DETAILED ACTION
Status
This Office Action is responsive to claims filed on 12/05/2024. Please note Claims 1-20 are pending and have been examined.
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Double Patenting
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Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-40 of U.S. Patent No. 11847750 in view of VALENTIN (US 20210004979 A1).
Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 12198283 in view of VALENTIN (US 20210004979 A1).
Instant Application
U.S. Patent No. 12198283
U.S. Patent No. 11847750
1. A method comprising:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to:
receiving sensor data from one or more sensors of an augmented reality device;
receiving sensor data from one or more sensors of an augmented reality device;
receive sensor data from one or more sensors of an augmented reality device;
determining a first real-world location of the augmented reality device based on the received sensor data;
determining a first target location for a virtual object based on the first real-world location, wherein the first target location for the virtual object is a location in the real-world relative to the augmented reality device at which the virtual object is targeted to appear to be located when viewed through a display of the augmented reality device;
determining a target location for a virtual object, wherein the target location for the virtual object comprises a real-world location that the augmented reality device targets the virtual object to appear to be located when viewed through a display of the augmented reality device;
determine a target location for a virtual object, wherein the target location for the virtual object comprises a real-world location that the augmented reality device targets the virtual object to appear to be located when viewed through a display of the augmented reality device;
displaying the virtual object at an original location to a user of the augmented reality device based on the target location and the received sensor data;
displaying the virtual object at an original location to a user of the augmented reality device based on the target location and the received sensor data;
display the virtual object at an original location to a user of the augmented reality device based on the target location and the received sensor data;
receiving updated sensor data from the one or more sensors of the augmented reality device;
receiving updated sensor data from the one or more sensors of the augmented reality device;
receive updated sensor data from the one or more sensors of the augmented reality device;
determining a second real-world location of the augmented reality device based on the received updated sensor data;
determining a second target location for a virtual object based on the second real-world location; determining whether the first target location is within a threshold of the second target location based on the updated sensor data, wherein the threshold is an angular threshold, a motion threshold, or a pixel threshold; and
determining whether the target location is within a pixel threshold of the original location based on the updated sensor data, wherein the pixel threshold is a maximum number of pixels that the displayed virtual object may move when updating a location of the virtual object; and
determine whether the target location is within an angular threshold of the original location based on the updated sensor data, wherein the angular threshold is a maximum angle by which a line from the augmented reality device to the virtual object can change within a timestep; and
responsive to the first target location being outside of the threshold of the second location, displaying the virtual object to the user at a third target location, wherein the third target location is within the threshold of the first location.
responsive to the target location being outside of the pixel threshold of the original location, displaying the virtual object to the user at an updated location, wherein the updated location is within the pixel threshold of the original location and is a closest location to the target location.
responsive to the target location being outside of the angular threshold of the original location, display the virtual object to the user at an updated location, wherein the updated location is within the angular threshold of the original location and is a closest location to the target location.
Claims 1-40 of U.S. Patent No. 11847750 and Claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 12198283 do not disclose determining a first real-world location of the augmented reality device based on the received sensor data, and determining a second real-world location of the augmented reality device based on the received updated sensor data. In the same field of endeavor, VALENTIN discloses determining a first real-world location of the augmented reality device based on the received sensor data, and determining a second real-world location of the augmented reality device based on the received updated sensor data ([0012] “An AR software application executing on the handheld user device 100 supplies one or more virtual objects 112 to be incorporated into the captured real-world imagery, along with information specifying the intended orientation and placement of the one or more virtual objects 112 relative to the coordinate system of the real-world scene or relative to the current pose/position or current viewpoint of the handheld user device 100.” [0015] “The application processor 202, sensor hub 210, or other components operate to utilize the sensor data from the IMU 212, visual data from the monocular camera 214, and other available data to periodically determine a current pose and position (current pose/position 230) of the handheld user device 100 relative to the real-world scene 102 using any of a variety or combination of techniques, including SLAM, VIO, and the like.”). It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the invention to have modified Claims 1-40 of U.S. Patent No. 11847750 or Claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 12198283 with the features of determining a first and second real-world location of the augmented reality device based on the real-time sensor data. Doing so could facilitate calculations of the desired location of the virtual object, as taught by VALENTIN.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure:
Ju (US 11694439 B2) – this reference teaches determining, for the application on a device, a placement of the virtual object in the augmented reality experience relative to a location of the device in the real-world environment based on image data having the real-world environment captured by the device and the identifying characteristics.
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