Arrangement for presenting information on a display

• US 20050206654A1
• Filed: 12/07/2004
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Vaha-Sipila, Antti
• Granted Patent: US 8,629,904 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/632
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0284 Relative positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (2) with an image sensor (3) for forming image information about the environment of the device (2), comprising at least one object (14), wherein the image information comprises an image (14′) of the object. The device (2) also comprises a display (3.5, 5) for displaying a view of the environment of the device, positioning means (11) for determining the position of the device (2), and at least one set of communication means (4, 9) that comprise a receiver (4.2, 9.2) for receiving information related to the one object (14), including the position of the object (14). The device (2) comprises a control block (8) for determining the position of the image (14′) of the object from image information intended to be displayed by the display (3.5, 5).

Claims

1. A device comprising:

an image sensor for forming image information of the environment of the device, with at least one object, wherein the image information comprises an image of the object,

display means for displaying a view of the environment of the device,

positioning means for determining the position of the device, and

at least one set of communication means,

wherein the communication means comprise a receiver for receiving information relating to said at least one object, which information comprises at least information about the position of the object, and which device comprises a control block for determining the position of the image of the object from image information intended to be displayed by the display means, and for displaying at least a part of the information related to the object in the image information to be displayed by the display means in association with the image of the object.

2. The device according to claim 1, comprising a compass for determining the direction of viewing of the image sensor, wherein the direction of viewing is arranged to be used, in addition to the position data of the device and the object, for determining the position of the image of the object from the image information intended to be displayed by the display means.

3. The device according to claim 2, comprising an inclination measuring block for determining the position of the image sensor, wherein the position data is arranged to be used in addition to the position data of the device and the object and the direction of viewing, for determining the position of the image of the object from the image information intended to be displayed on the display.

4. The device according to claim 1, comprising means for performing a viewfinder function, and that image information is arranged to be updated substantially continually in connection with performing the viewfinder function.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the display means comprise a display, and that the image information with the information attached to it is arranged to be displayed on the display.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the display means comprise an optical viewfinder, and that the information is arranged to be added into the image information to be displayed in the optical viewfinder.

7. A system comprising a device with an image sensor for forming image information of the environment of the device, comprising at least one object, wherein the image information comprises an image of the object, and display means for displaying a view of the environment of the device, wherein the system also comprises positioning means for determining the position of the device, at least one set of communication means, and means for determining the position of the object, wherein the system further comprises:

means for receiving information related to said at least one object, the information comprising at least said information about the position of the object,

means for determining the position of the image of the object from image information intended to be displayed by the display means, and

means for displaying at least a part of the information related to the object in the image information to be displayed by the display means in connection with the image of the object.

8. The system according to claim 7, comprising a compass for determining the direction of viewing of the image sensor, wherein the direction of viewing is arranged to be used in addition to the position data of the device and the object for determining the position of the image of the object from the image information intended to be displayed by the display means.

9. The system according to claim 8, comprising an inclination measuring block for determining the position of the image sensor, wherein the position data is arranged to be used in addition to the position data of the device and the object and the direction of viewing, for determining the position of the image of the object from the image information intended to be displayed on the display.

10. The system according to claim 7, comprising means for performing a viewfinder function, and that image information is arranged to be updated substantially continually in connection with performing the viewfinder function.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein the display means comprise a display, and that the image information with the information attached to it is arranged to be displayed on the display.

12. The system according to claim 7, wherein the display means comprise an optical viewfinder, and that the information is arranged to be added into the image information to be displayed in the optical viewfinder.

13. A method for displaying image information in a device, the method comprising:

using an image sensor to form image information about the environment of the device, the environment comprising at least one object, wherein the image information comprises an image of the object,

displaying a view of the environment of the device,

determining the position of the device and the object,

receiving information relating to said at least one object in the device, the information comprising at least said information about the position of the object,

determining the position of the image of the object from image information intended to be displayed with display means, and

displaying at least a part of the information related to the object in the image information to be displayed by the display means in association with the image of the object.

14. A computer software product which comprises machine executable program instructions for storage on a readable medium and for execution on a processor, said instructions when executed:

for displaying image information in a device, in which an image sensor is used to form image information about the environment of the device, the environment comprising at least one object, wherein the image information comprises an image of the object,

for displaying a view of the environment of the device, and

for determining position information about the device and the object,

wherein the computer software product also comprises machine executable program instructions;

for receiving information related to said at least one object in the device, the information comprising at least said information about the position of the object,

for determining the position of the image of the object from image information intended to be displayed by the display means, and

for displaying at least a part of the information related to the object in the image information to be displayed by the display means in connection with the image of the object.