System and method to modify display of augmented reality content

A mixed reality system, comprising:

• a camera,
• a processor,
• and a memory, the memory having instructions thereon executable by the processor to:
• display augmented reality content to a user of the mixed reality system;
• detect an interaction between a person and the user, the interaction being detectable by the mixed reality system when a gaze interaction of the person is detected as directed towards the user and accordingly the camera;
• determine an urgency of the detected interaction according to further interaction between the person and the user;
• determine that an element of the display of the augmented reality content is obscuring the interaction;
• select a transition effect for modifying display of the element from a plurality of transition effects according to the determined urgency of the interaction, and
• modify the display of the element according to the selected transition effect.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program being executable on a processor to implement a method for modifying display of augmented reality content, comprising:

• code for detecting an interaction between a person and a user of a mixed reality system, the mixed reality system displaying the augmented reality content to the user, the interaction being detectable by the mixed reality system when a gaze interaction of the person is detected as directed towards the user and accordingly a camera of the mixed reality system;
• code for determining an urgency of the detected interaction according to further interaction between the person and the user, the further interaction being non-gaze interaction;
• code for determining that an element of the display of the augmented reality content is obscuring the interaction when the element is positioned between the person and a view of the user;
• code for selecting a transition effect for modifying display of the element from a plurality of transition effects according to the determined urgency of the interaction, the selected transition effect being selected based on a speed at which a visibility of the person to the user is varied;
• and
• code for modifying the display of the element according to the selected transition effect.

A head mounted device, comprising:

• a camera,
• a processor,
• and a memory, the memory having instructions thereon executable by the processor to:
• display a mixed reality environment to a user of the head mounted device, and
• modify display of augmented reality content in the mixed reality environment, by:
• detecting an interaction between a person and the user of the head mounted device, the interaction being detectable when a gaze interaction of the person is detected as directed towards the user and accordingly the camera;
• determining an urgency of the detected interaction according to further interaction between the person and the user, the further interaction being non-gaze interaction;
• determining that an element of the display of the augmented reality content is obscuring the interaction when the element is positioned between the person and a view of the user;
• selecting a transition effect for modifying the display of the element from a plurality of transition effects according to the determined urgency of the interaction, the selected transition effect being selected based on a speed at which a visibility of the person to the user is varied;
• and
• modifying the display of the element according to the selected transition effect.

An apparatus for modifying display of augmented reality content, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor,
• and a memory, the memory having instructions thereon executable by the processor for:
• displaying, using a display device, the augmented reality content to a user viewing both the augmented reality content and actual surrounding environment of the user;
• detecting, using a sensor device, an interaction between a person and the user, the interaction being detectable by the apparatus when a gaze interaction of the person is detected as directed towards the user;
• determining whether an element of the display of the augmented reality content is obscuring the interaction based on the position of the augmented reality content;
• and
• modifying the display of the augmented reality content in case of determining that the element of the display of the augmented reality content is obscuring the interaction.