IP Library Granted Patent US 11,972,505
Granted Patent B2
US 11,972,505 · App. 17/348,451 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

Augmented image overlay on external panel

Inventor: Matthew Tucker (Chapel Hill, NC)
Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
G06T11/00G02B27/0172G06T2210/22
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Patent No.
US 11,972,505
App. No.
17/348,451
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an augmented reality device, an indication to display a video stream; identifying, using a processor, a position on a display lens of the augmented reality device on which to display an augmented image of an individual in the video stream, wherein the position on the display lens overlays a portion of an external panel; and displaying, at the position on the display lens, the augmented image of the individual. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (32)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at an augmented reality device, an indication to display a video stream comprising a participant of focus;

identifying, using a processor, a position on a display lens of the augmented reality device on which to display an augmented image of the participant in the video stream, wherein the position on the display lens overlays a portion of an external panel comprising at least two cameras located within the external panel, wherein the external panel is external to the augmented reality device and provides a landing area for the augmented image of the individual, wherein the identifying comprises determining a position of the external panel with respect to the display lens and associating, based on the determining, the position on the display lens with the portion of the external panel; and

displaying, at the position on the display lens, the augmented image of the participant, wherein the displaying comprises positioning the augmented image on the corresponding portion of the external panel so that eyes of the participant in the augmented image overlaid on the external panel substantially align with the at least two cameras.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the augmented reality device is a head-mounted display device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the external panel is one of: a stand-alone device or an integrated component of an information handling device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying comprises dynamically cropping the augmented image of the participant to fit within the portion of the external panel.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

capturing, using the at least cameras, a video image of a user of the augmented-reality device; and

transmitting the captured video image of the user to another augmented reality device associated with another individual.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the external panel comprises a dark surface.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the external panel comprises one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) positioned around a border of the external panel, wherein the determining a position of the external panel comprises detecting the light emitting diodes and wherein the associating is based upon a detected location of the light emitting diodes.

8. An information handling device, comprising:

a display lens;

a processor;

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

receive an indication to display a video stream comprising a participant of focus;

identify a position on the display lens on which to display an augmented image of the participant in the video stream, wherein the position on the display lens overlays a portion of an external panel comprising at least two cameras located within the external panel, wherein the external panel is external to the augmented reality device and provides a landing area for the augmented image of the individual, wherein the identifying comprises determining a position of the external panel with respect to the display lens and associating, based on the determining, the position on the display lens with the portion of the external panel; and

display, at the position on the display lens, the augmented image of the individual, wherein the displaying comprises positioning the augmented image on the corresponding portion of the external panel so that eyes of the participant in the augmented image overlaid on the external panel substantially align with the at least two cameras;

wherein the information handling device is an augmented reality device.

9. The information handling device of claim 8 , wherein the information handling device is a head-mounted display device.

10. The information handling device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to display comprise instructions executable by the processor to dynamically crop the augmented image of the participant to fit within the portion of the external panel.

11. An electronic panel, comprising:

at least two adjacently-located cameras positioned within a surface of the electronic panel, wherein locations of the cameras are used for positioning an externally projected augmented image on the electronic panel;

one or more infrared light emitting diodes (LEDS) positioned around a border of the electronic panel, wherein the one or more infrared LEDS identify a position of the electronic panel with respect to other components within a computing system;

a processor;

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

capture, using each of the at least two adjacently-located cameras, a video image of a user; and

transmit the captured video image of the user to an augmented reality device associated with another user.

12. The electronic panel of claim 11 , wherein the electronic panel is a stand-alone device comprising a base.

13. The electronic panel of claim 11 , wherein the electronic panel is an integrated component of an information handling device.

14. The electronic panel of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to identify a physical position of one or more other electronic panels in proximity to the electronic panel.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070269/0077 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 070269/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2021
From: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 058132/0698 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2021
From: TUCKER, MATTHEW
To: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
Reel/Frame 056552/0582 →