Rendering a digital element

• US 9,142,038 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2012
• Issued: 09/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ripple, Inc. of Delaware
• Original Assignee: Ripple Inc.
• Inventors: Lotto, Ray Beau, Baumann, Peter, Pitkow, Jim, Behncke, Isabel, Youngs, Stuart James Anthony, Cardilli, Luna, Clarke, Richard Charles, Starkey, Anna-Louise
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoang, Phi
• Application Number:
  US13/723,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20140125699A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,006 Days
• Field of Search: 345/633, 379/88.12
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3256 colour related metadata, e.g. colour, ICC profiles for use made of colour related metadata see the appropriate place, e.g. H04N1/60, H04N1/60 and subgroups
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Rendering a digital element is disclosed. An indication that a device is within a region associated with the digital element is received. It is determined that the digital element is to be rendered. A representation of the digital element is generated in a rendered view of the region. The digital element is provided upon receiving an indication that the digital element has been selected.

Claims

1. A system for rendering a digital element, comprising:

a memory configured to store the digital element, wherein the digital element is associated with a region; and

a processor configured to;

receive an indication that the system is within a field of view of the digital element but not within the region;

determine that the digital element is to be rendered;

generate an augmented reality representation of the digital element in a rendered view of the region without rendering a content of the digital element, wherein the augmented reality representation of the digital element is not indicated as being selectable;

receive an indication that the system is within the region and in response visually indicate that the augmented reality representation of the digital element is selectable;

receive a user selection indication that selects the generated augmented reality representation to obtain the content of the digital element; and

provide the content of the digital element upon receiving the user selection indication.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital element includes one or more of the following:

a text, a message, an image, an audio, a video, a route, a location identifier, a link, an icon, a coupon, a key, a geographical reference, a file, a promotion, an advertisement, a monetary object, and an interactive element.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital element was received from a server at least in part in response to sending a location identifier of the system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital element may be only accessed by one or more specified users.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital element includes content provided by a first user for another user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital element includes content private to a single user.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital element is associated with a restriction based at least in part on a number of times the digital element may be accessed.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital element is associated with a restriction based at least in part on a time when the digital element may be accessed.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the digital element is associated with a restriction based at least in part on a status associated with the region.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the region encompasses a physical location within a predetermined distance from a physical location point.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication that the system is within the region is provided at least in part by comparing a determined physical location with a placement location of the digital element.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication that the system is within the region is provided at least in part by using a location sensor included in the system.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the generating the representation includes using an image captured using a camera included in the system.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the generating the representation includes superimposing the representation of the digital element on the rendered view of the region.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein in response to the indication that the system is within the region, the system provides a notification that the digital element may be obtained.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor determines that the digital element is to be rendered using a user configured filter.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor determines that the digital element is to be rendered using a rule specified by a creator of the digital element.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication that the digital element has been selected is received in response to a user gesture input.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein generating the representation of the digital element includes rendering an audio.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein generating the representation of the digital element includes rendering a haptic feedback.

21. A method for rendering a digital element, comprising:

receiving an indication that a device is within a field of view of the digital element but not within a region associated with the digital element;

determining that the digital element is to be rendered;

using a processor to generate an augmented reality representation of the digital element in a rendered view of the region without rendering a content of the digital element, wherein the augmented reality representation of the digital element is not indicated as being selectable;

receiving an indication that the device is within the region and in response visually indicate that the augmented reality representation of the digital element is selectable;

receiving a user selection indication that selects the generated augmented reality representation to obtain the content of the digital element; and

providing the content of the digital element upon receiving the user selection indication.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the digital element includes one or more of the following:

a text, a message, an image, an audio, a video, a route, a location identifier, a link, an icon, a coupon, a key, a geographical reference, a file, a promotion, an advertisement, a monetary object, and an interactive element.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the digital element may be only accessed by one or more specified users.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the digital element includes content provided by a first user for another user.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein the digital element is associated with a restriction based at least in part on a number of times the digital element may be accessed.

27. The method of claim 21, wherein the digital element is associated with a restriction based at least in part on a time when the digital element may be accessed.

28. The method of claim 21, wherein the digital element is associated with a restriction based at least in part on a status associated with the region.

22. A computer program product for rendering a digital element, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving an indication that a device is within a field of view of the digital element but not within a region associated with the digital element;

determining that the digital element is to be rendered;

generating an augmented reality representation of the digital element in a rendered view of the region without rendering a content of the digital element, wherein the augmented reality representation of the digital element is not indicated as being selectable;

receiving an indication that the device is within the region and in response visually indicate that the augmented reality representation of the digital element is selectable;

receiving a user selection indication that selects the generated augmented reality representation to obtain the content of the digital element; and

providing the content of the digital element upon receiving the user selection indication.

29. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the digital element includes one or more of the following:

a text, a message, an image, an audio, a video, a route, a location identifier, a link, an icon, a coupon, a key, a geographical reference, a file, a promotion, an advertisement, a monetary object, and an interactive element.