Lookout has been granted a patent for methods and systems that allow for context-based adaptation of extended reality (XR) images on a display. The technology involves receiving image data from cameras, monitoring the data for real elements, and modifying XR images to emphasize the real elements and deemphasize previously-displayed XR images. GlobalData’s report on Lookout gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Context-based adaptation of extended reality images on a display
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11765206B2) describes a method for enhancing extended reality (XR) experiences on network-enabled client devices. The method involves receiving image data from one or more cameras, including both real-world image data and hidden image data. The real-world image data is displayed on the client device's display, while the hidden image data is not. The method also involves receiving XR images to be displayed alongside the real-world image data.
A guide software component monitors the real-world image data and detects real-world elements within it. In response to detecting a real-world element, the guide software component modifies the XR images to emphasize the real-world element and deemphasize previously-displayed XR images. This modification aims to enhance the user's perception and interaction with the real-world element.
The patent also describes additional features of the method. For example, the guide software component can detect informative content within the real-world image data, such as QR codes, faces recognized using facial recognition, or text signs identified using optical character recognition. It can retrieve information related to the informative content from a database and display it on the client device's display based on predefined rules.
The XR images displayed on the client device's display are subject to policies enforced by the guide software component. Differences between the XR images and the displayed real-world image data are determined, and these differences are compared to the policies. The XR images are modified prior to display based on the applicable policies. One of the policies prioritizes the presentation of safety-related images in the displayed real-world image data over the XR images. This prioritization can result in displaying safety notifications, enhancing safety-related real-world images, or defining geolocations that cannot be overwritten by XR images.
The patent also describes the provision of haptic or audio events executed by the network-enabled client device in response to detecting real-world elements. Additionally, it outlines a method for acquiring XR images from a source and displaying them on the client device's display, with the guide software component modifying the XR images based on detected real-world elements.
Overall, this patent presents a method for enhancing XR experiences on network-enabled client devices by modifying XR images based on real-world elements and enforcing policies for their display. The method aims to improve the user's interaction with the real-world environment and provide informative content in a seamless manner.
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