Method and apparatus for automated site augmentation
AssigneeMiddle Chart, LLC
InventorsMichael Wodrich, Michael S. Santarone, Randall Pugh, Jason E. Duff, Frederick Flitsch
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for wireless communication area augmentation. A plurality of Nodes or Tags assist in aligning real-world with virtual-world content. Using augmented reality, an Agent may detect one or more Tags by the reflection or other reception of wireless energy in a Radio Target Area. This may be correlated with information in a database about an object proximate to the Tag. In this way, messages, history, and other information about the object may be easily conveyable to the Agent.
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A method for augmenting a wireless communication area, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) transceiving a wireless communication between a Smart Device and multiple reference point transceivers fixedly located at a position within a wireless communication area;
- b) generating positional coordinates for the Smart Device based upon the wireless communication between the Smart Device and the multiple reference point transceivers;
- c) establish a radio target area for an energy receiving sensor;
- d) receiving energy into the energy receiving sensor from the radio target area;
- e) generating a digital representation of the energy received into the energy receiving sensor at an instance in time;
- f) generating positional coordinates for a tag at the instance in time, the tag comprising digital content and access rights to the digital content;
- g) determining the tag is located within the radio target area based upon the positional coordinates for the tag;
- h) generating a user interactive interface comprising static portions based upon the digital representation of the energy received into the energy receiving sensor;
- i) generating a dynamic portion of the user interactive interface based upon the positional coordinates for the tag and the positional coordinates for the Smart Device;
- j) receiving a user input into the dynamic portion of the user interactive interface;
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- k) based upon the user input received into the dynamic portion of the user interactive interface, including the digital content in the user interactive interface.
A method for augmenting a wireless communication area, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) transceiving an Ultra Wideband wireless communication between a Smart Device supported by an Agent in a structure and multiple reference point transceivers fixedly to the structure at positions within a wireless communication area;
- b) generating positional coordinates for the Smart Device based upon the Ultra Wideband wireless communication between the Smart Device and the multiple reference point transceivers;
- c) establish a radio target area for an energy receiving sensor;
- d) receiving energy into the energy receiving sensor from the radio target area;
- e) generating a digital representation of the energy received into the energy receiving sensor at an instance in time;
- f) generating positional coordinates for a tag at the instance in time, the tag comprising digital content and access rights to the digital content;
- g) determining the tag is located within the radio target area based upon the positional coordinates for the tag;
- h) generating a user interactive interface comprising static portions based upon the digital representation of the energy received into the energy receiving sensor;
- i) generating a dynamic portion of the user interactive interface based upon the positional coordinates for the tag and the positional coordinates for the Smart Device;
- j) receiving a user input into the dynamic portion of the user interactive interface;
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- k) based upon the user input received into the dynamic portion of the user interactive interface, including the digital content in the user interactive interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.