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Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for grouping content in augmented reality

  • US 9,710,554 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2010
  • Issued: 07/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a detection of real world objects, of a current location, that are currently being displayed;

    determining whether one or more of the real world objects are located along a line of direction;

    determining virtual objects that correspond to the real world objects that are located along the line of direction in response to determining that the real world objects are located within a predefined numerical tolerance threshold of the line of direction;

    enabling, via a processor of an apparatus, provision of display of an item of visible indicia signifying a group, associated with the virtual objects, that is positioned so as to correspond to at least one of the real world objects located along the line of direction; and

    enabling provision of display of the virtual objects in response to opening the group, each of the virtual objects are accessible and displayed without blocking, hiding or overlapping each other wherein the virtual objects correspond to respective real world objects located along the line of direction at respective distances from the apparatus.

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