Showing uncertainty in an augmented reality application
US8681178B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T19/006
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method involves obtaining electronic information that indicates a location and direction of aim of a user in a virtual space of an augmented reality application running on a computing device, and determining, with one or more computer processors, factors that represent potential uncertainty in the obtained electronic information. The method also involves generating from the factors a combined level of uncertainty for a focus of the user, the focus representing an item within the user's field of view in the augmented reality application at which the user is directing attention, generating data for making a graphical indication of the level of uncertainty; and providing the data for making the graphical indication of the level of uncertainty for display as an overlay over an image of the field of view in the augmented reality application.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.