Sharing and Presentation of Content Within Augmented-Reality Environments

• Main Authors: Germe, Gregory Daniel Louis, Kish, Steven, Sead, Narin, Murrell, Tullie, Stahl, Justin David
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.02.2020
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

In one embodiment, a method includes rendering an augmented-reality environment on a display associated with a first computing device that is associated with a first user; determining that the first computing device is authorized to access an augmented-reality content item associated with a location within the augmented-reality environment based on social-networking information associated with the first user, wherein the augmented-reality content item is associated with a second user; receiving, by the first computing device, information configured to render the augmented-reality content item at the associated location within the augmented-reality environment; and rendering, on the display associated with the first computing device, the augmented-reality content item within the augmented-reality environment.