Abstract: An augmented reality system for developing and providing augmented reality learning experiences is disclosed. The augmented reality system advantageously combines augmented reality with the capabilities of cloud technology to provide a pull-based collaborative model, in which students and instructors collaborate by uploading, sharing, and downloading augmented reality learning content. The augmented reality system enables students to improve the augmented reality learning content by adding contributions to the original augmented reality learning content that was created by an instructor.

Abstract: A method for aligning displayed data in an augmented reality (AR) display includes determining a selected location context associated with a piece of equipment, determining a process element associated with the piece of equipment and according to a selected engineering process, determining, according to a digital representation of the equipment, a first location of the process element, receiving meta-sensor location data for one or more meta-sensors in the piece of equipment and indicating a second location for each of the meta-sensors with respect to the selected location context, determining a third location of the AR display with respect to the selected location context, determining overlay data for the process element, determining a display location according to the first location, the third location and the location data of each meta-sensor, and displaying the overlay data at the display location.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including: a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the memory. The memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to: obtain handwriting data including at least one letter; align the at least one letter with a reference line to generate target handwriting data; change at least one of a position or an angle of the at least one letter to generate distorted handwriting data; obtain correction information for correcting the distorted handwriting data to correspond to the target handwriting data; and store the correction information in the memory.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a system for facilitating dynamic assistance to a user in an augmented reality (AR) environment of an AR device. During operation, the system detects a first element of an object using an object detector, wherein the object is associated with a task and the first element is associated with a step of the task. The system then determines an orientation and an alignment of the first element in the physical world of the user, and an overlay for the first element. The overlay can distinctly highlight one or more regions of the first element and indicate how the first element fits in the object. The system then applies the overlay to the one or more regions of the first element at the determined orientation in the AR environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods generating an animation rig corresponding to a pose of a subject include accessing image data corresponding to the pose of the subject. The image data can include the face of the subject. The systems and methods process the image data by successively analyzing subregions of the image according to a solver order. The solver order can be biologically or anatomically ordered to proceed from subregions that cause larger scale movements to subregions that cause smaller scale movements. In each subregion, the systems and methods can perform an optimization technique to fit parameters of the animation rig to the input image data. After all subregions have been processed, the animation rig can be used to animate an avatar to appear to be performing the pose of the subject.

Abstract: Based on an image captured by an image capturing unit, a three-dimensional position in a real space corresponding to each of one or more features included in the image is estimated, a candidate region that is a region on a plane of an object existing in the real space is determined as a candidate for a region to which features are to be added based on the estimated three-dimensional position, and a recommended region to which the features are to be added is determined in the candidate region based on the number of features included in a partial region set in the determined candidate region.

Abstract: A processing method that is performed by one or more processor is provided. The processing method includes determining a target video frame in a currently captured video; determining an object area in the target video frame based on a box selection model; determining a category of a target object in the object area based on a classification model used to classify an object in the object area; obtaining augmented reality scene information associated with the category of the target object; and performing augmented reality processing on the object area in the target video frame and the augmented reality scene information, to obtain the augmented reality scene.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional particle effect, an electronic device and a computer readable storage medium. The method comprises: receiving a three-dimensional particle resource package; parsing a configuration file of the three-dimensional particle resource package; displaying parameter configuration items corresponding to the configuration file on the display apparatus, the parameter configuration items at least comprises a three-dimensional particle system parameter configuration item, a three-dimensional particle emitter parameter configuration item, and a three-dimensional particle affector parameter configuration item; receiving a parameter configuration command to perform a parameter configuration for the above parameter configuration items; generating the three-dimensional particle effect according to parameters configured in the parameter configuration items.

Abstract: A camera's field of view is determined using image data and location information. Accurate augmented reality representations are provided based on the determined field of view in an absence of a priori knowledge of the camera's field of view.

Abstract: A system and a method for rendering an image including an image gateway arranged to receive content data representative of one or more objects and style data representative of one or more desired rendering styles; and an image manipulation engine arranged to process the content data and the style data to render a target image, wherein the target image includes a representation of the one or more objects and includes the one or more desired rendering styles.

