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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Cameron G. Brown, Redmond, WA (US);
Abby Lee, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian J. Mount, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel J. McCulloch, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael J. Scavezze, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ryan L. Hastings, Seattle, WA (US);
John Bevis, Seattle, WA (US);
Mike Thomas, Redmond, WA (US);
Ron Amador-Leon, Duvall, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods for generating and displaying personalized virtual billboards within an augmented reality environment are described. The personalized virtual billboards may facilitate the sharing of personalized information between persons within an environment who have varying degrees of acquaintance (e.g., ranging from close familial relationships to strangers). In some embodiments, a head-mounted display device (HMD) may detect a mobile device associated with a particular person within an environment, acquire a personalized information set corresponding with the particular person, generate a virtual billboard based on the personalized information set, and display the virtual billboard on the HMD. The personalized information set may include information associated with the particular person such as shopping lists and classified advertisements. The HMD may share personalized information associated with an end user of the HMD with the mobile device based on whether the particular person is a friend or unknown to the end user.