Explorable augmented reality displays

• US 9,501,871 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2014
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Carter, Patrick Scott, Horn, Diana, Ray, Suman
• Primary Examiner(s): Sams, Michelle L
• Application Number:
  US14/265,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20150317829A1
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/01 Head-up displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/003 Navigation within 3D models or images
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10004 Still image; Photographic image
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30244 Camera pose
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2215/16 Using real world measurements to influence rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/004 Annotating, labelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/70 Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras camera calibration G06T7/80
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/74 involving reference images or patches
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/02 Networking aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for explorable augmented reality displays. An augmented reality service can receive a request for augmented reality display data. The request can be associated with a device. The augmented reality service can determine a location associated with the device and identify augmented reality data associated with the location. The augmented reality service can provide augmented reality display data to the device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a processor executing an augmented reality service, a request for augmented reality display data, the request being associated with a device;

determining, at the processor, a geographic location associated with the device;

identifying, at the processor, augmented reality data associated with the geographic location, wherein the augmented reality data comprises an augmented reality object that is outside of a field of view associated with the device; and

providing, by the processor and to the device, the augmented reality display data for display in an explorable augmented reality display that is configured to display the augmented reality object in a view that omits a portion of the field of view associated with the device, the augmented reality display data comprising the augmented reality data, wherein the explorable augmented reality display is configured such that in response to a manipulation of the explorable augmented reality display,

a portion of the field of view is panned off of a visible portion of a screen,

a void is displayed on the screen, wherein the void corresponds to a portion of the explorable augmented reality display that is outside of the field of view and is displayed when the portion of the field of view is panned off of the visible portion of the screen, and

the augmented reality object is displayed in the void.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the geographic location associated with the device comprises receiving, with the request for the augmented reality display data, location data and orientation data that defines a facing direction of the device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the location data and the orientation data are captured by the device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the geographic location associated with the device comprises accessing a location server to obtain location data associated with the device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a smartphone, and wherein the smartphone executes an augmented reality display application that generates the request and the explorable augmented reality display.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining, by the processor, a location update from the device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to provide a correction of the geographic location, wherein the correction is obtained by the device by presenting a location correction display and receiving the correction of the geographic location via the location correction display.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising

receiving a request for augmented reality display data, the request being associated with a device,

determining a geographic location associated with the device,

identifying augmented reality data associated with the geographic location, wherein the augmented reality data comprises an augmented reality object that is outside of a field of view associated with the device, and

providing the augmented reality display data to the device for display in an explorable augmented reality display that is configured to display the augmented reality object in a view that omits a portion of the field of view associated with the device, the augmented reality display data comprising the augmented reality data, wherein the explorable augmented reality display is configured such that in response to a manipulation of the explorable augmented reality display,

a portion of the field of view is panned off of a visible portion of a screen,

a void is displayed on the screen, wherein the void corresponds to a portion of the explorable augmented reality display that is outside of the field of view and is displayed when the portion of the field of view is panned off of the visible portion of the screen,

and

the augmented reality object is displayed in the void.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

determining an orientation of the device, the orientation comprising a facing direction.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein determining the geographic location associated with the device comprises receiving, with the request for the augmented reality display data, location data and orientation data that defines a facing direction of the device.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

obtaining a location update from the device.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the device is configured to provide a correction of the geographic location, wherein the correction is obtained by the device by presenting a location correction display and receiving the correction of the geographic location via the location correction display.

13. A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request for augmented reality display data, the request being associated with a device;

determining a geographic location associated with the device;

identifying augmented reality data associated with the geographic location, wherein the augmented reality data comprises an augmented reality object that is outside of a field of view associated with the device; and

providing the augmented reality display data to the device for display in an explorable augmented reality display that is configured to display the augmented reality object in a view that omits a portion of the field of view associated with the device, the augmented reality display data comprising the augmented reality data, wherein the explorable augmented reality display is configured such that in response to a manipulation of the explorable augmented reality display,

a portion of the field of view is panned off of a visible portion of a screen,

a void is displayed on the screen, wherein the void corresponds to a portion of the explorable augmented reality display that is outside of the field of view and is displayed when the portion of the field of view is panned off of the visible portion of the screen,

and

the augmented reality object is displayed in the void.

14. The computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

determining an orientation of the device, the orientation comprising a facing direction.

15. The computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein determining the geographic location associated with the device comprises obtaining location data and orientation data that defines a facing direction of the device.

16. The computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

obtaining a location update from the device.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein the device is configured to provide a correction of the geographic location, wherein the correction is obtained by the device by presenting a location correction display and receiving the correction of the geographic location via the location correction display.