Techniques to present location information for social networks using augmented reality
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving an image having a virtual object representing a real object;
determining location information for the real object in the image;
retrieving location information for an individual in the image, comprising current location information and previous location information for the individual;
determining when the location information for the real object substantially matches the location information for the individual;
augmenting the virtual object with information for the individual from a social networking system to form an augmented object; and
rendering an augmented image with the augmented object and a second virtual object, wherein the augmented object is graphically enhanced and the second virtual object is graphically subdued, wherein the augmented image distinguishes between the current location information and the previous location information.
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Abstract
Techniques to present location information using augmented reality are described. An apparatus may comprise an augmentation system operative to augment an image with information for an individual, the image having a virtual object representing a real object. The augmentation system may comprise a location component operative to determine location information for the real object, a virtual information component operative to retrieve location information for an individual, and a proximity component operative to determine whether location information for the real object substantially matches location information for the individual. The augmentation system may further comprise an augmentation component operative to augment the virtual object with information for the individual to form an augmented object when the location information for the real object substantially matches the location information for the individual. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving an image having a virtual object representing a real object; determining location information for the real object in the image; retrieving location information for an individual in the image, comprising current location information and previous location information for the individual; determining when the location information for the real object substantially matches the location information for the individual; augmenting the virtual object with information for the individual from a social networking system to form an augmented object; and rendering an augmented image with the augmented object and a second virtual object, wherein the augmented object is graphically enhanced and the second virtual object is graphically subdued, wherein the augmented image distinguishes between the current location information and the previous location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article comprising one of:
- a storage drive and a memory unit containing instructions that when executed enable a system to;
receive an image having a virtual object representing a real object; determine location information for the real object in the image; retrieve location information for an individual from a social networking system, the location information comprising previous, current, and future location information for the individual; modify the virtual object with the location information for the individual to form a modified virtual object when the location information for the real object substantially matches the location information for the individual; implement different graphical representations on the modified virtual object for previous, current, and future locations of the individual; and render an augmented image with the modified virtual object, wherein the modified virtual object is graphically enhanced and a second virtual object is graphically subdued, wherein the augmented image distinguishes between the current location information and the previous location information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
- a storage drive and a memory unit containing instructions that when executed enable a system to;
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processing unit; a memory unit coupled to the processing unit and storing instructions for an augmentation system that, when executed by the processing unit, augments an image with information for an individual, the image having a virtual object representing a real object, the augmentation system comprising stored instructions for; a location component operative to determine location information for the real object based upon information from a social networking system; a virtual information component operative to retrieve location information for an individual in the image, comprising current location information for the individual; a proximity component operative to determine whether location information for the real object substantially matches location information for the individual; an augmentation component operative to augment the virtual object with information for the individual from the social networking system including the location information to form an augmented object when the location information for the real object substantially matches the location information for the individual; and a rendering component operative to render an augmented image with the augmented object and a second virtual object to display at least one of a previous individual location or a future individual location, wherein the augmented object is graphically enhanced and the second virtual object is graphically subdued, wherein the augmented image distinguishes between the current location information and the at least one of a previous individual location or a future individual location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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