IP Library Granted Patent US 10,282,908
Granted Patent B2
US 10,282,908 · App. 15/381,688 · Granted May 7, 2019

Systems and methods for presenting indication(s) of whether virtual object presented at first device is also presented at second device

Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon (Raleigh, NC); Justin Tyler Dubs (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G06T19/006G06F3/011G06T2219/024
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Patent No.
US 10,282,908
App. No.
15/381,688
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one aspect, a first device includes a housing, a processor coupled to the housing, a first display coupled to the housing and accessible to the processor, and storage coupled to the housing and accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to present, on the first display, a virtual object. The instructions are also executable by the processor to visually indicate, on the first display, whether the virtual object is observable via a second display of a second device that is different from the first device.

Claims (49)

1. A first device, comprising:

a housing;

at least one processor coupled to the housing;

a first display coupled to the housing and accessible to the at least one processor; and

storage coupled to the housing and accessible to the at least one processor; the storage bearing instructions executable by the at least one processor to:

present, on the first display, an augmented reality object; and

visually indicate, on the first display and responsive to identification of user interaction with the augmented reality object, whether the augmented reality object is observable via a second display of a second device that is different from the first device, the visual indicating not being performed prior to identification of user interaction with the augmented reality object.

2. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

visually indicate, on the first display, whether the augmented reality object is observable via the second display by presenting a generic icon in place of the augmented reality object, the generic icon being different from the augmented reality object, the augmented reality object not being presented while the genetic icon is presented, the generic icon presented to appear as though at a location in the real world at which the augmented reality object would otherwise appear to be located.

3. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

determine whether the augmented reality object is observable via the second display at least in part based on communication of the first device with the second device.

4. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the first device is a headset and wherein the first display is an at least partially transparent display on which augmented reality objects can be presented.

5. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

audibly indicate whether the augmented reality object is observable via the second display.

6. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

indicate, via the first device, whether the second device is able to present augmented reality objects.

7. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the augmented reality object s a first augmented reality object, and wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

visually indicate, on the first display, that a second augmented reality object is observable via the first display but is not presented on the first display.

8. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the augmented reality object is presented on the first display using augmented reality processing.

9. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

identify user interaction with the augmented reality object at least in part by identifying a user as looking at the augmented reality object.

10. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

identify user interaction with the augmented reality object at least in part by identifying a user as talking about the augmented reality object.

11. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

identify user interaction with the augmented reality object at least in part by identifying a user as pointing at the augmented reality object as it appears to the user to exist within the real world.

12. A method, comprising:

presenting, on a first display of a first device, an augmented reality object; and

visually indicating, on the first display and responsive to identification of user interaction with the augmented reality object, whether the augmented reality object is observable via a second display of a second device that is different from the first device, the visual indicating not being performed prior to identification of user interaction with the augmented reality object.

13. The method of claim 12 , comprising:

visually indicating, on the first display, whether the augmented reality object is observable via the second display by presenting a generic icon in place of the augmented reality object, the generic icon being different from the augmented reality object, the augmented reality object not being presented while the generic icon is presented, the generic icon presented to appear as though at a location in the real world at which the augmented reality object would otherwise appear to be located.

14. The method of claim 12 , comprising:

determining whether the augmented reality object is observable via the second display at least in part based on communication of the first device with the second device; and

performing the visually indicating using augmented reality processing.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first device is a headset and wherein the first display is an at least partially transparent display on which augmented reality objects are presentable.

16. The method of claim 12 , comprising:

audibly indicating whether the augmented reality object is observable via the second display.

17. The method of claim 12 , comprising:

indicating, via the first device, whether the second device is able to present augmented reality objects.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the augmented reality object is a first augmented reality object, and wherein the method comprises:

visually indicating, on the first display, that a second augmented reality object is observable via the first display but is not presented on the first display.

19. The method of claim 12 , comprising:

identifying user interaction with the augmented reality object at least in part by: identifying a user as talking about the augmented reality object, and/or identifying the user as pointing at the augmented reality object as it appears to the user to exist within the real world.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

a first processor;

a network adapter; and

storage bearing instructions executable by a second processor of a first device for:

presenting, on a first display accessible to the second processor, an augmented reality object; and

presenting, on the first display and responsive to identification of user interaction with the augmented reality object, a visual indication regarding whether the augmented reality object is observable via a second display of a second device that is different from the first device, the visual indication not being presented on the first display prior to identification of user interaction with the augmented reality object;

wherein the first processor transfers the instructions to the first device over a network via the network adapter.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2019
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LTD
Reel/Frame 051023/0972 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2016
From: VANBLON, RUSSELL SPEIGHT; DUBS, JUSTIN TYLER
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 040673/0606 →
Continuity (1)
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