SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY-ENABLED DYNAMIC COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

1 . An augmented reality (AR) system configured to virtually position a virtual object into a physical environment, comprising:

an AR server configured to create an immersive environment superimposed on the physical environment;

a patient device configured to monitor a condition data of a patient, wherein the patient device is in communication with the AR server and is configured to transmit the condition data to the AR server;

an AR object processing engine in communication with the AR server, wherein the AR object processing engine is configured to generate and place an AR object in the immersive environment, wherein the AR object is selected based on a type of the condition data and is configured to display the condition data; and

one or more user devices in communication with the AR server, wherein at least one of the one or more user devices is configured to view or display the immersive environment, including the AR object, superimposed on the physical environment.

2 . The AR system of claim 1 , further comprising: a plurality of patient devices and the AR object processing engine is configured to generate and virtually position a plurality of AR objects into the physical environment, wherein each of the plurality of AR objects is based on a separate type of condition than the other of the plurality of AR objects and each of the plurality of AR objects is configured to display condition data for the separate type of condition to which it relates.

3 . The AR system of claim 1 , wherein the patient device is a wearable device positioned on the patient or on an article of clothing of the patient.

4 . The AR system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more user devices is further configured to change the AR object to another AR object, wherein the another AR object is configured to display a different condition data from that displayed by the AR object.

5 . The AR system of claim 2 , wherein either (a) the one or more user devices are, or (b) the AR server is, further configured to combine respective condition data from the plurality of the AR objects in order to create a combined condition data indicative of a medical event.

6 . The AR system of claim 5 , wherein the AR object processing engine is further configured to generate and place a combined AR object into the immersive environment and the combined AR object is configured to display the combined condition data.

7 . The AR system of claim 4 , further comprising: a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users is associated with a unique one of the one or more user devices, and each of the plurality of users has a permission rating identified by dynamic permission management logic that regulates access to the AR object and regulates an ability to change the AR object.

8 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an AR database in communication with the AR object, wherein the AR database saves contact information associated with one or more users who have (a) interacted with the AR object, or (b) are affiliated with an aspect of the displayed condition data; and

a telephony server in communication with the AR database and the one or more user devices;

wherein the one or more user devices are configured to access the AR database and using the telephony server initiate a communication with at least one of the one or more users, wherein the communication comprises placing a phone call, initiating a conference call, starting a chat session, or scheduling a future meeting.

9 . The AR system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more user devices is remote to the physical environment.

10 . The AR system of claim 1 , further comprising: a plurality of user devices and each of the plurality of user devices is configured to communicate with each of the other of the plurality of user devices.

11 . A computerized method utilizing an augmented reality (AR) system to virtually position an AR object into a physical environment, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

a scanner assessing the physical environment to identify one or more suitable locations for virtually positioning the AR object into the physical environment, wherein the scanner communicates the one or more suitable locations to one or both of an AR server and an AR object processing engine;

a patient device monitoring a condition of a patient, wherein the patient device is positioned on the patient or on clothing of the patient, and the patient device communicates patient condition data to one or both of the AR server and the AR object processing engine;

developing, by the AR object processing engine, an AR object customized to display the patient condition data;

generating, by the AR server, an immersive environment superimposed on the physical environment;

virtually positioning the AR object at one of the one or more suitable locations; and

displaying the condition data on the AR object.

12 . The computerized method of claim 11 , wherein the AR object processing engine generates a plurality of the AR objects and positions them as breadcrumbing focal points using a persistent marking mechanism distributed at contextual locations in the physical environment, wherein as a user device moves through networked areas of the physical environment, the AR object becomes accessible to the user device for communication and collaboration, enabling continuous real-time collaboration, only if a permission relationship is determined based on attributes of the AR object, interactions by the user device, and a permission rating of a user and/or the user device.

13 . The computerized method of claim 11 , wherein the scanner identifies one or more suitable locations for each of a plurality of different AR objects.

14 . The computerized method of claim 11 , wherein each of a plurality of users is assigned a unique user device, wherein each unique user device is configured to view or display the immersive environment and the AR object.

15 . The computerized method of claim 11 , further comprising:

implementing permissions for each user of the immersive environment in order to regulate access to the AR object.

16 . The computerized method of claim 15 , wherein each user device further enables, based on the permission assigned to each unique user, the unique user to interact with the AR object.

17 . An augmented reality (AR) apparatus that comprises (a) an AR server, (b) a patient device configured to monitor a condition data of a patient, (c) an object processing engine in communication with the AR server, and (d) a processor and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor, the non-transitory memory having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the AR apparatus to execute a method including the following steps:

the AR server generating an immersive environment superimposed on a physical environment;

the patient device monitoring and transmitting condition data to one or both of the AR server and the object processing engine;

the object processing engine creating and virtually positioning an AR object in the physical environment, wherein creating the AR object is based on a type of the condition data; and

displaying the condition data on the AR object.

18 . The AR apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the AR object comprises controls to vary a format or a view of the condition data, or to instruct the AR object to display a different condition data.

19 . The AR apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are further configured to permit access by users having a user device to the immersive environment and the AR object, wherein each user device displays, or enables a user to view, the immersive environment and the AR object.

20 . The AR apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are further configured to limit access to the AR object to users using dynamic permission management logic so that that sensitive information related to or from the AR object is accessible only to users with user permissions identified based on user roles and/or attributes of the AR object.