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Patent No.:

US 12718491 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2023

Method for socially-based navigation in virtual events

Applicant:

Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventor:

V. Michael Bove, Jr., Wrentham, MA (US);

Assignee:

ADEIA GUIDES INC., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:

HG LAW LLP

Primary Examiner:

Sheree N Brown

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01); G06V 10/762 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/003 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G06V 10/761 (2022.01); G06V 10/762 (2022.01); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2016 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for navigation in a 3D virtual environment are provided. In an embodiment, a method includes displaying an avatar in a first position of a 3D virtual environment and identifying a cluster of avatars in the 3D virtual environment. In an embodiment, the method may include, in response to receiving a user interface input request to place the avatar into the cluster of avatars, identifying an identified unoccupied position in the cluster, and repositioning the avatar from the first position of the 3D virtual environment to the identified unoccupied position in the cluster.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bove, Jr., V.. (2026). Method for socially-based navigation in virtual events (U.S. Patent No. 12718491). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12718491

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