Abstract: Systems and methods for linking real world activity with a location-based parallel reality experience are provided. In particular, a game server hosting a parallel reality experience receives position data from a client device of a user and determines whether the client device is at a real world landmark associated with a geographic area. Responsive to determining that the client device is at the real world landmark, the game server cause the client device to present content incentivizing the user to travel to a real world location in the geographic area. The game server determines whether the client device is within proximity of the real world location based on sensor data. Responsive to determining that the client device is within proximity of the real world location, the game server causes the client device to display the virtual element at a virtual world location corresponding to the real world location.

Abstract: An augmented-reality (AR) device comprises a physical sensor and a display. The AR device identifies, using the physical sensor, a location and orientation of the AR device within a physical environment. A selection of a type of a virtual sensor and a placement location of the virtual sensor within the physical environment is received at the AR device. The placement location of the virtual sensor is determined relative to the location and orientation of the AR device within the physical environment. The AR device provides the type of the virtual sensor and the placement location of the virtual sensor to a server that generates virtual content for the virtual sensor. The AR device displays the virtual content at the placement location of the virtual sensor in the display.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) system includes an HMD device wearable upon a head of a user, and a peripheral device that is dockable with the HMD device. The peripheral device comprises a plurality of light source elements disposed along a perimeter of a face of the peripheral device and a peripheral electronic control system. The peripheral electronic control system is configured to form an optically detectable light pattern with the plurality of light source elements by controlling each of the light source elements. The HMD device is configured to detect the optically detectable light pattern with a camera and to display an augmented reality (AR) content based on the identified optically detectable light pattern.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) system includes an HMD device wearable upon a head of a user, and a peripheral device that is dockable with the HMD device via a pair of electronic connectors. The HMD device and the peripheral device may communicate with each other via wireless communications in a docked configuration, and may communicate with each other via wired communications over the pair of electronic connectors in the docked configuration. The HMD system supports a variety of different modes of operation that may be varied responsive to whether the peripheral device is in the docked configuration or the undocked configuration with the HMD device.

Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) display application generates mapped visualization content overlaid on a real world physical environment. The AR display application receives sensor feeds, location information, and orientation information from wearable devices within the environment. A tessellation surface is visually mapped to surfaces of the environment based on a depth-based point cloud. A texture is applied to the tessellation surface and the tessellation may be viewed overlaying the surfaces of the environment via a wearable device.

Abstract: A wearable computing device includes various biometric sensors for recording biometric measurements of a user wearing the wearable computing device. The wearable computing device is further configured to interpret the biometric measurements as commands to be performed. The wearable computing device also includes modules and logic that determine whether the biometric measurements were voluntary or involuntary movements by the user, which indicate whether the user intended such biometric measurements to be input to the wearable computing device. Where the biometric measurements indicate that the user's movements and/or gestures were voluntary, the wearable computing device is configured to further classify and analyze the biometric measurements. This classification and analysis yields the different types of actions and objects the user was engaged in or acting on at the time the biometric measurements were obtained.

Abstract: An augmented-reality (AR) device comprises a physical sensor and a display. The AR device identifies, using the physical sensor, a location and orientation of the AR device within a physical environment. A selection of a type of a virtual sensor and a placement location of the virtual sensor within the physical environment is received at the AR device. The placement location of the virtual sensor is determined relative to the location and orientation of the AR device within the physical environment. The AR device provides the type of the virtual sensor and the placement location of the virtual sensor to a server that generates virtual content for the virtual sensor. The AR device displays the virtual content at the placement location of the virtual sensor in the display.

Abstract: A device has a biometric sensor, a display, a light source, and a hardware processor. The biometric sensor measures biometric information of a user of the device. The display displays augmented reality (AR) content. The light source outputs a visual signal. The hardware processor performs operations comprising: identifying a task being performed by the user of the device, determining a disruption level based on a combination of the AR content, the task, and the biometric information, and generating, using the light source, the visual signal corresponding to the disruption level. The visual indicator visually alerts other users of other devices to avoid engaging the user of the device.

Abstract: A head-mounted viewing device determines a first spatial location of a hardware controller relative to a spatial location of the head-mounted viewing device in a local environment, and a second spatial location of the hardware controller relative to the position of the head-mounted viewing device in the local environment, the second spatial location being different than the first spatial location. The head-mounted viewing device determines, based on at least the first spatial location and the second spatial location, a spatial boundary within the local environment relative to the spatial location of the head-mounted viewing device, and causes presentation of the virtual content on a transparent display of the head-mounted viewing device based on the spatial boundary such that the virtual content appears to be present within the spatial boundary of the local environment to a user wearing the head-mounted viewing device.

