Augmented reality viewer with automated surface selection placement and content orientation placement

An augmented reality viewing method comprising:

• determining, by the processor, a first user orientation of a user relative to the first display area;
• determining, by the processor, a first content orientation relative to the display when the user is in the first orientation;
• displaying, by the processor, content in the first content orientation through a display to the user within confines of the first display area while the user views real world objects through the display while in the first user orientation;
• determining, by the processor, a second user orientation of the user relative to the first display area;
• determining, by the processor, a second content orientation relative to the display when the user is in the second location;
• and
• displaying, by the processor, content in the second content orientation through a display to the user within confines of the display area while the user views real world objects through the display from the second location, wherein the content is rotated relative to the first display area from the first content orientation to the second content orientation.

An augmented reality viewer comprising:

• an environmental calculation unit to determine a first vector indicative an orientation of a user;
• a vector calculator to a calculate a second vector;
• a selection module to calculate a dot product of the first vector and the second vector;
• a data channel to hold content;
• a content rendering module to determine placement of the content based on the dot product;
• a display that permits the user to see real world objects;
• and
• a projector that displays the content through the display to the user while the user views the real world objects through the display, the content being displayed based on the placement determined by the content rendering module.

An augmented reality viewing method comprising:

• determining, by a processor, a first vector indicative an orientation of a user;
• calculating, by the processor, a second vector;
• calculating, by the processor, a dot product of the first vector and the second vector;
• determining, by the processor, placement of content based on the dot product;
• and
• displaying, by the processor, the content through a display to the user while the user views real world objects through the display, the content being displayed based on the placement determined by the content rendering module.