AUGMENTED, VIRTUAL AND MIXED-REALITY CONTENT SELECTION & DISPLAY FOR MEDICAL OBJECTS

1 . A method of presenting medical information to a user characterized by:

enabling capture by a portable camera of an image of a medical object;

recognizing the medical object from the captured image;

associating the recognized medical object with a data record in response to the recognizing;

selecting a media item in response to the recognition and/or the associating; and

superimposing a selected media item onto a display of the captured image or an image derived therefrom.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the superimposing comprises using at least one of augmented reality, mixed reality and virtual reality.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the recognition comprises recognizing a two-dimensional or three-dimensional medical object with print on it

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the packaging object has indicia printed thereon, and the recognizing comprises recognizing at least some of the printed indicia.

5 . The method of claim 4 wherein the recognizing includes recognizing characters printed on the medical object.

6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the packaging object comprises a printed product container.

7 . The method of claim 6 wherein the selected media item comprises a digital overlay that leads to specific action selected from the group consisting of providing specific information; a video, tutorial, or any kind of displayable content.

8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the superimposing is performed on a handheld display device, a user's retina or smart glasses.

9 . The method of claim 1 wherein the selected media item comprises a call button.

10 . The method of claim 1 further including displaying any or all of the following action buttons in any combination or subcombination:

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