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Managing shared state information produced by applications

US9424239B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 2013
Grant dateAug 23, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T19/006
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A shared renderer maintains shared state information to which two or more augmented reality application contribute. The shared renderer then provides a single output presentation based on the shared state information. Among other aspects, the shared renderer includes a permission mechanism by which applications can share information regarding object properties. The shared renderer may also include: a physics engine for simulating movement of at least one object that is represented by the shared state information; an annotation engine for managing a presentation of annotations produced by plural applications; and/or an occlusion engine for managing the behavior of the output presentation when two or more objects, produced by two or more applications, overlap within the output presentation.

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