Explorable augmented reality displays

• US 10,460,522 B2
• Filed: 04/09/2018
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Carter, Patrick Scott, Horn, Diana, Ray, Suman
• Primary Examiner(s): Sams, Michelle L
• Application Number:
  US15/947,998
• Publication Number:
  US 20180225881A1
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/01 Head-up displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/003 Navigation within 3D models or images
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10004 Still image; Photographic image
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30244 Camera pose
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2215/16 Using real world measurements to influence rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/004 Annotating, labelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/70 Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras camera calibration G06T7/80
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/74 involving reference images or patches
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/02 Networking aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for explorable augmented reality displays. An augmented reality service can receive a request for augmented reality display data. The request can be associated with a device. The augmented reality service can determine a location associated with the device and identify augmented reality data associated with the location. The augmented reality service can provide augmented reality display data to the device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a device comprising a processor, augmented reality display data that is associated with a field of view associated with the device;

generating, by the device and based on the augmented reality display data, a first user interface element that represents a first object that is in the field of view and a second user interface element that represents a second object that is outside the field of view;

displaying, by the device, the augmented reality display data in a first view of an explorable augmented reality display, the first view comprising the first user interface element; and

in response to detecting a user input, displaying a second view of the explorable augmented reality display, wherein the second view of the explorable augmented reality display comprises a void, and wherein the second user interface element is displayed in the void.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input comprises a manipulation of the first view of the explorable augmented reality display.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining at the device, a geographic location associated with the device; and

sending, by the device and directed to an augmented reality service, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with data that indicates the geographic location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the augmented reality display data is received from an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data based on a geographic location associated with the device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

sending, by the device and directed to the augmented reality service, a location update; and

receiving, by the device, an updated version of augmented reality display data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining at the device, a geographic location associated with the device and a facing direction of a camera of the device; and

sending, by the device and directed to an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with location data and orientation data, wherein the location data indicates the geographic location, and wherein the orientation data indicates the facing direction.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the augmented reality display data is identified by an augmented reality service based on a geographic location associated with the device, and wherein the geographic location is determined by a location device that communicates with the augmented reality service.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

sending, by the device and directed to the augmented reality service, a location update from the device; and

receiving, by the device, an updated version of augmented reality display data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to determine a geographic location of the device and to enable correction of the geographic location determined.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the correction is obtained by the device via a location correction display presented at the device.

11. A device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising

receiving augmented reality display data that is associated with a field of view associated with the device,

generating based on the augmented reality display data, a first user interface element that represents a first object that is in the field of view and a second user interface element that represents a second object that is outside the field of view,

displaying the augmented reality display data in a first view of an explorable augmented reality display, the first view comprising the first user interface element, and

in response to detecting a user input, displaying a second view of the explorable augmented reality display, wherein the second view of the explorable augmented reality display comprises a void, and wherein the second user interface element is displayed in the void.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

determining a geographic location; and

sending, directed to an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with data that indicates the geographic location.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the user input comprises a manipulation of the first view of the explorable augmented reality display.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

determining a geographic location associated with the device and a facing direction of a camera of the device; and

sending, directed to an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with location data and orientation data, wherein the location data indicates the geographic location, and wherein the orientation data indicates the facing direction.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the augmented reality display data is received from an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data based on a geographic location associated with the device.

16. A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving augmented reality display data that is associated with a field of view associated with a device;

generating, based on the augmented reality display data, a first user interface element that represents a first object that is in the field of view and a second user interface element that represents a second object that is outside the field of view;

displaying the augmented reality display data in a first view of an explorable augmented reality display, the first view comprising the first user interface element; and

in response to detecting a user input, displaying a second view of the explorable augmented reality display, wherein the second view of the explorable augmented reality display comprises a void, and wherein the second user interface element is displayed in the void.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

determining a geographic location; and

sending, directed to an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with data that indicates the geographic location.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the user input comprises a manipulation of the first view of the explorable augmented reality display.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

determining a geographic location associated with the device and a facing direction of a camera of the device; and

sending, directed to an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with location data and orientation data, wherein the location data indicates the geographic location, and wherein the orientation data indicates the facing direction.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the augmented reality display data is received from an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data based on a geographic location associated with the device.