Patent ID: 9536351
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06T,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for providing a third-person view augmented reality session, comprising: capturing, by a backend unit, a panorama of the physical environment visible from a position within the physical environment; determining an orientation of a handheld device within the physical environment, the handheld device being separate from the backend unit and located a distance from the position; based on the orientation of the handheld device, selecting a portion of the captured panorama visible in a corresponding orientation from the position to produce a view of the physical environment, the view of the physical environment to show physical features of the physical environment and at least a portion of the user's body; augmenting the view of the physical environment to merge computer-generated features with the view of the physical environment to create an augmented reality view, the augmented reality view to show a relationship between the portion of the user's body, the physical features, and the computer-generated features; and displaying the augmented reality view on the handheld device.