Methods and apparatus for two dimensional location based digital content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12400048-B2
Application number	US-202117535853-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2021
Priority date	Jan 28, 2020
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

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 to the present invention, digital content remains persistent with a location even if visual aspects of the location change.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for accessing digital content associated with a position in a building, the method comprising the steps of:
a) determining a location of a smart device based upon operation of an inertial measurement unit included in the smart device while the smart device traverses a known orienteering area in the building;
b) generating an area of interest comprising the location of the Smart Device;
c) associate positional coordinates of a tag with digital content associated with a position in the building;
d) determining that the positional coordinates of the tag are within the area of interest;
e) determining that the Smart Device has access rights to the digital content;
f) receiving a user input into a dynamic portion of a user interactive interface on the Smart Device, the user input operative to cause the Smart Device to display the digital content; and
g) based upon the user input received into the dynamic portion of the user interactive interface, displaying the digital content in the user interactive interface.

2. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising the step of including in the user interactive interface a dynamic portion representative of the tag.

3. The method of claim 1 , additionally comprising the steps of:
establishing a radio target area for an energy receiving sensor;
receiving energy into the energy receiving sensor from the radio target area;
generating a digital representation of the energy received into the energy receiving sensor at an instance in time; and
including in the user interactive interface the digital representation of the energy received into the energy receiving sensor at the instance in time and a dynamic portion representative of the tag.

4. The method of claim 3 , additionally comprising the steps of: receiving multiple disparate energy wavelengths into the energy receiving sensor at the instance in time, the multiple disparate energy wavelengths received from different geospatial locations; and indicating the multiple disparate energy wavelengths in the user interactive interface.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the radio target area comprises the position of the energy receiving sensor and an area providing electromagnetic energy to the energy receiving sensor.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the radio target area further comprises a frustum of a generally conical shape with the energy receiving sensor located at a relatively narrow end of the frustum.

7. The method of claim 6 additionally comprising the steps of changing a direction of the Smart Device; and redefining the radio target area based upon the change in the direction of the Smart Device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein a structure comprises the radio target area.

9. The method of claim 5 additionally comprising the steps of co-locating the tag with an IoT sensor; with the IoT sensor, quantifying a condition present in a 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.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tag comprises a virtual tag associated with a location identified via the positional coordinates of the tag.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tag comprises a physical tag comprising a transceiver capable of wireless communication with multiple reference point transceivers and the method additionally comprises the steps of: transceiving a wireless communication between the tag and reference point transceivers; and generating the positional coordinates for the tag based upon the wireless communication between the tag and the multiple reference point transceivers.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the wireless communication between the Smart Device and the multiple reference point transceivers comprises transceiving using an Ultra-Wideband modality.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the tag comprises the transceiver capable of wireless communication with the multiple reference point transceivers and the method additionally comprises the steps of: transceiving the wireless communication between the tag and the multiple reference point transceivers using the Ultra-Wideband modality; and generating the positional coordinates for the tag based upon the wireless communication between the tag and the reference point transceivers.

14. The method of claim 13 additionally comprising the step of identifying a wireless communication area comprising a radio target area of an energy receiving sensor, the wireless communication area based upon a communication distance of the Ultra-Wideband modality in an area encompassing the energy receiving sensor.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the wireless communication between the Smart Device and the multiple reference point transceivers comprises transceiving using a Bluetooth modality.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the tag comprises the transceiver capable of wireless communication with the multiple reference point transceivers and the method additionally comprises the steps of: transceiving the wireless communication between the tag and the multiple reference point transceivers using the Bluetooth modality; and generating the positional coordinates for the tag based upon the wireless communication between the tag and the multiple reference point transceivers.

17. The method of claim 15 , additionally comprising the step of identifying the wireless communication area comprising the radio target area of the energy receiving sensor, the wireless communication area based upon a communication distance of the Bluetooth modality in an area encompassing the energy receiving sensor.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the positional coordinates comprise Cartesian Coordinates.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the positional coordinates comprise at least one of: an angle of arrival and an angle of departure.

20. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising the step of including in the dynamic portion of the user interactive interface an icon indicative of the digital content associated with the tag.

Assignees

• Middle Chart Llc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• G06T17/05

  Geographic models · CPC title

• G01S19/48

  by combining or switching between position solutions derived from the satellite radio beacon positioning system and position solutions derived from a further system · CPC title

• G06Q99/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• G01S19/01

  Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO · CPC title

• G06T19/006

  Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00) · CPC title