grant date	Jan 27, 2026

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing awareness of privacy-related activities. The technique includes determining a privacy level associated with a user of an extended reality environment. The technique also includes presenting, using an internal display of a headset, one or more internal indicators identifying a location of a bystander located in a real-world environment, wherein a level of detail of each internal indicator is based on the privacy level associated with the user. The technique further includes presenting, using an external display, one or more external indicators that include a monitoring indicator representing being captured by the headset and presented to the user via the headset, and further include a user activity indicator representing one or more activities of the user, wherein a level of detail of the user activity indicator is based on the privacy level associated with the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implemented method for providing awareness of privacy-related activities, the method comprising:
determining a privacy level associated with a user of an extended reality environment; presenting, using an internal display of a headset, one or more internal indicators identifying a location of a bystander located in a real-world environment, wherein a level of detail of each internal indicator is based on the privacy level associated with the user; and presenting, using an external display, one or more external indicators that include a monitoring indicator depicting at least a portion of information presented on the internal display of the headset.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying, using the internal display of the headset, a privacy level indicator that is based on the privacy level associated with the user.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising displaying the privacy level indicator in the real-world environment using a light emitting diode (LED), wherein the privacy level indicator has a color that corresponds to the privacy level.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the privacy level is determined based on user input.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the privacy level is determined based on a task being performed by the user in the extended reality environment.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more internal indicators are determined based on the privacy level.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more internal indicators are determined based on the privacy level using a user-specified indicator configuration that associates the privacy level with the one or more internal indicators.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more internal indicators comprise a side location indicator, wherein a location of the side location indicator on the internal display indicates a location of the bystander relative to the user.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the side location indicator is displayed in response to determining that the privacy level associated with the user is a low privacy level.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more internal indicators comprise an overhead location indicator displaying a location of the bystander relative to the user in a two-dimensional overhead view.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the overhead location indicator is displayed in response to determining that the privacy level associated with the user is a medium privacy level.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more internal indicators comprise a view of the bystander in the real-world environment, and wherein the view is displayed at a location on the internal display, wherein the location on the internal display corresponds to a location of the bystander in a field of view of the user.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein the view of the bystander is displayed in response to determining that the privacy level associated with the user is a high privacy level.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring indicator includes a representation of the one or internal indicators that are being presented to the user.

15 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more external indicators further include a user activity indicator representing one or more activities of the user, wherein a level of detail of the user activity indicator is based on the privacy level associated with the user.

16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the user activity indicator includes a description of an activity in which the user is engaged.

17 . The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein the description of the activity in which the user is engaged is displayed in response to determining that the privacy level associated with the user is a low privacy level.

18 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the user activity indicator includes a type of an activity in which the user is engaged, and the type of the activity is displayed in response to determining that the privacy level associated with the user is a medium privacy level.

19 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
determining a privacy level associated with a user of an extended reality environment; presenting, using an internal display of a headset, one or more internal indicators identifying a location of a bystander located in a real-world environment, wherein a level of detail of each internal indicator is based on the privacy level associated with the user; and presenting, using an external display, one or more external indicators that include a monitoring indicator depicting at least a portion of information presented on the internal display of the headset.

20 . A system, comprising:
one or more memories that store instructions, and one or more processors that are coupled to the one or more memories and, when executing the instructions, are configured to perform the steps of:
determining a privacy level associated with a user of an extended reality environment;
presenting, using an internal display of a headset, one or more internal indicators identifying a location of a bystander located in a real-world environment, wherein a level of detail of each internal indicator is based on the privacy level associated with the user; and
presenting, using an external display, one or more external indicators that include a monitoring indicator depicting at least a portion of information presented on the internal display of the headset.

Assignees

• Autodesk Inc

Inventors

• Do Youngwook
• Anderson Fraser
• Brudy Frederik
• Fitzmaurice George William

Classifications

• G02B27/0172

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• G06T17/00 Primary

  Three-dimensional [3D] modelling for computer graphics · CPC title

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• G06F21/6245 Primary

  Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes · CPC title