Universal application programming interface for augmented reality

A server comprising:

• one or more hardware processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, configure the server to perform operations comprising:
• accessing first data, at an application programming interface (API) server, of a non-augmented reality (AR) application, the first data including first content data, first control data, first user interface data, and a first data format;
• mapping the first data from the non-AR application to second data compatible with an AR application in a display device, the second data including AR content data, AR control data, AR user interface data, and an AR data format, the second data generated using an API module of the API server;
• and
• providing the second data to the AR application in the display device, the display device being configured to display the AR content data, to operate on the content data based on the AR control data, and to generate an AR user interface for the display device with the AR user interface data.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by one or more processors of a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

• accessing first data of a non-augmented reality (AR) application, the first data including first content data, first control data, first user interface data, and first data format;
• mapping the first data from the non-AR application to second data compatible with an AR application of a display device, the second data including AR content data, AR control data, AR user interface data, and AR data format, the second data generated using an API module of the computer;
• and
• providing the second data to the AR application of the display device, the display device configured to display the AR content data, to operate on the content data based on the AR control data, and to generate an AR user interface for the display device with the AR user interface data.