METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDIA CONTENT WITH PHYSICAL WORLD OBJECTS

• US 20170221265A1
• Filed: 01/29/2016
• Published: 08/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Lin, Edison
• Application Number:
  US15/011,114
• Publication Number:
  US 20170221265A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that allows users to associate media assets with physical objects in an augmented reality environment. Specifically, the media guidance application may recognize physical objects in an augmented reality environment and allow users to identify media assets to associate with the physical objects.

Claims

1. A method for associating media content with physical world objects, the method comprising:

storing a digital description of a physical object in an augmented reality environment of a user;

receiving a user input, from the user, assigning a media asset to the physical object; and

after receiving the user input assigning the media asset to the physical object;

detecting the physical object in the augmented reality environment by comparing digital descriptions of physical objects in the augmented reality environment to the digital description of the physical object; and

in response to detecting the physical object in the augmented reality environment, automatically causing the media asset to be presented.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital description of the physical object is created using image segmentation and edge detection on an image of the physical object.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital description of the physical object is created using blob detection on an image of the physical object.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital description of the physical object is an alphanumeric value describing the shape and color of the physical object.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the augmented reality environment is a real-world physical environment supplemented by computer-generated sensory inputs.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user initially identifies the physical object by performing a hand gesture over the physical object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input assigning the media asset to the physical object is a voice input identifying the media asset.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input assigning the media asset to the physical object includes hand gestures navigating to the media asset.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the digital description of a physical object in the augmented reality environment comprises:

creating an object identifier associated with the physical object;

storing the object identifier and the digital description in a first database listing object identifiers, each corresponding to a digital description.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising storing a media asset identifier associated with the media asset and the object identifier in a second database listing object identifiers, each corresponding to a media asset.

11. A system for associating media content with physical world objects, the system comprising:

storage circuitry configured to store a digital description of a physical object in an augmented reality environment of a user; and

control circuitry configured to;

receive a user input, from the user, assigning a media asset to the physical object; and

after receiving the user input assigning the media asset to the physical object;

detect the physical object in the augmented reality environment by comparing digital descriptions of physical objects in the augmented reality environment to the digital description of the physical object; and

in response to detecting the physical object in the augmented reality environment, automatically cause the media asset to be presented.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the digital description of the physical object is created using image segmentation and edge detection on an image of the physical object.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the digital description of the physical object is created using blob detection on an image of the physical object.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the digital description of the physical object is an alphanumeric value describing the shape and color of the physical object.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the augmented reality environment is a real-world physical environment supplemented by computer-generated sensory inputs.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the user initially identifies the physical object by performing a hand gesture over the physical object.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the user input assigning the media asset to the physical object is a voice input identifying the media asset.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the user input assigning the media asset to the physical object includes hand gestures navigating to the media asset.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when storing the digital description of a physical object in the augmented reality environment, to create an object identifier associated with the physical object;

and

wherein the storage circuitry is further configured to store the object identifier and the digital description in a first database listing object identifiers, each corresponding to a digital description.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein storage circuitry is further configured to store a media asset identifier associated with the media asset and the object identifier in a second database listing object identifiers, each corresponding to a media asset.

21-50. -50. (canceled)