Method and apparatus for providing an indication regarding content presented to another user
A method, apparatus and computer program product provide an indication to a first user as to the content presented to another user by the head mounted display of the other user. In the context of a method, information is received relating to content presented to a second user by a head mounted display of the second user. Based upon the information, the method also includes causing, with a processor, an indication to be presented to a first user identifying the content presented to the second user by the head mounted display of the second user.
1. A method comprising:
causing content to be presented to a first user by a head mounted display of the first user;
receiving information relating to content presented to a second user by a head mounted display of the second user;
generating a representation of the content presented to the second user, wherein the representation of the content comprises an abstraction of the content presented to the second user, and wherein the abstraction of the content presented to the second user comprises a blurred representation of the content, a title of the content or one or more fields of the content;
based upon the information, causing, with a processor, the representation of the content, including the content comprising the abstraction that is presented to the second user to also be presented to the first user by the head mounted display of the first user so as to identify the content presented to the second user by the head mounted display of the second user but without displaying the content itself;
causing a visual indicator to be presented to the first user by the head mounted display of the first user representative of a commonality of the information relating to content presented to the second user with information relating to content presented to the first user;
comparing the information relating to content presented to the second user with information relating to content presented to the first user, and
in response to comparing the information, causing information to be provided to the first user regarding whether the first and second users are viewing different portions of the same content, viewing different versions of the same content or viewing content that deviates by no more than a predefined amount.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the information that is caused to be provided to the first user indicates whether the content presented to the second user is identical to the content presented to the first user.
3. A method according to claim 1 further comprising generating the representation of the content presented to the second user, wherein generating the representation comprises obscuring at least portions of the content presented to the second user.
4. A method according to claim 1 wherein causing the representation to be presented to the first user comprises causing the representation to be presented to the first user by the head mounted display of the first user such that the representation is presented at a location defined in relation to the second user.
5. A method according to claim 4 wherein causing the representation to be presented to the first user further comprises causing the representation to be presented to the first user by the head mounted display of the first user such that the representation appears to be superimposed upon at least one of the second user or an object associated with the second user.
6. A method according to claim 4 wherein causing the representation to be presented to the first user further comprises causing the representation to be presented to the first user by the head mounted display of the first user such that the representation appears to be proximate to the second user.
7. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
cause content to be presented to a first user by a head mounted display of the first user;
receive information relating to content presented to a second user by a head mounted display of the second user;
generate a representation of the content presented to the second user, wherein the representation of the content comprises an abstraction of the content presented to the second user, and wherein the abstraction of the content presented to the second user comprises a blurred representation of the content, a title of the content or one or more fields of the content;
based upon the information, cause the representation of the content, including the content comprising the abstraction, that is presented to the second user to also be presented to the first user by the head mounted display of the first user so as to identify the content presented to the second user by the head mounted display of the second user but without displaying the content itself;
cause a visual indicator to be presented to the first user by the head mounted display of the first user representative of a commonality of the information relating to content presented to the second user with information relating to content presented to the first user;
compare the information relating to content presented to the second user with information relating to content presented to the first user, and
in response to a comparison of the information, cause information to be provided to the first user regarding whether the first and second users are viewing different portions of the same content, viewing different versions of the same content or viewing content that deviates by no more than a predefined amount.
8. An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the information that is caused to be provided to the first user indicates whether the content presented to the second user is identical to the content presented to the first user.
9. An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate the representation of the content presented to the second user, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate the representation by obscuring at least portions of the content presented to the second user.
10. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:
causing content to be presented to a first user by a head mounted display of the first user;
receiving information relating to content presented to a second user by a head mounted display of the second user;
generating a representation of the content presented to the second user, wherein the representation of the content comprises an abstraction of the content presented to the second user, and wherein the abstraction of the content presented to the second user comprises a blurred representation of the content, a title of the content or one or more fields of the content;
based upon the information, causing the representation of the content, including the content comprising the abstraction, that is presented to the second user to also be presented to the first user by the head mounted display of the first user so as to identify the content presented to the second user by the head mounted display of the second user but without displaying the content itself;
causing a visual indicator to be presented to the first user by the head mounted display of the first user representative of a commonality of the information relating to content presented to the second user with information relating to content presented to the first user;
comparing the information relating to content presented to the second user with information relating to content presented to the first user, and
in response to comparing the information, causing information to be provided to the first user regarding whether the first and second users are viewing different portions of the same content, viewing different versions of the same content or viewing content that deviates by no more than a predefined amount.
11. A computer program product according to claim 10 wherein the information that is caused to be provided to the first user indicates whether the content presented to the second user is identical to the content presented to the first user.
12. A computer program product according to claim 10 wherein the program code instructions for generating the representation comprise program code instructions for obscuring at least portions of the content presented to the second user.