Patent ID: 9685005
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,G06T

Claim:
1. A machine implemented method for interacting with images in an augmented reality environment, comprising: receiving images of a reality-based environment with a computing device, the computing device having a display capable of providing a real-time view of the reality-based environment; acquiring an image of a real object; identifying one or more markers on the real object image by the computing device; generating an augmented reality environment having one or more virtual objects combined with the reality-based environment; generating a virtual pointer in the augmented reality environment on the display of the device, wherein from a perspective of a user looking into the augmented reality environment, the virtual pointer points out of a back of the display into the reality-based environment; selecting a region of the augmented reality environment with the virtual pointer; and, performing an action for the selected region.