Abstract: A device includes a display, an optical sensor, and an augmented reality (AR) application. The optical sensor captures an image. The AR application determines visual properties of a region of the image, the region being adjacent to a portion of the AR content. The AR application determines visual properties of the AR content, determines a contrast between the region in the image and the AR content based on the visual properties of the region in the image and the AR content, and modifies an appearance of the AR content based on the contrast.

Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) display application generates mapped visualization content overlaid on a real world physical environment. The AR display application receives sensor feeds, location information, and orientation information from wearable devices within the environment. A tessellation surface is visually mapped to surfaces of the environment based on a depth-based point cloud. A texture is applied to the tessellation surface and the tessellation may be viewed overlaying the surfaces of the environment via a wearable device.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) system includes an HMD device wearable upon a head of a user, and a peripheral device that is dockable with the HMD device via a pair of electronic connectors. The HMD device and the peripheral device may communicate with each other via wireless communications in a docked configuration, and may communicate with each other via wired communications over the pair of electronic connectors in the docked configuration. The HMD system supports a variety of different modes of operation that may be varied responsive to whether the peripheral device is in the docked configuration or the undocked configuration with the HMD device.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) system includes an HMD device wearable upon a head of a user, and a peripheral device that is dockable with the HMD device. The peripheral device comprises a plurality of light source elements disposed along a perimeter of a face of the peripheral device and a peripheral electronic control system. The peripheral electronic control system is configured to form an optically detectable light pattern with the plurality of light source elements by controlling each of the light source elements. The HMD device is configured to detect the optically detectable light pattern with a camera and to display an augmented reality (AR) content based on the identified optically detectable light pattern.

Abstract: A wearable computing device provides augmented reality images of an environment in which the wearable computing device is worn. The wearable computing device is configured to detect one or more objects in the environment and acquire, by one or more cameras of the wearable computing device, one or more thermal images of at least one object of the detected one or more objects. The wearable computing device also obtains one or more instructions relating to the at least one object of the detected one or more objects based on the one or more acquired thermal images. The wearable computing device further generates augmented reality content having the obtained one or more instructions, and displays, by a display of the wearable computing device, the generated augmented reality content with one or more of the acquired thermal images of the at least one object of the detected one or more objects.

Abstract: A wearable computing device provides augmented reality images of an environment in which the wearable computing device is worn. The wearable computing device is configured to detect one or more objects in the environment and acquire, by one or more cameras of the wearable computing device, one or more thermal images of at least one object of the detected one or more objects. The wearable computing device also determines at least one depth parameter value for at least one thermal image of the one or more thermal images and obtains augmented reality content to be displayed with the at least one thermal image. The wearable computing device further obtains instructions of whether one or more portions of the augmented reality content are to be occluded, and uses the at least one thermal image as an occlusion mask to occlude the one or more portions of the augmented reality content.

Abstract: A device has a biometric sensor, a display, a light source, and a hardware processor. The biometric sensor measures biometric information of a user of the device. The display displays augmented reality (AR) content. The light source outputs a visual signal. The hardware processor performs operations comprising: identifying a task being performed by the user of the device, determining a disruption level based on a combination of the AR content, the task, and the biometric information, and generating, using the light source, the visual signal corresponding to the disruption level. The visual indicator visually alerts other users of other devices to avoid engaging the user of the device.

Abstract: A wearable computing device includes various biometric sensors for recording biometric measurements of a user wearing the wearable computing device. The wearable computing device is further configured to interpret the biometric measurements as commands to be performed. The wearable computing device also includes modules and logic that determine whether the biometric measurements were voluntary or involuntary movements by the user, which indicate whether the user intended such biometric measurements to be input to the wearable computing device. Where the biometric measurements indicate that the user's movements and/or gestures were voluntary, the wearable computing device is configured to further classify and analyze the biometric measurements. This classification and analysis yields the different types of actions and objects the user was engaged in or acting on at the time the biometric measurements were obtained.

Abstract: Visual gestures in a display device allow a user to select and activate features in a display of the display device. A sensor of the display device tracks an eye gaze of a user directed at a display of the display device. A visual gesture module identifies a predefined trigger zone in the display. A virtual object application displays a virtual object in the display based on the eye gaze of the user and the predefined trigger zone.