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Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2018
Applicant:

Sony Interactive Entertainment America Llc, San Mateo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Thomas Miller, San Mateo, CA (US);

George Weising, San Mateo, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); A63F 13/5255 (2014.01); A63F 13/92 (2014.01); A63F 13/655 (2014.01); A63F 13/211 (2014.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/655 (2014.09); A63F 13/211 (2014.09); A63F 13/213 (2014.09); A63F 13/5255 (2014.09); A63F 13/92 (2014.09); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); A63F 2300/105 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1093 (2013.01); A63F 2300/204 (2013.01); A63F 2300/6607 (2013.01); A63F 2300/6676 (2013.01); A63F 2300/69 (2013.01); G09G 2340/12 (2013.01); G09G 2340/125 (2013.01); G09G 2340/14 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method comprising: detecting a position of a portable device, the portable device including a camera that captures a real-world scene, and identifying an anchor within the real-world scene; generating an augmented reality scene formed by inserting a virtual character into the real-world scene, the virtual character configured to perform an action indicating awareness of the position or activity of the portable device; displaying the augmented reality scene on a display; wherein the action indicating awareness comprises adjusting a view direction, in the augmented reality scene, of the virtual character towards the portable device, and wherein the adjustment of the view direction of the virtual character changes a relationship of the view direction to the anchor, wherein the adjustment of the view direction of the virtual character includes adjustment of a head of the virtual character so as to look in the direction of the portable device.


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