Method and apparatus for ad-hoc peer-to-peer augmented reality environment

• US 9,417,691 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2010
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Krkkinen, Asta M., Belimpasakis, Petros, Uusitalo, Mikko Aleksi, Rantalainen, Timo
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Dustin
• Application Number:
  US12/732,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20110238751A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,335 Days
• Field of Search: 715/757, 715/758, 709/229, 709/204, 701/300, 463/25
• 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: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing augmented reality client application content to be enabled for one or more nodes. A method may include specifying a bounded area of a mesh network and associating content with the bounded area. The method may additionally include causing, at least in part, a peer-to-peer transmission of the content to one or more nodes within the bounded area over the mesh network. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

specifying a bounded area of a mesh network;

associating content with the bounded area; and

causing, at least in part, a peer-to-peer transmission of the content to one or more nodes within the bounded area over the mesh network.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, presentation of the content in an augmented reality user interface or a virtual reality user interface.

3. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the one or more nodes are located within the bounded area at a density greater than a predetermined density threshold; and

causing, at least in part, storage, retrieval, or a combination thereof of the content at a network storage based, at least in part, on the determination with respect to the density.

4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving location information of the one or more nodes;

determining whether the one or more nodes enter or exit the bounded area based, at least in part, on the location information; and

causing, at least in part, the peer-to-peer transmission of the content or a request to remove the content from the one or more nodes based, at least in part, on the determination.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving at least one of a location, a directional heading, a tilt angle, and a speed of at least one of the nodes, an object associated with at least one of the nodes, or a combination thereof,

wherein the content includes the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 5, further comprising:

generating a recommendation for specifying one or more locations within the bounded area based, at least in part, on the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, or a combination thereof,

wherein the content includes the recommendation.

7. A method of claim 6, wherein the object associated with the at least one node is a firearm, the method further comprising at least one of:

alerting the one or more nodes of the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, or combination thereof of the firearm, the one or more nodes, or combination thereof;

causing, at least in part, disabling of the firearm based, at least in part, on the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, or combination thereof of the firearm, the one or more nodes, or combination thereof; and

recommending a direction to discharge the firearm based, at least in part, on the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, or combination thereof of the firearm, the one or more nodes, or combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

specifying an item to track or search for within the bounded area; and

receiving one or more reports from the one or more nodes with respect to the item,

wherein the content includes the one or more reports.

9. A method of claim 8, further comprising:

retrieving at least one of a location, a directional heading, a tilt angle, and a speed of at least one of the nodes, an object associated with at least one of the nodes, or a combination thereof;

determining areas within the bounded area that were previously visited by or associated with the at least one node, the item, or combination thereof based, at least in part, on the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, the one or more reports, or a combination thereof; and

generating a recommendation for new search areas, search vectors, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the determination.

10. A method of claim 9, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, presentation of at least one of the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, the areas within the bounded area that were previously visited, and the recommendation for the new search areas, the search vectors, or the combination thereof on a mapping user interface.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

specify a bounded area of a mesh network;

associate content with the bounded area; and

cause, at least in part, a peer-to-peer transmission of the content to one or more nodes within the bounded area over the mesh network.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, presentation of the content in an augmented reality user interface or a virtual reality user interface.

13. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine whether the one or more nodes are located within the bounded area at a density greater than a predetermined density threshold; and

cause, at least in part, storage, retrieval, or a combination thereof of the content at a network storage based, at least in part, on the determination with respect to the density.

14. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

retrieve location information of the one or more nodes;

determine whether the one or more nodes enter or exit the bounded area based, at least in part, on the location information; and

cause, at least in part, the peer-to-peer transmission of the content or a request to remove the content from the one or more nodes based, at least in part, on the determination.

15. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

retrieve at least one of a location, a directional heading, a tilt angle, and a speed of at least one of the nodes, an object associated with at least one of the nodes, or a combination thereof,

wherein the content includes the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, or a combination thereof.

16. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

generate a recommendation for specifying one or more locations within the bounded area based, at least in part, on the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, or a combination thereof,

wherein the content includes the recommendation.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the object associated with the at least one node is a firearm, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform at least one of:

alert the one or more nodes of the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, or combination thereof of the firearm, the one or more nodes, or combination thereof;

cause, at least in part, disabling of the firearm based, at least in part, on the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, or combination thereof of the firearm, the one or more nodes, or combination thereof; and

recommend a direction to discharge the firearm based, at least in part, on the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, or combination thereof of the firearm, the one or more nodes, or combination thereof.

18. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

specify an item to track or search for within the bounded area; and

receive one or more reports from the one or more nodes with respect to the item,

wherein the content includes the one or more reports.

19. An apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

retrieve at least one of a location, a directional heading, a tilt angle, and a speed of at least one of the nodes, an object associated with at least one of the nodes, or a combination thereof;

determine areas within the bounded area that were previously visited by or associated with the at least one node, the item, or combination thereof based, at least in part, on the location, the directional heading, the tilt angle, the speed, the one or more reports, or a combination thereof; and

generate a recommendation for new search areas, search vectors, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the determination.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is a mobile phone further comprising:

user interface circuitry and user interface software configured to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile phone through use of a display and configured to respond to user input; and

a display and display circuitry configured to display at least a portion of a user interface of the mobile phone, the display and display circuitry configured to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile phone.