Method and apparatus for providing behavioral pattern generation for mixed reality objects

An approach is provided for behavioral pattern generation for mixed reality objects. A mixed reality platform determines one or more computation closures for describing one or more user behavioral patterns associated with one or more digital objects of at least one augmented reality information space. The mixed reality platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more interactions with the one or more digital objects, one or more augmented reality applications associated with the at least one augmented reality information space, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, a determination of (a) the one or more user behavioral patterns from the one or more interactions, (b) the data acted on by the one or more computation closures, or (c) a combination thereof.

BACKGROUND

Service providers and device manufacturers (e.g., wireless, cellular, etc.) are continually challenged to deliver value and convenience to consumers by, for example, providing compelling network services. One area of interest has been the development of location-based services (e.g., navigation services, mapping services, augmented reality applications, etc.) that have greatly increased in popularity, functionality, and content. Augmented reality and mixed reality applications allow users to see a view of the physical world merged with virtual objects (e.g., digital objects) in real time. Mapping applications further allow such virtual objects to be annotated to location information. However, with this increase in the available content and functions of these services, service providers and device manufacturers face significant challenges to present the content which is relevant for users and in ways that can be easily and quickly understood by the users. Accordingly, service providers and device manufacturers face significant technical challenges to enabling a personalized user experience that accounts for user behavior within an augmented or mixed reality environment.

Some Example Embodiments

Therefore, there is a need for an approach for providing behavior pattern recognition for mixed reality objects.

According to one embodiment, a method comprises determining one or more computation closures for describing one or more user behavioral patterns associated with one or more digital objects of at least one augmented reality information space. The one or more digital objects aggregate, at least in part, the one or more computation closures, data acted on by the one or more computation closures, one or more results of the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof. The method also comprises processing and/or facilitating a processing of one or more interactions with the one or more digital objects, one or more augmented reality applications associated with the at least one augmented reality information space, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, a determination of (a) the one or more user behavioral patterns from the one or more interactions, (b) the data acted on by the one or more computation closures, or (c) a combination thereof.

According to another embodiment, an apparatus comprises at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more computer programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause, at least in part, the apparatus to determine one or more computation closures for describing one or more user behavioral patterns associated with one or more digital objects of at least one augmented reality information space. The one or more digital objects aggregate, at least in part, the one or more computation closures, data acted on by the one or more computation closures, one or more results of the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof. The apparatus is also caused to process and/or facilitate a processing of one or more interactions with the one or more digital objects, one or more augmented reality applications associated with the at least one augmented reality information space, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, a determination of (a) the one or more user behavioral patterns from the one or more interactions, (b) the data acted on by the one or more computation closures, or (c) a combination thereof.

According to another embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium carries one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause, at least in part, an apparatus to process and/or facilitate a processing of media information associated with at least one augmented reality application to determine one or more computation closures for describing one or more user behavioral patterns associated with one or more digital objects of at least one augmented reality information space. The one or more digital objects aggregate, at least in part, the one or more computation closures, data acted on by the one or more computation closures, one or more results of the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof. The apparatus is also caused to process and/or facilitate a processing of one or more interactions with the one or more digital objects, one or more augmented reality applications associated with the at least one augmented reality information space, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, a determination of (a) the one or more user behavioral patterns from the one or more interactions, (b) the data acted on by the one or more computation closures, or (c) a combination thereof.

According to another embodiment, an apparatus comprises means for determining one or more computation closures for describing one or more user behavioral patterns associated with one or more digital objects of at least one augmented reality information space. The one or more digital objects aggregate, at least in part, the one or more computation closures, data acted on by the one or more computation closures, one or more results of the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof. The apparatus also comprises means for processing and/or facilitating a processing of one or more interactions with the one or more digital objects, one or more augmented reality applications associated with the at least one augmented reality information space, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, a determination of (a) the one or more user behavioral patterns from the one or more interactions, (b) the data acted on by the one or more computation closures, or (c) a combination thereof.

For various example embodiments, the following is applicable: An apparatus comprising means for performing the method of any of originally filed claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SOME EMBODIMENTS

As used herein, the term “computation closure” identifies a particular computation procedure together with relations and communications among various processes including passing arguments, sharing process results, selecting results provided from computation of alternative inputs, flow of data and process results, etc. The computation closures (e.g., a granular reflective set of instructions, data, and/or related execution context or state) provide the capability of slicing of computations for processes and transmitting the computation slices between devices, infrastructures and information sources.

As used herein, the term “cloud” refers to an aggregated set of information and computation closures from different sources. This multi-sourcing is very flexible since it accounts and relies on the observation that the same piece of information or computation can come from different sources. In one embodiment, information and computations within the cloud are represented using Semantic Web standards such as Resource Description Framework (RDF), RDF Schema (RDFS), OWL (Web Ontology Language), FOAF (Friend of a Friend ontology), rule sets in RuleML (Rule Markup Language), etc. Furthermore, as used herein, RDF refers to a family of World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) specifications originally designed as a metadata data model. It has come to be used as a general method for conceptual description or modeling of information and computations that is implemented in web resources; using a variety of syntax formats. Although various embodiments are described with respect to clouds, it is contemplated that the approach described herein may be used with other structures and conceptual description methods used to create distributed models of information and computations.

FIG. 1is a diagram of a system capable of providing behavior pattern generation for mixed reality objects, according to one embodiment. As noted above, location-based services for mobile devices and computing devices in general are becoming ubiquitous. These services, for instance, can include augmented reality and mixed reality, services and applications. In one embodiment, augmented reality is a special case of mixed reality that enables a user's view of the real world to be overlaid with additional visual information. Mixed reality allows for the merging of real and virtual worlds to produce visualizations and new environments. In mixed reality, physical and digital objects can co-exist and interact in real time. Thus, mixed reality can be a mix of reality, augmented reality, virtual reality, or a combination thereof.

A benefit of using such applications allows for the association of content to a location, or to one or more structures (e.g. buildings, roads, etc.) in the location, wherein the structure in a virtual world may be presented as a three dimensional (3D) object. The content may be shared with others or kept for a user to remind the user of information. Typically, the more precise a structure is defined, the more useful the content.

In one embodiment, a seamless interaction system between a user and mixed reality is built with several subcomponents naturally combined such as, for example, mixed reality scenery, a number of home screens in the mobile or nomadic device, backend support provided by a certain cloud infrastructure and corresponding API extensions, and some other nomadic device with similar capabilities. However, seamless interaction between the user and a mixed reality environment is hard to achieve. For example, reasoning in the real world may be based on various behavioral profiles while the augmented reality concepts may lack access to. In order for a mixed reality system to be capable to reach conclusions and offer solutions based on real facts, artifact detections can be performed to extend the current augmented reality concepts, wherein reasoning engines can be applied so that users and mixed reality systems provide scenes, operations and processes such as what to do or where to go while taking into account behavioral profiles. However, determining such behavioral profiles and/or determining what objects or functions to make available based on the behavioral profiles, particularly on a user-by-user basis, can be technically challenging.

To address this problem, a system100ofFIG. 1introduces the capability to provide behavioral pattern generation for mixed reality objects within a mixed reality or augmented reality information/computation space. In one embodiment, the interaction is enabled by the mixed reality platform103through creating of decomposable digital objects (artifacts) and use of functional chains available in the user equipment or in one or more computation clouds accessible by the user for behavior pattern generation and/or detection. In other words, in one embodiment, the system100provides for both generating behavior pattern from functional elements (e.g., computation closures) of the digital objects and then detecting the behavioral patterns using computation closures aggregated in the digital objects.

