Reducing startup time of augmented reality experience

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a device, a device initialization request without an augmented reality experience request, the device comprising a first set of sensors and a second set of sensors;

in response to the device initialization request, activating the first set of sensors without the second set of sensors;

receiving first tracking data based on the activated first set of sensors;

receiving, at the device, the augmented reality experience request;

in response to the augmented reality experience request:

causing display, at the device of a set of augmented reality content items based on the first tracking data, and

activating the second set of sensors;

receiving second tracking data based on the activated second set of sensors; and

updating the display of the set of augmented reality content items based on the second tracking data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second tracking data is further based on the activated first set of sensors.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of sensors comprises inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors with a first power consumption.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second set of sensors comprises image sensors with a second power consumption that is higher than the first power consunipti on.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second tracking data comprises a set of image frames received by the image sensors.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first tracking data comprises:

receiving the first tracking data from a six-degrees of freedom tracking system, wherein the six-degrees of freedom tracking system determines rotational pose data.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the second tracking data comprises:

receiving the second tracking data from a six-degrees of freedom tracking system, wherein the six-degrees of freedom tracking system determines rotational pose data and translational pose data.

8. A computing apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the apparatus to:

receive, at a device, a device initialization request without an augmented reality experience request, the device comprising a first set of sensors and a second set of sensors;

in response to the device initialization request, activate the first set of sensors without the second set of sensors;

receive first tracking data based on the activated first set of sensors;

receive, at the device, the augmented reality experience request;

in response to the augmented reality experience request:

cause display, at the device of a set of augmented reality content items based on the first tracking data, and

activate the second set of sensors;

receive second tracking data based on the activated second set of sensors; and

update the display of the set of augmented reality content items based on the second tracking data.

9. The computing apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second tracking data is further based on the activated first set of sensors.

10. The computing apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first set of sensors comprises inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors with a first power consumption.

11. The computing apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the second set of sensors comprises image sensors with a second power consumption that is higher than the first power consumption.

12. The computing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second tracking data comprises a set of image frames received by the image sensors.

13. The computing apparatus of claim 8 , wherein receiving the first tracking data comprises:

receive the first tracking data from a six-degrees of freedom tracking system herein the six-degrees of freedom tracking system determines rotational pose data.

14. The computing apparatus of claim 8 , wherein receiving the second tracking data comprises:

receive the second tracking data from a six-degrees of freedom tracking system, wherein the six-degrees of freedom tracking system determines rotational pose data and translational pose data.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

receive, at a device, a device initialization request without an augmented reality experience request, the device comprising a first set of sensors and a second set of sensors;

in response to the device initializ tion request, activate the first set of sensors without the second set of sensors;

receive first tracking data based on the activated first set of sensors;

receive, at the device, the augmented reality experience request;

in response to the augmented reality experience request:

cause display, at the device of a set of augmented reality content items based on the st tracking data, and

activate the second set of sensors;

receive second tracking data based on the activated second set of sensors; and

update the display of the set of augmented reality content items based on the second tracking data.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the second tracking data is further based on the activated first set of sensors.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first set of sensors comprises inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors with a first power consumption.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the second set of sensors comprises image sensors with a second power consumption that is higher than the first power consumption.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the second tracking data comprises a set of image frames received by the image sensors.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein receiving the first tracking data comprises:

receive the first tracking data from a six-degrees of freedom tracking system, wherein the six-degrees of freedom tracking system determines rotational pose data.