Powering unpowered objects for tracking, augmented reality, and other experiences

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10045001-B2
Application number	US-201514960093-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2015
Priority date	Dec 4, 2015
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

A mechanism is described for facilitating powering of unpowered objects for tracking, augmented reality, and other experiences according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes scanning, by a scanner of a computing device, an object, where the object includes an unpowered object, and where the scanner is further to detect a smart tag at the object. The method may further include providing power, by the computing device, to the object, where the power is provided via the smart tag at the object, where providing power includes initiating an output from the object to enable performing of location tracking of the object, where the output is received by the computing device. The method may further include rendering an augmented reality (AR) experience involving the object, where the AR experience is based on the output.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a scanner to scan, via scanning and powering logic, an object, wherein the object includes an unpowered object, and wherein the scanner is further to detect, via detection/reception logic, a smart tag at the object;
the scanning and powering logic to provide power to the object, wherein the power is provided via the smart tag at the object, wherein the scanning and powering logic is further to initiate an output from the object to enable data stream coordination and tracking logic to perform location tracking of the object, wherein the output is received by the detection/reception logic and comprises at least one of a video output or an audio output to allow response and application logic to access a database to match the object with contents at the database to retrieve supplemental information regarding at least one of video characteristics or audio characteristics of the object to perform at least one of the location tracking or the AR experience; and
augmented reality (AR) logic to render an AR experience involving the object, wherein the AR experience is based on the output.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the scanner includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanner or a near-frequency communication (NFC) scanner.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the output further comprises at least one of a vibration output, a motion output, and a light output, wherein the coordination and tracking logic is further to compare timings of the reception of the output at the apparatus and initiation, by the data stream coordination and tracking logic, of the output at the object.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein location tracking is further performed based on changes in and the timings of the output, wherein location tracking includes detecting one or more of movement, direction, deviation, stoppage, and sound relating to the object based on the output.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein location tracking is performed by one or more cameras, wherein the one or more cameras to capture one or more of images and video streams of the object.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the response and application logic is to determine one or more responses at the database matching the output, wherein the database maintains information relating to the object, wherein the one or more responses are obtained from the information at the database that is communicatively coupled to the apparatus.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the AR logic is further to apply the one or more responses to render the AR experience, wherein the one or more responses represent one or more behaviors of the object being part of the AR experience, wherein the one or more responses include at least one of presenting the AR experience in a video recording of the object, adding colors to the object to enable tracking of the object using the output, adding sound to the video recording of the object, and adding position data to track the object.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising context engine to detect, via a context sensor of a sensor array, location or activities of the object to determine one or more contexts relating to the object, wherein the context engine is further to alter, based on the one or more contexts, the one or more behaviors of the object, wherein the context sensor includes an environmental sensor.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
authentication logic to authenticate the object based on predetermined criteria including one or more of unique identification, registration, or passcode relating to the object, wherein authentication is performed via a user interface; and
communication/compatibility logic to transmit the output to one or more computing devices over communication medium to process the output at the one or more computing devices, wherein processing includes accessing the supplemental information obtained from the database or determining the one or more responses, wherein the one or more computing devices include one or more server computers communicatively part of the communication medium including at least one of a proximity network, a cloud network, or the Internet.

10. A method comprising:
scanning, by a scanner of a computing device, an object, wherein the object includes an unpowered object, and wherein the scanner is further to detect a smart tag at the object;
providing power, by the computing device, to the object, wherein the power is provided via the smart tag at the object, wherein providing power includes initiating an output from the object to enable performing of location tracking of the object, wherein the output is received by the computing device and comprises at least one of a video output or an audio output to allow response and application logic to access a database to match the object with contents at the database to retrieve supplemental information regarding at least one of video characteristics or audio characteristics of the object to perform at least one of the location tracking or the AR experience; and
rendering an augmented reality (AR) experience involving the object, wherein the AR experience is based on the output.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the scanner includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanner or a near-frequency communication (NFC) scanner.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the output further comprises at least one of a vibration output, a motion output, and a light output, wherein location tracking includes comparing timings of the reception of the output at the computing device and initiation, by the computing device, of the output at the object.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein location tracking is further performed based on changes in and the timings of the output, wherein location tracking further includes detecting one or more of movement, direction, deviation, stoppage, and sound relating to the object based on the output.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein location tracking is performed by one or more cameras, wherein the one or more cameras to capture one or more of images and video streams of the object.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising determining one or more responses at the database matching the output, wherein the database maintains information relating to the object, wherein the one or more responses are obtained from the information at the database that is communicatively coupled to the computing device.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the AR experience is rendered based on the one or more responses, wherein the one or more responses represent one or more behaviors of the object being part of the AR experience, wherein the one or more responses include at least one of presenting the AR experience in a video recording of the object, adding colors to the object to enable tracking of the object using the output, adding sound to the video recording of the object, and adding position data to track the object.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising detecting, by a context sensor of a sensor array hosted by the computing device, location or activities of the object to determine one or more contexts relating to the object, wherein the one or more contexts are used to alter the one or more behaviors of the object, wherein the context sensor includes an environmental sensor.

18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
authenticating the object based on predetermined criteria including one or more of unique identification, registration, or passcode relating to the object, wherein

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Anderson Glen J

Classifications

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