System and method for providing personalization of a virtual space based on an individualized seed value

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016306429-A1
Application number	US-201514687980-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 16, 2015
Priority date	Apr 16, 2015
Publication date	Oct 20, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system and method for providing personalization of a virtual space based on an individualized seed value. The system may provide personalization within one or more instances of a virtual space based on an individualized seed value derived from one or more biometric samples (e.g., a fingerprint) and/other individual identifiers. One or more values may be obtained and used as the individual seed value to generate pseudorandom numbers. Personalizations affecting characteristics of one or more aspects of the virtual space may be determined based on the pseudorandom numbers generated. Presentation of the personalizations determined may be effectuated in on or more instances of the virtual space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system configured to provide personalization of a virtual space based on an individualized seed value, the system comprising:
one or more physical computer processors configured by machine readable instructions to:
obtain values derived from biometric samples, a first value being derived from a first biometric sample of a first user and a second value being derived from a second biometric sample of a second user, the first value being different from the second value due to physical differences between the first user and the second user;
generate pseudorandom numbers based on the values derived from the biometric samples, a first pseudorandom number being generated by using the first value derived from the first biometric sample of the first user as a seed for the generation of the first pseudorandom number, a second pseudorandom number being generated using the second value derived from the second biometric sample of the second user as a seed for the generation of the second pseudorandom number;
determine one or more personalizations based on the pseudorandom numbers, the personalizations affecting characteristics of one or more aspects of the virtual space, a first personalization affecting a first characteristic of a first aspect being determined based on the first pseudorandom number and a corresponding second personalization affecting a corresponding second characteristic of a corresponding second aspect being determined based on the second pseudorandom number; and
effectuate presentation of the one or more personalizations, the first personalization being different than the second personalization.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the biometric samples include a measurement or representation of one or more biological features of a user, the one or more biological features including one or more of a fingerprint, a face, a voice, a hand, a palm, an eye, an odor, or DNA.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a value derived from a biometric sample of a given user is constant.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more aspects of the virtual space include one or more of an environment within the virtual space, a character within the virtual space, or a theme of the virtual space.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the one or more aspects of the virtual space include one or more of a visual appearance, an auditory characteristic, a behavioral characteristic, or a storyline.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first personalization affecting the first characteristic of the first aspect is further determined based on the first pseudorandom number corresponding to a first table value in a lookup table, and the second personalization affecting the corresponding second characteristic of the corresponding second aspect is further determined based on the second pseudorandom number corresponding to a second table value in the lookup table.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first pseudorandom number generated is used in one or more algorithms to determine multiple first personalizations affecting multiple first characteristics of multiple first aspects, and the second pseudorandom number generated is used in one or more algorithms to determine multiple second personalizations affecting multiple second characteristics of multiple second aspects.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first pseudorandom number includes a first sequence of numbers such that a series of first personalizations are determined based on the first sequence of numbers generated, and the second pseudorandom number includes a second sequence of numbers such that a series of second personalizations are determined based on the second sequence of numbers generated.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein presentation of the first personalization is effectuated in a first instance of the virtual space and presentation of the second personalization is effectuated in a second instance of the virtual space.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein presentation of the first personalization and presentation of the second personalization is effectuated in the same instance of the virtual space.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical computer processors are further configured by machine readable instructions to store the values derived from the biometric samples in corresponding user profiles, the first value derived from the first biometric sample of the first user being stored in a corresponding first user profile and the second value derived from the second biometric sample of the second user being stored in a corresponding second user profile.

12 . A method for providing personalization of a virtual space based on an individualized seed value, the method being implemented by a computer system including one or more physical processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:
obtaining, by the computer system, values derived from biometric samples, a first value being derived from a first biometric sample of a first user and a second value being derived from a second biometric sample of a second user, the first value being different from the second value due to physical differences between the first user and the second user; generating, by the computer system, pseudorandom numbers based on the values derived from the biometric samples, a first pseudorandom number being generated by using the first value derived from the first biometric sample of the first user as a seed for the generation of the first pseudorandom number, a second pseudorandom number being generated using the second value derived from the second biometric sample of the second user as a seed for the generation of the second pseudorandom number; determining, by the computer system, one or more personalizations based on the pseudorandom numbers, the personalizations affecting characteristics of one or more aspects of the virtual space, a first personalization affecting a first characteristic of a first aspect being determined based on the first pseudorandom number and a corresponding second personalization affecting a corresponding second characteristic of a corresponding second aspect being determined based on the second pseudorandom number; and effectuating, by the computer system, presentation of the one or more personalizations, the first personalization being different than the second personalization.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the biometric samples include a measurement or representation of one or more biological features of a user, the one or more biological features including one or more of a fingerprint, a face, a voice, a hand, a palm, an eye, an odor, or DNA.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein a value derived from a biometric sample of a given user is constant.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more aspects of the virtual space include one or more of an environment within the virtual space, a character within the virtual space, or a theme of the virtual space.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the one or more aspects of the virtual space include one or more of a visual appearance, an auditory characteristic, a behavioral characteristic, or a storyline.

17 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the first personalization affecting the first characteristic of the first aspect is further determined based on the first pseudorandom number corresponding to a first table value in a lookup table, and the second personalization affecting

Assignees

• Disney Entpr Inc

Inventors

• Nelson Robert
• Lowe Robert

Classifications

• G06F2203/0338

  Fingerprint track pad, i.e. fingerprint sensor used as pointing device tracking the fingertip image · CPC title

• G06F21/32

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints · CPC title

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · 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

• G06F3/0484 Primary

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title