Patent ID: 11954243
Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of creating or updating an augmented reality map of a user environment, the method performed by a computing system having one or more hardware computer processors and one or more non-transitory computer readable storage device storing software instructions executable by the computing system to perform the computerized method comprising:
obtaining distance data from each of a plurality of directions around a user, the distance data indicating distances at which physical objects are detected in the respective direction;
determining waypoints associated with one or more of the physical objects:
creating a ranked list of one or more of the waypoints associated with distance data having distances exceeding a threshold distance such that the one or more waypoints are ranked from a largest distance to a smallest distance that exceeds the threshold distance;
displaying a graphic positioned with reference to a highest ranked waypoint of the ranked list for viewing on an augmented reality (AR) device worn by a user, the graphic configured to direct the user to an area of the user environment wherein the augmented reality map is incomplete;
detecting movement of the user that allows collection of data by the AR device associated with the highest ranked waypoint;
determining, upon completion of the collection of data associated with the highest ranked waypoint, whether additional waypoints in the ranked list remain; and
in response to determining that additional waypoints remain in the ranked list, performing said displaying, detecting, and determining with a next highest ranked waypoint,
wherein said displaying, detecting, and determining is repeated until at least a minimum threshold of data is collected for each of the one or more waypoints in the ranked list.