Granted Patent B2

US 12,416,805 · App. 18/432,723 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Inventor: Eric Teller (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: GOOGLE LLC

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Abstract

Claims (56)

1. A method comprising:

determining a first location of a real-world surface in image data received from a wearable device, the image data including point-of-view image data received from the wearable device;

determining that a second location of the wearable device is within a distance of the real-world surface; and

determining, a focus value for the real-world surface based on the first location, the focus value associated with an amount of attention provided by a user to the real-world surface within a field of view.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying an amount of movement for the real-world surface between a first frame of the image data and a second frame of the image data,

the focus value for the real-world surface is based on the amount of movement.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a gaze-location of the user associated with the wearable device,

the focus value for the real-world surface is based on the gaze-location.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the first location of the real-world surface in the image data comprises determining coordinates of the real-world surface in at least one frame of the image data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the point-of-view image data comprises images captured from a forward or outward-facing camera on the wearable device.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying a size of the real-world surface in at least one frame of the image data,

the focus value for the real-world surface is based on the size of the real-world surface in the at least one frame.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second location is a geographic location associated with the wearable device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the real-world surface is an advertisement space.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors for executing a method, comprising:

determining a first location of a real-world surface in image data received from a wearable device, the image data including point-of-view image data received from the wearable device;

determining that a second location of the wearable device is within a distance of the real-world surface; and

determining, a focus value for the real-world surface based on the first location, the focus value associated with an amount of attention provided by a user to the real-world surface within a field of view.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

identifying an amount of movement for the real-world surface between a first frame of the image data and a second frame of the image data,

the focus value for the real-world surface is based on the amount of movement.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a gaze-location of the user associated with the wearable device,

the focus value for the real-world surface is based on the gaze-location.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein determining the first location of the real-world surface in the image data comprises determining coordinates of the real-world surface in at least one frame of the image data.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the point-of-view image data comprises images captured from a forward or outward-facing camera on the wearable device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

identifying a size of the real-world surface in at least one frame of the image data,

the focus value for the real-world surface is based on the size of the real-world surface in the at least one frame.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the second location is a geographic location associated with the wearable device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the real-world surface is an advertisement space.

17. A computing apparatus comprising:

computer-readable storage media;

at least one processor operatively coupled to the computer-readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage media that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method, the method comprising:

detecting a real-world surface in image data received from a wearable device, the image data including point-of-view image data received from the wearable device;

identifying an amount of movement for the real-world surface between a first frame of the image data and a second frame of the image data; and

determining, a focus value for the real-world surface based on the amount of movement, the focus value associated with an amount of attention provided by a user to the real-world surface.

18. The computing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a geographical location associated with the wearable device; and

determining that the geographical location is within a threshold distance of the real-world surface,

wherein detecting the real-world surface in the image data occurs in response to determining that the geographical location is within the threshold distance of the real-world surface.

19. The computing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a location of the real-world surface relative to a center of a frame of the image data,

the focus value for the real-world surface is based on the location.

20. The computing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a gaze-location of a user associated with the wearable device,

the focus value for the real-world surface is based on the gaze-location.

21. The computing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the point-of-view image data comprises images captured from a forward or outward-facing camera on the wearable device.

22. The computing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises:

identifying a size of the real-world surface in at least one frame of the image data,

the focus value for the real-world surface is based on the size of the real-world surface in the at least one frame of the image data.

23. The computing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the real-world surface is an advertisement space.

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