Abstract: A food storage system is disclosed. The can system comprises an appliance having a cabinet defining an interior, the interior comprising at least one of a shelf, compartment, or drawer configured to store at least one food item, a vision system comprising at least one imager configured to record image data related to the at least one food item stored within the interior, and a controller in communication with the vision system. The controller can be operable to generate an augmented reality representation of the interior.

Abstract: The invention provides a new software tool for editing standard operating procedures (SOPs). Using an augmented reality (AR) device as a carrier, it integrates resources such as 3D models, voice prompts, videos, photo comparisons, prompt boxes and text descriptions. It also introduces artificial intelligence (AI) with 3D spatial position navigation mechanism and simulation operations reality. Accordingly, it makes editing of SOP easier to use and more intuitive.

Abstract: A text-on-path graphic is automatically created from entered text and a drawn shape having a complex path. Shape boundary curves are identified from the shape. A set of overlapping boundary curves is determined from the shape boundary curves. The set of overlapping boundary curves is combined into a combined curve. The combined curve and the shape boundary curves outside the set are assigned to segments of the complex path. A cost for each ordered path through the segments is determined, where the cost of each ordered path is based on a distance to a next segment and a length of the next segment. The text-on-path graphic is then created from the text and the ordered path having the lowest cost.

Abstract: Based on a received digital image and text, a neural network trained to identify candidate text placement areas within images may be used to generate a mask for the digital image that includes a candidate text placement area. A bounding box for the digital image may be defined for the text and based on the candidate text placement area, and the text may be superimposed onto the digital image within the bounding box.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to augmented reality devices for generating a composite scene including a real-world test environment and an augmented reality overlay visually representing a test area of the environment. Some devices can include wearable displays for displaying an overlay to a user, and other devices can include projectors for illuminating the test environment with the overlay.

Abstract: A method for processing images in an information sharing and collaboration environment includes: receiving a plurality of graphical contents including a first graphical content from a first source and a second graphical content from a second source different from the first source within the information sharing and collaboration environment and overlapping the first and second graphical contents; determining a probability that the first graphical content was created before the second graphical content; rendering, using a transparency blending formula and based on the probability that the first graphical content was created before the second graphical content, an opacity of an overlapped portion of the first and second graphical contents; and displaying, on a display, the overlapped first and second graphical contents.

Abstract: Conservative rasterization hardware comprises hardware logic arranged to perform an edge test calculation for each edge of a primitive and for two corners of each pixel in a microtile. The two corners that are used are selected based on the gradient of the edge and the edge test result for one corner is the inner coverage result and the edge test result for the other corner is the outer coverage result for the pixel. An overall outer coverage result for the pixel and the primitive is calculated by combining the outer coverage results for the pixel and each of the edges of the primitive in an AND gate. The overall inner coverage result for the pixel is calculated in a similar manner.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods, apparatus, and products for attention guidance and labeling. In one aspect, a method comprises receiving metadata associated with a perspective image captured by an image capture device located at the image position and having the image pose, wherein the metadata comprises the image position and the image pose. The method comprises defining a field-of-view indicator having a first indicator position located at the image position and having the image pose; receiving ground control point (GCP) information identifying a GCP, wherein the GCP information comprises a GCP position; defining a GCP indicator having a second indicator position located at the GCP position; and causing display of an indicator layer comprising the field-of-view indicator and the GCP indicator in a second portion of an interactive user interface (IUI) of a labeling tool, wherein at least the perspective image is displayed in a first portion of the IUI.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for creating a shared augmented reality (AR) session. The methods and systems perform operations comprising: receiving, by a client device, input that selects a shared augmented reality (AR) experience from a plurality of shared AR experiences; in response to receiving the input, determining one or more resources associated with the selected shared AR experience; determining, by the client device, that two or more users are located within a threshold proximity of the client device; and activating the selected shared AR experience in response to determining that the two or more users are located within the threshold proximity of the client device.

Abstract: Provided is a proportion display apparatus including a processor that performs a display control process to display, on a display, a predetermined graph that is divided into areas of respective items by a boundary line so as to indicate a quantitative proportion of each of the items; and a change process to change a position of the boundary line in response to a user operation. After the position of the boundary line is changed in the change process, the proportion before and after the change process is shown on the predetermined graph in the display control process.