Customized virtual reality user environment control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016155187-A1
Application number	US-201414556879-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 1, 2014
Priority date	Dec 1, 2014
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A device may receive identification information associated with a user. The device may determine user information based on the identification information associated with the user. The device may select a particular virtual reality user environment for providing content. The virtual reality user environment may be associated with a virtual store. The virtual reality user environment may include an interactive component. The device may generate a customized virtual reality user environment based on the particular virtual reality user environment and the user information. The customized virtual reality user environment may include access to content selected based on the user information. The device may provide access to the customized virtual reality user environment for display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A device, comprising:
one or more memory devices to store instructions; and one or more processors to execute the instructions to:
receive identification information associated with a user;
determine user information based on the identification information associated with the user;
select a particular virtual reality user environment for providing content,
the particular virtual reality user environment being associated with a virtual store,
the particular virtual reality user environment including an interactive component;

generate a customized virtual reality user environment based on the particular virtual reality user environment and the user information,
the customized virtual reality user environment including access to content selected based on the user information; and

provide access to the customized virtual reality user environment for display.

2 . The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further to:
detect a user interaction within the customized virtual reality user environment; select other content for the user based on the user interaction and the user information; and provide access to the other content via the customized virtual reality user environment.

3 . The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further to:
determine a geographic location associated with the user; and where the one or more processors, when generating the customized virtual reality user environment, are further to:
generate the customized virtual reality user environment based on the geographic location associated with the user.

4 . The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further to:
determine a set of map directions associated with directing the user to a physical store location associated with the virtual store; and where the one or more processors, when generating the customized virtual reality user environment, are further to:
provide access to particular content via the customized virtual reality user environment,
the particular content including virtual map directions,
the virtual map directions being associated with the set of map directions.

5 . The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further to:
determine that the user is viewing an object within the customized virtual reality user environment; access a set of videos associated with the object; and where the one or more processors, when providing access to the customized virtual reality user environment, are further to:
provide access to the set of videos associated with the object via the customized virtual reality user environment.

6 . The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further to:
determine, based on the user information, that the user is an employee of the virtual store; identify a set of training videos associated with employment at the virtual store; and where the one or more processors, when providing access to the customized virtual reality user environment, are further to:
provide access to the set of training videos via the customized virtual reality user environment.

7 . The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors are further to:
access one or more data structures storing information about a set of particular users,
the user being included in the set of particular users; and
where the one or more processors, when determining the user information, are further to:
select user information, regarding the user, that is included in the one or more data structures.

8 . A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive identification information associated with a virtual reality device,
the virtual reality device including a user interaction component;

receive user information from one or more data structures to determine one or more preferences associated with a user of the virtual reality device;
generate a customized virtual reality user environment based on the one or more preferences associated with the user,
the customized virtual reality user environment being associated with a virtual store;

provide access to the customized virtual reality user environment to the user via the virtual reality device;
generate a recording of one or more user interactions, within the virtual store, being performed by the user via the virtual reality device; and
store the recording of the one or more user interactions.

9 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
receive a request to share the recording of the one or more user interactions,
the request including information identifying a particular user;
access the recording; and provide the recording to the particular user.

10 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
determine one or more attributes associated with the virtual reality device; and where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the customized virtual reality user environment, further cause the one or more processors to:
generate the customized virtual reality user environment based on the one or more attributes associated with the virtual reality device.

11 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
receive an indication from the user of a particular notification trigger,
the notification trigger being associated with the customized virtual reality user environment,
the notification trigger being associated with particular content to be provided via the customized virtual reality user environment;
determine that the notification trigger has been satisfied; make the particular content available via the customized virtual reality user environment; and provide an alert that the particular content is available.

12 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
determine that the user is viewing a product demonstration via the customized virtual reality user environment,
the recording corresponding to the product demonstration; and
where the one or more instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
share the recording with one or more other users requesting the product demonstration.

13 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
receive, from the user, information identifying another user,
the other user utilizing another virtual reality device;
determine another one or more preferences associated with the other user; provide access to the customized virtual reality user environment to the other user; and update the customized virtual reality user environment based on the one or more preferences associated with the user and the other one or more preferences associated with the other user.

14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
determine that the user i

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Paulrajan Vijayanand K
• Kaleem Farook
• Mahajan Amit

Classifications

• H04L67/306

  User profiles · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• G06Q30/0643 Primary

  graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation · 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