Method and apparatus for gathering visual data using an augmented-reality application
AssigneeMotorola Solutions, Inc.
InventorsANDRZEJ LISAJ, MATEUSZ KOLASA, GRZEGORZ KAPLITA
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for gathering visual data using an augmented-reality application is provided herein. During operation a location for a public-safety area of interest is determined. The location is provided to an augmented-reality server where an augmented-reality application (e.g., an augmented-reality game) is modified to place a virtual image in a position that is based on the public-safety area of interest. Images are then obtained from devices that point their cameras towards the public-safety area of interest.
Claims15
A method for providing an image of an area of interest to a first entity, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a location of the area of interest as part of a message from the first entity;
- generating or modifying a virtual object for an augmented-reality application for a player device, the location of the virtual object based on the location of the area of interest;
- forwarding the virtual object to the player device;
- receiving the image of the area of interest from the player device;
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- forwarding the image to the first entity.
A method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a location of an area of interest as part of a message from a public-safety dispatch center;
- generating or modifying a virtual object for an augmented-reality application for a player device, the location of the virtual object based on the location of the area of interest;
- forwarding the virtual object to the player device;
- receiving an image of the area of interest from the player device;
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- forwarding the image to the public-safety dispatch center;
- wherein the virtual object comprises an object that is virtual as opposed to real, wherein the object exists as part of an augmented-reality game in order to direct a camera on the player device to the area of interest;
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- wherein the area of interest comprises an area of interest near a public-safety incident.
An apparatus comprising:
- a network interface receiving a location of an area of interest as part of a message from a first entity;
- logic circuitry generating or modifying a virtual object for an augmented-reality application for a player device, the location of the virtual object based on the location of the area of interest;
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- wherein the network interface forwards the virtual object to the player device, receives an image of the area of interest from the player device, and forwards the image to the first entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.