Guidance system for the creation of spatial anchors for all users, including those who are blind or low vision

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing computer program code that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a user device at a real-world location, first image information of a surrounding environment of the user device, the first image information being based on movement of the user device in a first shape;
• determine that a certain angular range of the movement in the first shape has been reached;
• receive further image information, absent from the first image information, of the surrounding environment of the user device at the real-world location, the further image information being based on movement of the user device in a second shape;
• determine that a certain angular range of the movement in the second shape has been reached;
• and
• generate a spatial anchor point in a model of a real-world environment based on the first image information and the further image information, wherein the generated spatial anchor point links the real-world location of the user device to a corresponding location in the model of the real-world environment.

A computer-readable storage device implemented in hardware and comprising instructions executable by a processor for:

• receiving, from a user device at a real-world location, first image information of a surrounding environment of the user device, the first image information being based on movement of the user device in a first shape;
• determining that a certain angular range of the movement in the first shape has been reached;
• receiving further image information, absent from the first image information, of the surrounding environment of the user device at the real-world location, the further image information being based on movement of the user device in a second shape;
• determining that a certain angular range of the movement in the second shape has been reached;
• and
• generating a spatial anchor point in a model of a real-world environment based on the first image information and the further image information, wherein the generated spatial anchor point links the real-world location of the user device to a corresponding location in the model of the real-world environment.