APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING DATA USING AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)

• US 20130050259A1
• Filed: 07/31/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Inventors: AHN, Kye-Hyuk, KIM, Won-Tae
• Application Number:
  US13/563,726
• Publication Number:
  US 20130050259A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/633
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay

Abstract

A first terminal, includes: an image acquiring unit to acquire an image of a second terminal; a controller to control the first terminal and to acquire network information from the image of the second terminal; an AR configuration unit to create an AR display based on the image of the second terminal and the acquired network information; and a communication unit to communicate data between the first terminal and the second terminal via a network. A method, includes: acquiring an image of a second terminal; acquiring network information of a network from the image of the second terminal; creating an AR display based on the image of the second terminal and the acquired network information; allowing a selection of data based on the AR display; and communicating the selected data between the terminal and the second terminal via the network.

Claims

1. A first terminal to provide augmented reality (AR) to share data, comprising:

an image acquiring unit to acquire an image of a second terminal;

a controller to control the first terminal and to acquire network information from the image of the second terminal;

an AR configuration unit to create an AR display based on the image of the second terminal and the acquired network information; and

a communication unit to communicate data between the first terminal and the second terminal via a network,

wherein the communication unit communicates data selected via the AR display.

2. The first terminal according to claim 1, wherein the network corresponds to the network information.

3. The first terminal according to claim 2, wherein the network is a WiFi direct network.

4. The first terminal according to claim 3, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are members of the WiFi direct network, and

the communication unit establishes a connection between the first terminal and the second terminal.

5. The first terminal according to claim 3, wherein the first terminal is a member of the WiFi direct network and the second terminal is not a member of the WiFi direct network, and

the communication unit communicates an invitation to the WiFi direct network to the second terminal.

6. The first terminal according to claim 3, wherein the first terminal is not a member of the WiFi direct network and the second terminal is a member of the WiFi direct network,

the communication network communicates a visit request to the WiFi direct network to the second terminal.

7. The first terminal according to claim 3, wherein the first terminal is a member of the WiFi direct network and the second terminal is a member of a second WiFi direct network, and

the first terminal notifies a user that communication is not possible.

8. The first terminal according to claim 1, wherein the image comprises a quick response (QR) code that contains a group owner identification (GOID) or service set identification (SSID), and a frame marker.

9. The first terminal according to claim 8, wherein the AR display comprises the image of the second terminal and the frame marker of the second terminal, and

the AR display allows a user to select a file from the first terminal and the second terminal to be shared there between.

10. The first terminal according to claim 9, wherein the AR display comprises a status icon to indicate communication between the first terminal and the second terminal.

11. A method for sharing data via augmented reality (AR) on a first terminal, comprising:

acquiring an image of a second terminal;

acquiring network information of a network from the image of the second terminal;

creating an AR display based on the image of the second terminal and the acquired network information;

allowing a selection of data based on the AR display; and

communicating the selected data between the terminal and the second terminal via the network.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the network is a WiFi direct network.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

establishing a connection with the first terminal and the second terminal,

wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are members of the WiFi direct network.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein if the first terminal is a member of the WiFi direct network and the second terminal is not a member of the WiFi direct network, communicating an invitation to the second terminal.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein if the first terminal is not a member of the WiFi direct network and the second terminal is a member of the WiFi direct network, communicating a visit request to the second terminal.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein if the first terminal is a member of the WiFi direct network and the second terminal is a member of a second WiFi direct network, notifying a user that communication is not possible.

17. The method according to claim 11, wherein the image comprises a quick response (QR) code that contains group owner identification (GOID) or service set identification (SSID), and a frame marker.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

allowing a user to select a file from the first terminal and the second terminal to share with each other, wherein the AR display comprises the image of the second terminal and the frame marker of the second terminal.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the AR display comprises a status icon to indicate communication between the first terminal and the second terminal.

20. A passive-mode terminal, comprising:

a display unit to display an image comprising network information;

a quick response (QR) code generating unit to generate a QR code to identify the terminal;

a frame marker generating unit to generate a frame marker of a WiFi direct network to which the terminal is a member; and

a communication unit to communicate data between the passive-mode terminal and an active-mode terminal via a network,

wherein the network corresponds to the WiFi direct network or a WiFi direct network to which the active-mode terminal is a member.

21. The terminal according to claim 20, wherein the QR code and frame marker code contain a group owner identification (GOID) or service set identification (SSID).