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View Patent ↗A system and method uses an electronic device with a camera and a viewing device to create an augmented reality environment by superimposing a virtual image onto a surface for a user to trace with a drawing apparatus. The system and method can be used to directly copy a virtual image onto a surface by hand and provides training, step by step drawing tools, and image verification. By looking through a user's device and following step by step lessons, the user is guided to complete an image.
1. An apparatus for providing a template comprising:
a camera;
a display;
a memory; and
a processor configured to:
allow a user to select an image to be drawn;
captured a scene in real-time by the camera;
overlay the image on the captured scene;
break the image down into component parts corresponding to layers representing levels of darkness;
display the component parts of the selected image individually on the display with the captured scene as a series of templates that each represent one of the layers for the levels of darkness.
2. The apparatus for providing a template according to claim 1 , wherein the component parts of the selected image and the captured scene are superimposed onto a surface for a user to trace with a drawing apparatus.
3. The apparatus for providing a template according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to compare a drawn image with a superimposed image.
4. The apparatus for providing a template according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide image verification by comparing a respective image with a specific image captured in real-time by the camera.
5. The apparatus for providing a template according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
increase and decrease a displayed size the image using a zoom function; display the size adjusted image and the captured scene on the display; and tile the image if the size adjusted image is larger than the display.
6. The apparatus for providing a template according to claim 1 , wherein the user is guided to complete the image following step by step instructions.
7. A method for providing a template comprising:
selecting an image to be drawn from a memory of a device;
overlaying the image on a scene captured in real-time by a camera of the device;
breaking the image down into component parts, the component parts are one or more layers of colors and values that corresponds to levels of darkness;
and
displaying the component parts of the selected image individually on the display with the captured scene as a series of templates that each represent a respective color or value associated with a corresponding one of the levels of darkness.
8. The method for providing a template according to claim 7 , wherein the templates are used to draw the image with a drawing apparatus.
9. The method for providing a template according to claim 7 , wherein the templates are one of an enlarged or reduced version of the image.
10. The method for providing a template according to claim 7 , further comprising:
providing a tutorial to draw the image step-by-step.
11. The method for providing a template according to claim 7 , further comprising:
displaying grid lines on the display.