US Patent 11652878 Extended-reality system and method

An extended-reality system is described which determines extended-reality data to be obtained from the remote network-connected storage based on a location of the extended-reality system. The extended-reality system determines a communication method by which to obtain the extended-reality data, wherein the extended-reality data may be obtained by one or more requests to the remote network-connected storage or by one or more requests to a local device outside of the extended-reality system. A request is sent to at least one of the local device via a peer-to-peer network and the remote network-connected storage in dependence upon the determination by the extended-reality system.