Augmented reality cross-domain solution for physically disconnected security domains

A method, comprising the steps of:

• displaying to a first user primary data having a first sensitivity level on a first display screen that is operatively coupled to a first computer;
• capturing live video data of the first display screen with a camera that is operatively, and physically, coupled to a second computer comprising a wearable, heads-up display wherein the second computer is communicatively isolated from the first computer such that no data, other than the captured video data, passes between the second computer and the first computer, wherein the first computer has no knowledge that the second computer is capturing live video data of the first display screen;
• executing, with the second computer, a display recognition and characterization algorithm to recognize the primary data based only on user-recognizable objects in the primary data visible in the video data without the use of fiducial markers, quick reaction codes, bar codes, or nonvisible metadata;
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• augmenting the primary data by displaying secondary data on the wearable, heads-up display viewable only to a second user, wherein the primary and secondary data are both within the second user's field of view when the second user views the first display screen through the head-up display, and wherein the secondary data is related to, and has a higher sensitivity level than, the primary data.

A method for augmenting unclassified data displayed on a first display screen with classified data on a second display screen, comprising the steps of:

• displaying to a first user unclassified data on the first display screen that is operatively coupled to a first computer;
• capturing live video data of the first display screen with a camera that is operatively coupled to a second computer comprising a wearable, heads-up display wherein the second computer is physically separated and communicatively isolated from the first computer such that no data, other than the captured video data, passes between the second computer and the first computer, wherein the first computer has no knowledge that the second computer is capturing live video data of the first display screen;
• executing, with the second computer, a display recognition and characterization algorithm to recognize the unclassified data based only on user-recognizable objects in the unclassified data visible in the video data without the use of fiducial markers, bar codes, quick reaction codes, or nonvisible metadata whose only purpose is to provide augmentation location information;
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• augmenting the unclassified data by displaying classified data on the wearable, heads-up display viewable only to a second user, wherein the unclassified and classified data are both within the second user's field of view when the second user views the first display screen through the head-up display, and wherein the classified data is related to the unclassified data.