US 10,373,319 B2 · Object tracking with a holographic projection

Abstract

Approaches presented herein enable tracking a physical object with a holographic projection, and, more specifically, enhancing a view of an object by tracking the object with a 3-D holographic projection. A holographic object tracking projection system receives, from a sensor, a feed of an area containing a physical object and locates a position of the physical object in the area based on the feed. The system creates a visible holographic object to mark the physical object, and projects the holographic object, using a holographic projector, at the position of the physical object. The holographic object can be a shape that surrounds the physical object in order to increase a visibility of the physical object. The physical object may move, and, as the physical object moves, the holographic object tracking projection system tracks this movement and adjusts the holographic object to match the movement of the physical object.

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Dependent claims

A method of tracking a physical object with a holographic projection, comprising:

receiving a search request from a user;
receiving a feed from a sensor of an area containing a set of physical objects;
locating positions of the set of physical objects in the area based on the feed from the sensor;
identifying the set of physical objects in the area based on the feed;
analyzing the identified set of physical objects for at least one physical object corresponding to the search;
creating a visible holographic object to mark the at least one physical object;
projecting the visible holographic object into the area at the position of the at least one physical object;
and
indicating, with the visible holographic object, the at least one physical object corresponding to the search.

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A computer system for tracking a physical object with a holographic projection, the computer system comprising:

a sensor;
a holographic projector;
a memory medium comprising program instructions;
a bus coupled to the memory medium;
and
a processor, for executing the program instructions, coupled to a holographic object tracking projection engine via the bus that when executing the program instructions causes the system to:
receive a feed from the sensor of an area containing a plurality of physical objects;
locate positions of a plurality of physical objects in the area based on the feed from the sensor;
categorize the plurality of physical objects into a set of categories;
determine a distribution of the plurality of physical objects based on the positions;
create a set of visible holographic objects to mark the plurality of physical objects;
and
project, by the holographic projector, based on the set of categories and the distribution, the set of visible holographic object into the area at the positions of the plurality of physical objects, each marking at least one physical object of the plurality of physical objects.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Object tracking with a holographic projection

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