Showing uncertainty in an augmented reality application

A tangible, non-transient recordable storage media having recorded thereon instructions, that when executed, perform actions comprising:

• obtaining electronic information that includes a geographic location and a direction of aim of a computing device;
• identifying, based on the information that indicates the geographic location and the direction of aim of the computing device, a field of view for an augmented reality display;
• identifying, from a plurality of points of interest that fall within the field of view for the augmented reality display, a particular point of interest based on:
• (i) a frequency of search terms of search activity that is associated with a user of the computing device and that correspond with the plurality of points of interest, and (ii) a user profile associated with the user;
• and
• providing data for causing the computing device to overlay a real-world image of at least a portion of the field of view for the augmented reality display with:
• (i) a graphical indication of the particular point of interest, and
• (ii) a graphical indication of a level of uncertainty regarding a placement in the real-world image of the graphical indication of the particular point of interest with respect to an actual location of the particular point of interest.

A computer-implemented augmented reality system, comprising:

• one or more position sensors for obtaining electronic information that indicates a geographic location and a direction of aim of a computing device;
• a positional uncertainty computation module programmed to identify, based on the information that indicates the geographic location and the direction of aim of the computing device, a field of view for an augmented reality display;
• and
• an augmented reality application on the computing device programmed to:
• identify, from a plurality of points of interest that fall within the field of view for the augmented reality display, a particular point of interest based on:
• (i) a frequency of search terms of search activity that is associated with a user of the computing device and that correspond with the plurality of points of interest, and (ii) a user profile associated with the user, and
• provide data for causing the computing device to overlay a real-world image of at least a portion of the field of view for the augmented reality display with:
• (i) a graphical indication of the particular point of interest, and
• (ii) a graphical indication of a level of uncertainty regarding a placement in the real-world image of the graphical indication of the particular point of interest with respect to an actual location of the particular point of interest.

A computer-implemented augmented reality system, comprising:

• one or more position sensors for obtaining electronic information that indicates a geographic location and a direction of aim of a computing device;
• means for identifying, based on the information that indicates the geographic location and the direction of aim of the computing device, a field of view for an augmented reality display;
• and
• an augmented reality application on the computing device programmed to:
• identify, from a plurality of points of interest that fall within a field of view for the augmented reality display, a particular point of interest based on:
• (i) a frequency of search terms of search activity that is associated with a user of the computing device and that correspond with the plurality of points of interest, and (ii) a user profile associated with the user, and
• provide data for causing the computing device to overlay a real-world image of at least a portion of the field of view for the augmented reality display with:
• (i) a graphical indication of the particular point of interest, and
• (ii) a graphical indication of a level of uncertainty regarding a placement in the real-world image of the graphical indication of the particular point of interest with respect to an actual location of the particular point of interest is located.