System and method for facilitating a vehicle-related virtual reality and/or augmented reality presentation

Abstract

In certain embodiments, a virtual reality presentation may be facilitated based on a real-world route of a vehicle. In some embodiments, destination information associated with a vehicle may be obtained. The destination information may include information indicating a destination location of the vehicle. Real-world route information associated with a real-world route to the destination location may be obtained based on the destination information. The real-world route information may include information related to portions of the real-world route to the destination location. Portions of a virtual route (that correspond to the real-world route portions) may be determined based on the real-world route information. Virtual reality content may be generated based on the virtual route portions such that the virtual reality content includes content portions related to the virtual route portions. Presentation of the virtual reality content may be caused to be provided via one or more output devices of the vehicle.

1 . A system for facilitating a virtual reality presentation based on a real-world route of a vehicle, the system comprising:
 an in-vehicle computer system of a vehicle that comprises one or more processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed, cause the in-vehicle computer system to:
 obtain destination information associated with the vehicle, wherein the destination information comprises information indicating a destination location of the vehicle; 
 obtain virtual reality content based on the destination information, 
 wherein the virtual reality content is obtained based on:
 (i) a determination of one or more environmental characteristics of one or more portions of a real-world route to the destination location using the destination information; and 
 (ii) a determination of one or more virtual route portions for a virtual route for a virtual reality presentation so that one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more virtual route portions are similar to the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more real-world route portions, and wherein the virtual reality content comprises one or more content portions related to the one or more virtual route portions; 
 
 monitor the current location of the vehicle with respect to the one or more real-world route portions; and 
 cause, via one or more output devices of the vehicle, a presentation of a content portion related to a virtual route portion of the one or more virtual route portions responsive to a determination, based on the monitoring, that the vehicle is on a real-world route portion that corresponds to the virtual route portion, wherein the one or more content portions comprise the presented content portion. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the determination of the one or more virtual route portions comprises a selection of the one or more virtual route portions from a set of predefined virtual route portions for the virtual reality presentation, the selection being based on the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more virtual route portions being similar to the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more real-world route portions. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the virtual reality content comprises one or more of audio content portions, visual content portions, or haptic content portions,
 wherein the one or more output devices comprise one or more of windshield-integrated output devices, window-integrated output devices, door-integrated output devices, seat-integrated output devices, floor-integrated output devices, or ceiling-integrated output devices, and   wherein the presentation of the content portion is caused to be provided via one or more of the windshield-integrated output devices, the window-integrated output devices, the door-integrated output devices, the seat-integrated output devices, the floor-integrated output devices, or the ceiling-integrated output devices.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the current location of the vehicle is in a first real-world environment, and the virtual reality content is a virtual representation of a second real-world environment different from the first real-world environment,
 wherein the virtual route represents a second real-world route of the second real-world environment, and the one or more virtual route portions correspond to one or more portions of a second real-world route of the second real-world environment, and   wherein the determination of the one or more virtual route portions comprises the one or more virtual route portions being selected for the virtual reality presentation from a set of predefined virtual route portions that correspond to real-world route portions of the second real-world environment, the selection being based on the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more virtual route portions being similar to the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more real-world route portions.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the current location of the vehicle is in a first real-world environment, and the virtual reality content is a virtual representation of the first real-world environment at a time subsequent to the current time, and
 wherein the virtual reality content is based on one or more environmental characteristics of the first real-world environment at the subsequent time.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the current location of the vehicle is in a first real-world environment, and the virtual reality content is a virtual representation of the first real-world environment at a time different from the current time, and
 wherein the virtual route represents the real-world route of the first real-world environment at the different time, and the one or more virtual route portions correspond to one or more portions of the different-time real-world route, and   wherein the determination of the one or more virtual route portions comprises the one or more virtual route portions being selected for the virtual reality presentation from a set of predefined virtual route portions that correspond to the different-time real-world route portions, the selection being based on the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more virtual route portions being similar to the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more real-world route portions.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more environmental characteristics of the real-world route portions comprises one or more of weather, curves, turns, inclines, declines, road conditions, or sounds, and wherein the one or more environmental characteristics of the virtual route portions comprises one or more of weather, curves, turns, inclines, declines, road conditions, or sounds that are similar to the corresponding weather, curves, turns, inclines, declines, road conditions, or sounds of the real-world route portions. 
     
