Methods and apparatus for secure persistent location based digital content associated with a two-dimensional reference

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12014450-B2
Application number	US-202217983909-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2022
Priority date	Jan 28, 2020
Publication date	Jun 18, 2024
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024

Abstract

Augmented reality apparatus and methods of use are provided with secure persistent digital content linked to a location coordinates. More specifically, the present invention links a physical location with digital content to enable a user interface with augmented reality that combines aspects of the physical area with location specific digital content. According the present invention, digital content remains persistent with a location even if visual aspects of the location change. Access to the digital content constrained to Agents physically located in an area of digital content interaction based upon location coordinates of the Agent.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for accessing digital content associated with a selected area within a structure, the method comprising the steps of:
a) generating a two-dimensional representation of the structure in a user interactive interface on a smart device;
b) creating a Tag by associating positional coordinates with digital content;
c) including in the user interactive interface an icon comprising a dynamic portion representative of the Tag
d) generating an area of interest within the two-dimensional representation of the structure, the area of interest comprising a geometric shape;
e) including the positional coordinates associated with the digital content within the geometric shape;
f) using the smart device, receiving multiple disparate energy wavelengths into an energy receiving sensor in the smart device, at an instance in time, the disparate energy wavelengths received from different geospatial locations; and indicating the disparate energy wavelengths in the user interactive interface with the icon comprising the dynamic portion representative of the Tag;
g) activating an interactive area of the user interactive interface on the smart device, the interactive area comprising the area of interest; and
h) based upon the activating of the interactive area of the user interactive interface on the smart device, displaying the digital content associated with the positional coordinates.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the geometric shape comprises one or both of a polygon and an arcuate shape.

3. The method of claim 2 additionally comprising the step of associating the interactive area with pixels comprising the icon.

4. The method of claim 2 additionally comprising the step of including in the two- dimensional representation of the structure a floorplan descriptive of at least a portion of the structure.

5. The method of claim 4 additionally comprising the steps of: identifying an Agent activating the interactive area; and displaying Agent-specific digital content corresponding with the Agent.

6. The method of claim 5 , additionally comprising the step of limiting access to the digital content to access by-an the Agent in an area of digital content interaction.

7. The method of claim 4 wherein the tag comprises a virtual tag associated with a location identified via the positional coordinates.

8. The method of claim 4 wherein the tag comprises a Physical tag associated with a location identified via the positional coordinates.

9. The method of claim 4 wherein the tag comprises a Hybrid tag associated with a location identified via the positional coordinates.

10. The method of claim 4 wherein the positional coordinates comprise Cartesian Coordinates.

11. The method of claim 4 wherein the positional coordinates comprise polar coordinates.

12. The method of claim 4 additionally comprising the step of including in the interactive area the icon indicative of the digital content associated with the Tag.

13. The method of claim 4 wherein the digital content displayed by activating the interactive area comprises a uniform resource locator.

14. The method of claim 4 wherein the digital content displayed by activating the interactive area comprises an ecommerce vehicle.

15. The method of claim 4 additionally comprising the step of establishing a known location within the structure.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the positional coordinates are relative to the known location.

17. A method for accessing digital content associated with a selected area within a structure, the method comprising the steps of:
a) generating a two-dimensional representation of the structure in a user interactive interface on a smart device;
b) creating a Tag by associating positional coordinates with digital content;
c) including in the user interactive interface an icon comprising a dynamic portion representative of the Tag
d) generating an area of interest within the two-dimensional representation of the structure, the area of interest comprising a geometric shape;
e) including the positional coordinates associated with the digital content within the geometric shape; and
f) activating an interactive area of the user interactive interface on the smart device, the interactive area comprising the area of interest;
based upon the activating of the interactive area of the user interactive interface on the smart device, displaying the digital content associated with the positional coordinates; and generating a digital safe storing the digital content, the digital safe accessible from within a specified area within the structure corresponding with location coordinates of the digital safe.

18. A method for accessing digital content associated with a selected area within a structure, the method comprising the steps of:
a) generating a two-dimensional representation of the structure in a user interactive interface on a smart device;
b) creating a Tag by associating positional coordinates with digital content;
c) including in the user interactive interface an icon comprising a dynamic portion representative of the Tag
d) generating an area of interest within the two-dimensional representation of the structure, the area of interest comprising a geometric shape;
e) including the positional coordinates associated with the digital content within the geometric shape;
f) activating an interactive area of the user interactive interface on the smart device, the interactive area comprising the area of interest;
g) based upon the activating of the interactive area of the user interactive interface on the smart device, displaying the digital content associated with the positional coordinates; and
co-locating the tag with an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor, quantifying a condition present in the structure as digital data; and including the digital data quantifying the condition present in the structure in the digital content included in the user interactive interface.

Assignees

• Middle Chart Llc

Inventors

• Santarone Michael S
• Wodrich Michael
• Duff Jason E
• Kincart Joseph P

Classifications

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