SYSTEM COMPRISING A LEADER DEVICE AND PARTICIPANT DEVICES FOR VIRTUAL REALITY EXPEDITIONS

• Main Authors: BEDARD, Jon, QUAID, David Louis Bergman, SCHROM, Ben, DORONICHEV, Andrey, ZHENG, Yunxin, COSTA, Antonio Bernardo Monteiro, HOLLAND, Jennifer, KRULEC, Ana
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 03.07.2024
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

In a general aspect, a system can include a leader device. The leader device can include an interface configured to display a plurality of preview images, each preview image corresponding with respective virtual reality (VR) content. The leader device also include a selection device configured to select a preview image of the plurality of preview images and a leader application configured to control presentation of the respective VR content associated with the selected preview image. The system can further include a plurality of participant devices that are operationally coupled with the leader device. Each participant device of the plurality of participant devices can be configured to, responsive to the leader device, display at least one image included in the respective VR content corresponding with the selected preview image.