Method and system for representing and interacting with augmented reality content

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying augmented reality (AR) content are disclosed. The AR device may include a display configured to display real-world content overlaid with AR content and at least one sensor configured to provide an output indicative of an orientation, location, or motion of the AR device. The system may also include a processor device configured to: cause the AR content to be shown on the display at an initial location on the display; determine a change in orientation of the AR device based on the output of the at least one sensor; and change a position of the AR content on the display to a second location on the display, wherein the change in position of the AR content from the initial location to the second location is related to the determined change in orientation of the AR device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An augmented reality (AR) device, comprising:
 a display configured to display real-world content overlayed with AR content;   at least one sensor configured to provide an output indicative of an orientation, location, or motion of the AR device; and   a processor device configured to:
 cause the AR content to be shown on the display at a user-selectable initial location on the display; 
 determine a change in orientation of the AR device based on the output of the at least one sensor; and 
 change a position of the AR content on the display to a second location on the display, wherein the change in position of the AR content from the initial location to the second location is related to the determined change in orientation of the AR device. 
   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the change in position of the AR content on the display is configured to cause a user to perceive the AR content as residing in a fixed location relative to the real-world content. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the initial location on the display is located away from a center of a field of view of the AR device, the second location is closer to the center of the field of view of the AR device than the initial location, and the change in position of the AR content from the initial location to the second location is caused by rotation of the AR device in the direction of a perceived location of the AR content. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor device is configured receive information relating to a user selection of the initial location of the AR content. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , where selection of the initial location is facilitated by a user input device. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the user input device includes one or more of a mouse, pointer device, gesture recognition unit, push button device, touch sensitive surface, or voice recognition unit. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor device is configured to change the position of the AR content on the display in response to a rotational orientation change of the AR device. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor device is configured to change the perceived position of the AR content as presented on the display in response to both a rotational and a translational orientation change of the AR device. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein causing the AR content to be shown is in response to a recognized glyph. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the AR content s shown on the display such that the AR content resides at a predetermined perceived location relative to the recognized glyph. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , further including a data interface configured to receive information associated with the AR content from a location remote from the AR device. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the data interface includes a data connection to the Internet. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the data interface includes a wireless transceiver device. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor device is further configured to snap the AR content to a location in physical space to make the AR content accessible to other users in proximity to the location in physical space. 
     
     
         15 . A method of displaying augmented reality (AR) content comprising:
 causing the AR content to be shown at a user-selectable initial location on a display device associated with an AR device;   determining a change in orientation of the AR device based on an output of at least one sensor associated with the AR device; and   changing a position of the AR content on the display to a second location on the display, wherein the change in position of the AR content from the initial location to the second location is related to the determined change in orientation of the AR device.