AUGMENTED REALITY AND LOCATION DETERMINATION METHODS AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A location determination method comprising:
- accessing first location information regarding a location of a user interaction device in a physical world, wherein the user interaction device is configured to generate an augmented reality representation with respect to the physical world;
using the first location information, identifying a plurality of wireless communication devices which are proximately located with respect to the user interaction device;
initiating wireless communications between the user interaction device and the wireless communications devices;
after the initiating, accessing information regarding the wireless communications of the user interaction device and the wireless communication devices; and
using the information regarding the wireless communications, determining second location information regarding the location of the user interaction device, and wherein the second location information has increased accuracy with respect to the location of the user interaction device in the physical world compared with the first location information.
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Abstract
Augmented reality and location determination methods and apparatus are disclosed according to some aspects of the description. In one aspect, a location determination method includes accessing first location information regarding a location of a user interaction device in a physical world, wherein the user interaction device is configured to generate an augmented reality representation with respect to the physical world, using the first location information, identifying a plurality of wireless communication devices which are proximately located with respect to the user interaction device, initiating wireless communications between the user interaction device and the wireless communications devices, after the initiating, accessing information regarding the wireless communications of the user interaction device and the wireless communication devices, and using the information regarding the wireless communications, determining second location information regarding the location of the user interaction device, and wherein the second location information has increased accuracy with respect to the location of the user interaction device in the physical world compared with the first location information.
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48 Claims
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1. A location determination method comprising:
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accessing first location information regarding a location of a user interaction device in a physical world, wherein the user interaction device is configured to generate an augmented reality representation with respect to the physical world; using the first location information, identifying a plurality of wireless communication devices which are proximately located with respect to the user interaction device; initiating wireless communications between the user interaction device and the wireless communications devices; after the initiating, accessing information regarding the wireless communications of the user interaction device and the wireless communication devices; and using the information regarding the wireless communications, determining second location information regarding the location of the user interaction device, and wherein the second location information has increased accuracy with respect to the location of the user interaction device in the physical world compared with the first location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A location determination method comprising:
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using a user interaction device, emitting a wireless communications signal at a first moment in time; using a plurality of wireless communication devices, receiving the wireless communications signal emitted by the user interaction device at a plurality of second moments in time; and using the first and second moments in time, determining information regarding a location of the user interaction device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computing system comprising:
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communications circuitry configured to implement communications externally of the computing system; and processing circuitry coupled with the communications circuitry, and wherein the processing circuitry is configured to access first location information regarding a location of a user interaction device in a physical world, to use the first location information to identify a plurality of wireless communications devices which are proximately located with respect to the location of the user interaction device, to control the communications circuitry to output a control signal which is configured to initiate wireless communications between the user interaction device and the wireless communications devices, to access information regarding the wireless communications between the user interaction device and the wireless communications devices, and to use the information regarding the wireless communications to determine second location information regarding the location of the user interaction device and which has increased accuracy with respect to the location of the user interaction device in the physical world compared with the first location information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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