In one embodiment, the system100determines the behavioral patterns by gathering user interactions associated with the digital objects. In one embodiment, digital interaction data or results are gathered when the objects are tapped, selected, queried for, or otherwise manipulated by a user or users. For example, the system100can monitor user interactions when a digital object is dragged in a user interface to a dedicated functional area or to a corresponding place in scenery depicted in a mixed reality view. The dragging of the object, for instance, can be from a mixed reality view of the user interface to a user's home screen or vice versa. In this way, the behavioral patterns are inferred from the functional components of the digital objects and/or from the mixed reality/augmented information space. In addition or alternatively, the behavioral patterns can be specified or created by a user. In one embodiment, the system100can then provide service discovery, other computations, etc. associated with the behavioral patterns.

For example, in a mixed reality context, the system100enables detection of any artifacts or digital objects within a pointing direction of a user device (e.g., viewable in a mixed reality view). In one embodiment, the digital objects are projected and/or injected between user and mixed reality information spaces based on behavioral pattern generation as discussed with respect to the various embodiments described herein.

In one example use case, a mobile device points to a magazine using a mixed reality application. The system100recognizes this pointing interaction as part of a user behavioral pattern and then selects the artifacts or digital objects from the pointing direction (e.g., based on the coverage or scenery viewable in the mixed reality application) that is in line with the user behavioral pattern. For example, the system100applies a reasoning engine to detect which digital objects are available for the behavioral pattern or pattern set. In one embodiment, the system100may also use an implication analysis to determine when and/or how digital objects or related information are dragged out by the user. If there are multiple user behavioral patterns detected, the system100may also analyze which patterns are stronger or weaker (e.g., depending on the degree of matching between the interaction data and the patterns) to select the objects, provide for service functions, etc.

In one embodiment, the system100provides a behavioral pattern tool set including, at least in part, pattern generation, detection, fetching, storing, and creation/extraction to defined/selected functions in a mixed/augmented reality information space. In one embodiment, the process of pattern generation is primarily personal to a specific individual. However, in other embodiments, the system100may apply the various embodiments of the behavioral pattern tool set to other similar individuals (e.g., based on user characteristic or profile similarity) or to group level behavior pattern generation (e.g., when group granularity is selected or when interactions from multiple users are collected).

In one embodiment, as noted previously, the system100ties behavioral patterns to specific interactions with artifacts/digital objects. In one embodiment, the interactions may include the number artifacts/digital objects that are tapped, dragged to a user and/or mixed reality launch pad (see examples below), or matched to the results of a query. For example, the system100may include a query input area (e.g., a free form query input area, a one line search area, a URL link to a number of objects, or a combination thereof) as form of interaction with digital objects.

In one embodiment, the system100can use the behavioral patterns to recognize when to provide contextually relevant assistance results (e.g., proximity navigation assistance) to users and/or their devices. By way of example, the system100merges system event notations from various digital objects (e.g., scheduled events associated with the digital objects) to enable to see and provide rendering assistance results (e.g., navigation assistance results) deliveries to contextually appropriate devices (e.g., consisting of devices for which the assistance has some relevancy based on detected behavioral patterns or other contextual information). In one use case, for instance, the system selects devices and/or their users that have such relevancy (e.g., based on behavioral patterns) to deliver the assistance. For example, in a scenario where a user or device is approaching another device or user, the system100may provide assistance in terms of proximity navigation to direct the approach device to the another device.

In one embodiment, the source of the behavioral patterns may be detected from user behavior patterns determined from interactions with digital objects of a mixed reality platform, digital objects presented in in-vehicle navigation systems (e.g., smart dashboards or other in-vehicle navigation systems), and the like. In one embodiment, the system100may bind the assistance results in different orders to target rendering devices: (1) to different dashboards (e.g., where the results are borrowed or shared from target and source car dashboards); (2) removable tablets; (3) saved smartphones; etc. In some embodiments, the system100provides additional function components for dragging and dropping and using digital objects in such devices when the positions of the devices change (e.g., when traveling or moving during navigation). In cases where the target and source devices because further separated, the system100enables users to zoom in and out of a particular location to reroute or provide assistance results to selected digital objects (e.g., a digital object representing a target device in a mixed reality environment).

In one embodiment, for the purpose of decomposition of a digital object (e.g., from an augmented reality information space), a certain virtual area, presented and supported by the user equipment can be utilized, where the digital objects can be parsed in order to map the data and computational parts associated with behavioral pattern generation and delivery of assistance results against the computational ontology used and respective functional elements. Furthermore, the functional elements can be provided by the user equipment or by any other computing devices, for example, one or more neighbor devices over some communication means, a server in the cloud, etc. or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, the digital objects presented and exposed by the mixed reality platform103are constructed from the data and respective processes presented with computation closures of computation spaces, enforced with particular decomposition techniques, while applying relevant privacy adjustments.

The UEs107are any type of mobile terminal, fixed terminal, or portable terminal including a mobile handset, station, unit, device, multimedia computer, multimedia tablet, Internet node, communicator, desktop computer, laptop computer, notebook computer, netbook computer, tablet computer, personal communication system (PCS) device, personal navigation device, personal digital assistants (PDAs), audio/video player, digital camera/camcorder, positioning device, television receiver, radio broadcast receiver, electronic book device, game device, or any combination thereof, including the accessories and peripherals of these devices, or any combination thereof. It is also contemplated that the UEs107a-107ican support any type of interface to the user (such as “wearable” circuitry, etc.). In one embodiment, the UEs107may be devices embedded or installed in vehicles such as car dashboards, removable tablets, personal navigation devices, smartphones, etc.

In one embodiment, the UEs107a-107iare respectively equipped with one or more user interfaces (UI)109a-109i(also collectively referred to as UIs109). Each UI109a-109imay consist of several UI elements at any time, depending on the service that is being used. By way of example, UI elements may be icons representing user contexts such as information (e.g., music information, contact information, video information, etc.), functions (e.g., setup, search, etc.) and/or processes (e.g., download, play, edit, save, etc.). These contexts may require certain sets of media dependent computation closures, which may affect the service, for example the bit error rate, etc. Additionally, each UI element may be bound to a context/process by granular distribution. In one embodiment, granular distribution enables processes to be implicitly or explicitly migrated between devices, computation clouds, and other infrastructure. Additionally, a UE107may be a mobile device with embedded Radio Frequency (RF) tag system of device to device connections such that computational operations and content can be locally transmitted among devices, where devices can be peer devices, accessories, mobile readers/writers, or a combination thereof (e.g., via device to device touches). Additionally, the computational operations and content transmissions can be between devices and tags, where content read/write takes place among devices and tags, with minor or no computational operations at tag side. In one embodiment, the computation closures associated creating/detecting behavioral patterns, providing assistance results, etc. may be exchanged from device to device RF tags (e.g., near field communication (NFC) tags).

In one embodiment, the process of interaction between a user of UE107a-107iand mixed reality may consist of several stages of operations such as, for example, bootstrapping, usage, end titles, etc. In one embodiment, the bootstrapping operation may include augmenting a scene (e.g. a video stream, an audio stream, one or more still images, etc.) with anchors, wherein anchors are empty artifacts or digital objects. The bootstrapping operation may also include definition of digital objects and attaching them to the selected anchors. The user may define a certain number of digital objects in an augmented reality view with associated data and computations.

In one embodiment, during the usage operation a user of UE107a-107iis enabled by the mixed reality platform103to select and drag digital objects in order to undertake certain actions. For example, a user interested in museum tours, may select a certain museum, select a route to the museum, select points of interest associated with the museum, check the schedules associated to the points of interest and check whether the schedules are based on invitation or for the public. The user may be also given the capability to update existing digital objects by injecting a new or updated digital object into a data repository117or other storage areas managed by the mixed reality platform103.

In one embodiment, a user is enabled to define a subset of digital objects with restricted view (number of properties). It is noted that, a restricted area may have no digital objects or may not be justified according to the user's personal settings.

