Augmented reality system, method, and apparatus for displaying an item image in a contextual environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, from a client device, a request to generate a placeholder for a particular item selected by a user;
in response to receiving the request, generating placeholder generation information for the placeholder for the particular item, the placeholder generation information including information that is specific to the particular item;
providing the placeholder generation information to the client device;
receiving visual data from a camera of the client device, the visual data including placeholder information associated with the placeholder;
determining placement information using a first portion of the placeholder, the first portion of the placeholder comprising two or more shaded objects of dissimilar color, the determining of the placement information comprising;
determining an orientation of the placeholder using the two or more shaded objects of the first portion of the placeholder; and
determining a distance of the placeholder from the camera using the two or more shaded objects of the first portion of the placeholder;
identifying the particular item corresponding to the placeholder based on a second portion of the placeholder;
retrieving, from a networked-database, an image of the item from among a plurality of images of the item based on the determined placement information, the retrieved image of the item being a best fit image according to physical dimensions of the item and the determined placement information; and
modifying, using a processor of a machine, the received visual data to include image data associated with the retrieved image with reference to the placeholder.
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Abstract
Method, apparatus, and system for providing an item image to a client for display in a contextual environment are described. In some embodiments, the user may select an item for display in the contextual environment, and the user may position a camera coupled to a processing system to capture the contextual environment. A placeholder may be generated and associated with an item selected by a user. In an embodiment, the generated placeholder may be placed in a location within the contextual environment, and the user'"'"'s processing system may send a visual data stream of the camera-captured environment to a server. In an embodiment, the user'"'"'s processing device may receive a modified data stream including an image of the item, and the user'"'"'s processing device may display the item image in the same location as the placeholder.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a client device, a request to generate a placeholder for a particular item selected by a user; in response to receiving the request, generating placeholder generation information for the placeholder for the particular item, the placeholder generation information including information that is specific to the particular item; providing the placeholder generation information to the client device; receiving visual data from a camera of the client device, the visual data including placeholder information associated with the placeholder; determining placement information using a first portion of the placeholder, the first portion of the placeholder comprising two or more shaded objects of dissimilar color, the determining of the placement information comprising; determining an orientation of the placeholder using the two or more shaded objects of the first portion of the placeholder; and determining a distance of the placeholder from the camera using the two or more shaded objects of the first portion of the placeholder; identifying the particular item corresponding to the placeholder based on a second portion of the placeholder; retrieving, from a networked-database, an image of the item from among a plurality of images of the item based on the determined placement information, the retrieved image of the item being a best fit image according to physical dimensions of the item and the determined placement information; and modifying, using a processor of a machine, the received visual data to include image data associated with the retrieved image with reference to the placeholder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a processor-implemented input receiver module to receive, from a client device, a request to generate a placeholder for a particular item selected by a user; a processor-implemented information provider module to generate, responsive to receiving the request, placeholder generation information for the placeholder for the particular item, the placeholder generation information including information that is specific to the particular item, the processor-implemented information provider module further to provide the placeholder generation information to the client device; a processor implemented visual data receiver module to receive visual data from a camera of the client device, the visual data including placeholder information associated with the placeholder; a processor-implemented placement determination module to determine placement information using a first portion of the placeholder, the first portion of the placeholder comprising two or more shaded objects of dissimilar color, the placement determination module to determine the placement information by performing operations comprising; determining an orientation of the placeholder using the two or more shaded objects of the first portion of the placeholder; and determining a distance of the placeholder from the camera using the two or more shaded objects of the first portion of the placeholder; a processor-implemented retrieval module to identify the particular item corresponding to the placeholder based on a second portion of the placeholder, the retrieval module further to retrieve an image of the item from among a plurality of images of the item based on the determined placement information, the retrieved image of the item being a best fit image according to physical dimensions of the item and the determined placement information; and a processor-implemented modification module to modify the received visual data to include image data associated with the retrieved image with reference to the placeholder. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory machine-readable medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a client device, a request to generate a placeholder for a particular item selected by a user; in response to receiving the request, generating placeholder generation information for the placeholder for the particular item, the placeholder generation information including information that is specific to the particular item; providing the placeholder generation information to the client device; receiving visual data from a camera of the client device, the visual data including placeholder information associated with the placeholder; determining placement information using a first portion of the placeholder, the first portion of the placeholder comprising two or more shaded objects of dissimilar color, the determining of the placement information comprising; determining an orientation of the placeholder using the two or more shaded objects of the first portion of the placeholder; and determining a distance of the placeholder from the camera using the two or more shaded objects of the first portion of the placeholder; identifying the particular item corresponding to the placeholder based on a second portion of the placeholder; retrieving, from a networked database, an image of the item from among a plurality of images of the item based on the determined placement information, the retrieved image of the item being a best fit image according to physical dimensions of the item and the determined placement information; and modifying the received visual data to include image data associated with the retrieved image with reference to the placeholder.
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