IP Library Granted Patent US 9,720,241
Granted Patent B2
US 9,720,241 · App. 14/309,244 · Granted Aug 1, 2017

Content presentation in head worn computing

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,720,241
App. No.
14/309,244
Filed
Jun 19, 2014
Granted
Aug 1, 2017
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2618
USPC
345/633
Abstract

A method, includes pre-setting a geo-spatial location where content will be displayed to a user of a see-through head-worn display, establishing a region proximate the geo-spatial location; and causing a marker recognition system of the head-worn see-through display to activate when data indicates that the see-through head-worn display is within the region, wherein the marker recognition system monitors a surrounding environment to identify a marker that will act as a virtual anchor for the presentation of the content.

Claims (26)

1. A method, comprising:

pre-setting a geo-spatial location where content will be displayed to a user of a see-through head-worn display;

establishing a region proximate the geo-spatial location;

causing a marker recognition system of the head-worn see-through display to activate when data indicates that the see-through head-worn display is within the region, wherein the marker recognition system monitors a surrounding environment to identify a marker that will act as a virtual anchor for the presentation of the content; and

causing the marker recognition system to de-activate when data indicates that the see-through head-worn display is no longer within the region.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the marker is a pre-established physical attribute.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the marker is a priority marker selected from a plurality of markers, wherein the priority marker was identified by scanning the surrounding environment in a search for the plurality of markers.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geo-spatial location was selected based on personal information known about the user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geo-spatial location was selected based on a presentation preference setting established by the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geo-spatial location was selected based on a preference of a sender of the content.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geo-spatial location was selected based on a preference setting of the content.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content relates to the geo-spatial location.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content does not relate to the geo-spatial location.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content is sent by another user characterized as a friend of the user through an known affiliation.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the content is a text message.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the content is a video.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein informational content is presented to the user in the see-through head-worn display to indicate to the user that the content is queued for presentation.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the informational content is presented outside of the region.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the informational content further includes an indication of a direction in which the user will be presented with the content.

16. A system, comprising:

a see-through head-worn display; and

a marker recognition system of the head-worn see-through display that activates when data indicates that the see-through head-worn display is within a region proximate to a geo-spatial location, wherein the marker recognition system monitors a surrounding environment to identify a marker that will act as a virtual anchor for the presentation of content, wherein the marker recognition system de-activates when data indicates that the see-through head-worn display is no longer within the region.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the marker is a pre-established physical attribute.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the marker is a priority marker selected from a plurality of markers, wherein the priority marker was identified by scanning the surrounding environment in a search for the plurality of markers.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the geo-spatial location was selected based on personal information known about the user.

20. The system of claim 16 , wherein the geo-spatial location was selected based on a presentation preference setting established by the user.

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