Controlling interactivity of digital content overlaid onto displayed data via graphics processing circuitry using a frame buffer

An apparatus, comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to
• generate an overlay comprising an augmentation layer, the augmentation layer including content,
• superimpose the overlay onto displayed data to create a composite comprising the augmentation layer and a base layer, such that the content is viewable while a portion of the base layer is obscured from view,
• determine a location of a user input in the augmentation layer,
• associate the location of the user input in the augmentation layer with a target location in the base layer, and
• associate the target location with an operation corresponding to the augmentation layer and the base layer such that the user input in the augmentation layer activates an input in the base layer, wherein
• determining the location of the user input in the augmentation layer is performed by
• detecting, in a frame, an input marker in the displayed data, and
• determining a location of the input marker in the augmentation layer, and
• the input marker comprises an image of a user, who is associated with the user input, captured by a camera and displayed in the augmentation layer.

A method, comprising:

• generating an overlay comprising an augmentation layer, the augmentation layer including content;
• superimposing the overlay onto displayed data to create a composite comprising the augmentation layer and a base layer, such that the content is viewable while a portion of the base layer is obscured from view;
• determining a location of a user input in the augmentation layer;
• associating the location of the user input in the augmentation layer with a target location in the base layer;
• and
• associating the target location with an operation corresponding to the augmentation layer and the base layer such that the user input in the augmentation layer activates an input in the base layer, wherein
• the location of the user input in the augmentation layer includes an augmentation layer position on a display device which is different from a base layer position on the display device of the target location in the base layer.

A method, comprising:

• generating an overlay comprising an augmentation layer, the augmentation layer including content;
• superimposing the overlay onto displayed data to create a composite comprising the augmentation layer and a base layer, such that the content is viewable while a portion of the base layer is obscured from view;
• determining a location of a user input in the augmentation layer;
• associating the location of the user input in the augmentation layer with a target location in the base layer;
• and
• associating the target location with an operation corresponding to the augmentation layer and the base layer such that the user input in the augmentation layer activates an input in the base layer, wherein
• determining the location of the user input in the augmentation layer is performed by
• detecting, in a frame, an input marker in the displayed data, and
• determining a location of the input marker in the augmentation layer, and
• the input marker comprises an image of a user, who is associated with the user input, captured by a camera and displayed in the augmentation layer.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

• generating an overlay comprising an augmentation layer, the augmentation layer including content;
• superimposing the overlay onto displayed data to create a composite comprising the augmentation layer and a base layer, such that the content is viewable while a portion of the base layer is obscured from view;
• determining a location of a user input in the augmentation layer;
• associating the location of the user input in the augmentation layer with a target location in the base layer;
• and
• associating the target location with an operation corresponding to the augmentation layer and the base layer such that the user input in the augmentation layer activates an input in the base layer, wherein
• the location of the user input in the augmentation layer includes an augmentation layer position on a display device which is different from a base layer position on the display device of the target location in the base layer.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

• generating an overlay comprising an augmentation layer, the augmentation layer including content;
• superimposing the overlay onto displayed data to create a composite comprising the augmentation layer and a base layer, such that the content is viewable while a portion of the base layer is obscured from view;
• determining a location of a user input in the augmentation layer;
• associating the location of the user input in the augmentation layer with a target location in the base layer;
• and
• associating the target location with an operation corresponding to the augmentation layer and the base layer such that the user input in the augmentation layer activates an input in the base layer, wherein
• determining the location of the user input in the augmentation layer is performed by
• detecting, in a frame, an input marker in the displayed data, and
• determining a location of the input marker in the augmentation layer, and
• the input marker comprises an image of a user, who is associated with the user input, captured by a camera and displayed in the augmentation layer.