Patent Document ID: 9901828
Application ID: 12963585
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for causing a virtual character to demonstrate awareness of a user's position or activity, the method comprising, detecting a position of a portable device, the portable device being substantially colocational with the user, the portable device including a camera and a display, the camera capturing a first image stream of a real-world scene, wherein the detection of the position of the portable device comprises identification of an anchor within the first image stream, the anchor being tracked during movement of the portable device; generating a second image stream based on the first image stream, the second image stream comprising an augmented reality scene formed by inserting a virtual character into the real-world scene as captured in the first image stream, the virtual character being positioned in the augmented reality scene in relation to the identified anchor, the virtual character configured to perform an action indicating awareness of the position or activity of the user; displaying the second image stream on the display of the portable device; wherein the action indicating awareness comprises adjusting a view direction, in the augmented reality scene, of the virtual character, the view direction of the virtual character being defined relative to the anchor that is tracked during the movement of the portable device; wherein the adjustment of the view direction of the virtual character is in the direction of the position of the portable device and is defined by turning of the virtual character from a current view direction to an adjusted view direction facing the portable device, and wherein the adjustment of the view direction of the virtual character changes a relationship of the view direction to the anchor, wherein the adjustment of the view direction of the virtual character includes adjustment of a head or eyes of the virtual character so as to look in the direction of the portable device.