     
         8 . A method for facilitating a virtual reality presentation based on a real-world route of a vehicle, the method being implemented by an in-vehicle computer system of the vehicle that comprises one or more processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed, perform the method, the method comprising:
 obtaining destination information associated with the vehicle, wherein the destination information comprises information indicating a destination location of the vehicle;   obtaining virtual reality content based on the destination information, wherein the virtual reality content comprises one or more content portions related to one or more portions of a virtual route, the one or more virtual route portions corresponding to one or more portions of a real-world route, wherein the virtual reality content is obtained based on:
 a determination of one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more portions of the real-world route; and; 
 a determination of the one or more virtual route portions for the virtual route for a virtual reality presentation so that one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more virtual route portions are similar to the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more real-world route portions, and 
   monitoring the current location of the vehicle with respect to the one or more real-world route portions; and   causing, via one or more output devices of the vehicle, a presentation of a content portion related to a virtual route portion of the one or more virtual route portions responsive to a determination, based on the monitoring, that the vehicle is on a real-world route portion that corresponds to the virtual route portion, wherein the one or more content portions comprise the presented content portion.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the virtual reality content comprises one or more of audio content portions, visual content portions, or haptic content portions, wherein the one or more output devices comprise one or more of windshield-integrated output devices, window-integrated output devices, door-integrated output devices, seat-integrated output devices, floor-integrated output devices, or ceiling-integrated output devices, and
 wherein the presentation of the content portion is caused to be provided via one or more of the windshield-integrated output devices, the window-integrated output devices, the door-integrated output devices, the seat-integrated output devices, the floor-integrated output devices, or the ceiling-integrated output devices.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the determination of the one or more virtual route portions comprises a selection of the one or more virtual route portions from a set of predefined virtual route portions for the virtual reality presentation, the selection being based on the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more virtual route portions being similar to the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more real-world route portions. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the current location of the vehicle is in a first real-world environment, and the virtual reality content is a virtual representation of the first real-world environment at a time different from the current time, and
 wherein the virtual reality content is based on one or more characteristics of the first real-world environment at the different time.   
     
     
         12 . A system for facilitating a virtual reality presentation based on a real-world route of a vehicle, the system comprising:
 a computer system that comprises one or more processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed, cause the computer system to:
 obtain destination information associated with a vehicle, wherein the destination information comprises information indicating a destination location of the vehicle; 
 obtain, based on the destination information, real-world route information associated with a real-world route to the destination location, wherein the real-world route information comprises information indicating one or more environmental characteristics of one or more portions of the real-world route to the destination location; 
 determine one or more portions of a virtual route for a virtual reality presentation, the determination of the one or more virtual route portions for the virtual reality presentation being based on one or more environment characteristics of the one or more virtual route portions being similar to the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more real-world route portions; 
 generate virtual reality content based on the one or more virtual route portions such that the virtual reality content comprises one or more content portions related to the one or more virtual route portions; and 
 cause a presentation of the virtual reality content to be provided via one or more output devices of the vehicle. 
   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the determination of the one or more virtual route portions comprises a selection of the one or more virtual route portions from a set of predefined virtual route portions for the virtual reality presentation, the selection being based on the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more virtual route portions being similar to the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more real-world route portions. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more output devices comprise one or more of windshield-integrated output devices, window-integrated output devices, door-integrated output devices, seat-integrated output devices, floor-integrated output devices, or ceiling-integrated output devices, and
 wherein the presentation of the virtual reality content is caused to be provided via one or more of the windshield-integrated output devices, the window-integrated output devices, the door-integrated output devices, the seat-integrated output devices, the floor-integrated output devices, or the ceiling-integrated output devices.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the virtual reality content comprises one or more content portions related to the one or more virtual route portions, and wherein the computer system is caused to:
 monitor the current location of the vehicle with respect to the one or more real-world route portions; and   cause, via the one or more output devices of the vehicle, a presentation of a content portion related to a virtual route portion of the one or more virtual route portions responsive to a determination, based on the monitoring, that the vehicle is on a real-world route portion that corresponds to the virtual route portion.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the current location of the vehicle is in a first real-world environment, and the virtual reality content is a virtual representation of a second real-world environment different from the first real-world environment,
 wherein the virtual route represents a second real-world route of the second real-world environment, and the one or more virtual route portions correspond to one or more portions of a second real-world route of the second real-world environment, and   wherein the determination of the one or more virtual route portions comprises the one or more virtual route portions being selected for the virtual reality presentation from a set of predefined virtual route portions that correspond to real-world route portions of the second real-world environment, the selection being based on the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more virtual route portions being similar to the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more real-world route portions.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the current location of the vehicle is in a first real-world environment, and the virtual reality content is a virtual representation of the first real-world environment at a time subsequent to the current time, and
 wherein the virtual reality content is based on one or more environmental characteristics of the first real-world environment at the subsequent time.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the current location of the vehicle is in a first real-world environment, and the virtual reality content is a virtual representation of the first real-world environment at a time different from the current time, and
 wherein the virtual route represents the real-world route of the first real-world environment at the different time, and the one or more virtual route portions correspond to one or more portions of the different-time real-world route, and   wherein the determination of the one or more virtual route portions comprises the one or more virtual route portions being selected for the virtual reality presentation from a set of predefined virtual route portions that correspond to the different-time real-world route portions, the selection being based on the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more virtual route portions being similar to the one or more environmental characteristics of the one or more real-world route portions.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more environmental characteristics of the real-world route portions comprises one or more of weather, curves, turns, inclines, declines, road conditions, or sounds, and wherein the one or more environmental characteristics of the virtual route portions comprises one or more of weather, curves, turns, inclines, declines, road conditions, or sounds that are similar to the corresponding weather, curves, turns, inclines, declines, road conditions, or sounds of the real-world route portions. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the virtual reality content comprises one or more of audio content portions, visual content portions, or haptic content portions.