Augmented Reality Based on Imaged Object Characteristics

• US 20130265333A1
• Filed: 09/08/2011
• Published: 10/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Melican, James P., Ainsworth, Lucas B., Schlieski, Tondra J.
• Application Number:
  US13/993,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20130265333A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/633
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/125 wherein one of the images is motion video
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user

Abstract

Augmented reality may be enabled by adding computer generated images to images of real world occurrences. The computer generated images may be inserted automatically based on a characteristic of an imaged object in said image.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

using digital image based image analysis to detect a characteristic of an imaged object displayed on a display screen; and

based on said characteristic, overlaying an audio or visual object on said display screen.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein using digital image based image analysis includes detecting a human form.

3. The method of claim 1 including analyzing an image in association with said human form.

4. The method of claim 1 including recognizing a characteristic that is a gestural command.

5. The method of claim 1 including recognizing a shape, color, orientation, or speed of the imaged object.

6. A method comprising:

overlying a marker on the display of an imaged scene; and

using the marker to augment reality.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein using includes applying a computer generated image to said display.

8. The method of claim 7 including using a marker that is the same as the image.

9. The method of claim 7 including replacing said marker with a computer generated image.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions to enable a processor-based device to:

use digital image based image analysis to identify a characteristic of an imaged object and, based on that characteristic, overlay an audio or visual object on the display screen.

11. The medium of claim 10 further storing instructions to use said digital image based image analysis to detect a human form.

12. The medium of claim 10 further storing instructions to analyze an image in association with the human form.

13. The medium of claim 10 further storing instructions to recognize a characteristic in the form of a gestural command.

14. The medium of claim 10 further storing instructions to recognize shape, color, orientation, or speed of an imaged object.

15. The medium of claim 10 further storing instructions to overlay an indicator on an uncaptured image and to use the indicator as a marker to position an augmented reality depiction.

16. The medium of claim 15 further storing instructions to use the marker to apply a computer generated image to the display at the position of the marker.

17. The medium of claim 16 further storing instructions to use the marker that is the same as the image.

18. The medium of claim 16 further storing instructions to replace the marker with a computer generated image.

19. An apparatus comprising:

an image capture device;

a processor coupled to said image capture device; and

said processor to overlay a marker on an image display and to use said marker for augmented reality.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, said processor to substitute the augmented reality image for said marker in a captured depiction.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, said processor to overlay said marker in a depiction of a scene in said image capture device before an image of the scene is captured.

22. The apparatus of claim 19 including a display screen coupled to said processor.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, said processor to use digital image based image analysis to identify a characteristic of an imaged object and, based on that characteristic, overlay an audio or visual object on the display.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, said processor to use said digital image based image analysis to detect a human form.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, said processor to analyze an image in association with the human form.

26. The apparatus of claim 24, said processor to recognize a characteristic in the form of a gestural command.