US 11,995,778 B2
Augmented reality location operation including augmented reality tracking handoff
Robert Alan Barrett, Austin, TX (US); and Richard W. Guzman, Lago Vista, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/719,500.
Prior Publication US 2023/0334784 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01)
CPC G06T 19/006 (2013.01) [G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for performing an augmented reality location operation comprising:
configuring an augmented reality device to perform a plurality of augmented reality tracking methods;
generating respective augmented reality tracking method confidence scores for each of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods, each respective augmented reality tracking method confidence score comprising a respective numerical value;
identifying an augmented reality target via at least one of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods, the at least one of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods and another of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods being available for use within a field of view of the augmented reality device;
determining whether the another of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods provides a higher resolution of the augmented reality target, the at least one of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods and the another of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods being different types of augmented reality tracking methods, the determining being performed by
evaluating the at least one of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods and the another of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods to determine which of the at least one of the plurality of augmented reality tracking method and the another of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods has a higher augmented reality tracking method confidence score; and,
handing off the identifying the augmented reality target from the at least one of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods to the another of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods when the another of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods provides the higher resolution of the augmented reality target, the handing off automatically handing off the tracking from the at least one of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods and the another of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods when a numerical value of the augmented reality tracking method confidence score for the another of the plurality of augmented reality tracking method is higher than a numerical value of the augmented reality tracking method confidence score for the at least one of the plurality of augmented reality tracking methods.