Methods and device for implementing a virtual browsing experience

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• capturing, by a camera of a computing device, an image of a scene that includes an object in a physical environment of the computing device;
• determining one or more items based at least partly on an identification of the object;
• displaying the one or more items on a display associated with the computing device, wherein the one or more items are associated with a plurality of rankings;
• determining, from the one or more items and based at least partly on the plurality of rankings, a first subset of the one or more items to be anchored to the scene and to be displayed on the display, the first subset of the one or more items including a first item associated with a first ranking of the plurality of rankings;
• determining one or more locations in the physical environment captured in the scene at which to anchor the first subset of the one or more items;
• generating a mapping between the first subset of the one or more items and the one or more locations;
• anchoring the first subset of the one or more items to the scene;
• displaying, on the display, one or more first image representations of the first subset of the one or more items;
• detecting a change in a position or an orientation of the computing device;
• determining, from the one or more items and based at least partly on the plurality of rankings, a second subset of the one or more items to be displayed on the display, wherein the second subset of the one or more items includes a second item associated with a second ranking of the plurality of rankings that is lower than the first ranking;
• and
• displaying, on the display, one or more second image representations of the second subset of the one or more items.

A first device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more cameras;
• and
• memory storing computer-executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to:
• capture, via the one or more cameras, a scene of a physical environment of the first device that includes an object;
• transmit image data of the scene to a second device;
• receive, from the second device, image representations of a plurality of items, the image representations of the plurality of items including one or more first image representations of a first subset of the plurality of items and one or more second image representations of a second subset of the plurality of items, wherein a first ranking associated with the first subset of the plurality of items is different than a second ranking associated with the second subset of the plurality of items;
• generate a first mapping between the one or more first image representations of the first subset of the plurality of items and one or more first locations in the physical environment associated with first position information;
• detect a movement of the first device;
• generate a second mapping between the one or more second image representations of the second subset of the plurality of items and one or more second locations in the physical environment associated with second position information;
• and
• render, on a display associated with the first device, at least one of the one or more first image representations of the first subset of the plurality of items or the one or more second image representations of the second subset of the plurality of items based at least partly on at least one of the first position information or the second position information.