Patent ID: 8711176
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G01C,G02B,G06F,G06Q,G06T,G09G,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: capturing information that is pertinent to physical surroundings with respect to a first device; transmitting at least a portion of the captured information from the first device to a second device; receiving overlay information from the second device for use in generating a transparent overlay via the first device after it is determined that the first device has entered an area that is within a distance from a location of a physical entity of a business; superimposing the transparent overlay via the first device using the overlay information, wherein the transparent overlay provides one or more transparent images that are pertinent to the physical surroundings, wherein the one or more transparent images include one or more virtual billboards, each of the virtual billboards including information pertaining to the business, thereby enabling a user to view the physical surroundings through the transparent overlay; wherein the distance is specified by the business, wherein the business is charged a fee that corresponds to the distance.