Explorable augmented reality displays

• US 9,940,755 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2016
• Issued: 04/10/2018
• 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:
  US15/357,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20170069141A1
• Time in Patent Office: 505 Days
• 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, by a device comprising a processor and a touchscreen, augmented reality display data that comprises an augmented reality object that is outside of a field of view associated with the device; and

displaying, by the device and on the touchscreen, the augmented reality display data 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, wherein in response to detecting a manipulation of the touchscreen, the portion of the field of view is panned off a visible portion of the touchscreen, a void is displayed on the touchscreen, and the augmented reality object is displayed in the void.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, by the device and directed to an augmented reality service, a request for the augmented reality display data.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

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

sending, by the device and directed to an augmented reality service, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with data that indicates the geographic location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the augmented reality display data is received from an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data based on a geographic location associated with the device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

sending, by the device and directed to the augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data, a location correction that is based on a further manipulation of the touchscreen; and

receiving, by the device, an updated version of augmented reality display data that is based on the location correction.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, at the device, a geographic location associated with the device and a facing direction of the device; and

sending, by the device and directed to an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with location data and orientation data, wherein the location data indicates the geographic location, and wherein the orientation data indicates the facing direction.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the augmented reality display data is identified by an augmented reality service based on a geographic location associated with the device, and wherein the geographic location is determined by a location device that communicates with the augmented reality service.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

sending, by the device and directed to the augmented reality service, a location correction that is based on a further manipulation of the touchscreen; and

receiving, by the device, an updated version of augmented reality display data that is based on the location correction.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to determine a geographic location of the device and to enable correction of the geographic location determined via a further manipulation of the touchscreen.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the void corresponds to a portion of the explorable augmented reality display that is outside of the field of view and that is displayed when the portion of the field of view is panned off of the visible portion of the touchscreen.

11. A device comprising:

a touchscreen;

a processor; and

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

receiving augmented reality display data that comprises an augmented reality object that is outside of a field of view associated with the device, and

displaying, on the touchscreen, the augmented reality display data 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, wherein in response to detecting a manipulation of the touchscreen, the portion of the field of view is panned off a visible portion of the touchscreen, a void is displayed on the touchscreen, and the augmented reality object is displayed in the void.

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

determining a geographic location; and

sending, directed to an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with data that indicates the geographic location.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the void corresponds to a portion of the explorable augmented reality display that is outside of the field of view and that is displayed when the portion of the field of view is panned off of the visible portion of the touchscreen.

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

determining a geographic location associated with the device and a facing direction of the device; and

sending, directed to an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with location data and orientation data, wherein the location data indicates the geographic location, and wherein the orientation data indicates the facing direction.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the augmented reality display data is identified by an augmented reality service based on a geographic location associated with the device, and wherein the geographic location is determined by a location device that communicates with the augmented reality service.

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

receiving augmented reality display data that comprises an augmented reality object that is outside of a field of view associated with a device; and

displaying, on a touchscreen, the augmented reality display data 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, wherein in response to detecting a manipulation of the touchscreen, the portion of the field of view is panned off a visible portion of the touchscreen, a void is displayed on the touchscreen, and the augmented reality object is displayed in the void.

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

determining a geographic location; and

sending, directed to an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with data that indicates the geographic location.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the void corresponds to a portion of the explorable augmented reality display that is outside of the field of view and that is displayed when the portion of the field of view is panned off of the visible portion of the touchscreen.

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

determining a geographic location associated with the device and a facing direction of the device; and

sending, directed to an augmented reality service that identifies the augmented reality display data, a request for the augmented reality display data, wherein the request is sent with location data and orientation data, wherein the location data indicates the geographic location, and wherein the orientation data indicates the facing direction.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the augmented reality display data is identified by an augmented reality service based on a geographic location associated with the device, and wherein the geographic location is determined by a location device that communicates with the augmented reality service.