Augmented reality product brochure application

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9886698-B2
Application number	US-201514801867-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2015
Priority date	Jul 25, 2014
Publication date	Feb 6, 2018
Grant date	Feb 6, 2018

Abstract

A method for viewing an augmented reality product brochure for a mattress product on a computing device is provided. The method includes capturing an image corresponding to the mattress product with a camera of the computing device and retrieving the augmented reality product brochure corresponding to the image from a memory of the computing device. The method also includes displaying the augmented reality product brochure on a user interface of the computing device, wherein the augmented reality product brochure includes a representation of the mattress product and modifying the representation of the mattress product based on receiving one or more instructions from the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for viewing an augmented reality product brochure for a mattress product on a computing device, the method comprising:
capturing an image corresponding to the mattress product with a camera of the computing device;
retrieving the augmented reality product brochure corresponding to the image from a memory of the computing device;
displaying the augmented reality product brochure on a user interface of the computing device, wherein the augmented reality product brochure includes a virtual representation of the mattress product;
modifying the representation of the mattress product within the augmented reality product brochure based on receiving one or more instructions from the user, wherein modifying the representation of the mattress product includes removing one or more layers of the mattress product that would cause physical damage to the mattress product if performed in a real world environment;
receiving a user input that includes a user touching a layer of the representation of the mattress product; and
responsive to the user input, displaying an image that shows the layer of the representation of the mattress product deforming to mimic the physical properties of the layer of the representation of the mattress product.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image corresponding to the mattress product includes an actual image of the mattress product.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image corresponding to the mattress product includes a piece of marketing material associated with the mattress product.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the augmented reality product brochure includes one or more hotspots that activate a display of additional product information corresponding to a location of the hotspot on the mattress product.

5. A computer program product for viewing an augmented reality product brochure for a mattress production a computing device, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit of the computing device and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:
capturing an image corresponding to the mattress product with a camera of the computing device;
retrieving the augmented reality product brochure corresponding to the image from a memory of the computing device;
displaying the augmented reality product brochure on a user interface of the computing device, wherein the augmented reality product brochure includes a virtual representation of the mattress product;
modifying the representation of the mattress product within the augmented reality product brochure based on receiving one or more instructions from the user, wherein modifying the representation of the mattress product includes removing one or more layers of the mattress product that would cause physical damage to the mattress product if performed in a real world environment;

receiving a user input that includes a user touching a layer of the representation of the mattress product; and
responsive to the user input, displaying an image that shows the layer of the representation of the mattress product deforming to mimic the physical properties of the layer of the representation of the mattress product.

6. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the image corresponding to the mattress product includes an actual image of the mattress product.

7. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the image corresponding to the mattress product includes a piece of marketing material associated with the mattress product.

8. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the augmented reality product brochure includes one or more hotspots that activate a display of additional product information corresponding to a location of the hotspot on the mattress product.

9. A method for viewing an augmented reality product brochure for a mattress product on a computing device, the method comprising:
capturing an image corresponding to the mattress product with a camera of the computing device;
analyzing the image to determine an orientation the mattress product;
retrieving the augmented reality product brochure corresponding to the image from a memory of the computing device;
displaying the augmented reality product brochure on a user interface of the computing device, wherein the augmented reality product brochure includes a virtual representation of the mattress product, and
wherein an orientation of the virtual representation of the mattress corresponds to the orientation of the mattress product;

modifying the representation of the mattress product within the augmented reality product brochure based on receiving one or more instructions from the user, wherein modifying the representation of the mattress product includes removing one or more layers of the mattress product that would cause physical damage to the mattress product if performed in a real world environment;
receiving a user input that includes a user touching a layer of the representation of the mattress product; and
responsive to the user input, displaying an image that shows the layer of the representation of the mattress product deforming to mimic the physical properties of the layer of the representation of the mattress product.

Assignees

• Dreamwell Ltd
• Dreamwell Ltd

Inventors

• Ramsey Bradley S
• Brady Michael T
• Brady Mari C
• Meier Erich P

Classifications

• G06T11/60

  Creating or editing images; Combining images with text · CPC title

• G06K9/3233

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/0241 Primary

  Advertisements · CPC title

• G06K9/325

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06K9/2081

  Physics · mapped topic