Augmented reality based user interface configuration of mobile and wearable computing devices

A computer system, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
• segmenting, by an augmented reality (AR) device, an AR view of an environment of a user into distinct segmented areas of the AR view;
• mapping a computing device within the environment to a distinct segmented area of the AR view, wherein the mapping results in a user interface (UI) of the computing device being displayed within the distinct segmented area of the AR view, and wherein the computing device is paired to the AR device prior to the mapping, and wherein pairing the computing device to the AR device results in a representative interactive virtual object for the computing device being rendered by the AR device within the AR view;
• controlling the computing device via the UI of the computing device displayed within the distinct segmented area of the AR view;
• and
• changing a mapping of the computing device within the AR view based on a change in a position or orientation of the computing device, wherein a thumbnail for navigation direction guidance is displayed within the AR view during the change in the position or orientation of the computing device.

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor capable of performing a method, the method comprising:
• segmenting, by an augmented reality (AR) device, an AR view of an environment of a user into distinct segmented areas of the AR view;
• mapping a computing device within the environment to a distinct segmented area of the AR view, wherein the mapping results in a user interface (UI) of the computing device being displayed within the distinct segmented area of the AR view, and wherein the computing device is paired to the AR device prior to the mapping, and wherein pairing the computing device to the AR device results in a representative interactive virtual object for the computing device being rendered by the AR device within the AR view;
• controlling the computing device via the UI of the computing device displayed within the distinct segmented area of the AR view;
• and
• changing a mapping of the computing device within the AR view based on a change in a position or orientation of the computing device, wherein a thumbnail for navigation direction guidance is displayed within the AR view during the change in the position or orientation of the computing device.