SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN AUGMENTED IMAGE OF A VIRTUAL TOMBSTONE VIA AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20170154465A1
• Filed: 12/01/2015
• Published: 06/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MetroStar Systems
• Original Assignee: MetroStar Systems
• Inventors: Calvert, Clayton Andrew
• Application Number:
  US14/956,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20170154465A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/05 Geographic models
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00

Abstract

A system includes a processor, a memory, and a virtual tombstone object store configured to store one or more virtual tombstone objects, each virtual tombstone object including coordinate information and information related to a deceased individual. The system also includes a display component, and a camera component, configured to obtain a first image of a second geographical location. The system also includes a virtual tombstone management component configured to receive first coordinates defining a first geographical location and identification information identifying a specified deceased individual, create a virtual tombstone object based on the first coordinates and the identification information, store the virtual tombstone object in the virtual tombstone object store, determine second coordinates associated with the second geographical location, determine that the second coordinates match the first coordinates, generate an augmented image comprising the first image and a second image of a virtual tombstone associated with the specified deceased individual, and display the augmented image via the display component.

Claims

1. An electronic device for creating and displaying a virtual tombstone, comprising:

a processor in the electronic device;

a memory in the electronic device, communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to store one or more virtual tombstone objects, each virtual tombstone object comprising coordinate information and information related to a deceased individual, the coordinate information corresponding to a memorial area away from a fixed geographical location with remains of the deceased; and

a display component, communicatively coupled to the processor, configured to display images;

a camera component, communicatively coupled to the processor, configured to obtain a first image of a second geographical location;

wherein the processor is configured to;

receive first coordinates defining a first geographical location and identification information identifying a specified deceased individual;

create a virtual tombstone object based on the first coordinates and the identification information;

store the virtual tombstone object in the memory in the electronic device;

determine second coordinates associated with the second geographical location;

determine that the second coordinates match the first coordinates;

generate an augmented image comprising the first image and a second image of a virtual tombstone associated with the specified deceased individual; and

display the augmented image via the display component.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor in the electronic device is further configured to:

determine third coordinates of a current geographical location of the system; and

determine second coordinates associated with the second geographical location based on the third coordinates.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the processor in the electronic device is further configured to:

determine the third coordinates of a current geographical location of the system based on GPS signals.

4. The system of claim 2, further comprising a compass component configured to provide directional information;

wherein the processor in the electronic device is further configured to;

determine a distance between the system and the second geographical location;

and determine the second coordinates associated with the second geographical location based on the third coordinates, the distance, and the directional information.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the second image of a virtual tombstone comprises one of:

an image of a tombstone, an image of a bust of the deceased individual, and an image of a statue of the deceased individual.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor in the electronic device is further configured to:

use an augmented reality technique to generate the augmented image.

7. A system of generating and displaying a virtual tombstone using an electronic device comprising:

a processor in the electronic device;

a memory in the electronic device communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to store one or more virtual tombstone objects, each virtual tombstone object comprising coordinate information and information related to a deceased individual, the coordinate information corresponding to a memorial area away from a fixed geographical location with remains of the deceased; and

wherein the processor in the electronic device is configured to;

receive first coordinates defining a first geographical location and identification information identifying a specified deceased individual;

create a virtual tombstone object based on the first coordinates and the identification information;

store the virtual tombstone object in the memory in the electronic device;

determine second coordinates associated with a second geographical location associated with the electronic device;

determine that the second coordinates match the first coordinates;

generate an augmented image comprising the first image and a second image of a virtual tombstone associated with the deceased individual; and

cause the electronic device to display the augmented image.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor in the electronic device is further configured to:

determine third coordinates of a current geographical location of the electronic device; and

determine the second coordinates based on the third coordinates.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor in the electronic device is further configured to:

receive directional information from a global positioning system (GPS) component in the electronic device;

obtain distance information defining a distance between the electronic device and the second geographical location; and

determine the second coordinates associated with the second geographical location based on the third coordinates, the distance information, and the directional information.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the second image of a virtual tombstone comprises one of:

an image of a tombstone, an image of a bust of the deceased individual, and an image of a statue of the deceased individual.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor in the electronic device is further configured to:

use an augmented reality technique to generate the augmented image.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to communicate with a second electronic device via a network.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive the first image from the second electronic device, via the network.

14. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor in the electronic device is further configured to:

store the augmented image;

generate a web page that includes the augmented image; and

provide, to a third electronic device, access to the web page.

15. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor in the electronic device is further configured to:

provide virtual tombstone services via the web page.

16. A method of generating and displaying a virtual tombstone using an electronic device comprising:

storing, in a memory of the electronic device, information associated with a deceased individual and coordinates defining a geographical location, the coordinate information corresponding to a memorial area away from a fixed geographical location with remains of the deceased;

obtaining, by a camera of the electronic device, a first image of the geographical location;

generating by the electronic device, an augmented image by adding a second image of a virtual tombstone associated with the deceased individual to the first image; and

displaying the augmented image on a display device of the electronic device.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

determining, by the electronic device, second coordinates associated with a current geographical location of the electronic device;

determining, by the electronic device, third coordinates of the geographical location based on the second coordinates; and

determining, by the electronic device, that the third coordinates match the coordinates,

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

determining the second coordinates based on GPS signals received by the electronic device.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the virtual tombstone comprises one of:

an image of a tombstone, an image of a bust of the deceased individual, and an image of a statue of the deceased individual.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

using an augmented reality technique by the electronic device to generate the augmented image.