Establishment of positional timers in an augmented reality environment

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product are provided for establishing positional timers in an environment. A computing device receives an initial position for a timer in an augmented reality environment and an association of a context object with the timer. The position of the timer is fixed with respect to a position of the context object such that the position of the timer moves when the context object is moved. The computing device receives access control information regarding the timer. The access control information specifies one or more users who are permitted to view the timer. The computing device sets an expiration condition for the timer, wherein the expiration condition is provided by the user or derived based on crowdsourced information from feedback provided by multiple users. Upon timer expiration, an indication of the expiration is provided to the one or more users permitted to view the timer.