Wearable computer using programmed local tag

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for using a wearable computing device within an environment, the method comprising:

• locating a programmed local tag of a target device within the environment of the wearable computing device, wherein the wearable computing device comprises a head-mounted display (HMD), wherein the HMD provides a field of view in which at least a portion of the environment is viewable, and wherein the HMD displays images superimposed over the field of view;
• augmenting the field of view based on target device information from the programmed local tag of the target device, wherein augmenting the field of view based on the target device information comprises controlling how the target device information from the programmed local tag is displayed by the HMD, wherein controlling how the target device information from the programmed local tag is displayed by the HMD comprises:
• identifying a defined area of the target device viewable within the field of view,
• displaying the target device information from the programmed local tag within the identified defined area, and
• superimposing a virtual control interface as an image over at least part of the identified defined area of the target device in the field of view,
• receiving user input relative to the virtual control interface;
• generating instructions for the target device to perform one or more actions based on the received user input;
• and
• transmitting the generated instructions from the wearable computing device to the target device.

A wearable computing device comprising:

• a head-mounted display (HMD), wherein the HMD provides a field of view in which at least a portion of an environment of the wearable computing device, and wherein the HMD displays images superimposed over the field of view;
• and
• a controller associated with the HMD, wherein the controller executes instructions stored in memory to:
• locate a programmed local tag of a target device within the environment of the wearable computing device,
• augment the field of view based on target device information from the programmed local tag of the target device, wherein augmenting the field of view based on the target device information comprises controlling how the target device information from the programmed local tag is displayed by the HMD, wherein controlling how the target device information from the programmed local tag is displayed by the HMD comprises:
• identifying a defined area of the target device viewable within the field of view,
• displaying the target device information from the programmed local tag within the identified defined area;
• and
• superimposing a virtual control interface as an image over at least part of the identified defined area of the target device in the field of view;
• receive user input relative to the virtual control interface;
• generate instructions for the target device to perform one or more action based on the received user input;
• and
• transmit the generated instructions from the wearable computing device to the target device.