Color fill in an augmented reality environment
US9652897B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2012
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for operation a head-mounted computing device that includes capturing an image of a three-dimensional environment external to the head-mounted computing device and identifying a surface within the captured image that is eligible for color fill operation, based on similarities in color parameters of contiguous pixels in the captured image. The method further includes receiving a color fill request via user input at the head-mounted computing device, the request being for a predetermined color and performing a color fill operation on the identified surface in response to receiving the color fill request by (a) generating a fill hologram having the predetermined color and a shape that conforms to the shape of the identified surface, (b) displaying the fill hologram in a world-locked manner so as to overlay the identified surface as viewed through the see-through holographic display of the head-mounted display device.
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