In one embodiment, results from/to digital objects that are dragged between user and mixed reality are gathered. Such digital objects consist of data and computations. Interaction results are gathered when object is dragged to a dedicated area, or to the right place of a scenery (e.g. from mixed reality to home screens or vice versa). Digital objects gather results from initial computations at home screen and updated objects are dragged back to mixed reality. This provides interactions, computations and service discovery. Additionally, one or more digital objects may be enabled in mixed reality after an RF tag has been touched in real world.

In one embodiment, a user can control the details that are pushed to the provider (shown in the mixed reality). The style and outlook of these realities can be different, for example sliced, with or without borders, increased and decreased outlooks, etc.

In one embodiment, the digital objects are generated by the mixed reality platform103via basic projection and injection functionalities. In order to project from one or more information spaces113a-113m(also collectively referred to as information spaces113), one or more computation spaces115a-115m(also collectively referred to as computation spaces115), or a combination thereof, a partitioning function can be used. Similarly, in order to return the contents of a projected information space or computation space back into the space, the projected space is injected back under a filter. The filter removes any inserted information or computation that is not to be injected. The injection also induces a merge of information over any projected spaces, where multiple spaces exist.

In one embodiment, seamless interaction between the user and mixed reality is used for rich media content processes, and for determination what users require from mixed reality scenes and communications.

In one embodiment, projection and injection of the user and mixed reality forms behavioral patterns and operations between the realities. In case of projection, a triggering event, for example provided by a query, is received for projecting computation closures from an augmented reality computation space115a-115m, representing a digital object. As previously described, in one embodiment, the computation closures associated with creating/detecting behavioral patterns and for providing assistance results based on those behavioral patterns are serialized or otherwise encapsulate in the digital objects.

In one embodiment, a subset of information content from the augmented reality information space113a-113massociated with a digital object is extracted by using a partitioning function. Furthermore, a run-time information space is created in cloud111a-111nusing the extracted subset of information content.

In one embodiment, an injection operation includes receiving a triggering event, for example a query, to inject computation closures into an augmented reality computation space115a-115m. Prior to the injection, it is determined whether the computation closure and the augmented reality computation space exist. Furthermore, if the closure and the augmented reality information/computation spaces exist, it is determined whether the computation closure is on a list of information/computation spaces projected from the augmented reality information/computation space.

In another embodiment, if the computation closure is on the list of information/computation spaces projected from the augmented reality information/computation space, a filtering function is applied on the information content of the computation closure and any other information spaces projected from the augmented reality information space. Additionally, the filtered information content is added to the information content of the augmented reality information/computation space.

In one embodiment, any artifacts within the pointing direction of an input equipment (e.g., camera, camcorder, microphone, etc.) are selected to detect any digital objects that are projected and or injected between user and mixed realities. For example, when a mobile device points to a magazine including information such as brand name, certain text, picture etc., it picks up various artifacts from the pointing direction (coverage, scenery). The mixed reality platform103can detect which digital objects are available. It is also able to make implication analysis of when and how objects information is dragged out. In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103can determine what objects to make available based on behavioral patterns created/detected by one or more computation closures of the objects. For example, the available objects may be selected from among objects associated with a particular behavioral pattern set. In one embodiment, the implication analysis may consist of determining the relative strengths (e.g., which are stronger or weaker) of multiple behavioral patterns that may be exhibited by a user or group of users.

In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103can process the behavioral patterns determined from user interaction with the objects (or from patterns specified by a user) to determine whether provide assistance results from at least one device to another. As previously noted, this assistance can be for close proximity navigation among multiple devices.

In one embodiment, the projection and injection of information and/or computations between a user and mixed reality behavioral patterns, and operations between these realities is formed in multiple stages. In one embodiment, a composition of behavioral patterns is added to the identity of the user and the mixed reality architecture. In one embodiment, the behavioral patterns are determined based, at least in part, on one or more interactions with the mixed reality environment and/or the digital objects within the environment.

In one embodiment, one or more functional elements for the event/object are set, wherein the object is read as data, the process that is going to be applied on the data is determined and the functional element is formed based on the data and the determined process. For example, computation closures from computation spaces115a-115mcan be utilized as fine grain processing mechanisms to describe projection and injection. It is noted that projection and injection are baseline functions of the information spaces113a-113mand the computation spaces115a-115m.

In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103may cover any item (e.g., digital object) that can be created and updated for a user of UE107a-107iand for the mixed reality platform103. The digital objects can be utilized by barcode readers, text recognition readers, RF memory tag readers/writers containing readable/writable digital objects, etc. For example, while viewing a magazine, the name of the magazine can provide suitable item characteristics. A user of UE107a-107imay point the UE to the magazine's brand name, certain text, picture, etc. and picks up various artifacts from the pointing direction (coverage, scenery, etc.). With reasoning applied, the mixed reality platform103it is able to detect what digital objects are available, in the data repository117or within the mixed reality platform103or a combination thereof, for the magazine's reality. Furthermore, the mixed reality platform103can detect implications associated with the digital objects, wherein the implications are activated when object(s) information is dragged out. Additionally, the mixed reality platform103may recognize other data associated with the digital objects, for example, data other than the bar codes.

In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103can be associated with a cognitive radio system (not shown). The cognitive radio connectivity can enable transmission of context information, locations, and recognized objects in a particular event, other object and their neighborhoods. The cognitive connectivity can also transmit behavioral patterns affecting a user of UE107a-107i, mixed reality projection and injection, functional elements attached to particular places, spaces, times, users, scenes, etc.

In one embodiment, data such as time, event, place, space, users, scenes, etc. associated with a specific user's personal information is taken from the user's spaces (e.g., information spaces113and/or computation spaces115) such as for example user's calendar events, wherein the user can control the limited data profile available from the context specific databases. Furthermore, the selected augmented data is responded back. The user's own agent can do reasoning on selected data and provide collected entity combining the data and the reasoning with controlling functionality, to release only the minimum information needed for a process. In other words, a user of UE107a-107iknows and controls his/her own data. It is noted that typically in augmented reality systems a high volume of data resides elsewhere and is beyond user's own control. However, the mixed reality platform103allows projection of data to the user's own space. A user's own data settings can be much bigger than what is relieved to the system when a digital object is dragged between the user and the mixed realities display on the UI109a-109i. Furthermore, the information attached to the dragged object is updated to/from a launch pad area of the UI or to another particular area.

In various embodiments, the style, outlook and appearance of the user and mixed reality displays may be different based on operations done with projection and injection activities such as, for example, sliced equally (or ⅓, picture in picture), with outlook borders, increased and decreased outlooks depending on the projection or injection functionalities, etc. Therefore, the outlook and style can adapt to the focus point selected by the user.

Furthermore, projection and injection may include transmission of mixed reality identifies and delivering preliminary metadata associated with the object, if the metadata exist, to/from a launch pad, pulling selected area or object to the launch pad (from mixed reality screen to user reality home screen launch pads, or vice versa), selecting or turning the object direction, where to drag (from mixed reality display to user reality home screen or vice versa) if necessary, or a combination thereof. Additionally, a user may have the ability to tap other objects, move all tapped object to the launch pad, and tap the launch pad area, to retrieve context menu or a drop down list.

In various embodiments, the user and mixed reality display may consist of one or more launch pads.

As previously noted, in one embodiment, the behavioral pattern may be tied to a number of items tapped, dragged through launch pad, or only those that match the results of a query. The mixed reality platform103may provide free form of input query area, one line search query area, URL links to number of objects, or a combination thereof to the user of UE107a-107i.

In one embodiment, several subcomponents such as mixed reality scenery, a number of home screens in the mobile or nomadic device, backend support provided by a certain cloud111a-111ninfrastructure and corresponding Application Programming Interface (API) extensions, some other nomadic device with similar capabilities, etc. are naturally combined, for instance, to provide the functions and/or user interfaces of the various embodiments described herein.

