Method and apparatus for providing collaboration between remote and on-site users of indirect augmented reality

A method comprising:

• selecting a stored image including a virtual representation of a real world location based on position information and orientation information of a mobile terminal indicative of a position and orientation, respectively, of the mobile terminal;
• causing provision of first visual content to be displayed at the mobile terminal based on the virtual representation;
• causing provision of second visual content to be displayed at a remote device based on the virtual representation;
• permitting a view of one of the first or second visual content to be changed while causing a view of the other of the first or second visual content to remain unchanged such that the views of the first and second visual content that are displayed at the mobile terminal and the remote device, respectively, become different;
• determining whether a threshold is satisfied, wherein the threshold relates to a change in orientation of one of the mobile terminal or the remote device upon which the view of the one of the first or second visual content is permitted to be changed while the view of the other of the first or second visual content has remained unchanged;
• in an instance in which the threshold is satisfied, causing the view of the other of the first or second visual content to be updated;
• and
• enabling collaborative interaction between a user of the mobile terminal and a user of the remote device with respect to the first visual content and the second visual content.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instruction comprising program code instructions for:

• selecting a stored image including a virtual representation of a real world location based on position information and orientation information of a mobile terminal indicative of a position and orientation, respectively, of the mobile terminal;
• causing provision of first visual content to be displayed at the mobile terminal based on the virtual representation;
• causing provision of second visual content to be displayed at a remote device based on the virtual representation;
• permitting a view of one of the first or second visual content to be changed while causing a view of the other of the first or second visual content to remain unchanged such that the views of the first and second visual content that are displayed at the mobile terminal and the remote device, respectively, become different;
• determining whether a threshold is satisfied, wherein the threshold relates to a change in orientation of one of the mobile terminal or the remote device upon which the view of the one of the first or second visual content is permitted to be changed while the view of the other of the first or second visual content has remained unchanged;
• in an instance in which the threshold is satisfied, causing the view of the other of the first or second visual content to be updated;
• and
• enabling collaborative interaction between a user of the mobile terminal and a user of the remote device with respect to the first visual content and the second visual content.