US 12,002,169 B2
System and method for selecting targets in an augmented reality environment
Nova T. Spivack, Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/887,075.
Application 17/887,075 is a continuation of application No. 17/101,429, filed on Nov. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,417,066.
Application 17/101,429 is a continuation of application No. 16/543,011, filed on Aug. 16, 2019, granted, now 10,878,636, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/543,011 is a continuation of application No. 14/939,889, filed on Nov. 12, 2015, granted, now 10,388,070, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Application 14/939,889 is a continuation of application No. 13/874,421, filed on Apr. 30, 2013, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/640,856, filed on May 1, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0392178 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G09G 5/377 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 19/006 (2013.01) [G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0623 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0639 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0641 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0643 (2013.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G09G 5/377 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile device comprising:
a touch-sensitive display;
a camera;
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile device to:
display an image, being captured via the camera,
detect a presence of one or more physical objects in the image,
display a selection tool in the image to form a selected area for selecting a target among the one or more physical objects in the image,
receive a user input for moving the selection tool, and
when the target is selected based on the user input, display information for conducting a transaction of a product based on information of the product corresponding to the selected target,
wherein the displayed information comprises information regarding the product and information regarding similar product relating to the product.