In one embodiment, an operational mode of the mixed reality platform103consists of observing augmented reality stream with digital objects or anchors. The augmented reality window can be adjusted in either two or more views tiled along the sides of each other, where at least one should represent a home screen with application launch pad.

In one embodiment, the launch pad (e.g., associated with the UE109) enables dragging of the digital object from augmented reality side or other screens. Once a digital object is within a launch pad area, the process of digital object decomposition takes place. A launch pad can work as a primary parser, execution strategy enabler and process mapper along with data.

In various embodiments, operations are bi-directional, wherein the functional properties along with relevant data can be gathered from one or more home screens and either a certain digital object can be associated or new digital objects can be created.

In one embodiment, digital objects can be placed back to the augmented reality side (screens) wherein the object can update already existing augmented or digital objects or can be placed in newly defined and activated anchors.

In one embodiment, a home screen can hold several applications (functional chains constructed out of the computation closures and connected into branches).

In one embodiment, once a digital object is dragged from augmented reality screen to home screen the following may occur:
A{Adata,Acomp}→decompose{A}→{Adata,Acomp,Map[Adata],Map[Acomp],ExecStrategy,Branches,Options}  (1)
wherein A is a digital object compose of data, Adata and computation closures Acomp. The digital object A is then decomposed into Adata, Acomp (Adata and Acomp are allocated according to a particular runtime environment), Map[Adata] and Map[Acomp] are parsed with process mapper in order to determine certain executables to be executed against the Adata. The ExecStrategy is constructed and updated with a mapping of execution results. The Branches and Options represent number of branches and number of options and are taken into the functional chains selection process before actual execution starts.

In one embodiment, once the functional elements are gathered on a home screen, the process of migration and projection takes place, as a reverse of the decomposition process (1). Furthermore, the size and the position of augmented reality screen can be adjustable as seen in exemplary embodiments ofFIGS. 6A-6C.

FIG. 2is a diagram of the components of the mixed reality platform, according to one embodiment. By way of example, the mixed reality platform103includes one or more components for providing seamless interaction in mixed reality. It is contemplated that the functions of these components may be combined in one or more components or performed by other components of equivalent functionality. In this embodiment, the mixed reality platform includes a digital object generator201, a digital object modification module203, a display module205, an operations module207, an initiation module209, a projection module211, an injection module213, and storage215. In one embodiment, the components ofFIG. 2execute one or more algorithms for providing behavioral pattern generation and assistance results for mixed reality objects. Example functions of these components are described with respect to the flowcharts ofFIGS. 3-5Bbelow.

FIG. 3is a flowchart of a process for providing behavior pattern generation for mixed reality objects, according to one embodiment. In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform performs process300and is implemented in, for instance, a chip set including a processing and a memory as shown inFIG. 8.

In step301, the mixed reality platform103determines one or more computation closures for describing one or more user behavioral patterns associated with one or more digital objects of at least one augmented reality information space, wherein the one or more digital objects aggregate, at least in part, the one or more computation closures, data acted on by the one or more computation closures, one or more results of the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof.

More specifically, the process for determining the one or more computation closures associated with behavioral patterns include, for instance, a creation and an extraction stage of the determining user and mixed reality behavioral patterns. Accordingly, the mixed reality platform103performs, for instance, a sequence of operations related to creation of digital objects capable of behavioral pattern generation.

In one embodiment, the digital object generator201receives or otherwise determines a triggering event to project a computation closure from an augmented reality information space115to represent at least one digital object (e.g., an artifact). In one embodiment, the triggering event can be a query for the digital object or artifact. For example, if a UE107is presenting an augmented reality application, the query can be triggered when the user points a camera of the UE107to a particular view, and requests that the mixed reality platform103present objects visible in the view. The query, for instance, may designate the physical location visible in the augmented or mixed reality view and then use the location information and viewpoint information to query for the appropriate objects or artifacts that may be anchored to the locations visible in the view.

In response to the triggering event, the digital object generator201interacts with the projection module211to extract a subset of information content from the augmented reality information space115containing the desired digital object or artifact. In one embodiment, the projection module211uses a partitioning function on the augmented reality information space115to extract or otherwise project the digital object.

Next, in one embodiment, the projection module211interacts with the operations module207to cause, at least in part, a creation of at least one run-time information space based, at least in part, on the one or more digital objects or the extracted subset of information content representing the digital objects. The operations module207also, for instance, entails the run-time information space objects with descriptions of the computations used for behavioral pattern decomposition. In one embodiment, these computations represent the computations and related data for recognizing user interaction with the objects and then compiling user behavioral patterns from these interactions. For example, the operations module207can cause, at least in part, an entailing of the one or more user behavioral patterns, description information associated with the one or more user behavioral patterns, or a combination thereof with the one or more digital objects in the at least one run-time information space.

Following the entailing of the computations or the description of the computations, the digital object generator201can ground non-wrapped computational sequences entailed in the digital objects with terminations (e.g., NIL terminations, null terminations, etc.). The digital object generator201then interacts with the injection module213to serialize and store the resulting computational sequences. For example, the injection module213can inject the serialized computational sequences in the augmented reality information space115for subsequent use. In one embodiment, the serialization and storage of the digital objects entailed with the computations for behavioral pattern composition completes with creation process.

With respect to the extraction stage or process, the mixed reality platform103uses the digital objects with the entailed computations for behavioral pattern decomposition. For example, In step303, the mixed reality platform103processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more interactions with the one or more digital objects, one or more augmented reality applications associated with the at least one augmented reality information space, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, a determination of (a) the one or more user behavioral patterns from the one or more interactions, (b) the data acted on by the one or more computation closures, or (c) a combination thereof.

More specifically, in one embodiment, the digital object generator201of the mixed reality platform103receive or otherwise determines a triggering event (e.g., a query as described above) to inject a computation closure associated with behavioral pattern decomposition into an augmented reality information space115. In response to the triggering event, the digital object generator201interacts with the injection module213to determine whether the requested computation closure and the augmented reality information space exist. In one embodiment, if the computation closure (e.g., associated with a digital object or artifact of interest) does not exist, the digital object generator201can initiate the computation closure creation process described above.

In one embodiment, if the computation closure exists, the injection module213can determine whether the requested computation closure is on a list of information spaces projected from the augmented reality space115. If the computation is on the list, the injection module213applies, for instance, a filtering function on information content of the requested computation closure and any other information spaces projected from the augmented reality information space. The injection module213then adds the filtered information content to the information content of the augmented reality information space115.

The injection module213can then interact with the operations module207to read the serialized and stored computational sequences associated with the computation closures from the storage. In one embodiment, the operations module207causes, at least in part, a traversal of the one or more computation closures to detect the one or more user behavioral patterns. For example, the user behavioral patterns can be detected from one or more user interactions with the associated digital objects in an augmented or mixed reality environment. The operations module207then causes, at least in part, an extraction of the data, the one or more computations, or a combination thereof associated with the detected one or more user behavioral patterns from the augmented reality information space115. As previously noted, the composition of the behavioral patterns detected in the above processes is added to the identity of the user and the mixed reality architecture.

In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103determines one or more characteristics of one or more items in at least one view of one or more augmented reality applications associated with the at least one augmented reality information space, and then determines the one or more digital objects to make available based, at least in part, on the one or more characteristics, the one or more user behavioral patterns, or a combination thereof (step305). In one embodiment, the behavioral patterns are based on one or more interactions with the items including, at least in part, a number of times the one or more items are tapped, dragged, viewed, focused upon, queried, or a combination thereof.

