Systems and methods for creating, sharing, and performing augmented reality

A user communications device comprising:

• a display;
• a camera;
• a communications port;
• and
• a computer processor configured to,
• receive first augmented reality information and first anchor information for the augmented reality information from a separately-operated source via the communications port,
• capture first real world media from at least the camera that is independent of the first augmented reality information and the first anchor information at a different time from creation of the first augmented reality information,
• compare the first anchor information with the first real world media, and
• if the first real world media is identified by the first anchor information based on the comparing, perform, on the display, the first augmented reality information in the first real world media in a manner defined by the first anchor information.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing functional data structures that when executed by a computer processor in a user communications device cause the computer processor to:

• receive first augmented reality information and first anchor information for the augmented reality information from a separately-operated source from a communications port;
• capture first real world media from at least a camera that is independent of the first augmented reality information and the first anchor information at a different time from creation of the first augmented reality information;
• compare the first anchor information with the first real world media;
• and
• if the first real world media is identified by the first anchor information based on the comparing, perform, on the display, the first augmented reality information in the first real world media in a manner defined by the first anchor information.