METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION REGARDING CONTENT PRESENTED TO ANOTHER USER

• US 20140091984A1
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Ashbrook, Daniel L., Nguyen, David H.
• Granted Patent: US 10,620,902 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/2.1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1462 with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the remote displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services

Abstract

A method, apparatus and computer program product provide an indication to a first user as to the content presented to another user by the head mounted display of the other user. In the context of a method, information is received relating to content presented to a second user by a head mounted display of the second user. Based upon the information, the method also includes causing, with a processor, an indication to be presented to a first user identifying the content presented to the second user by the head mounted display of the second user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving information relating to content presented to a second user by a head mounted display of the second user; and

based upon the information, causing, with a processor, an indication to be presented to a first user identifying the content presented to the second user by the head mounted display of the second user.

2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising:

causing content to be presented to the first user by a head mounted display of the first user; and

comparing the information relating to content presented to the second user with information relating to content presented to the first user,

wherein the indication that is caused to be presented to the first user is based upon the comparison.

3. A method according to claim 2 wherein the indication that is caused to be presented to the first user provides information regarding whether the content presented to the second user is identical to the content presented to the first user.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein causing the indication to be presented to the first user comprises causing a representation of the content presented to the second user to be presented to the first user.

5. A method according to claim 4 further comprising generating the representation of the content presented to the second user, wherein the representation of the content comprises an abstraction of the content presented to the second user.

6. A method according to claim 4 further comprising generating the representation of the content presented to the second user, wherein generating the representation comprises obscuring at least portions of the content presented to the second user.

7. A method according to claim 1 wherein causing the indication to be presented to the first user comprises causing the indication to be presented to the first user by a head mounted display of the first user such that the indication is presented at a location defined in relation to the second user.

8. A method according to claim 7 wherein causing the indication to be presented to the first user further comprises causing the indication to be presented to the first user by the head mounted display of the first user such that the indication appears to be superimposed upon at least one of the second user or an object associated with the second user.

9. A method according to claim 7 wherein causing the indication to be presented to the first user further comprises causing the indication to be presented to the first user by the head mounted display of the first user such that the indication appears to be proximate to the second user.

10. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

receive information relating to content presented to a second user by a head mounted display of the second user; and

based upon the information, cause an indication to be presented to a first user identifying the content presented to the second user by the head mounted display of the second user.

11. An apparatus according to claim 10 wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

cause content to be presented to the first user by a head mounted display of the first user; and

compare the information relating to content presented to the second user with information relating to content presented to the first user,

wherein the indication that is caused to be presented to the first user is based upon the comparison.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the indication that is caused to be presented to the first user provides information regarding whether the content presented to the second user is identical to the content presented to the first user.

13. An apparatus according to claim 10 wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause the indication to be presented to the first user by causing a representation of the content presented to the second user to be presented to the first user.

14. An apparatus according to claim 13 wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate the representation of the content presented to the second user, wherein the representation of the content comprises an abstraction of the content presented to the second user.

15. An apparatus according to claim 13 wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate the representation of the content presented to the second user, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate the representation by obscuring at least portions of the content presented to the second user.

16. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:

receiving information relating to content presented to a second user by a head mounted display of the second user; and

based upon the information, causing an indication to be presented to a first user identifying the content presented to the second user by the head mounted display of the second user.

17. A computer program product according to claim 16 wherein the computer-executable program code portions further comprise program code instructions for:

causing content to be presented to the first user by a head mounted display of the first user; and

comparing the information relating to content presented to the second user with information relating to content presented to the first user,

wherein the indication that is caused to be presented to the first user is based upon the comparison.

18. A computer program product according to claim 17 wherein the indication that is caused to be presented to the first user provides information regarding whether the content presented to the second user is identical to the content presented to the first user.

19. A computer program product according to claim 16 wherein the computer-executable program code portions further comprise program code instructions for generating a representation of the content presented to the second user, wherein the program code instructions for causing the indication to be presented to the first user comprise program code instructions for causing a representation of the content presented to the second user to be presented to the first user, and wherein the representation of the content comprises an abstraction of the content presented to the second user.

20. A computer program product according to claim 16 wherein the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for generating the representation of the content presented to the second user, wherein the program code instructions for causing the indication to be presented to the first user comprise program code instructions for causing a representation of the content presented to the second user to be presented to the first user, and wherein the program code instructions for generating the representation comprise program code instructions for obscuring at least portions of the content presented to the second user.