Private virtual object handling

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017123750-A1
Application number	US-201514925898-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 28, 2015
Priority date	Oct 28, 2015
Publication date	May 4, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system and method allows for a virtual object to be privately shared, exchanged, and/or viewed. The virtual object is associated with a real world location and may be viewed through a user device as part of a virtual reality and/or augmented reality world.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer implemented method for enabling private exchange of a virtual object, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving, from a first device, location data, a request to place a virtual object at a physical location corresponding to the location data, a first identifier associated with the first device, and a second identifier associated with an intended recipient of the virtual object; determining a first geo-location of the first device from the location data; generating the virtual object; associating the virtual object with at least the second identifier; and enabling a second device associated with the second identifier to display the virtual object.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating the virtual object with a position, the position comprising a second geo-location within a predetermined distance from the first geo-location;

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising causing the second device to display the virtual object when the virtual object is within a field of view of the second device.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transferring currency from a first account associated with the first identifier to a second account associated with the second identifier in response to an interaction between the second device and the virtual object.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a notification to the second device of the virtual object.

6 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising receiving a request to move the virtual object from the second device and moving the virtual object from the second geo-location to a third geo-location that is within a predetermined distance from the second device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual object is removed after a predetermined amount of time.

8 . A private virtual object exchange system, comprising:
a non-transitory memory storing instructions; and one or more processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read the instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising: receiving a location of a device; determining a virtual object associated with the first device is within a predetermined distance from the location of the device; sending a 3-D model of the virtual object to the first device in response to the determination; receiving, from the device, a user input indicating a selection of the virtual object; and transferring ownership of the virtual object to a first account associated with the first device.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein transferring ownership of the virtual object to the first account comprises transferring currency from a second account to the first account.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the virtual object comprises a personal note.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the virtual object is configured to indicate that the virtual object can be manipulate when displayed by the user device.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the virtual object is designated to a geo-fence and the first device is logged into an account associated with the geo-fence.

13 . The system of claim 12 , where in the virtual object is associated with the user device based on the user device being logged into the account.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the virtual object is associated with an expiration.

15 . A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon machine readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
receive an indication from a first user device associated with a first user that the first user device is at a first location; determine a virtual object is intended for the first user from a second user; cause the virtual object to be viewable through the first device associated with the first user;

16 . The non-transitory medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise causing the first device to display the virtual object when the user device is pointed at a physical location associated with the virtual object.

17 . The non-transitory medium of claim 16 , wherein the physical location comprises a physical table.

18 . The non-transitory medium of claim 15 , wherein the virtual object comprises virtual currency.

19 . The non-transitory medium of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise transferring funds associated with the virtual currency from an account associated with the second device to an account associated with the first device.

20 . The non-transitory medium of claim 18 , wherein the virtual object comprises a virtual note.

Assignees

• Paypal Inc

Inventors

• Todasco Michael Charles

Classifications

• G06Q20/0655

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• G06Q20/14

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• G06F3/147

  using display panels · CPC title

• G06Q20/10

  specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems · CPC title

• G06T19/006

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