For example, in one use case, if a user focuses an augmented or mixed reality view on the name of a magazine, the name can provide suitable item characteristics that are in line with valid behavioral pattern creation and extraction stages. More specifically, a UE107points to the magazine (e.g., <brand name, certain text, picture, etc.>) and/or picks up those selected artifacts or digital objects from the pointing direction of the UE107(e.g., coverage, scenery) that is in line with a user's behavioral patterns. When applying a reasoning engine, the mixed reality platform103is able to detect which digital objects are available for the user's or mixed reality behavioral pattern set. In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103is also able to recognize what other behavioral patterns or users are associated with the particular behavioral data recognized in associated with the digital object of interest.

As part of this process, the mixed reality platform103sets the functional element of the digital objects by, for instance, reading the functional element as data and determining what should be done with the processing components and/or the data components of the objects. In other words, computational closures are taken to be utilized as fine grain processing mechanisms to describe behavioral patterns in more detail (e.g., to support the computation closure mechanism).

In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103enables creation, extraction, and/or selection of digital objects and/or related behavioral pattern computations by taking the object or function element to a launch pad area of a user interface (e.g., see description of user interfaces with respect toFIGS. 6A-6Dbelow) for reasoning over user and mixed reality behavioral patterns and associated digital compositions.

In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103enables creation and extraction processes to form behind the launch pad area. For example, the launch pad provides backend support, and exposes cloud processes to the functional elements if needed. In this way, the mixed reality platform103is able to create and update digital objects that support user and mixed reality systems behavioral patterns. As described above, the creation and extraction stages (e.g., of behavioral patterns and/or the computations supporting behavioral pattern detection) rely on computation closures and the functional chain flows arising from the computation closures.

In summary, the mixed reality platform103provides creation and extraction mechanisms related to generating behavioral patterns for mixed reality objects. For example, the mechanisms consists of actions such as: (1) select the focus point from user or mixed reality valid behavioral patterns or user-created patterns; (2) enable tapping or otherwise interacting with digital objects which are in line with supported behavioral patterns (and exclude those objects that are outside valid behavioral patterns; (3) drag, move, or locate the objects compatible with the behavioral patterns to the launch pad; (4) identify objects that are associated with particular behavioral patterns, and verify the objects against user supported patterns; (5) determine behavioral patterns at different levels of granularities from individual-specific behavioral patterns to group-specific behavioral patterns; and the like.

FIG. 4is a flowchart of a process for determining an assistance function between a source device and a target device based on behavioral patterns, according to one embodiment. In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform performs process400and is implemented in, for instance, a chip set including a processing and a memory as shown inFIG. 8. In one embodiment, the process400is based on the creation and/extraction of the behavioral patterns and/or computations associated with the behavioral patterns described with respect to the process300ofFIG. 3.

In step401, the mixed reality platform103processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more user behavioral patterns to determine at least one assistance function with respect to the one or more digital objects between at least one device (e.g., a source device) and at least one other device (e.g., a target device). In other words, the mixed reality platform103provides for behavioral pattern recognition to support rendering or providing assistance from one UE107ato another UE107b. In one embodiment, whether one device provides assistance results (e.g., associated with one or more digital objects of an augmented reality environment) can be a function of behavioral patterns associated with the UEs107a-107band/or their users. In one embodiment, assistance results can provided in terms of proximity navigation from functional elements (e.g., associated with digital objects) or the user's own initiation. By way of example, the participating devices (e.g., the UEs107a-107b) include, at least in part, one or more dashboard devices, one or more in-vehicle navigation devices, one or more mobile devices, or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, the process for providing assistance results includes an interrogation stage and an extraction stage. For example, during the interrogation stage, the digital object generator201of the mixed reality platform103receives or otherwise determines a behavioral pattern or other relevancy factor (e.g., contextual relevance such as location, time, activity, etc.) as a triggering event (e.g., provided by a query to render assistance) to project a computation closure from an augmented reality information space wherein the computation closure represents a digital object or artifact. In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103determines spatial relationship information (e.g., orientation, distance, etc.) between the at least one device and the at least one other device, and then determines the at least one assistance function, a presentation of the one or more digital objects, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the spatial relationship.

In one embodiment, the projection module211uses a partitioning function to bind a subset of relevancy information content, and to merge other triggering events from other augmented information space digital objects. By way of example, triggering events or behavioral patterns can include one UE107aapproaching another UE107b. For example, as a user of the UE107ais approaching the user's car which includes an embedded UE107b(e.g., a smart dashboard), one or more digital objects associated with or representing the UE107bmay provide proximity navigation assistance to the UE107ato help the user locate the car in a parking lot. In this way, the mixed reality platform103is able to communicate, find and merge, bind, drag and drop, zoom in and track the path based on a level of relevancy to the distance between the source and target devices. In one embodiment, the level of relevancy can be further based on a level of trustworthiness between the source and target devices.

After the binding process, the operations module207can create a run-time rendering assistance information space115using the extracted subset of the information content partitioned above or determined from the digital object associated with the triggering event. The operations module207then entails the run-time dragging and dropping functionality for using digital objects within the run-time rendering assistance information space115or other related information space with the description of the computations for rendering assistance based on behavioral and/or relevancy information. In one embodiment, the computations are associated with: (1) determining when the positions of the devices change; (2) determining how to render the assistance results in the augmented reality view, including determining the zoom or field of view based a device's location or assistance characteristics; (3) rerouting objects with known (or unknown) relevancy and behavioral pattern; etc.

In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103enables users to see rendering assistance deliveries (e.g., between source and target devices) and/or limit the rendering assistance to provide (e.g., based on security or privacy policies). In addition, rendering devices may set some triggering parameters. In one embodiment, the triggering parameters may be shared with other rendering devices or released from other proximity information spaces (e.g., local databases, wireless memories, cognitive radio connectivity databases, etc.). By way of example, the deliveries, limits, triggering parameters, and related information or computations may be entailed with the digital objects or assistance results.

As with the creation stage of process300, in one embodiment, the projection module207can ground non-wrapped computational sequences (e.g., associated with rendering assistance) with terminations (e.g., NIL terminations, null terminations, etc.). The projection module207then serializes and stores the computational sequences for rendering assistance in terms of proximity navigation.

The extraction stage of providing rendering assistance is similar to the extraction process described above with respect to process300. For example, the digital object generator201of the mixed reality platform103receives or otherwise determines a selection of triggering events (e.g., results for rendering query) to inject one or more computation closures associated with rendering assistance results into an augmented reality information space115between source and target devices.

The injection module213then determines whether the requested computation closures and the augmented reality information space115exist. If the computation closures and/or augmented reality information space115do not exist, the injection module213can build them for the requested session (e.g., a close proximity navigation session using assistance results). If the computation closures and/or augmented reality information space115exist, the injection module213can determine whether the requested computation closure (e.g., computation closure associated with providing rendering assistance from one device to another) is on a list of trusted information spaces to assist in deciding whether use the requested computation closures.

In step403, the mixed reality platform103determines the at least one assistance function based, at least in part, on contextual information associated with the at least one device, the at least one other device, or a combination thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one assistance function includes, at least in part, proximity navigation information associated the one or more digital objects, the at least one device, the at least one other device, or a combination thereof. For example, the injection module213can determine the distance projected from a certain marked point in the augmented reality information space (e.g., distance between car 1 and car 2 points). In one embodiment, the trustworthiness between the two devices decreases when relative distance increases (e.g., when the other device or user is going further away).

In one embodiment, the injection module213applies a filtering function on information content of the requested computation closure and any other information spaces projected from the augmented reality information space115. By way of example, the filtering function determines relevancy actions or functions to execute based, at least in part, on contextual information of the source and target devices such as distance and speed. In one embodiment, the rendering assistance relevancy action is greater for close proximity between the source and target devices, and provides fewer actions when the source and target devices are further away. In one embodiment, temporal distance (e.g., distance in time) can also be taken into account to determine relevancy actions. In one embodiment, the relevancy actions result in rendering assistance to avoid traffic jams, hands-on rerouting, traffic rerouting with near real time data processing, and the like.

