Augmented Reality Badge System

• US 20190318186A1
• Filed: 04/11/2019
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Magnit LLC
• Original Assignee: PRO Unlimited Global Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Sergott, Ted, Martin, Brad
• Granted Patent: US 11,042,769 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/22 by selection of a specific region containing or referencing a pattern; Locating or processing of specific regions to guide the detection or recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/413 Classification of content, e.g. text, photographs or tables

Abstract

This invention relates to information processing systems and methods in a workplace environment. More particularly, the invention relates to systems and methods for displaying information for use by human users in a workplace environment. Such methods and systems may include an augmented reality mobile device application with voice interactive and other features including user-selectable buttons. Such methods and systems provide rich real-time information to the user via composited media content, overlay imagery, and acoustic speakers. Composited media content may include interactive maps, calendaring functions, navigation information, and tools to assist with management of assignment information. The augmented reality methods and systems facilitate access to various locations and resources at given workplace campus.

Claims

1. A computerized method comprising:

a. capturing an image of a badge at a workplace environment with a camera of a mobile device;

b. identifying media content from said image with said mobile device;

c. determining with a global positioning system module of the mobile device a location where the media content is captured;

d. downloading from a server into the mobile device, overlay imagery in association with said media content;

e. compositing the overlay imagery onto the image to create composited media content; and

f. displaying the composited media content on a display of the mobile device.

2. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the said overlay imagery downloaded is provided from the server based on said media content and said location.

3. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the overlay imagery is derived from past workplace activities of at least one user.

4. The computerized method of claim 3, wherein past workplace activities comprise the past workplace activity of a single user of the mobile device, wherein the past workplace activity of the single user is retrieved from at least one of a user tracking account provided by the workplace or a user account provided by a manufacturer of the one or more trigger images.

5. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein overlay imagery comprises active information.

6. A computerized method comprising:

a. capturing media content of at least one trigger image in the workplace with the camera of the mobile device;

b. decoding the trigger image to determine a location and a position of the mobile device;

c. determining of the location of the mobile device with a global positioning system module of the mobile device;

d. identifying the trigger image based on the location and the direction;

e. identifying a workplace user at a workplace when the media content is captured;

f. downloading, into the mobile device from a server, overlay imagery derived from workplace activity of the workplace user;

g. overlaying the overlay imagery onto the media content to create a composited media content;

h. wherein overlay imagery comprises active information; and

i. displaying the composited media content on a display on the mobile device.

7. The computerized method of claim 6, wherein identifying the trigger image comprises:

a. transmitting the captured media content to the server; and

b. receiving an identification of the trigger image from a trigger image database.

8. The computerized method of claim 6, wherein identifying the trigger image comprises:

a. transmitting the location and the direction of the mobile device to the server;

b. receiving an identification of the trigger image from the server.

9. The computerized method of claim 6, wherein identifying the workplace user comprises identifying the workplace user based on an identification of the trigger image and/or the user assignment history information.

10. The computerized method of claim 6, wherein identifying the workplace user comprises:

a. extracting an image, from the media content, of a display of the trigger image and/or user via the user assignment history;

b. locating a distinctive feature in the image and/or the user assignment history; and

c. identifying the workplace user based on the distinctive feature in the image.

11. The computerized method of claim 6, wherein the overlay imagery is derived from user expense history information.

12. The computerized method of claim 6, wherein the overlay imagery is derived from user navigation history information.

13. The computerized method of claim 6, wherein the overlay imagery is derived from user voice command history information.

14. The computerized method of claim 6, wherein the overlay imagery is derived from user calendar history information.

15. The computerized method of claim 6, wherein the overlay imagery is derived from user assignment history information and user current assignment information.

16. The computerized method of claim 6, wherein the overlay imagery is derived from user button selection history information.

17. A wireless device comprising:

a. a camera;

b. at least one processor;

c. a graphical user interface (GUI); and

d. a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to;

i. receive an image from the camera, the image associated with an item;

ii. display the image on the GUI, the image capable of being accepted through the GUI;

iii. request and receive descriptive data for the image associated with the item when the image has been accepted through the GUI;

iv. store the descriptive data and image as a listing; and

v. transmit the listing wirelessly to a host server.

18. An augmented reality system comprising:

a. a server connected to a network, the server receiving requests from users via the network, the server comprising;

i. at least one processor coupled directly or indirectly to memory elements;

ii. memory elements comprising bulk storage and cache memories;

iii. a database for storing trigger image information; and

iv. a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to;

1. receive a trigger image from a user via the network;

2. determine overlay imagery about the trigger image from the trigger image database based on the request; and

3. send the overlay imagery to the user via the network.