ACCESSING APPLICATIONS IN A MOBILE AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. An augmented reality mobile device comprising:
- a processor including a module configured to receive and process a first signal reflecting the environment in which the augmented reality mobile device is operating and generate a second signal based on the processed first signal; and
a passively activated application program, such that the functionality is activated without direct user interaction, the passively activated application program configured to receive the second signal from the processor, recognize an environmental trigger encoded in the second signal, and effect the installation of an application in the augmented reality mobile device, wherein the application corresponds with the environmental trigger.
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Abstract
An augmented reality system and method that allows a user to access, and more particularly, install and subsequently have access to an application on an augmented reality mobile device. The system and method enhances the augmented reality experience by minimizing or eliminating user interaction in the process of initiating the installation of the application. This is achieved, at least in part, through the use of a passively activated application program. It is passively activated in that it effects the application installation based on signals received and processed by the augmented reality mobile device, where the signals reflect the surrounding environment in which the augmented reality mobile device is operating. No direct interaction by the user of the augmented reality mobile device is required to initiate the installation of the application.
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38 Claims
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1. An augmented reality mobile device comprising:
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a processor including a module configured to receive and process a first signal reflecting the environment in which the augmented reality mobile device is operating and generate a second signal based on the processed first signal; and a passively activated application program, such that the functionality is activated without direct user interaction, the passively activated application program configured to receive the second signal from the processor, recognize an environmental trigger encoded in the second signal, and effect the installation of an application in the augmented reality mobile device, wherein the application corresponds with the environmental trigger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In augmented reality mobile device, a method of installing an application comprising:
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receiving and processing a first signal reflecting the environment in which the augmented reality mobile device is operating; generating a second signal based on the processed first signal; without any direct, prior user interaction, decoding and analyzing the second signal for the presence of an environmental trigger; and installing an application on the augmented reality mobile device if it is determined that an environmental trigger is encoded in the second signal, wherein the installed application corresponds with the environmental trigger. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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