Patent ID: 11899208
Assignee: nan
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 105:
106. A method of operating a virtual reality environment, the method comprising:
establishing communications between one or more network servers and a first user computing environment, the first user computing environment coupled to a first virtual reality headset, the first virtual reality headset having a first virtual reality display;
establishing communications between the one or more network servers and a second user computing environment, the second user computing environment coupled to a second virtual reality headset, the second virtual reality headset having a second virtual reality display;
operating the one or more network servers using input from at least the first user computing environment to cause a display of a common environment in at least the first virtual reality display, the common environment having a backdrop or a background scene;
providing an invitation functionality, such that a first user can invite a second user to the common environment, and displaying the common environment with the backdrop or background scene in the second virtual reality display if the second user accepts the invitation; and
receiving input from a pointing device coupled to the first user computing environment, the receiving input allowing a user to point at and select a first asset displayed in the first virtual reality display or in the common environment, and based on the receiving input from the pointing device, causing a display of a teleport common environment associated with the first asset, the teleport common environment displayed in the first and second virtual reality displays, the teleport common environment having a different backdrop or background scene;
wherein a follow functionality is provided to allow the second virtual reality display to automatically follow the first virtual reality display as the first virtual reality display transitions from the common environment having the backdrop or background scene to the teleport common environment having the different backdrop or background scene.