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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2017
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Jonathan Steed, Redmond, WA (US);
Aaron Krauss, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Mike Scavezze, Bellevue, WA (US);
Wei Zhang, Redmond, WA (US);
Arthur Tomlin, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tony Ambrus, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian Mount, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen Latta, Seattle, WA (US);
Ryan Hastings, Seattle, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments related to efficiently constructing an augmented reality environment with global illumination effects are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method of displaying an augmented reality image via a display device. The method includes receiving image data, the image data capturing an image of a local environment of the display device, and identifying a physical feature of the local environment via the image data. The method further includes constructing an augmented reality image of a virtual structure for display over the physical feature in spatial registration with the physical feature from a viewpoint of a user, the augmented reality image comprising a plurality of modular virtual structure segments arranged in adjacent locations to form the virtual structure feature, each modular virtual structure segment comprising a pre-computed global illumination effect, and outputting the augmented reality image to the display device.