In one embodiment, the injection module213optionally reads serialized and stored rendering assistance computation sequences from storage. In this way, the injection module213can traverse the sequence of the computational chain to determine certain relevancy and/or behavioral patterns to provide assistance results. In one embodiment, the injection module213can extract and release the data and computations for rendering assistance results that are associated with the detected behavioral patterns for close proximity navigation. For example, the mixed reality platform103can share assistance results, data, or computations in social networks, when other devices/users are in same situation or context, or restrict usage of the assistance results.

In summary, various embodiments of the mixed reality platform103enables source and target devices (e.g., UEs107) to see and provide rendering assistance results based on contextual relevance and/or behavioral patterns. In one embodiment, the means to determine relevance include pre-registration, information in a database, and/or contextual learning. In case of learning and self-deduction, the mixed reality platform103presupposes certain learning capabilities from, for instance, reference data, behavioral data, social data, personal data, etc. In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103can also be applied for car-to-car connectivity establishment via an application showing the other nearby cars on a map, selecting one, and transferring information via cellular connectivity on how to start local connectivity.

FIGS. 5A and 5Bare flowcharts of a process for providing seamless interaction in mixed reality, according to one embodiment. In one embodiment, the mixed reality platform103performs the processes500,520or a combination thereof and is implemented in, for instance, a chip set including a processor and a memory as shown inFIG. 8. The processes ofFIGS. 5A and 5Bprovide a general overview for interacting with digital objects in a mixed reality environment.

In one embodiment, per step501of flowchart500ofFIG. 5A, the digital object generator201processes and/or facilitates a processing of media information associated with at least one augmented reality application of UE107a-107ito determine one or more digital objects, wherein the one or more digital objects aggregate, at least in part, data for defining the one or more digital objects, one or more computation closures acting on the data, one or more results of the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof. The data may be determined from the information space113a-113m, from the data repository117, from the storage215, or a combination thereof. Similarly, the computation closures may be determined from the computation spaces115a-115m, from the data repository117, from the storage215, or a combination thereof. Furthermore, the digital objects, the data, the one or more computation closures, the one or more results or a combination thereof may be stored in data repository117, in storage215or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, per step503ofFIG. 5A, the digital object modification module203causes, at least in part, a composition, a decomposition, or a combination thereof of the one or more digital objects. The digital object modification module203, per step505ofFIG. 5Acauses, at least in part, an enhancement, a modification, an initiation, or a combination thereof of one or more functions associated with the at least one augmented reality application of the UE107a-107i.

In various embodiments, as seen in flowchart520ofFIG. 5B, the composition, the decomposition or a combination thereof of the one or more digital objects may comprise application of various functions on the digital objects.

In one embodiment, per step521ofFIG. 5B, the initiation module209determines a mapping of the data, the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof. The mapping can represent the mapping that can identify relationships between the data items (e.g., between real world data and augmented reality data), between the computation closures and data (e.g., identifying the functions that are being applied on the data), or a combination thereof. The mapping results may be stored in the data repository117, in the storage215, or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, per step523ofFIG. 5B, the initiation module209determines one or more executables based, at least in part, on the mapping. The executables are associated with the functions determined by the mapping. The executables may be stored in the data repository117, in the storage215, or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, per step525ofFIG. 5B, the initiation module209determines one or more execution strategies for the data, the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more executables. The execution strategies may be determined by the application providers, by the user of UE107a-107i, by the network management entities managing communication network105or a combination thereof. The execution strategies may be retrieved from the data repository117, from the storage215, or a combination thereof. Similarly, the determined execution strategies may be stored in the data repository117, in the storage215or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, per step527ofFIG. 5B, the initiation module209determines one or more execution branches, one or more execution options, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more execution strategies. The execution branches, execution options, or a combination may be determined by the application providers, by the user of UE107a-107i, by the network management entities managing communication network105or a combination thereof. The execution branches, execution options, or a combination may be retrieved from the data repository117, from the storage215, or a combination thereof. Similarly, the determined execution branches, execution options, or a combination may be stored in the data repository117, in the storage215or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, the one or more functions associated with the at least one augmented reality application are based, at least in part, on the mapping, the one or more executables, the one or more execution strategies, the one or more execution branches, the one or more execution options, or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, the mapping, the one or more executables, the one or more execution strategies, the one or more execution branches, the one or more execution options, or a combination thereof are determined, at least in part, via the one or more user interface elements such as a launch pad area, a home screen, or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, per step507ofFIG. 5A, the digital object generator201processes and/or facilitates a processing of the media information to determine one or more anchor points for the one or more digital objects, wherein the anchor points are empty artifacts or place holders for the generated digital objects.

In one embodiment, per step509ofFIG. 5Athe display module205causes, at least in part, a rendering of a user interface for presenting the one or more digital objects in an augmented reality display on UI109a-109iusing the anchor points. The user interface may include, at least in part, one or more user interface elements, wherein the digital object modification module203can use the user interface elements to cause, at least in part, an initiation of the composition, the decomposition, or a combination thereof by the initiation module209.

In one embodiment, the one or more user interface elements may include, at least in part, a launch pad area, a home screen, or a combination thereof on the UI109a-109ito which the one or more digital objects are moved to cause, at least in part, the initiation of the composition, the decomposition, or a combination thereof by the initiation module209.

In one embodiment, per step511ofFIG. 5A, the operations module207determines at least a portion of the data, the one or more computation closures, the one or more results, or a combination thereof from the one or more user interface elements via one or more bi-directional operations.

In one embodiment, per step513ofFIG. 5A, the digital object generator201causes, at least in part, a creation of one or more other digital objects based, at least in part, on the composition, the decomposition, or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, per step515ofFIG. 5A, the digital object modification module203causes, at least in part, an execution of the one or more functions via the data, the one or more computation closures, the results, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more digital objects, the one or more other digital objects, or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, per step517ofFIG. 5A, the digital object modification module203causes, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more other digital objects in the UI109a-109ifor causing, at least in part, an update of the one or more digital objects, the one or more functions, the at least one augmented reality application, or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, as seen in flowchart520ofFIG. 5B, the composition, the decomposition or a combination thereof of the one or more digital objects may include, at least in part, one or more projection operations. In this embodiment, per step529ofFIG. 5B, the projection module211determines a subset of one or more information spaces113a-113massociated with the at least one augmented reality application. Furthermore, per step531ofFIG. 5B, the projection module211determines the one or more digital objects based, at least in part, on the subset.

In one embodiment, as seen in flowchart520ofFIG. 5B, the composition, the decomposition or a combination thereof of the one or more digital objects may include, at least in part, one or more injection operations. In this embodiment, per step533ofFIG. 5B, the injection module213determines a filtration of the one or more digital objects, one or more other digital objects, or a combination thereof, wherein the one or more other digital objects are determined by one or more projection operations. Furthermore, per step535ofFIG. 5B, the injection module213determines to add the one or more other digital objects to one or more information spaces113a-113massociated with the at least one augmented reality application based, at least in part, on the filtration.

Additionally, it is noted that, the intermediate and the final data, computation closures and, results, from the process described inFIGS. 5A and 5Bmay be retrieved and/or stored in storage215, in data repository117, in clouds111a-111nor a combination thereof.

FIGS. 6A-6Care diagrams of user interfaces utilized in the process ofFIGS. 1-5B, according to various embodiments.

