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Granted Patent B2
US 12,056,628 · App. 17/411,241 · Granted Aug 6, 2024

Real-time space reservation using augmented reality

Inventors: Vincent Wase (Verona, NJ); Sal M. Rosato (Pine Plains, NY); Michael Domitrovits (New Paltz, NY)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
G06Q10/02G06T19/006G06Q10/1095G06T2200/24
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Patent No.
US 12,056,628
App. No.
17/411,241
Granted
Aug 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for real-time space reservation using augmented reality (AR) is provided. The present invention may include, receiving, by an AR device, a visual input of a user environment. The present invention may include, correlating, by the AR device, the received visual input with reservation data associated with the user environment. The present invention may include, displaying, by the AR device, an augmented view of the user environment including at least one reservation status linked to a corresponding space in the user environment. The present invention may include, receiving, by the AR device, a reservation request based on the augmented view of the user environment.

Claims (50)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, by an augmented reality (AR) device, a visual input of a user environment;

correlating, by the AR device, the received visual input with reservation data associated with the user environment;

displaying, by the AR device, an augmented view of the user environment including at least one reservation status linked to a corresponding space in the user environment, wherein the at least one reservation status is updateable in real-time by an occupant of the corresponding space to graphically indicate an update from a booked status to an away status associated with a vacancy in the corresponding space, wherein the away status indicates a reason for the vacancy in the corresponding space that is booked by the occupant; and

receiving, by the AR device, a reservation request based on the augmented view of the user environment.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the visual input of the user environment further comprises: capturing a real-time camera view of the user environment.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a location data of the AR device;

comparing the determined location data of the AR device with the received visual input of the user environment to determine each space depicted in the received visual input; and

associate a corresponding reservation status to each space depicted in the received visual input.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transforming the at least one reservation status into a digital artifact graphically representing the at least one reservation status; and

generating an interactive composite of the received visual input of the user environment and the digital artifact linked to the corresponding space in the user environment.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the at least one reservation request based on the augmented view of the user environment further comprises:

detecting a user selection of a digital artifact representing an available reservation status in the augmented view of the user environment.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reservation status is updateable in real-time by the occupant of the corresponding space to graphically indicate the update from the booked status to the away status further comprises:

automatically updating the at least one reservation status responsive to a calendar entry of the occupant of the corresponding space.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transforming the at least one reservation status into a digital artifact, wherein the digital artifact includes a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the at least one reservation status in the augmented view of the user environment.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reservation status depicted in the augmented view is selected from the group consisting of: the booked status, an available status, the away status, and a meeting status.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reservation status depicted in the augmented view includes a wait time for a booked space to become available.

10. A computer system for real-time space reservation using augmented reality (AR), comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage media, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:

receiving, by an augmented reality (AR) device, a visual input of a user environment;

correlating, by the AR device, the received visual input with reservation data associated with the user environment;

displaying, by the AR device, an augmented view of the user environment including at least one reservation status linked to a corresponding space in the user environment, wherein the at least one reservation status is updateable in real-time by an occupant of the corresponding space to graphically indicate an update from a booked status to an away status associated with a vacancy in the corresponding space, wherein the away status indicates a reason for the vacancy in the corresponding space that is booked by the occupant; and

receiving, by the AR device, a reservation request based on the augmented view of the user environment.

11. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein receiving the visual input of the user environment further comprises: capturing a real-time camera view of the user environment.

12. The computer system of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining a location data of the AR device;

comparing the determined location data of the AR device with the received visual input of the user environment to determine each space depicted in the received visual input; and

associate a corresponding reservation status to each space depicted in the received visual input.

13. The computer system of claim 10 , further comprising:

transforming the at least one reservation status into a digital artifact graphically representing the at least one reservation status; and

generating an interactive composite of the received visual input of the user environment and the digital artifact linked to the corresponding space in the user environment.

14. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein receiving the at least one reservation request based on the augmented view of the user environment further comprises:

detecting a user selection of a digital artifact representing an available reservation status in the augmented view of the user environment.

15. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one reservation status is updateable in real-time by the occupant of the corresponding space to graphically indicate the update from the booked status to the away status further comprises:

automatically updating the at least one reservation status responsive to a calendar entry of the occupant of the corresponding space.

16. The computer system of claim 10 , further comprising:

transforming the at least one reservation status into a digital artifact, wherein the digital artifact includes a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the at least one reservation status in the augmented view of the user environment.

17. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one reservation status depicted in the augmented view is selected from the group consisting of: the booked status, an available status, the away status, and a meeting status.

18. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one reservation status depicted in the augmented view includes a wait time for a booked space to become available.

19. A computer program product for real-time space reservation using augmented reality (AR), comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving, by an augmented reality (AR) device, a visual input of a user environment;

correlating, by the AR device, the received visual input with reservation data associated with the user environment;

displaying, by the AR device, an augmented view of the user environment including at least one reservation status linked to a corresponding space in the user environment, wherein the at least one reservation status is updateable in real-time by an occupant of the corresponding space to graphically indicate an update from a booked status to an away status associated with a vacancy in the corresponding space, wherein the away status indicates a reason for the vacancy in the corresponding space that is booked by the occupant; and

receiving, by the AR device, a reservation request based on the augmented view of the user environment.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein receiving the visual input of the user environment further comprises: capturing a real-time camera view of the user environment.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2021
From: WASE, VINCENT; ROSATO, SAL M.; DOMITROVITS, MICHAEL
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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