IP Library Granted Patent US 11,436,932
Granted Patent B2
US 11,436,932 · App. 16/281,499 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Methods and systems to allow real pilots in real aircraft using augmented and virtual reality to meet in a virtual piece of airspace

Inventors: Daniel Augustine Robinson (Marina Del Rey, CA); Nikola Vladimir Bicanic (Venice, CA); Glenn Thomas Snyder (Venice, CA)
Assignee: RED SIX AEROSPACE INC.
G08G5/025G02B27/017G06T19/006H04W4/02
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Patent No.
US 11,436,932
App. No.
16/281,499
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a system for facilitating real pilots in real aircraft using augmented and virtual reality to meet in a virtual piece of airspace, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the system may include a communication device configured for receiving at least one first sensor data corresponding to at least one first sensor associated with a first vehicle (and receiving at least one second sensor data corresponding to at least one second sensor associated with a second vehicle). Further, the communication device may be configured for transmitting at least one second presentation data to at least one second presentation device associated with the second vehicle. Further, the system may include a processing device configured for generating the at least one second presentation data based on the at least one first sensor data and the at least one second sensor data.

Claims (30)

1. A system for facilitating a virtual experience, the system comprising:

a communication device configured for:

receiving at least one first sensor data corresponding to at least one first sensor associated with a first vehicle wherein the first sensor data comprises a first location in a first airspace associated with the first vehicle;

receiving at least one second sensor data corresponding to at least one second sensor associated with a second vehicle, wherein the second sensor data comprises a second location in a second airspace associated with the second vehicle; and

transmitting at least one second presentation data to at least one second presentation device associated with the second vehicle;

a processing device configured for generating presentation data based, at least in part, on the at least one first sensor data and the at least one second sensor data, wherein the presentation data corresponds to a virtual airspace onto which is mapped the first location of the first vehicle and the second location of the second vehicle; and

a storage device configured for storing the at least one second presentation data;

wherein the at least one second presentation device comprises a second head mount display the second head mount display comprising a second user location sensor of the at least one second sensor configured for sensing the second user location and a second user orientation sensor of the at least one second sensor configured for sensing the second user orientation.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second presentation data defines at least one second virtual object selected from the group consisting of at least one of a navigational marker and an air-corridor.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing device is further configured for determining a second airspace class associated with the second vehicle based on the second location comprising a second altitude associated with the second vehicle, wherein the generating of the at least one second presentation data is further based on the second airspace class.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication device is further configured for transmitting at least one first presentation data to at least one first presentation device associated with the first vehicle, wherein the processing device is further configured for generating the at least one first presentation data based on the at least one second sensor data, wherein the storage device is further configured for storing the at least one first presentation data.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one first presentation data comprises at least one first virtual object model corresponding to at least one first virtual object.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second sensor comprises a second user sensor configured for sensing a second user variable associated with a second user of the second vehicle, wherein the second user variable comprises a second user location and a second user orientation, wherein the second head mount display comprises a second see-through display device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication device is further configured for receiving an administrator command from an administrator device, wherein the generating of the at least one second presentation data is based further on the administrator command.

8. A method of facilitating provisioning of a virtual experience, the method comprising:

receiving, using a communication device, at least one first sensor data corresponding to at least one first sensor associated with a first vehicle wherein the first sensor data comprises a first location in a first airspace associated with the first vehicle;

receiving, using the communication device, at least one second sensor data corresponding to at least one second sensor associated with a second vehicle, wherein the second sensor data comprises a second location in a second airspace associated with the second vehicle;

transmitting, using the communication device, at least one second presentation data to at least one second presentation device associated with the second vehicle;

generating, using a processing device, the at least one second presentation data based, at least in part, on the at least one first sensor data and the at least one second sensor data, wherein the presentation data corresponds to a virtual airspace onto which is mapped the first location of the first vehicle and the second location of the second vehicle; and

storing, using a storage device, the at least one second presentation data;

wherein the at least one second presentation device comprises a second head mount display, wherein the second head mount display comprises a second user location sensor of the at least one second sensor configured for sensing the second user location and a second user orientation sensor of the at least one second sensor configured for sensing the second user orientation.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second presentation data defines at least one second virtual object selected from the group consisting of at least one of a navigational marker and an air-corridor.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising determining, using the communication device, a second airspace class associated with the second vehicle based on the second location comprising a second altitude associated with the second vehicle, wherein the generating of the at least one second presentation data is further based on the second airspace class.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

transmitting, using the communication device, at least one first presentation data to at least one first presentation device associated with the first vehicle;

generating, using the processing device, the at least one first presentation data based on the at least one second sensor data; and

storing, using the storage device, the at least one first presentation data.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one first presentation data comprises at least one first virtual object model corresponding to at least one first virtual object.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one second sensor comprises a second user sensor configured for sensing a second user variable associated with a second user of the second vehicle, wherein the second user variable comprises a second user location and a second user orientation, wherein the second head mount display comprises a second see-through display device.

14. The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving, using the communication device, an administrator command from an administrator device, wherein the generating of the at least one second presentation data is based further on the administrator command.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2026
From: RED SIX AEROSPACE INC.
To: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 074402/0632 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054036 FRAME: 0397. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 3, 2022
From: ROBINSON, DANIEL AUGUSTINE; BICANIC, NIKOLA VLADIMIR; SNYDER, GLENN THOMAS
To: RED SIX AEROSPACE INC.
Reel/Frame 059847/0186 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2020
From: ROBINSON, DANIEL AUGUSTINE; BICANIC, NIKOLA VLADIMIR; SYNDER, GLENN THOMAS
To: RED 6 INC.
Reel/Frame 054036/0397 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62663883 · Apr 27, 2018
Provisional Application 62690363 · Jun 27, 2018
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