IP Library Granted Patent US 11,847,754
Granted Patent B2
US 11,847,754 · App. 18/153,766 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Interactive virtual reality system

Inventor: Scott Werner (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
G06T19/006G06F3/011G06F3/147G06F3/1454G06F3/167G06Q10/087G06Q20/4014G09G3/003G09G5/14G09G2358/00
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Patent No.
US 11,847,754
App. No.
18/153,766
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are method, apparatus, and computer program products for generating a first and second three dimensional interactive environment. The first three dimensional interactive environment may contain one or more engageable virtual interfaces that correspond to one or more items. Upon engagement with a virtual interface the second three dimensional interactive environment is produced to virtual simulation related to the one or more items.

Claims (39)

1. An interactive device comprising a processor and a memory associated with the processor having computer coded instructions configured to, with the processor, cause the interactive device to:

receive three dimensional environment data; generate a first three dimensional interactive environment based on the three dimensional environment data;

generate a second three dimensional interactive environment based on the three dimensional environment data;

receive inventory data;

determine one or more virtual interfaces for presenting within the first three dimensional interactive environment, wherein the one or more virtual interfaces are determined based on the inventory data and the three dimensional environment data, and wherein the one or more virtual interfaces comprise an execution component configured to generate execution data, and a virtual experience portal;

output, to a display of the interactive device, the first three dimensional interactive environment and the one or more virtual interfaces;

receive user input data generated in association with user engagement of the interactive device;

in circumstances where the user input data indicates user engagement with the execution component of the one or more virtual interfaces, store the associated execution data to a user execution registry; and

in circumstances where the user input data indicates user engagement with the virtual experience portal of the one or more virtual interfaces, output to the display the second three dimensional interactive environment.

2. The interactive device of claim 1 , further comprising communication circuitry configured to generate a network connection with other interactive devices, wherein the interactive device and other interactive devices substantially simultaneously output, to respective displays of the interactive device and the other interactive devices, shared versions of the first or second three dimensional interactive environment.

3. The interactive device of claim 1 , wherein the three dimensional environment data comprises profile data.

4. The interactive device of claim 1 , further configured to receive relevance data from a relevance system, wherein the three dimensional environment data comprises the relevance data.

5. The interactive device of claim 1 , wherein the status of the execution component of the one or more virtual interfaces is based on the inventory data.

6. The interactive device of claim 1 , wherein the user input data comprises audio data, wherein the processor causes the interactive device to activate the execution component in response to comparing the audio data to a sensor registry.

7. The interactive device of claim 1 , wherein the second three dimensional interactive environment is generated based on item data.

8. The interactive device of claim 1 , wherein the second three dimensional interactive environment comprises a virtual simulation of a part of at least one of: a vacation, a concert, or a trip.

9. The interactive device of claim 1 , wherein the second three dimensional interactive environment comprises a virtual rendering of a good.

10. The interactive device of claim 7 , wherein item data comprises user feedback data.

11. A method for presenting, via an interactive device, an interactive three dimensional environment, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, three dimensional environment data; generating, by the processor, a first three dimensional interactive environment based on the three dimensional environment data; generating, by the processor, a second three dimensional interactive environment based on the three dimensional environment data;

receiving, by the processor, inventory data;

determining, by the processor, one or more virtual interfaces for presenting within the first three dimensional interactive environment, wherein the one or more virtual interfaces are determined based on the inventory data and the three dimensional environment data, and wherein the one or more virtual interfaces comprise an execution component to generate execution data and a virtual experience portal;

outputting, by the processor, to a display of the interactive device, the first three dimensional interactive environment and the one or more virtual interfaces;

receiving, by the processor, user input data generated in association with user engagement of the interactive device; in circumstances where the user input data indicates user engagement with the execution component of the one or more virtual interfaces, storing, by the processor, the associated execution data to a user execution registry; and

in circumstances where the user input data indicates user engagement with the virtual experience portal of the one or more virtual interfaces, outputting, by the processor, to the display the second three dimensional interactive environment.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising generating, by communication circuitry, a network connection with other interactive devices the interactive device to other interactive devices;

substantially simultaneously outputting, to respective displays of the interactive device and the other interactive devices, by the interactive device and other interactive devices shared first or second three dimensional interactive environment.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein three dimensional environment data comprises profile data.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving relevance data from a relevance system, wherein the three dimensional environment data comprises the relevance data.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the status of the execution component of the one or more virtual interfaces is based on the inventory data.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprises receiving, by the processor, audio data;

comparing, by the processor, received audio data with data in a sensor database activating, by the processor, the execution component based the comparison.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprises generating, by the processor, the second three dimensional interactive environment based on item data.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second three dimensional interactive environment comprises a virtual simulation of a part of a least at least one of: a vacation, a concert, or a trip.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the item data comprises user feedback data.

20. A computer program product comprising non-transitory computer readable storage medium and computer program instructions stored therein, the computer program instructions comprising program instructions configured to:

receive, by a processor, three dimensional environment data; generate, via the processor, a first three dimensional interactive environment based on the three dimensional environment data generate, via the processor, a second three dimensional interactive environment based on the three dimensional environment data receive, via the processor, inventory data;

determine, via the processor, one or more virtual interfaces for presenting within the first three dimensional interactive environment, wherein the one or more virtual interfaces are determined based on the inventory data and the three dimensional environment data, and wherein the one or more virtual interfaces comprise an execution component generates execution data and a virtual experience portal; output, via the processor, to a display of the interactive device, the first three dimensional interactive environment and the one or more virtual interfaces;

receive, via the processor, user input data generated in association with user engagement of the interactive device; in circumstances where the user input data indicates user engagement with the execution component of the one or more virtual interfaces, store, via the processor, the associated execution data to a user execution registry; and in circumstances where the user input data indicates user engagement with the virtual experience portal of the one or more virtual interfaces, output, via the processor, to the display the second three dimensional interactive environment.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2024
From: GROUPON, INC.
To: BYTEDANCE INC.
Reel/Frame 068833/0811 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2023
From: WERNER, SCOTT
To: GROUPON, INC.
Reel/Frame 062362/0485 →