IP Library Granted Patent US 10,818,086
Granted Patent B2
US 10,818,086 · App. 15/892,904 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

Augmented reality content characteristic adjustment

Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon (Raleigh, NC); Robert James Kapinos (Durham, NC); Scott Wentao Li (Cary, NC); Robert James Norton, Jr. (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G06T19/003G06T15/503G06T19/006
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,818,086
App. No.
15/892,904
Filed
Feb 9, 2018
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2618
USPC
345/633
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: displaying, using at least one processor, augmented reality content; determining, using a processor, a context associated with a user; and adjusting, based on the context and without additional user input, at least one characteristic of the augmented reality content. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (34)

1. A method, comprising:

displaying, using a processor, augmented reality content on an augmented reality device comprising a display and at least one operatively coupled sensor, wherein the at least one operatively coupled sensor comprises at least one sensor located on a device other the augmented reality device, wherein the displaying comprises displaying the augmented reality content at a first display setting;

determining, using a processor, a context associated with a user, wherein the context is determined based upon an environment of the user, wherein the determining the context comprises determining the environment of the user responsive to receiving an indication to display the augmented reality content, wherein the indication comprises a change in the environment of the user, wherein the environment is identified based on information provided with the indication by the at least one operatively coupled sensor, wherein the information comprises at least one detectable context feature regarding the environment surrounding the user and an attribute of the user; and

adjusting, responsive to determining the context and based on the context identified from the indication and without additional user input, at least one characteristic of the augmented reality content on the display to a second display setting, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the at least one characteristic after the augmented reality content is displayed, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the at least one characteristic to adjust a field of view of the user with respect to the environment, wherein the second display setting is based upon the change in the environment of the user identified from the indication.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the context is associated with a user's location.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the context is associated with a user's speed.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the context is associated with at least one other individual proximate to the user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the context comprises accessing data obtained from another device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the context comprises accessing data obtained from at least one sensor.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one characteristic corresponds to a positional characteristic.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one characteristic corresponds to an opacity characteristic.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one characteristic corresponds to a size characteristic.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one operatively coupled sensor is an image capturing device.

11. An information handling device, comprising:

a processor;

a display;

at least one operatively coupled sensor, wherein the at least one operatively coupled sensor comprises at least one sensor located on a device other the augmented reality device;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:

display augmented reality content on an augmented reality device comprising the display and the at least one operatively coupled sensor, wherein to display comprises to display the augmented reality content at a first display setting;

determine a context associated with a user, wherein the context is determined based upon an environment of the user, wherein to determine the context comprises to determine the environment of the user responsive to receiving an indication to display the augmented reality content, wherein the indication comprises a change in the environment of the user, wherein the environment is identified based on information with the indication provided by the at least one operatively coupled sensor, wherein the information comprises at least one detectable context feature regarding the environment surrounding the user and an attribute of the user; and

adjust, responsive to determining the context and based on the context identified from the indication and without additional user input, at least one characteristic of the augmented reality content on the display to a second display setting, wherein to adjust comprises adjusting the at least one characteristic after the augmented reality content is displayed, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the at least one characteristic to adjust a field of view of the user with respect to the environment, wherein the second display setting is based upon the change in the environment of the user identified from the indication.

12. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the context is associated with a user's location.

13. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the context is associated with a user's speed.

14. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to determine comprise instructions executable by the processor to access data obtained from another device.

15. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to determine comprise instructions executable by the processor to access data obtained from at least one sensor.

16. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one characteristic corresponds to a positional characteristic.

17. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one characteristic corresponds to an opacity characteristic.

18. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one characteristic corresponds to a size characteristic.

19. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one operatively coupled sensor is an image capturing device.

20. A product, comprising:

a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:

code that displays augmented reality content on an augmented reality device comprising a display and at least one operatively coupled sensor, wherein the at least one operatively coupled sensor comprises at least one sensor located on a device other the augmented reality device, wherein the code that displays comprises code that displays the augmented reality content at a first display setting;

code that determines a context associated with a user, wherein the context is determined based upon an environment of the user, wherein the code that determines the context comprises code that determines the environment of the user responsive to receiving an indication to display the augmented reality content, wherein the indication comprises a change in the environment of the user, wherein the environment is identified based on information with the indication provided by the at least one operatively coupled sensor, wherein the information comprises at least one detectable context feature regarding the environment surrounding the user and an attribute of the user; and

code that adjusts, responsive to determining the context and based on the context identified from the indication and without additional user input, at least one characteristic of the augmented reality content on the display to a second display setting, wherein to adjust comprises adjusting the at least one characteristic after the augmented reality content is displayed, wherein the code that adjusts comprises code that adjusts the at least one characteristic to adjust a field of view of the user with respect to the environment, wherein the second display setting is based upon the change in the environment of the user identified from the indication.

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 Jul 13, 2022
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060638/0220 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2018
From: VANBLON, RUSSELL SPEIGHT; KAPINOS, ROBERT JAMES; LI, SCOTT WENTAO; NORTON, ROBERT JAMES, JR
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 044882/0113 →
Continuity (1)
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