In one embodiment, as seen inFIG. 6A, a real-time input601(e.g. a video stream, an audio stream, one or more still images, etc.) is captured by the UE107aand entered UI109a. The mixed reality platform103generates digital objects associated with the input and presents the digital objects in the augmented reality display603. The augmented reality display603may also represent functions that can be applied on the digital objects. Some of the functions can be determination of points of interest, navigation, etc. It is noted that the input may be an already recorded media file such as a video file, an audio file, one or more still images, or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, a user of the UE107acan drag icons representing digital objects on the augmented reality display603into one or more launch pads605. The dragging is shown by arrows607.

In one embodiment, a behavioral pattern can be tied to the number of items tapped, or dragged via arrows607by a user of UE107aand mixed reality launch pad605, or matched to the results of a query by the user.

In one embodiment, the UI109aof UE107amay include free form of input query area, a one line search, a query area, a URL link to number of objects, or a combination thereof. A user of UE107amay want to stick to the country specific device, or access extra services for example with Google translation between different languages and based on runtime settings.

In one embodiment, upon the determination of the functional elements the projection and injection data, including functional elements, are dragged to a launch pad area605on the UI109afor reasoning user and mixed realities to digital composition. A launch pad605may have the capability of creating and updating digital objects between the UE107aand the mixed reality platform103. Furthermore, the launch pad605may provide backend support and expose processes associated with clouds111a-111nto the functional elements, if needed.

In one embodiment, projection and injection mechanisms consist of a set of actions such as, for example, selecting the focus point from user or mixed reality display603, tapping the selected object, dragging or moving (607) the object to the launch pad605, locating the objects from the launch pad605, or a combination thereof.

FIG. 6Bshows a user interfaces utilized in the process ofFIGS. 1-5Bwith a design that is different from the interface ofFIG. 6A. In one embodiment, as seen inFIG. 6B, a real-time input621(e.g. a video stream, an audio stream, one or more still images, etc.) is captured by the UE107band entered UI109b. The UE107adisplays the input on the digital display627while the mixed reality platform103generates digital objects associated with the input and presents the digital objects in the augmented reality display623. In this embodiment, the augmented reality display623is an extension of the digital display627and the mixed reality platform103may provide services to the user of UE107bto toggle between the digital display627and the augmented reality display623wherein the digital display627shows the objects as they are in the input621while the augmented reality display623may allow the user to apply various functions on the objects and see the results simultaneously and enable the user to compare the objects before and after the application of functions. As seen inFIG. 6Bapplications APP1, APP2, APP3, APP4 and APP5 are available on UE107bwherein APP1 and APP2 are applied on object631and APP2 involves objects631and633. It is noted that the input may be an already recorded media file such as a video file, an audio file, one or more still images, or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, a user of the UE107bcan drag icons representing digital objects on the digital display627, on the augmented reality display623, or a combination thereof into one or more launch pads625. The dragging is shown by arrows629. The results from applying the applications APP1 and APP2 on object431may be presented on the launch pad625.

In the embodiment ofFIG. 6B, the APP2 involves object631and the augmented reality object633. For example, the APP2 may be a mixed reality game using a real object631and an augmented reality object633played on the launch pad625.

In various embodiments, the mixed reality platform103may enable the user of UE107bto modify the size, number and location of the digital display627, the augmented reality display623, the launch pad625, or a combination thereof.

FIG. 6Cillustrates the user interface ofFIG. 6Bas used to provide assistance results for proximity navigation based on user behavioral patterns. As shown,FIG. 6Cis an example use case in which a user has just exited a store and is now searching for where the user's car is parked. In the augmented reality display623, there are two digital objects representing two possible cars (e.g., object633and object635) that potentially belong to the user. In this example, the user's car as represented by object635is equipped with a smart dashboard that can provide rendering assistance results to the user's device (e.g., UE107b).

Accordingly, as the user approaches the car, the object635(e.g., a source device) determines that approach of the user is compatible a behavioral pattern that indicates the user is searching for his or her car. For example, the behavioral pattern may have been detected or learned according to the various embodiments of the processes described above. The mixed reality platform103, for instance, may have learned that when a user exits a store and points the UE107bin the direction of the car object635, the user is likely to be searching for the car.

On detecting, the behavior pattern the car object635can initiate computational processes to provide assistance results to the UE107bto help locate the car. In this case, the source device (e.g., the smart dashboard of the car) renders assistance to the UE107bby providing information content that results in display of a digital object637in the augmented reality display627that points specifically to the car object635that the user is searching for.

The processes described herein for providing behavioral pattern generation for mixed reality objects may be advantageously implemented via software, hardware, firmware or a combination of software and/or firmware and/or hardware. For example, the processes described herein, may be advantageously implemented via processor(s), Digital Signal Processing (DSP) chip, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), etc. Such exemplary hardware for performing the described functions is detailed below.

A bus710includes one or more parallel conductors of information so that information is transferred quickly among devices coupled to the bus710. One or more processors702for processing information are coupled with the bus710.

Computer system700also includes a memory704coupled to bus710. The memory704, such as a random access memory (RAM) or any other dynamic storage device, stores information including processor instructions for providing behavioral pattern generation for mixed reality objects. Dynamic memory allows information stored therein to be changed by the computer system700. RAM allows a unit of information stored at a location called a memory address to be stored and retrieved independently of information at neighboring addresses. The memory704is also used by the processor702to store temporary values during execution of processor instructions. The computer system700also includes a read only memory (ROM)706or any other static storage device coupled to the bus710for storing static information, including instructions, that is not changed by the computer system700. Some memory is composed of volatile storage that loses the information stored thereon when power is lost. Also coupled to bus710is a non-volatile (persistent) storage device708, such as a magnetic disk, optical disk or flash card, for storing information, including instructions, that persists even when the computer system700is turned off or otherwise loses power.

Information, including instructions for providing behavioral pattern generation for mixed reality objects, is provided to the bus710for use by the processor from an external input device712, such as a keyboard containing alphanumeric keys operated by a human user, a microphone, an Infrared (IR) remote control, a joystick, a game pad, a stylus pen, a touch screen, or a sensor. A sensor detects conditions in its vicinity and transforms those detections into physical expression compatible with the measurable phenomenon used to represent information in computer system700. Other external devices coupled to bus710, used primarily for interacting with humans, include a display device714, such as a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display, an organic LED (OLED) display, a plasma screen, or a printer for presenting text or images, and a pointing device716, such as a mouse, a trackball, cursor direction keys, or a motion sensor, for controlling a position of a small cursor image presented on the display714and issuing commands associated with graphical elements presented on the display714. In some embodiments, for example, in embodiments in which the computer system700performs all functions automatically without human input, one or more of external input device712, display device714and pointing device716is omitted.

Computer system700also includes one or more instances of a communications interface770coupled to bus710. Communication interface770provides a one-way or two-way communication coupling to a variety of external devices that operate with their own processors, such as printers, scanners and external disks. In general the coupling is with a network link778that is connected to a local network780to which a variety of external devices with their own processors are connected. For example, communication interface770may be a parallel port or a serial port or a universal serial bus (USB) port on a personal computer. In some embodiments, communications interface770is an integrated services digital network (ISDN) card or a digital subscriber line (DSL) card or a telephone modem that provides an information communication connection to a corresponding type of telephone line. In some embodiments, a communication interface770is a cable modem that converts signals on bus710into signals for a communication connection over a coaxial cable or into optical signals for a communication connection over a fiber optic cable. As another example, communications interface770may be a local area network (LAN) card to provide a data communication connection to a compatible LAN, such as Ethernet. Wireless links may also be implemented. For wireless links, the communications interface770sends or receives or both sends and receives electrical, acoustic or electromagnetic signals, including infrared and optical signals, that carry information streams, such as digital data. For example, in wireless handheld devices, such as mobile telephones like cell phones, the communications interface770includes a radio band electromagnetic transmitter and receiver called a radio transceiver. In certain embodiments, the communications interface770enables connection to the communication network105for providing behavioral pattern generation for mixed reality objects.

