System for automatic placement of content in a multiuser AR system

A method comprising:

• accessing an AR object and a first tag for the AR object, wherein the first tag defines a first placement preference for the AR object;
• initiating an AR session for a plurality of AR devices in a physical area;
• receiving a request to display the AR object via each AR device of the plurality of AR devices as an overlay to the physical area;
• determining a respective position and respective orientation for each AR device of the plurality of AR devices;
• determining a respective field-of-view region over the physical area for each AR device of the plurality of AR devices based on the respective determined position and the respective determined orientation of the respective AR device;
• identifying an intersection region in the physical area where each of the respective field-of-view regions intersect;
• selecting a first placement position for the AR object in the identified intersection region;
• adjusting the first placement position to a second placement position based on the tag and analysis of the physical area;
• causing each AR device of the plurality of AR devices to generate for display the AR object to appear in the second placement position;
• accessing a second tag for the AR object, wherein the second tag defines a second placement preference for the AR object;
• determining a priority of placement preference between the first placement preference and the second placement preference;
• and
• adjusting the second placement position based on the determined priority of placement preference.

A system comprising:

• control circuitry configured to:
• access an AR object and a tag for the AR object, wherein the tag defines a placement preference for the AR object;
• initiate an AR session for a plurality of AR devices in a physical area;
• receive a request to display the AR object via each AR device of the plurality of AR devices as an overlay to the physical area;
• determine a respective position and respective orientation for each AR device of the plurality of AR devices;
• determine a respective field-of-view region over the physical area for each AR device of the plurality of AR devices based on the respective determined position and the respective determined orientation of the respective AR device;
• identify an intersection region in the physical area where each of the respective field-of-view regions intersect;
• select a first placement position for the AR object in the identified intersection region;
• adjust the first placement position to a second placement position based on the tag and analysis of the physical area, wherein the analysis of the physical area comprises:
• detecting an occlusion of the first placement position for the AR object by a physical object within a determined field-of-view region of an AR device of the plurality of AR devices;
• and
• adjusting the first placement position for the AR object outside the detected occlusion;
• cause each AR device of the plurality of AR devices to generate for display the AR object to appear in the second placement position.