Method and apparatus for representing a virtual object in a real environment
US10043315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for representing a virtual object in a real environment, having the following steps: generating a two-dimensional representation of a real environment by means of a recording device, ascertaining a position of the recording device relative to at least one component of the real environment, segmenting at least one area of the real environment in the two-dimensional image on the basis of non-manually generated 3D information for identifying at least one segment of the real environment in distinction to a remaining part of the real environment while supplying corresponding segmentation data, and merging the two-dimensional image of the real environment with the virtual object or, by means of an optical, semitransparent element directly with reality with consideration of the segmentation data. The invention permits any collisions of virtual objects with real objects that occur upon merging with a real environment to be represented in a way largely close to reality.
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