Augmented reality light beacon
AssigneeSchneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.
InventorAlyssa Tham
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Abstract
A system and method are provided to access real time information from a sensor system in an augmented reality environment. The system and method involve capturing images of an area including a beacon for a sensor system and a pattern outputted by the beacon. The pattern corresponds to information including real time sensor data of one or more conditions monitored by the sensor system in the area. The system and method further involve identifying the pattern from the images captured by the image sensing device; translating the pattern to obtain the sensor data; overlaying the sensor data over the captured images in relations to the beacon or sensor system in the captured images; and displaying the overlaid images with the sensor data on a display device.
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A system for accessing and displaying real time information from a sensor system in an augmented reality environment, the system comprising:
- an image sensing device for capturing images of an area including a beacon for a sensor system and a pattern outputted by the beacon, the pattern corresponding to information including real time sensor data of one or more conditions monitored by the sensor system in the area;
- a display device for displaying the images captured by the image sensing device;
- a processor configured to:
- identify the pattern from the images captured by the image sensing device;
- translate the pattern to obtain the sensor data;
- overlay the sensor data over the captured images in relations to the beacon or sensor system in the captured images;
- and
- display via the display device the overlaid images with the sensor data,
- wherein the sensor system or a component thereof in the displayed overlaid images is highlighted, outlined or color-coded and displayed relative to the sensor data.
A method of accessing and displaying real time information from a sensor system in an augmented reality environment, the method comprising:
- capturing images of an area including a beacon for a sensor system and a pattern outputted by the beacon, the pattern corresponding to information including real time sensor data of one or more conditions monitored by the sensor system in the area;
- identifying the pattern from the images captured by the image sensing device;
- translating the pattern to obtain the sensor data;
- overlaying the sensor data over the captured images in relations to the beacon or sensor system in the captured images;
- and
- displaying the overlaid images with the sensor data on a display device,
- wherein the sensor system or a component thereof in the displayed overlaid images is highlighted, outlined or color-coded and displayed relative to the sensor data.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable code which, when executed by one or more processors, implements a method of accessing and displaying real time information from a sensor system in an augmented reality environment, the method comprising:
- capturing images of an area including a beacon for a sensor system and a pattern outputted by the beacon, the pattern corresponding to information including real time sensor data of one or more conditions monitored by the sensor system in the area;
- identifying the pattern from the images captured by the image sensing device;
- translating the pattern to obtain the sensor data;
- overlaying the sensor data over the captured images in relations to the beacon or sensor system in the captured images;
- and
- displaying the overlaid images with the sensor data,
- wherein the sensor system or a component thereof in the displayed overlaid images is highlighted, outlined or color-coded and displayed relative to the sensor data.
An augmented reality beacon system for conveying sensor data from a sensor to a user device with an augmented reality display, the beacon system comprising:
- a beacon for generating a pattern to be captured by an image sensing device of the user device;
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- a processor configured to:
- receive real-time sensor data from the sensor;
- and
- control the beacon to output a pattern corresponding to the sensor-related data,
- wherein the beacon is a mechanical beacon configured to output the pattern by controlling a movement of the beacon or a part thereof to produce a visible pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.