Placement of augmented reality objects using a guide marker

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a device, three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of an intersection point associated with a guide marker,
• the guide marker being superimposed on an image being captured by a camera,
• the intersection point being a point where a projection of the guide marker into 3D space intersects with a horizontal plane identified in the image, and
• the image being rendered for display;
• determining, by the device, 3D coordinates of an augmented reality object based on the determined 3D coordinates of the intersection point associated with the guide marker,
• the augmented reality object being offset based at least one of:
• a height of a target object in the image, or
• a distance between the augmented reality object and the horizontal plane;
• determining, by the device, 2D coordinates for presentation of the augmented reality object based on the determined 3D coordinates of the augmented reality object;
• and
• superimposing, by the device, the augmented reality object, according to the 2D coordinates, on the image, as the image is being rendered for display.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to:
• output a guide marker for presentation on a display,
• the guide marker being aligned with a base of a target object in an image being captured by a camera and presented on the display;
• determine three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of an intersection point associated with the guide marker,
• the intersection point being a point where a projection of at least a portion of the guide marker into 3D space intersects with a horizontal plane identified in the image;
• determine 3D coordinates of an augmented reality object based on the determined 3D coordinates of the intersection point associated with the guide marker,
• the augmented reality object being offset from the target object of the image;
• determine 2D coordinates for presentation of the augmented reality object based on the determined 3D coordinates of the augmented reality object;
• and
• superimpose the augmented reality object, according to the 2D coordinates, on the image, as the image is being rendered for display.