It states the virtual information maybe tied to real world information (See Page 18, Column 5, Lines 50-54 in PDF below)
It clearly states in one of the embodiments being used on stationary game apparatus (See Page 19, Column 7, Lines 15-21 in PDF below)
It's clear you could play this gaming invention at your house on PC and never move, and the server will still generate an environment for your character shown in Figures 14 and 15 on Pages 10 and 11.
https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsea...adPdf/11654360
Again, I would highlight that this patent is very broad and very detailed on the different embodiments which it protects.
I think it could be applied to FF14, because we do have
region locked content based on where our
stationary game apparatus are located and
one-to-plural relationship with the in-game environment, and in-game objects that are
region locked.
In addition, I don't see anything in the patent or cited references about Augmented Reality. Everything is done in-game on the server, not on pictures, videos, or photos...
Ultimately, we would not know for sure until FF14 and Square Enix used a 'Virtual Patent Marking' to indicate so.