Generating extended reality overlays in an industrial environment

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

• detecting, within a first image associated with an extended reality (XR) environment, at least a portion of an optical data marker associated with an object, wherein at least a portion of the object is present in the first image;
• determining an object identifier based on the optical data marker associated with the object present in the first image;
• acquiring data associated with the object based on the object identifier;
• determining a two-dimensional plane in which the optical data marker resides by decoding the optical data marker which stores encoded information that includes the two-dimensional plane in which the optical data marker resides, wherein the optical data marker storing the encoded information is physically attached to the object;
• generating a second image that includes the object and an overlay of a visual representation of the data, wherein the overlay is disposed at least partially within the second image relative to the object, wherein an orientation of the overlay within the second image is determined based at least in part on the two-dimensional plane;
• storing, in an enhanced image data store, the second image as an enhanced extended reality (XR) image;
• and
• causing the second image to be displayed on a display device.

A computing device, comprising:

• a memory that includes an augmented reality application;
• and
• a processor that is coupled to the memory and, when executing the augmented reality application:
• detects, within a first image associated with an extended reality (XR) environment, at least a portion of an optical data marker associated with an object, wherein at least a portion of the object is present in the first image;
• determines an object identifier based on the optical data marker associated with the object present in the first image;
• acquires data associated with the object based on the object identifier;
• determines a two-dimensional plane in which the optical data marker resides by decoding the optical data marker which stores encoded information that includes the two-dimensional plane in which the optical data marker resides, wherein the optical data marker storing the encoded information is physically attached to the object;
• generates a second image that includes the object and an overlay of a visual representation of the data, wherein the overlay is disposed at least partially within the second image relative to the object, wherein an orientation of the overlay within the second image is determined based at least in part on the two-dimensional plane;
• stores, in an enhanced image data store, the second image as an enhanced extended reality (XR) image;
• and
• causes the second image to be displayed on a display device.