Granted Patent B2

US 12,289,561 · App. 18/500,445 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Inventors: Michael James Lebeau (Amsterdam, NL); Björn Wanbo (London, GB); Fábio Resende (San Francisco, CA); Mark Rabkin (Menlo Park, CA); Vesa Petteri Rantanen (London, GB)

Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

H04N7/157G06Q10/1093H04L12/1818H04L12/1822

Abstract

Claims (55)

1. A method for integrating a video call with an XR space, provided via an XR device, the method comprising:

receiving, at the XR device, an indication of the video call, wherein two or more video call users participate in the video call, and wherein at least one of the two or more video call users participate in the video call via a non-XR device; and

adding, to a defined layout of the XR space, representations of the two or more video call users, wherein adding the representations comprises:

receiving one or more feeds including the representations of the two or more video call users; and

arranging, in the defined layout of the XR space, separate virtual elements for each respective video call user, of the two or more video call users, wherein each separate virtual element corresponds to a respective representation of the representations from the one or more feeds.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a feed representing a portion of the XR space to the non-XR device, wherein the feed, when displayed on a display of the non-XR device, allows a first video call user associated with the non-XR device to see the portion of the XR space.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the defined layout is based on a contextual factor associated with the video call.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the contextual factor is based on the number of video call users.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the XR device, an input by a user of the XR device,

wherein the input is in response to an interaction, by the XR device user, associated with the indication, and

wherein the representations are added to the defined layout in response to the received input.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

adding, to the defined layout of the XR space, a representation of a new user who is added to the video call.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the new user joins the video call via another XR device.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

moving a first virtual element associated with a first video call user to another location in the XR space.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a process for integrating a video call with an XR space, provided via an XR device, the process comprising:

receiving, at the XR device, an indication of the video call, wherein two or more video call users participate in the video call, and wherein at least one of the two or more video call users participate in the video call via a non-XR device; and

adding, to a defined layout of the XR space, representations of the two or more video call users, wherein adding the representations comprises:

receiving one or more feeds including the representations of the two or more video call users; and

arranging, in the defined layout of the XR space, separate virtual elements for each respective video call user, of the two or more video call users, wherein each separate virtual element corresponds to a respective representation of the representations from the one or more feeds.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the process further comprises:

providing a feed representing a portion of the XR space to the non-XR device, wherein the feed, when displayed on a display of the non-XR device, allows a first video call user associated with the non-XR device to see the portion of the XR space.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the process further comprises:

receiving, at the XR device, an input by a user of the XR device,

wherein the input is in response to an interaction, by the XR device user, associated with the indication, and

wherein the representations are added to the defined layout in response to the received input.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the process further comprises:

adding, to the defined layout of the XR space, a representation of a new user who is added to the video call.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the process further comprises:

moving a first virtual element associated with a first video call user to another location in the XR space.

14. A computing system for integrating a video call with an XR space, provided via an XR device, the computing system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the computing system to:

receive, at the XR device, an indication of the video call, wherein two or more video call users participate in the video call, and wherein at least one of the two or more video call users participate in the video call via a non-XR device; and

add, to a defined layout of the XR space, representations of the two or more video call users, wherein adding the representations comprises causing the computing system to:

receive one or more feeds including the representations of the two or more video call users; and

arrange, in the defined layout of the XR space, separate virtual elements for each respective video call user, of the two or more video call users, wherein each separate virtual element corresponds to a respective representation of the representations from the one or more feeds.

15. The computing system of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, further cause the computing system to:

provide a feed representing a portion of the XR space to the non-XR device, wherein the feed, when displayed on a display of the non-XR device, allows a first video call user associated with the non-XR device to see the portion of the XR space.

16. The computing system of claim 14 ,

wherein the defined layout is based on a contextual factor associated with the video call, and

wherein the contextual factor is based on the number of video call users.

17. The computing system of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, further cause the computing system to:

receive, at the XR device, an input by a user of the XR device,

wherein the input is in response to an interaction, by the XR device user, associated with the indication, and

wherein the representations are added to the defined layout in response to the received input.

18. The computing system of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, further cause the computing system to:

add, to the defined layout of the XR space, a representation of a new user who is added to the video call,

wherein the new user joins the video call via another XR device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the defined layout is based on a contextual factor associated with the video call.

20. The computing system of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, further cause the computing system to:

move a first virtual element associated with a first video call user to another location in the XR space.

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