Network link778typically provides information communication using transmission media through one or more networks to other devices that use or process the information. For example, network link778may provide a connection through local network780to a host computer782or to equipment784operated by an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ISP equipment784in turn provides data communication services through the public, world-wide packet-switching communication network of networks now commonly referred to as the Internet790.

A computer called a server host792connected to the Internet hosts a process that provides a service in response to information received over the Internet. For example, server host792hosts a process that provides information representing video data for presentation at display714. It is contemplated that the components of system700can be deployed in various configurations within other computer systems, e.g., host782and server792.

At least some embodiments of the invention are related to the use of computer system700for implementing some or all of the techniques described herein. According to one embodiment of the invention, those techniques are performed by computer system700in response to processor702executing one or more sequences of one or more processor instructions contained in memory704. Such instructions, also called computer instructions, software and program code, may be read into memory704from another computer-readable medium such as storage device708or network link778. Execution of the sequences of instructions contained in memory704causes processor702to perform one or more of the method steps described herein. In alternative embodiments, hardware, such as ASIC720, may be used in place of or in combination with software to implement the invention. Thus, embodiments of the invention are not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software, unless otherwise explicitly stated herein.

The signals transmitted over network link778and other networks through communications interface770, carry information to and from computer system700. Computer system700can send and receive information, including program code, through the networks780,790among others, through network link778and communications interface770. In an example using the Internet790, a server host792transmits program code for a particular application, requested by a message sent from computer700, through Internet790, ISP equipment784, local network780and communications interface770. The received code may be executed by processor702as it is received, or may be stored in memory704or in storage device708or any other non-volatile storage for later execution, or both. In this manner, computer system700may obtain application program code in the form of signals on a carrier wave.

Various forms of computer readable media may be involved in carrying one or more sequence of instructions or data or both to processor702for execution. For example, instructions and data may initially be carried on a magnetic disk of a remote computer such as host782. The remote computer loads the instructions and data into its dynamic memory and sends the instructions and data over a telephone line using a modem. A modem local to the computer system700receives the instructions and data on a telephone line and uses an infra-red transmitter to convert the instructions and data to a signal on an infra-red carrier wave serving as the network link778. An infrared detector serving as communications interface770receives the instructions and data carried in the infrared signal and places information representing the instructions and data onto bus710. Bus710carries the information to memory704from which processor702retrieves and executes the instructions using some of the data sent with the instructions. The instructions and data received in memory704may optionally be stored on storage device708, either before or after execution by the processor702.

In one embodiment, the chip set or chip800includes a communication mechanism such as a bus801for passing information among the components of the chip set800. A processor803has connectivity to the bus801to execute instructions and process information stored in, for example, a memory805. The processor803may include one or more processing cores with each core configured to perform independently. A multi-core processor enables multiprocessing within a single physical package. Examples of a multi-core processor include two, four, eight, or greater numbers of processing cores. Alternatively or in addition, the processor803may include one or more microprocessors configured in tandem via the bus801to enable independent execution of instructions, pipelining, and multithreading. The processor803may also be accompanied with one or more specialized components to perform certain processing functions and tasks such as one or more digital signal processors (DSP)807, or one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC)809. A DSP807typically is configured to process real-world signals (e.g., sound) in real time independently of the processor803. Similarly, an ASIC809can be configured to performed specialized functions not easily performed by a more general purpose processor. Other specialized components to aid in performing the inventive functions described herein may include one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), one or more controllers, or one or more other special-purpose computer chips.

In one embodiment, the chip set or chip800includes merely one or more processors and some software and/or firmware supporting and/or relating to and/or for the one or more processors.

The processor803and accompanying components have connectivity to the memory805via the bus801. The memory805includes both dynamic memory (e.g., RAM, magnetic disk, writable optical disk, etc.) and static memory (e.g., ROM, CD-ROM, etc.) for storing executable instructions that when executed perform the inventive steps described herein to provide behavioral pattern generation for mixed reality objects. The memory805also stores the data associated with or generated by the execution of the inventive steps.

Pertinent internal components of the telephone include a Main Control Unit (MCU)903, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP)905, and a receiver/transmitter unit including a microphone gain control unit and a speaker gain control unit. A main display unit907provides a display to the user in support of various applications and mobile terminal functions that perform or support the steps of providing behavioral pattern generation for mixed reality objects. The display907includes display circuitry configured to display at least a portion of a user interface of the mobile terminal (e.g., mobile telephone). Additionally, the display907and display circuitry are configured to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile terminal. An audio function circuitry909includes a microphone911and microphone amplifier that amplifies the speech signal output from the microphone911. The amplified speech signal output from the microphone911is fed to a coder/decoder (CODEC)913.

A radio section915amplifies power and converts frequency in order to communicate with a base station, which is included in a mobile communication system, via antenna917. The power amplifier (PA)919and the transmitter/modulation circuitry are operationally responsive to the MCU903, with an output from the PA919coupled to the duplexer921or circulator or antenna switch, as known in the art. The PA919also couples to a battery interface and power control unit920.

The encoded signals are then routed to an equalizer925for compensation of any frequency-dependent impairments that occur during transmission though the air such as phase and amplitude distortion. After equalizing the bit stream, the modulator927combines the signal with a RF signal generated in the RF interface929. The modulator927generates a sine wave by way of frequency or phase modulation. In order to prepare the signal for transmission, an up-converter931combines the sine wave output from the modulator927with another sine wave generated by a synthesizer933to achieve the desired frequency of transmission. The signal is then sent through a PA919to increase the signal to an appropriate power level. In practical systems, the PA919acts as a variable gain amplifier whose gain is controlled by the DSP905from information received from a network base station. The signal is then filtered within the duplexer921and optionally sent to an antenna coupler935to match impedances to provide maximum power transfer. Finally, the signal is transmitted via antenna917to a local base station. An automatic gain control (AGC) can be supplied to control the gain of the final stages of the receiver. The signals may be forwarded from there to a remote telephone which may be another cellular telephone, any other mobile phone or a land-line connected to a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), or other telephony networks.

Voice signals transmitted to the mobile terminal901are received via antenna917and immediately amplified by a low noise amplifier (LNA)937. A down-converter939lowers the carrier frequency while the demodulator941strips away the RF leaving only a digital bit stream. The signal then goes through the equalizer925and is processed by the DSP905. A Digital to Analog Converter (DAC)943converts the signal and the resulting output is transmitted to the user through the speaker945, all under control of a Main Control Unit (MCU)903which can be implemented as a Central Processing Unit (CPU).

The MCU903receives various signals including input signals from the keyboard947. The keyboard947and/or the MCU903in combination with other user input components (e.g., the microphone911) comprise a user interface circuitry for managing user input. The MCU903runs a user interface software to facilitate user control of at least some functions of the mobile terminal901to provide behavioral pattern generation for mixed reality objects. The MCU903also delivers a display command and a switch command to the display907and to the speech output switching controller, respectively. Further, the MCU903exchanges information with the DSP905and can access an optionally incorporated SIM card949and a memory951. In addition, the MCU903executes various control functions required of the terminal. The DSP905may, depending upon the implementation, perform any of a variety of conventional digital processing functions on the voice signals. Additionally, DSP905determines the background noise level of the local environment from the signals detected by microphone911and sets the gain of microphone911to a level selected to compensate for the natural tendency of the user of the mobile terminal901.

An optionally incorporated SIM card949carries, for instance, important information, such as the cellular phone number, the carrier supplying service, subscription details, and security information. The SIM card949serves primarily to identify the mobile terminal901on a radio network. The card949also contains a memory for storing a personal telephone number registry, text messages, and user specific mobile terminal settings.