Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Augmented reality (AR) system for providing AR in video games
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Application No.: US16738811Application Date: 2020-01-09
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Publication No.: US10888778B2Publication Date: 2021-01-12
- Inventor: Iestyn Bleasdale-Shepherd
- Applicant: Valve Corporation
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: Valve Corporation
- Current Assignee: Valve Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: A63F13/26
- IPC: A63F13/26 ; A63F13/86 ; A63F13/35

Abstract:
An augmented reality (AR) system allows for providing AR in video games. The disclosed AR system allows for layering AR content on top of the built-in features of video games to provide a unique “in-game” AR experience for gamers. A remote computing system provides a central data warehouse for AR content and related data that may be accessed by select client machines to render augmented frames with AR content during execution of video games. The AR content may be spatially-relevant AR content that is rendered at appropriate locations within a game world. The AR content may be event specific such that the AR content is added in response to game-related events. The disclosed AR system allows for adding multiplayer aspects to otherwise single player games, and/or sharing of AR content in real-time to provide augmentative features such as spectating, mixing of game worlds, and/or teleportation through AR objects.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200147486A1 AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AR IN VIDEO GAMES Public/Granted day:2020-05-14
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