Granted Patent B2

US 12,302,037 · App. 17/823,785 · Granted May 13, 2025

Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin (Long Island City, NY); Walton Lin (Chatham, NJ)

Assignee: Snap Inc.

H04N7/157H04N23/698

Abstract

Claims (72)

1. A method, comprising:

providing an interface for designing a hybrid event for conferencing between in-person participants and virtual participants, the interface for setting first properties of a physical space device present in a physical space of the in-person participants, the interface further for setting second properties of a virtual room displayable on respective client devices of the virtual participants;

receiving, via the interface, an indication of first user input setting the first properties and the second properties; and

in association with conferencing for the hybrid event,

configuring the physical space device based on the first properties as set by the first user input,

providing for display of the virtual room based on the second properties as set by the first user input, the virtual room including a live video feed of the physical space,

receiving, from at least one client device of the respective client devices, an indication of second user input for interacting with the physical space device, and

providing for interaction with the physical space device based on the second user input,

wherein the live video feed is accessible to the respective client devices via a link specified by the first properties,

wherein the physical space device comprises a 360-degree camera for capturing the live video feed of the physical space, and

wherein the second user input provides for changing a perspective view of the 360-degree camera for the at least one client device, such that live video feed displayed for the virtual room is updated based on the changing of the perspective view.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from at least one client device of the respective client devices, an indication of third user input for interacting with the physical space device, and

providing for interaction with the physical space device based on the third user input.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the physical space device comprises a display device, and

wherein the third user input corresponds to user-submitted text for presenting on the display device and on the respective client devices of the virtual participants.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the physical space device comprises a display device, and

wherein the third user input corresponds to a user-submitted reaction for presenting on the display device and on the respective client devices of the virtual participants.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the physical space device comprises a speaker, and

wherein the third user input corresponds to at least one of user-submitted audio or a user-submitted reaction with an audio component for outputting via the speaker and via the respective client devices of the virtual participants.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first user input is provided by a designer of the hybrid event, and

wherein the third user input is provided by a virtual participant, of the virtual participants, associated with the at least one client device.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing, on a display device in the physical space, for rotating display of live video feeds captured by the respective client devices.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising:

providing an interface for designing a hybrid event for conferencing between in-person participants and virtual participants, the interface for setting first properties of a physical space device present in a physical space of the in-person participants, the interface further for setting second properties of a virtual room displayable on respective client devices of the virtual participants;

receiving, via the interface, an indication of first user input setting the first properties and the second properties; and

in association with conferencing for the hybrid event,

configuring the physical space device based on the first properties as set by the first user input,

providing for display of the virtual room based on the second properties as set by the first user input, the virtual room including a live video feed of the physical space,

receiving, from at least one client device of the respective client devices, an indication of second user input for interacting with the physical space device, and

providing for interaction with the physical space device based on the second user input,

wherein the live video feed is accessible to the respective client devices via a link specified by the first properties,

wherein the physical space device comprises a 360-degree camera for capturing the live video feed of the physical space, and

wherein the second user input provides for changing a perspective view of the 360-degree camera for the at least one client device, such that live video feed displayed for the virtual room is updated based on the changing of the perspective view.

9. The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

receiving, from at least one client device of the respective client devices, an indication of third user input for interacting with the physical space device, and

providing for interaction with the physical space device based on the third user input.

10. The system of claim 2 , wherein the physical space device comprises a display device, and

wherein the third user input corresponds to user-submitted text for presenting on the display device and on the respective client devices of the virtual participants.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the physical space device comprises a display device, and

wherein the third user input corresponds to a user-submitted reaction for presenting on the display device and on the respective client devices of the virtual participants.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the physical space device comprises a speaker, and

wherein the third user input corresponds to at least one of user-submitted audio or a user-submitted reaction with an audio component for outputting via the speaker and via the respective client devices of the virtual participants.

13. The 9 , wherein the first user input is provided by a designer of the hybrid event, and

wherein the third user input is provided by a virtual participant, of the virtual participants, associated with the at least one client device.

14. The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

providing, on a display device in the physical space, for rotating display of live video feeds captured by the respective client devices.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

providing an interface for designing a hybrid event for conferencing between in-person participants and virtual participants, the interface for setting first properties of a physical space device present in a physical space of the in-person participants, the interface further for setting second properties of a virtual room displayable on respective client devices of the virtual participants;

receiving, via the interface, an indication of first user input setting the first properties and the second properties; and

in association with conferencing for the hybrid event,

configuring the physical space device based on the first properties as set by the first user input,

providing for display of the virtual room based on the second properties as set by the first user input, the virtual room including a live video feed of the physical space,

receiving, from at least one client device of the respective client devices, an indication of second user input for interacting with the physical space device, and

providing for interaction with the physical space device based on the second user input,

wherein the live video feed is accessible to the respective client devices via a link specified by the first properties,

wherein the physical space device comprises a 360-degree camera for capturing the live video feed of the physical space, and

wherein the second user input provides for changing a perspective view of the 360-degree camera for the at least one client device, such that live video feed displayed for the virtual room is updated based on the changing of the perspective view.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

receiving, from at least one client device of the respective client devices, an indication of third user input for interacting with the physical space device, and

providing for interaction with the physical space device based on the third user input.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the physical space device comprises a display device, and

wherein the third user input corresponds to user-submitted text for presenting on the display device and on the respective client devices of the virtual participants.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the physical space device comprises a display device, and

wherein the third user input corresponds to a user-submitted reaction for presenting on the display device and on the respective client devices of the virtual participants.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the physical space device comprises a speaker, and

wherein the third user input corresponds to at least one of user-submitted audio or a user-submitted reaction with an audio component for outputting via the speaker and via the respective client devices of the virtual participants.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the first user input is provided by a designer of the hybrid event, and

wherein the third user input is provided by a virtual participant, of the virtual participants, associated with the at least one client device.

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