Systems and methods for delivering augmented reality content

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• identifying a content delivery network that manages a set of edge nodes by directing each node in the set of edge nodes to store specified data from at least one augmented reality system in a cache that stores the specified augmented reality data locally on the node;
• receiving, at a node in the set of edge nodes, a request for an item of augmented reality data to be delivered to a mobile device in physical proximity to the node;
• retrieving, by the node, the item of augmented reality data from the cache that stores the augmented reality data locally on the node;
• and
• delivering, by the node, the item of augmented reality data to the mobile device.

A system comprising:

• an identification module, stored in memory, that identifies, by a content delivery network:
• a set of edge nodes that are connected to and managed by the content delivery network and that are geographically distributed in a plurality of physical locations;
• and
• a set of augmented reality data for an augmented reality system, wherein different subsets of the set of augmented reality data are designated for use at different locations in the plurality of physical locations;
• a storage direction module, stored in memory, that directs, by the content delivery network, each edge node in the set of edge nodes to store a specified subset of the set of augmented reality data that is designated for use at a physical location within the plurality of physical locations that is serviced by the edge node;
• a detection module, stored in memory, that detects, by the content delivery network, a request from a mobile device for an item of augmented reality data for the augmented reality system;
• a selection module, stored in memory, that selects, by the content delivery network, a proximate node within the set of edge nodes based at least in part on a proximity of the proximate node to the mobile device;
• a sending direction module, stored in memory, that directs, by the content delivery network, the proximate node to send the item of augmented reality data to the mobile device;
• a receiving module, stored in memory, that receives, at the proximate node, the request for the item of augmented reality data to be delivered to the mobile device in physical proximity to the proximate node;
• a retrieval module, stored in memory, that retrieves, by the proximate node, the item of augmented reality data from a cache that stores the augmented reality data locally on the proximate node;
• a delivery module, stored in memory, that delivers, by the proximate, node, the item of augmented reality data to the mobile device;
• and
• at least one physical processor that executes the identification module, the storage direction module, the detection module, the selection module, the sending direction module, the receiving module, the retrieval module, and the delivery module.