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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Arthur van Hoff, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas M. Annau, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jens Christensen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04N 21/2668 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/218 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2668 (2013.01); H04N 21/21805 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/816 (2013.01); H04N 21/8133 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure includes a system and method for receiving viewing data that describes a location of a first user's gaze while viewing virtual reality content. The method also determining an object of interest in the virtual reality content based on the location of the first user's gaze. The method also includes generating a social network that includes the first user as a member of the social network. The method also includes performing an action in the social network related to the object of interest.