Providing augmented reality based on third party information

• US 8,743,244 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2011
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jolly Seven, Series 70 of Allied Security Trust I (Allied Security Trust)
• Original Assignee: HJ Laboratories, LLC
• Inventors: Vartanian, Harry, Jurikson-Rhodes, Jaron
• Primary Examiner(s): CUTLER, ALBERT H
• Application Number:
  US13/052,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20120242865A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,170 Days
• Field of Search: 353/28
• US Class Current: 348/239
• 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 2380/00 Specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/002 to project the image of a two-dimensional display, such as an array of light emitting or modulating elements or a CRT
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/272 Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay

Abstract

An apparatus and method for providing augmented or mixed reality environments based on other user or third party information, such as from a profile, is disclosed. Also, an apparatus and method for providing a transparent display device with adaptive transparency is disclosed. The transparent display device with adaptive transparency may be used to generate the augmented reality environment.

Claims

1. A mobile electronic device, arranged as one of glasses or goggles, the mobile electronic device comprising:

a processor to receive, via a network adapter from another mobile device, a profile, wherein the profile is set by a first user on a social network application to determine a view of a second user;

a camera to capture an image, wherein the first user in the image is detected and augmented by overlaying other images on the first user of a virtual character specified in the profile; and

a transparent display layer to display the first user in the image augmented, wherein the mobile electronic device is associated with the second user and the image augmented is projected by a projector device.

2. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 further comprising the transparent display layer having adaptively transparent portions that are selectively controlled to one of a clear, partially opaque, or opaque state.

3. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 wherein the transparent display layer is a display device to display information with the image augmented.

4. A method performed by a mobile electronic device, arranged as one of glasses or goggles, the method comprising:

receiving, by the mobile electronic device from another mobile device, a profile, wherein the profile is set by a first user on a social network application to determine a view of a second user;

capturing, by a camera on the mobile electronic device, an image, wherein the first user in the image is detected and augmented by overlaying other images on the first user of a virtual character specified in the profile; and

displaying, by a transparent display layer, the first user in the image augmented, wherein the mobile electronic device is associated with the second user and the image augmented is projected by a projector device.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

selectively controlling, by the mobile electronic device, portions of the transparent display layer to one of a clear, partially opaque, or opaque state.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

displaying, by the transparent display layer used as a display device, information with the image augmented.