Physical object visualization framework for computing device with interactive display

A method of displaying a visualization graphic on an interactive display, comprising:

• at an application programming interface, receiving a tag monitoring request from an application program, the tag monitoring request including application-specific tag visualization settings;
• receiving a first tag tracking message from the interactive display indicating a position and a rotation of an optical tag that has been detected by the interactive display;
• and
• sending a visualization command to the interactive display, the visualization command being based upon the application-specific tag visualization settings received from the application program to provide a customization of a display of a visualization graphic based on the detected position and rotation of the optical tag, and configured to cause the interactive display to display the visualization graphic proximate the optical tag;
• wherein the application programming interface is further configured to receive a second tag tracking message indicating that the optical tag is lost, followed by a third tag tracking message indicating that a new optical tag contact is detected within a predetermined period of time, and, in response, to treat the second and third tag tracking messages as a fourth tag tracking message indicating that the optical tag has moved to an updated position.

Computer readable storage media hardware device having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor of a computing device cause the computing device to perform the following steps:

• at an application programming interface, receiving a tag monitoring request from an application program, the tag monitoring request including application-specific tag visualization settings;
• receiving a first tag tracking message from the interactive display indicating a position and a rotation of an optical tag that has been detected by the interactive display;
• sending a visualization command to the interactive display, the visualization command being based upon the application-specific tag visualization settings received from the application program to provide a customization of a display of a visualization graphic based on the detected position and rotation, and configured to cause the interactive display to display the visualization graphic proximate the optical tag;
• receiving a second tag tracking message indicating that the optical tag is lost, followed by a third tag tracking message indicating that a new optical tag contact is detected within a predetermined period of time, and, in response, treating the second and third tag tracking messages as a fourth tag tracking message indicating that the optical tag has moved to an updated position;
• and
• sending a movement visualization command based upon the application-specific tag visualization settings to instruct the interactive display to display the visualization graphic proximate the updated position.