Systems and methods for presenting digital assets within artificial environments via a loosely coupled relocalization service and asset management service

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

directing a client device to:

acquire, via an imaging device included in the client device, an image of a real-world environment;

detect, via a feature detection algorithm, an image feature included in the image; and

identify a feature ray associated with the imaging device and the detected image feature;

transmitting the feature ray to a relocalization service that relocalizes the client device within the real-world environment based on at least the feature ray; and

receiving, from the relocalization service in response to the feature ray:

information associated with an anchor point comprising a mapped position within the real-world environment; and

a determined position within the real-world environment of the client device relative to the mapped position of the anchor point.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring the image of the real-world environment comprises

detecting an orientation of the imaging device at a time of capturing the image of the real-world environment.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein acquiring the image of the real-world environment further comprises adjusting the image by reducing an effect of an intrinsic parameter of the imaging device on the image.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the intrinsic parameter comprises at least one of:

a focal length of the imaging device;

a principal point of the imaging device; or

a skew coefficient of the imaging device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein acquiring the image of the real-world environment further comprises:

generating a feature descriptor based on the image feature included in the image.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein

identifying the feature ray comprises identifying:

an origin at a point associated with the imaging device; and

a direction that causes the feature ray to intersect with the image feature.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

directing the client device to acquire additional information representative of the real-world environment, the additional information comprising at least one of:

an orientation of the imaging device at a time of capturing the image by the imaging device;

an intrinsic parameter of the imaging device;

an image feature included in the image; or

a feature descriptor based on the image feature included in the image; and

transmitting the additional information representative of the real-world environment to the relocalization service.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the additional information representative of the real-world environment further comprises at least one of:

a previously determined position of the client device relative to at least one mapped position within the real-world environment;

a confidence level associated with the previously determined position of the client device;

a global positioning system (GPS) coordinate associated with the client device; or

a network identifier associated with the real-world environment.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:

the method further comprises tracking a motion of the client device within the real-world environment; and

updating the determined position within the real-world environment of the client device based on the motion of the client device within the real-world environment.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein tracking the motion of the client device within the real-world environment comprises:

determining, at a time of transmitting the feature ray to the relocalization service, an initial position of the client device within the real-world environment;

generating an additional anchor point that corresponds to the initial position; and

tracking the motion of the client device within the real-world environment relative to the additional anchor point.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a coarse position of the client device;

identifying a fine position of the client device based on the coarse position and the feature ray; and

selecting the anchor point based on the fine position of the client device.

12. A system comprising:

an acquiring module, stored in memory, that directs a client device to:

acquire, via an imaging device included in the client device, an image of a real-world environment;

detect, via a feature detection algorithm, an image feature included in the image; and

identify a feature ray associated with the imaging device and the detected image feature;

a transmitting module, stored in memory, that transmits the feature ray to a relocalization service that relocalizes the client device within the real-world environment based on at least the feature ray;

a receiving module, stored in memory, that receives, from the relocalization service in response to the feature ray:

information associated with an anchor point comprising a mapped position within the real-world environment; and

a determined position within the real-world environment of the client device relative to the mapped position of the anchor point; and

at least one physical processor that executes the acquiring module, the transmitting module, and the receiving module.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the acquiring module acquires the image of the real-world environment by

detecting an orientation of the imaging device at a time of capturing the image of the real-world environment.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the acquiring module further acquires the image of the real-world environment by adjusting the image by reducing an effect of an intrinsic parameter of the imaging device on the image.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the acquiring module further acquires the image of the real-world environment by:

generating a feature descriptor based on the image feature included in the image.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein

identifying the feature ray comprises identifying:

an origin at a point associated with the imaging device; and

a direction that causes the feature ray to intersect with the image feature.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein:

the system further comprises a tracking module, stored in memory, that:

tracks a motion of the client device within the real-world environment; and

updates the determined position within the real-world environment of the client device based on the motion of the client device within the real-world environment; and

the physical processor further executes the tracking module.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the tracking module tracks the motion of the client device within the real-world environment by:

determining, at a time of transmitting feature ray to the relocalization service, an initial position of the client device within the real-world environment;

generating an additional anchor point that corresponds to the initial position; and

tracking the motion of the client device within the real-world environment relative to the additional anchor point.

19. The system of claim 12 , wherein:

the system further comprises a positioning module, stored in memory, that:

determines a coarse position of the client device;

identifies a fine position of the client device based on the coarse position and the feature ray; and

selects the anchor point based on the fine position of the client device; and

the physical processor further executes the positioning module.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to:

direct a client device to:

acquire, via an imaging device included in the client device, an image of a real-world environment;

detect, via a feature detection algorithm, an image feature included in the image; and

identify a feature ray associated with the imaging device and the detected image feature;

transmit the feature ray to a relocalization service that relocalizes the client device within the real-world environment based on at least the feature ray;

receive, from the relocalization service in response to the feature ray:

information associated with an anchor point comprising a mapped position within the real-world environment; and

a determined position within the real-world environment of the client device relative to the mapped position of the anchor point.