US Patent Application 18221182. INTUITIVE AUGMENTED REALITY COLLABORATION ON VISUAL DATA simplified abstract
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INTUITIVE AUGMENTED REALITY COLLABORATION ON VISUAL DATA
Organization Name
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Inventor(s)
Michel Pahud of Kirkland WA (US)
Nathalie Riche of Issaquah WA (US)
Christophe Hurter of Toulouse (FR)
INTUITIVE AUGMENTED REALITY COLLABORATION ON VISUAL DATA - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18221182 titled 'INTUITIVE AUGMENTED REALITY COLLABORATION ON VISUAL DATA
Simplified Explanation
- This patent application describes a system that allows users in an augmented reality environment to easily see what their collaborators are looking at or their current status. - The system detects when two users wearing head-mounted displays (HMDs) interact with each other. - When an interaction is detected, the first HMD requests information about the second HMD's state. - The second HMD processes the request and generates visual data as a response. - The second HMD then sends the visual data to the first HMD, which can display it alongside its own augmented view. - The system also allows computer-generated objects to be positioned based on the real-world or virtual position of the second HMD, without obstructing the view of either user. - The goal is to provide an intuitive and non-obstructive way for users to be aware of their collaborators' views and statuses in an augmented reality environment.
Original Abstract Submitted
Users can intuitively and non-obstructively obtain awareness of fellow collaborator views and/or statuses in an augmented reality environment. An interaction is detected between a first and second HMD. The detected interaction can cause the first HMD to request state information associated with the second HMD. The second HMD can process the request to generate a set of visual data as a response to the request. The second HMD can communicate the set of visual data to the first HMD, so that the first HMD can render the received set of visual data to be displayed concurrently with its own augmented view. Additional computer-generated object(s) can be positioned in accordance with a real-world or virtualized position of the second HMD, such that the now-visible state information associated with the second HMD does not obstruct a view of the first or second HMD's user.
