Patent ID: 11914765
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A method of overlaying a virtual object in a virtual environment on a surface area comprising:
detecting that a live image of the surface area is displayed by a portable electronic device;
determining that a policy associated with the surface area permits overlaying of the virtual object on the surface area in the virtual environment, wherein the policy is generated by an owner of the surface area; and
in response to determining that the policy permits the overlaying of the virtual object on top of the surface area:
determining a portion of the surface area that is permitted by the policy for overlaying the virtual object; and
transmitting a message to the portable electronic device to cause the portable electronic device to overlay the virtual object, on top of the live image of the surface area displayed by the portable electronic device, in the portion of the surface area that is permitted by the policy.