Filtering information within augmented reality overlays

A system for managing augmented reality overlays for display to a user of an augmented reality device, in which an object is received, the object being associated with an augmented reality marker within a field of view of the user, information associated with the object being for display in an overlay, the system comprising:

• an object speed calculator for calculating a speed of the augmented reality marker relative to the user;
• a comparator for comparing the speed of the augmented reality marker with a threshold value;
• an overlay modifier for, responsive to the speed of the augmented reality marker being greater than the threshold value, filtering out the information from the overlay;
• and
• an overlay displayer for displaying the filtered overlay on the augmented reality device.

A computer program product for managing augmented reality overlays for display to a user of an augmented reality device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to:

• receive an object, the object being associated with an augmented reality marker within a field of view of the user, information associated with the object being for display in an overlay;
• calculate a speed of the augmented reality marker relative to the user;
• compare the speed of the augmented reality marker with a threshold value;
• responsive to the speed of the augmented reality marker being greater than the threshold value, filter out the information from the overlay;
• and
• display the filtered overlay on the augmented reality device.