Method and apparatus for securely displaying private information using an augmented reality headset

A method of routing the display of secure content to a head mounted display device via a host information handling system comprising:

• capturing a three-dimensional image of a head-mounted display via a host three-dimensional camera co-located with a host video display;
• receiving an identification of a secure content;
• receiving an instruction to display digital content including the secure content via the host video display;
• disallowing the display of the secure content via the host video display;
• displaying via the host video display a placeholder for the display of the secure content and other digital content;
• determining, via the processor, a position and orientation of the head mounted display device with respect to the host video display based on the three-dimensional image;
• generating a primitive of the placeholder of the host display device from the perspective of the head mounted display based on the determined position and orientation of the head mounted display with respect to the host video display and a position of the placeholder with respect to the host video display;
• and
• rendering a three-dimensional image of the secure content such that the three-dimensional image of the secure content appears to be within the primitive of the placeholder.

An information handling system operating an augmented reality assisted display security system comprising:

• a head mounted display;
• a three-dimensional camera co-located with the head mounted display capturing a three-dimensional image of a host display device displaying a placeholder for the display of a secure digital content item and other digital content;
• a processor executing code instructions of the augmented reality assisted display security system to:
• receive a rendered three-dimensional image of a secure content item;
• determine a position and orientation of the head mounted display with respect to the placeholder based on an identification of the plurality of physical boundaries of the host display within the three-dimensional image captured by the three-dimensional camera, and an identification of the position and orientation of the placeholder with respect to the plurality of physical boundaries of the host display received from the host display;
• generate a three-dimensional primitive of the head mounted display and the placeholder of the host display device based on the determined position and orientation;
• place the received rendered three-dimensional image of the secure content item within the three-dimensional primitive of the placeholder;
• and
• the head mounted display displaying the three-dimensional image of the secure content according to the three-dimensional primitive such that the rendered three-dimensional image of the secure content appears to be within the placeholder.