Using visual layers to aid in initiating a visual search

A wearable computing device comprising:

• a camera configured to record video data;
• a display;
• at least one processor;
• and
• data storage comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor to:
• segment the video data into a number of layers;
• based on the video data, detect that a pointing object is in proximity to a first layer;
• initiate a first search on the first layer;
• use the display to highlight the first layer;
• based on the video data, detect that the pointing object is no longer in proximity to the first layer and is in proximity to a second layer;
• and
• use the display to highlight the second layer.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

• causing a camera on a wearable computing device to record video data;
• segmenting the video data into a number of layers;
• based on the video data, detecting that a pointing object is in proximity to a first layer;
• initiating a first search on the first layer;
• highlighting the first layer;
• based on the video data, detecting that the pointing object is no longer in proximity to the first layer and is in proximity to a second layer;
• and
• highlighting the second layer.

A method comprising:

• causing a camera on a wearable computing device to record video data;
• segmenting the video data into a first set of layers in which a first layer of the first set of layers comprises both a first object and a second object;
• based on the video data, detecting that a pointing object is behind the first object and in front of the second object;
• segmenting the video data into a second set of layers in which a first layer of the second set of layers comprises only one of the first object and the second object;
• receiving an audible input;
• initiating a visual search on one or more of the second set of layers;
• based on the audible input, selecting information corresponding to at least some results of at least some of the visual searches;
• and
• displaying the selected information.

A method comprising:

• causing a camera on a wearable computing device to record video data;
• segmenting the video data into a number of layers;
• based on the video data, detecting that a pointing object is in proximity to a first layer;
• initiating a first search on the first layer;
• causing a display to display first information corresponding to results of the first search;
• based on the video data, detecting that the pointing object is no longer in proximity to the first layer and is in proximity to a second layer;
• initiating a second search on the second layer;
• and
• replacing the first information with second information corresponding to results of the second search.

A method comprising:

• causing a camera on a wearable computing device to record video data;
• segmenting the video data into a first set of layers in which a first layer of the first set of layers comprises both a first object and a second object;
• based on the video data, detecting that a pointing object is behind the first object and in front of the second object;
• segmenting the video data into a second set of layers in which a first layer of the second set of layers comprises only one of the first object and the second object;
• based on the video data, detecting that a pointing object is in proximity to the first layer of the second set of layers;
• and
• initiating a first search on the first layer of the second set of layers.