Augmented reality systems and methods incorporating wearable pin badges
AssigneePinfinity, LLC
InventorCaleb John Paullus
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Abstract
Systems and methods disclosed in this application are directed to augmented reality for used with pin badges. Pin badges can be worn, held, or set within view of an AR device having a camera. The AR device sends images or video from its camera to a platform server that determines whether a pin badge exists in view of the camera. If a pin badge exists, it is identified and augmented reality imagery related to the pin badge is transmitted back to the AR device so that the AR device can incorporate that augmented reality imagery into a video stream from its camera as shown on its display.
Claims20
An augmented reality method comprising the steps of:
- sending, to a platform server from an AR device, at least one of an image and a video taken by a camera, the at least one of the image and the video comprising a pin badge having a corresponding pin badge ID and associated augmented reality imagery stored in a database in the platform server, wherein the at least one of the image and the video comprises a pin badge having an overall pin badge shape;
- visually identifying, by the platform server, the pin badge in the at least one of the image and the video based on the overall pin badge shape;
- and
- identifying in a database, by the platform server, the corresponding pin badge ID based on the identified pin badge and the associated augmented reality imagery based on the corresponding pin badge ID.
An augmented reality system comprising:
- an AR device comprising a camera, the AR device having an app installed thereon, wherein, upon execution, the app configures the AR device to:
- send, to a platform server, at least one of an image and a video taken by a camera to a platform server, the at least one of an image and a video comprising a pin badge having a corresponding pin badge ID and associated augmented reality imagery stored in a database in the platform server, wherein at least one of an image and a video comprises the pin badge having an overall pin badge shape;
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- receive, from the platform server, the associated augmented reality imagery that the platform server identified from the pin badge appearing in at least one of an image and a video based on the overall pin badge shape, wherein the augmented reality imagery corresponds to the corresponding pin badge ID.
An augmented reality system comprising:
- an AR device comprising a camera, the AR device having an app installed thereon, wherein, upon execution, the app configures the AR device to:
- send, to a platform server, at least one of an image and a video taken by a camera to a platform server, the at least one of an image and a video comprising:
- a first pin badge having a first corresponding pin badge ID, a first overall shape, and a first associated augmented reality imagery stored in a database on the platform server;
- and
- a second pin badge having a second corresponding pin badge ID, a second overall shape, and second associated augmented reality imagery stored in the database in the platform server;
- receive, from the platform server, a third augmented reality imagery corresponding to a combined presence of both the first pin badge and the second pin badge, wherein the combined presence is determined based on detecting the first overall shape and the second overall shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.