Calibration-Free Instant Motion Tracking for Augmented Reality: abstract simplified (18335614)

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18335614 Titled 'Calibration-Free Instant Motion Tracking for Augmented Reality'

Simplified Explanation

This abstract describes a system and method for instant motion tracking without the need for calibration. It is particularly useful for rendering virtual content in augmented reality settings. The system can analyze sequential image frames and estimate the rotation of the image capture system as well as the translation of an anchor region within the scene. This information allows the system to determine the position and orientation to render virtual content within the image frame.

Original Abstract Submitted

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for calibration-free instant motion tracking useful, for example, for rending virtual content in augmented reality settings. In particular, a computing system can iteratively augment image frames that depict a scene to insert virtual content at an anchor region within the scene, including situations in which the anchor region moves relative to the scene. To do so, the computing system can estimate, for each of a number of sequential image frames: a rotation of an image capture system that captures the image frames; and a translation of the anchor region relative to an image capture system, thereby providing sufficient information to determine where and at what orientation to render the virtual content within the image frame.