Multi-user sensor-based interactions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016180797-A1
Application number	US-201414575797-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 18, 2014
Priority date	Dec 18, 2014
Publication date	Jun 23, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed in some examples are methods systems and machine readable mediums in which actions or states of a first user (e.g., natural interactions) having a first corresponding computing device are observed by a sensor on a second computing device corresponding to a second user. A notification describing the observed actions or states of a first user may be shared across a network with the first corresponding computing device. In this way, the first computing device may be provided with information concerning the state of the user without having to directly sense the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A central computing device comprising:
one or more computer processors configured to include:
a notification module to:
receive, over a computer network, a first notification from a first computing device, the first notification including data determined from a sensor on the first computing device, the data determined from the sensor indicating information determined about a user associated with a second computing device;
a control module to:
confirm that the second computing device is registered with an augmented reality application; and
send a second notification to the second computing device in response to confirming that the second computing device is registered, wherein the second notification is based upon the first notification.

2 . The central computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first notification comprises raw sensor data, and wherein the second notification comprises the raw sensor data.

3 . The central computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first notification comprises raw sensor data, and wherein the control module is further configured to determine model data about the user from the raw sensor data and wherein the second notification includes the model data.

4 . The central computing device of claim 3 , wherein the model data is action information describing an action of the user.

5 . The central computing device of claim 3 , wherein the model data is state information describing a state of the user.

6 . The central computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first notification comprises model data corresponding to the user and wherein the second notification comprises the model data.

7 . The central computing device of claim 6 , wherein the first notification comprises object state information describing a state of the first user and wherein the second notification comprises object state information.

8 . The central computing device of claim 6 , wherein the first notification comprises action information describing an action of the user and wherein the second notification comprises action information.

9 . The central computing device of claim 1 , wherein the augmented reality application is a game.

10 . The central computing device of claim 1 , wherein the augmented reality application is an application which displays a state of the user to the user, the state detected by the second computing device.

11 . At least one machine-readable medium, including instructions, which when performed by a machine cause the machine to perform operations for a collaborative multi-user interaction service, the operations comprising:
receiving, over a computer network, a first notification from a first computing device, the first notification including data determined from a sensor on the first computing device, the data determined from the sensor indicating information about a user associated with a second computing device; confirming that the second computing device is registered with an augmented reality application; and responsive to confirming that the second computing device is registered to the augmented reality application, sending a second notification to the second computing device, wherein the second notification is based upon the first notification.

12 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first notification comprises raw sensor data, and wherein the second notification comprises the raw sensor data.

13 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first notification comprises raw sensor data, and wherein the method comprises determining model data about the user from the raw sensor data and wherein the second notification includes the model data.

14 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the model data is action information describing an action of the user.

15 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the model data is state information describing a state of the user.

16 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first notification comprises model data corresponding to the user and wherein the second notification comprises the model data.

17 . A computing device participating in a collaborative multi-user interaction service, the computing device comprising:
one or more computer processors configured to include: a registration module to: send a registration message to a central computing device, the registration message registering the first computing device with the central computing device; a notification module to: receive a notification from the central computing device, wherein the notification comprises data determined about a user of the computing device from a forward-facing sensor on a second computing device; and a control module to: utilize the data determined about the user of the computing device in a sensor-based application coupled to the computing device.

18 . The computing device of claim 17 , wherein the notification comprises raw sensor data.

19 . The computing device of claim 17 , wherein the notification comprises model data.

20 . The computing device of claim 19 , wherein the model data is state information describing a state of the first user.

21 . At least one machine-readable medium, including instructions, which when performed by a machine cause the machine to perform operations for a collaborative multi-user interaction service, the operations comprising:
at a first computing device associated with a user: sending a registration message to a central computing device, the registration message registering the first computing device with the central computing device; receiving a notification from the central computing device, wherein the notification comprises data determined about the user from a forward-facing sensor on a second computing device; and utilizing the data determined about the user of the computing device in a sensor-based application coupled to the computing device.

22 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the notification comprises raw sensor data.

23 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the notification comprises model data.

24 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the model data is state information describing a state of the first user.

25 . The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the model data is action information describing an action of the user.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Kamhi Gila
• Ferens Ron
• Cooperman Vladimir Vova
• Nistel Kobi
• Hurwitz Barak

Classifications

• G06T19/006

  Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00) · CPC title

• G09G5/003 Primary

  Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto (specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092) · CPC title

• G06F9/542

  Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications · CPC title

• G06F3/14 Primary

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title

• G06V40/10

  Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands · CPC title