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Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 27, 2018
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Nari Choi, Seoul, KR;

Jin-Ho Choi, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3602 (2013.01); G01C 21/3647 (2013.01); G01C 21/3682 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); H04N 7/185 (2013.01); G01C 21/3667 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and an apparatus for providing an augmented reality (AR) function of showing virtual information objects overlaid on a real image or background (for example, a real world) as one image in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a camera, a display for displaying an AR screen, and at least one processor functionally connected to the camera module and the display. The at least one processor is configured to implement an AR function, determine a plurality of contents according to a set criterion in a view direction of a user, group the plurality of contents into at least one group, generate a group card corresponding to the plurality of contents and a single card corresponding to a single content based on a grouping result, and display the group card and the single card mapped to a real object on the AR screen.


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