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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Adam G. Poulos, Redmond, WA (US);
Jason Scott, Kirkland, WA (US);
Matthew Kaplan, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher Obeso, Seattle, WA (US);
Cameron G. Brown, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel J. McCulloch, Kirkland, WA (US);
Abby Lee, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian J. Mount, Seattle, WA (US);
Ben J. Sugden, Woodinville, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods for positioning virtual objects within an augmented reality environment using snap grid spaces associated with real-world environments, real-world objects, and/or virtual objects within the augmented reality environment are described. A snap grid space may comprise a two-dimensional or three-dimensional virtual space within an augmented reality environment in which one or more virtual objects may be positioned. In some embodiments, a head-mounted display device (HMD) may identify one or more grid spaces within an augmented reality environment, detect a positioning of a virtual object within the augmented reality environment, determine a target grid space of the one or more grid spaces in which to position the virtual object, determine a position of the virtual object within the target grid space, and display the virtual object within the augmented reality environment based on the position of the virtual object within the target grid space.