Method for representing virtual information in a real environment

A method for representing virtual information in a real environment, comprising the following steps:

• providing at least one view of a real environment and a system setup for blending in virtual information for superimposing with the real environment in at least part of the view, the system setup comprising at least one display device;
• determining a position and orientation of at least one part of the system setup relative to at least one component of the real environment;
• subdividing at least part of the view of the real environment into a plurality of regions comprising a first region and a second region, with objects of the real environment within the first region being placed closer to the system setup than objects of the real environment within the second region;
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• blending in at least one item of virtual infon iation on the display device in at least part of the view of the real environment, considering the position and orientation of said at least one part of the system setup;
• wherein the virtual information is shown differently in the first region than in the second region with respect to the type of blending in the view of the real environment;
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• wherein the display device displays an edge indicating a coverage of the first region, with a boundary of the first region being adapted to be altered by user action, in particular by dragging the boundary.

A method for representing virtual information in a real environment, comprising the following steps:

• providing at least one view of a real environment and a system setup for blending in virtual information for superimposing with the real environment in at least part of the view, the system setup comprising at least one display device;
• determining a position and orientation of at least one part of the system setup relative to at least one component of the real environment;
• subdividing at least part of the view of the real environment into a plurality of regions comprising a first region and a second region, with objects of the real environment within the first region being placed closer to the system setup than objects of the real environment within the second region;
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• blending in at least one item of virtual information on the display device in at least part of the view of the real environment, considering the position and orientation of said at least one part of the system setup;
• wherein the virtual information is shown differently in the first region than in the second region with respect to the type of blending in the view of the real environment;
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• wherein a boundary between first region and second region is calculated in accordance with a size of the blended in virtual information, a resolution of the display device and/or a resolution of a camera used for generating the view.