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Augmenting reality for a user

US8102334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 2007
Grant dateJan 24, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2030

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  • 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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