IP Library Patent Application 14190796
Patent Application
App. No. 14/190,796

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SHARING HOLOGRAPHIC CONTENT

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App. No.
14/190,796
Abstract

Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that presents holographic media content using a holographic interface and monitors the user and/or area about the holographic interface for user interactions that may cause the media guidance application to execute a media guidance function such as instructing another holographic interface to generate for display a portion of the holographic media content.

Claims (52)

1 . A method for sharing content between a plurality of users, the method comprising:

generating for display holographic media content at a first holographic interface;

detecting a first user interaction at the first holographic interface associated with a portion of the holographic media content;

determining a trajectory associated with the first user interaction;

identifying a second holographic interface associated with the trajectory; and

in response to identifying the second holographic interface associated with the trajectory, instructing the second holographic interface to generate for display the portion of the holographic media content.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the portion of the holographic media content based on a user input defining geometric bounds of the portion of the holographic media content as displayed at the first holographic interface.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the portion of the holographic media content in response to determining a user is focusing on the portion of the holographic media content.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a direction associated with the trajectory;

determining a distance associated with the trajectory; and

searching for holographic interfaces at the determined direction and determined distance.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a speed associated with the first user interaction;

cross-referencing the speed with a database associated with projected distances corresponding to different speeds of user interactions to determine a projected distance associated with the speed; and

selecting the second holographic interface in response to determining an actual distance between the first holographic interface and the second holographic interface corresponds to the projected distance associated with the speed.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the trajectory associated with the first user interaction is based on movements associated with a hand of a user within a predetermined proximity to the first holographic interface.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user input identifying a user authorized to view the portion of the holographic media content; and

determining the second holographic interface is associated with the user authorized to view the portion of the holographic media content.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying how the portion of the holographic media content at the second holographic interface is perceived by a user associated with the second holographic interface based on a display setting corresponding to the user.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a plurality of acceptable user interactions associated with the first holographic interface; and

processing the first user interaction in response to determining that the first user interaction corresponds to one of the plurality of acceptable user interactions.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first holographic interface includes an optical user device.

11 . A system for sharing content between a plurality of users, the system comprising:

first holographic interface circuitry configured to generate for display holographic media content at a first holographic interface; and

control circuitry configured to:

detect a first user interaction at the first holographic interface associated with a portion of the holographic media content;

determine a trajectory associated with the first user interaction;

identify a second holographic interface associated with the trajectory; and

instruct second holographic interface circuitry, associated with the second holographic interface, to generate for display the portion of the holographic media content in response to identifying the second holographic interface associated with the trajectory.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to select the portion of the holographic media content based on a user input defining geometric bounds of the portion of the holographic media content as displayed at the first holographic interface.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to select the portion of the holographic media content in response to determining a user is focusing on the portion of the holographic media content.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine a direction associated with the trajectory;

determine a distance associated with the trajectory; and

search for holographic interfaces at the determined direction and determined distance.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine a speed associated with the first user interaction;

cross-reference the speed with a database associated with projected distances corresponding to different speeds of user interactions to determine a projected distance associated with the speed; and

select the second holographic interface in response to determining an actual distance between the first holographic interface and the second holographic interface corresponds to the projected distance associated with the speed.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the trajectory associated with the first user interaction is based on movements associated with a hand of a user within a predetermined proximity to the first holographic interface.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

receive a user input identifying a user authorized to view the portion of the holographic media content; and

determine the second holographic interface is associated with the user authorized to view the portion of the holographic media content.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to instruct the second holographic interface circuitry, associated with the second holographic interface, to modify how the portion of the holographic media content at the second holographic interface is perceived by a user associated with the second holographic interface based on a display setting corresponding to the user.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine a plurality of acceptable user interactions associated with the first holographic interface; and

process the first user interaction in response to determining that the first user interaction corresponds to one of the plurality of acceptable user interactions.

20 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the first holographic interface includes an optical user device.

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Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: APTIV DIGITAL INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 051145/0090 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: TV GUIDE, INC.
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 035848/0245 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: UV CORP.
To: TV GUIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 035848/0270 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
To: UV CORP.
Reel/Frame 035893/0241 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 24, 2014
From: APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 033407/0035 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2014
From: WICKENKAMP, VANESSA; MALLARDO, AMANDA; DUSTIN, ANDY; KORBECKI, WILLIAM J.; SEYLLER, DOUGLAS J.; CORNELL, JAMES
To: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 032304/0569 →