Augmented reality content rendering via albedo models, systems and methods

A method of rendering augmented reality content associated with an object in digital imagery, comprising:

• obtaining, by a rendering device, an albedo model related to the object in an environment represented by the digital imagery, the albedo model comprising portions corresponding to at least some features of the object, wherein each portion of the albedo model includes lighting rules selected based on corresponding features of the object;
• obtaining, by the rendering device, augmented reality (AR) content;
• determining, by the rendering device, an environmental error map based on differences derived from aligning known reference features within the albedo model corresponding to observed environmental features derived from the digital representation;
• deriving, by the rendering device, an estimated environmental impact based on the albedo model and the environmental error map;
• generating, by the rendering device, an environmentally adjusted AR content by adjusting the AR content according to the estimated environmental impact;
• and
• rendering, by the rendering device, the environmentally adjusted AR content.

A computer program product embedded in a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for rendering augmented reality content associated with an object in digital imagery, which, when executed, configure one or more computer processors to perform a method comprising:

• obtaining, by a rendering device, an albedo model related to the object in an environment represented by the digital imagery, the albedo model comprising portions corresponding to at least some features of the object, wherein each portion of the albedo model includes lighting rules selected based on corresponding features of the object;
• obtaining, by the rendering device, augmented reality (AR) content;
• determining, by the rendering device, an environmental error map based on differences derived from aligning known reference features within the albedo model corresponding to observed environmental features derived from the digital representation;
• deriving, by the rendering device, an estimated environmental impact based on the albedo model and the environmental error map;
• generating, by the rendering device, an environmentally adjusted AR content by adjusting the AR content according to the estimated environmental error map;
• and
• rendering, by the rendering device, the environmentally adjusted AR content.

An augmented reality content rendering system comprising:

• a tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable memory configured to store software instructions for augmented reality content rendering;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the memory and, upon execution of the software instructions for augmented reality content rendering, is configured to operate as a rendering device to:
• obtain an albedo model related to an object in an environment represented by the digital imagery, the albedo model comprising portions corresponding to at least some features of the object, wherein each portion of the albedo model includes lighting rules selected based on corresponding features of the object;
• obtain augmented reality (AR) content;
• determine, by the rendering device, an environmental error map based on differences derived from aligning known reference features within the albedo model corresponding to observed environmental features derived from the digital representation;
• derive an estimated environmental impact based on the albedo model and the environmental error map;
• generate an environmentally adjusted AR content by adjusting the AR content according to the estimated environmental impact;
• and
• render the environmentally adjusted AR content.