Tracking an object in augmented reality

A mobile phone configured to track a location of a real object in a scene of interest for use in an augmented reality system, the mobile phone comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory arranged in communication with the processor;
• an antenna arranged in communication with the processor, the antenna effective to communicate with a base station, the antenna effective to receive a transmitted wave and effective to receive a reflected wave, wherein the reflected wave is associated with energy reflected from the real object when illuminated with the transmitted wave;
• wherein the processor is effective to
• determine a difference between the transmitted wave and the reflected wave, wherein the difference relates to a variation in a Doppler spectrum caused by movement of the real object with respect to the mobile phone;
• generate tracking data based on the difference, the tracking data is associated with the location of the real object in the scene of interest;
• combine the tracking data with additional data regarding the scene of interest to generate combined data, wherein the combined data represents the location of the real object within the augmented reality system;
• and
• store the tracking data in the memory.

An augmented reality device effective to track a location of a real object in a scene of interest in an augmented reality system using first tracking data received from a mobile phone, the first tracking data relating to a difference between a transmitted wave and a reflected wave, the reflected wave is associated with energy reflected from the real object when illuminated with the transmitted wave, the difference relates to a variation in a Doppler spectrum caused by movement of the real object with respect to the mobile phone, the augmented reality device comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory arranged in communication with the processor;
• and
• an antenna arranged in communication with the processor, the antenna effective to receive the first tracking data, the first tracking data relating to a location of the real object in the scene of interest, wherein the processor is configured to determine second tracking data regarding the location of the real object in the scene of interest based on the first tracking data, and the processor is configured to combine the first and second tracking data with additional data regarding the scene of interest to generate combined data, wherein the combined data represents the location of the real object within the augmented reality system.

A method for tracking a location of a real object in a scene of interest in an augmented reality system, the method for use in an augmented reality device, the method comprising:

• receiving first tracking data at a processor from one or more mobile phones, the first tracking data relating to a difference between a transmitted wave and a reflected wave, the reflected wave is associated with energy reflected from the real object when illuminated with the transmitted wave, the difference relates to a variation in a Doppler spectrum caused by movement of the real object with respect to the one or more mobile phones, the first tracking data relating to the location of the real object in the scene of interest;
• determining by the processor, second tracking device regarding the location of the real object based on the first tracking data;
• and
• combining the first and second tracking data with additional data regarding the scene of interest by the processor to generate combined tracking data, wherein the combined tracking data represents the location of the real object within the augmented reality system.

A system for tracking a location of a real object in a scene of interest for use in augmented reality, the system comprising:

• a mobile phone, the mobile phone comprising:
• a first processor,
• a first antenna arranged in communication with the first processor, wherein the first antenna is effective to communicate with a base station, the first antenna effective to receive a transmitted wave and to receive a reflected wave reflected from the real object, wherein the reflected wave is associated with energy reflected from the real object when illuminated with the transmitted wave,
• wherein the first processor is effective to determine a difference between the transmitted wave and the reflected wave, and effective to generate first tracking data based on the difference, the difference relates to a variation in a Doppler spectrum caused by movement of the real object with respect to the mobile phone, and the first tracking data is associated with the location of the real object in the scene of interest;
• an augmented reality device, the augmented reality device comprising:
• a second processor,
• a second antenna arranged in communication with the second processor,
• wherein the second antenna is effective to receive the first tracking data, the second processor is adapted to determine second tracking data regarding the location of the real object based on the first tracking data, and the second processor is adapted to combine the first and second tracking data with additional data regarding the scene of interest to generate combined tracking data, wherein the combined tracking data represents the location of the real object within the augmented reality.

A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a mobile phone, adapt the mobile phone to perform a method for tracking a location of a real object in a scene of interest for use in an augmented reality system, the method comprising:

• receiving, through an antenna in the mobile phone, a transmitted wave
• receiving, through the antenna, reflected wave, wherein the reflected wave is associated with energy reflected from the real object when illuminated with the transmitted wave;
• determining a difference between the transmitted wave and the reflected wave by a processor in communication with the antenna, wherein the difference relates to a variation in a Doppler spectrum caused by movement of the real object with respect to the mobile phone;
• generating tracking data by the processor based on the difference, the tracking data being associated with the location of the real object in the scene of interest;
• and
• combining the tracking data with additional data regarding the scene of interest to generate combined data, wherein the combined data represents the location of the real object within the augmented reality system.

A system for tracking a location of a real object in a scene of interest for use in augmented reality, the system comprising:

• a first mobile phone, the first mobile phone comprising:
• a first processor,
• a first antenna arranged in communication with the first processor, wherein the first antenna is effective to communicate with a first base station, the first antenna effective to receive a first transmitted wave and to receive a first reflected wave reflected from the real object, wherein the first reflected wave is associated with first energy reflected from the real object when illuminated with the first transmitted wave,
• wherein the first processor is effective to determine a first difference between the first transmitted wave and the first reflected wave, and effective to generate first tracking data based on the first difference, wherein the first difference relates to a variation in a Doppler spectrum caused by movement of the real object with respect to the first mobile phone, the first tracking data is associated with the location of the real object in the scene of interest;
• a second mobile phone, the second mobile phone comprising:
• a second processor,
• a second antenna arranged in communication with the second processor, wherein the second antenna is effective to communicate with a second base station, the second antenna effective to receive a second transmitted wave and to receive a second reflected wave reflected from the real object, wherein the second reflected wave is associated with second energy reflected from the real object when illuminated with the second transmitted wave,
• wherein the second processor is effective to determine a second difference between the second transmitted wave and the second reflected wave, and effective to generate second tracking data based on the second difference, wherein the second difference relates to a variation in the Doppler spectrum caused by movement of the real object with respect to the second mobile phone, the second tracking data is associated with the location of the real object in the scene of interest;
• an augmented reality device, the augmented reality device comprising:
• a third processor,
• a third antenna arranged in communication with the third processor,
• wherein the third antenna is effective to receive the first and second tracking data, the third processor is adapted to determine third tracking data regarding the location of the real object based on the first and second tracking data and the third processor is adapted to combine the first, second and third tracking data with the additional data regarding the scene of interest to generate combined tracking data, wherein the combined tracking data represents the location of the real object within the augmented reality.