Augmenting reality for a user
US8102334B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/012
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Augmenting reality for a user including creating a model of a region of the user's environment in a direction of the user's field of vision; determining, in dependence upon the model of the region of the user's environment, that an object located within the user's environment is invisible to the user; determining, in dependence upon the direction of the user's field of vision, the object's location, and the model of the region of the user's environment, a location to display a representation of the object on a transparent display in front of the user's field of vision; and displaying the representation of the object at the determined location on the transparent display in front of the user's field of vision.
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