Distributing information using role-specific augmented reality devices

• US 10,146,998 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2015
• Issued: 12/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Original Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Incorporated (Halliburton Company)
• Inventors: Jamison, Dale E., Williams, Robert L., Bar, Amir
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Claude J
• Application Number:
  US15/538,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20170351918A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,390 Days
• Field of Search: 23546211
• 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: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10722 Photodetector array or CCD scanning
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1417 2D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/60 Control of cameras or camera modules

Abstract

A role-based information distribution system, in some embodiments, comprises a display to provide an image containing multiple dynamic icons. It further comprises a wearable device camera to capture the image, and processing logic, coupled to the camera, to interpret the multiple dynamic icons and to provide information pertaining to a selected one or more of the multiple dynamic icons to a user via the wearable device. The processing logic selects the selected one or more of the multiple dynamic icons based on a role associated with the user.

Claims

1. A role-based information distribution system, comprising:

a wearable device including;

a camera to capture an image with one or more icons; and

a display providing the image and operable to overlay the image with information associated with the one or more icons; and

processing logic, coupled to the wearable device, to interpret the one or more icons and to select and provide the information based on a role associated with a user of the wearable device.

2. The role-based information distribution system of claim 1, wherein the processing logic interprets the one or more icons based on said role.

3. The role-based information distribution system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more icons contains a reference to an information source accessible via a network, and wherein the processing logic accesses said information source via the network to obtain said information.

4. The role-based information distribution system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more icons contains said information that the processing logic provides to the user.

5. The role-based information distribution system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more icons contains data that the processing logic uses to determine said information.

6. The role-based information distribution system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more icons contains data based on which the processing logic performs an action.

7. The role-based information distribution system of claim 6, wherein, to perform said action, the processing logic controls a device via a network.

8. The role-based information distribution system of claim 6, wherein the processing logic solicits input from the user based on said at least one of the one or more icons, and wherein the processing logic performs said action based on the input.

9. The role-based information distribution system of claim 1, further comprising:

a second wearable device including a second camera to capture said image and a second display; and

second processing logic, coupled to the second wearable device, to interpret said one or more icons,

wherein the processing logic interprets the selected one or more of the multiple dynamic icons differently than a manner in which the second processing logic interprets the selected one or more of the one or more icons.

10. The role-based information distribution system of claim 1, wherein the information includes instructions by which the user is to perform a task.

11. The role-based information distribution system of claim 1, wherein the system is an oilfield services system.

12. An information distribution eyewear device, comprising:

a camera that captures an image with an icon;

a display providing the image; and

processing logic, coupled to the camera, that interprets the icon based on a role associated with the eyewear device to determine information,

wherein the processing logic provides said information to a user of the eyewear device by overlaying the image with the information associated with the icon.

13. The eyewear device of claim 12, wherein the processing logic performs an action based on said interpretation.

14. The eyewear devices of claim 12, wherein:

the image is associated with a second icon;

the processing logic interprets the second icon; and

based on said interpretation, the processing logic does not provide the user with information associated with the second icon.

15. The eyewear devices of claim 12, wherein said image is either provided electronically on a display or provided non-electronically on a physical object.

16. The eyewear devices of claim 12, wherein said role corresponds to information access privileges associated with the user.

17. A method for distributing information in an oilfield environment, comprising:

using a first eyewear device to capture and interpret an image with first and second icons based on a first role associated with the first eyewear device;

using a second eyewear device to capture and interpret the first and second dynamic icons based on a second role associated with the second eyewear device;

providing a first user of the first eyewear device with information obtained by interpreting the first icon by overlaying the image in a display of the first eyewear device with the information;

providing a second user of the second eyewear device with information obtained by interpreting the second icon by overlaying the image in a display of the second eyewear device with the information;

obtaining input from the first user provided in response to a provision of said information obtained by interpreting the first icon;

obtaining input from the second user provided in response to a provision of said information obtained by interpreting the second icon;

performing an action based on said input obtained from the first user; and

performing another action based on said input obtained from the second user.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the icon includes a barcode.

19. The methods of claim 17 further comprising not providing the first user with said information obtained by interpreting the second icon and not providing the second user with said information obtained by interpreting the first icon.

20. The methods of claim 17 further comprising providing the second user of the second eyewear device with other information obtained by interpreting the first icon, wherein the other information and the information obtained by the first eyewear device interpreting the first icon are different from each other.