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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Nobumitsu Matoba, Tokyo, JP;
Yasutaka Nishimura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for displaying information relating to a designated marker is provided. An image including the designated marker is acquired. The designated marker is extracted from the acquired image. A type of the designated marker is identified from the extracted marker. The identified type of the designated marker is communicated to a server, and in response, marker information identified from the type of the designated marker is obtained from the server. The marker information relates to the designated marker and identifies at least two other markers. Relative positional information of the device in relation to the extracted marker is determined. A displayed informational image includes the designated marker and at least one other marker of the at least two other markers, which are displayed in accordance with a determined relative position between the designated marker and each marker of the at least one other marker.