Method and apparatus for overlaying a picture of a real scene with a virtual image, and mobile device
US10621787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T19/006
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of overlaying a picture of a real scene with a virtual image comprises a step of reading image data, wherein the image data represent a picture of the real scene captured by an environment sensor of a mobile device, a step of determining marker data from the image data, wherein the marker data represent a picture and a positioning of a marker arranged in the real scene, a step of reading virtual image data, wherein the virtual image data represent image data selected from a plurality of virtual image data using the marker data, wherein the virtual image data comprise a representation instruction for representing the virtual image and a positioning instruction for positioning the virtual image, a step of determining object data from the image data, wherein the object data represent a picture and a positioning of object portion of an object arranged in the environment of the marker in the real scene and a step of ascertaining a positioning rule for representing the virtual image with reference to the picture of the object portion using the object data and the virtual image data.
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